JURIST

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a 2019 Florida law that prevents felons from voting until they pay their legal financial obligations of fines, fees, and restitution. The court held that the voting requirement did not unconstitutionally discriminate against low-income women of color. Several plaintiffs challenged the requirement asserting that as “applied to low-income women of color” who face financial instability, it “violated the Equal Prote

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

In February 2017, when Keia Blount was preparing to be released after serving a five-year prison term at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, she had no idea where to go. “Family was not an option to go back to,” she says. “There was nowhere for me to go except for a shelter.”. At the last minute, she found Benevolence Farm in Graham, North Carolina, a transitional residential and employment program on an organic farm.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Indian digital liberties organization Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) on Monday made a representation to Google India asserting that recent content takedowns and blocking of YouTube channels belonging to independent news outlets, citizen journalists and satirists result from incorrectly applied copyright rules. In an open letter to Google India’s public policy head, IFF noted that such copyright strikes — most notably, the freeze on Newslaundry’s channel since September 29 — are ba

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Keeping clients when your firm is changing is a tricky business and involves a lot of reassurance — not just for them, but for you. I vividly remember interviewing a client about his relationship with his law firm, my client. While he was very satisfied with the firm’s work and the people doing it, he moved quickly on to his top concern. Unbeknown to me but known by him, the senior partner who served as the primary point of contact was dying of cancer.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 19, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a lawyer in Kabul offers his observations and perspective on recent developments in Taliban university policy. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding our correspondent’s name and institutional affiliation.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Turkey government violated Article 10 freedom of expression of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by imposing law on citizens which prosecuted them for insulting the president. The case was brought before the ECHR in 2019 by Vedat ?orli. ?orli is a Turkish national who was sentenced to a prison term of 11 months and 20 days, with the delivery of the judgment suspended for five years, for insulting the president, on a

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 19, 2021

“A top 10 list for the justices’ return to the courtroom”: Mark Walsh is Amy Howe’s guest on the new installment of the “SCOTUStalk” podcast from “SCOTUSblog.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a lawyer in Kabul offers his observations and perspective on continuing Taliban efforts to celebrate, recruit and train suicide bombers in Afghanistan. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding our correspondent’s name and institutional affiliation.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

“Progressive Court-Packing Meltdown; The Justices shouldn’t be intimidated by an impotent commission”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Sri Lanka Cabinet of Ministers has approved the drafting of two bills to promote cybersecurity as proposed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Technology. The first of these, the Defense Cyber Commands Act, shall cover all sectors related to electronic communication to protect national security interests.

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CourtTechBulletin

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Intellectual Property High Court of Japan (IPHC) , together with several other legal organizations, annually holds their Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property (JSIP). This year, JSIP 2021 will be held online from October 20 through 22(JST). More below… Read more ».

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JURIST

OCTOBER 19, 2021

China’s Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission have introduced a proposed regulation seeking to restrict the activities that privately funded media sources can undertake. The regulation—the 2021 version of the “Negative List of Market Access”—covers activities ranging from agriculture and aviation to education, media, and the financial industry.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Yale's. Had Better Days: Or like, weeks. Does Your Firm NOT Let You Bill For D&I Work? What's up with that? McGeorge Law Is In The Money: Congrats! Former Biglaw-er Heading To Jail: For sexual assault. MOAR Rankings: For Biglaw. Details Are Scarce: But a judge is charged with a felony.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The High Court of England and Wales ruled last week that victims of trafficking should be allowed to stay in the UK and not be forced to return to their home countries. The complainant was a 33-year-old Vietnamese woman referred to as “KTT.” She was subjected to long-term prostitution and forced labor in various countries including the UK.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For tax lawyers and accountants, a major pain point is the time they spend drawing complex entity and relationship diagrams — diagrams that map the major players involved in a client’s tax scenario and the relationships among them. Until now, the state of the art for creating these diagrams has been Microsoft PowerPoint, according to Benjamin Alarie , cofounder and CEO of Blue J , a company that provides AI-powered legal and tax research and analysis software.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday released a report stating that new stock-trading apps that operate like games may lead investors to trade more than they would have if the trading was in a traditional format. As such, the SEC stated that the apps require further examination. The SEC primarily reviewed activity related to GameStop Corp, also called GME, and the “meme stocks” that have skyrocketed since January 2021 in particular.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 19, 2021

“Another abortion challenge for John Roberts and the Supreme Court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Black law students are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to their post-graduate employment.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 19, 2021

“US Supreme Court to hear Ysleta del Sur Pueblo gambling case in fight against Texas”: Anthony Jackson of The El Paso Times has this report.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 19, 2021

* Map drawing that weakens Latino vote in Texas faces Voting Rights Act scrutiny. I hope that whatever is left of it gets the job done. [ The Dallas Morning News ] * Looks like Michigan is about to be a UBE state! Woop woop! [ Law.com ] * Groups "Black Men Build" and "The Smile Trust, Inc." continue to feed and clothe unsheltered folks in Miami despite ordinances.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 19, 2021

“If Changing Judges Changes Law, Is the Supreme Court a Court of Law?” Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 19, 2021

After receiving 750 complaints “relating to the behavior of NYPD officers at the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer,” the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board has suggested discipline for 65 officers with the New York Police Department accused of misconduct, reports Insider. It has since completed 127 full investigations into the complaints, resulting in 42 substantiated claims of misconduct containing 91 allegations against 65 officers.

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The Fashion Law

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Diptyque is taking aim at Italic, accusing the swiftly-growing retail startup of running afoul of both federal and state law by way of a new advertising campaign that endeavors to compare the two parties’ candles, but that allegedly fails to do so in a way that is either necessary or truthful, and instead, which “comprises a series of false statements and depictions” all in furtherance of a quest by tech founder (and former Thiel Fellow) Jeremy Cai’s company to piggyback on the cult appeal

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Day Pitney's mounting controversy in Sandy Hook case raises questions for another high-profile client.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Portland, Oregon has experienced 67 homicides as of September 2021, only one away from breaking its previous record of slayings in 1987, reports the Associated Press. Gang violence has increased, and more bystanders are being caught in the crossfire, as Portland’s police department struggles to keep up amid an acute staffing shortage and budget cuts.

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