JURIST

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The legislature of the Canadian province of British Columbia Friday passed the Indigenous Self-Government in Child and Family Services Amendment Act, making BC the first Canadian province to recognize an inherent right of self-government for indigenous peoples directly in provincial legislation. The Act fundamentally alters the provision of child welfare and family services to indigenous peoples in the province by transferring jurisdiction over these matters to indigenous governments.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

“The Unexpected Opportunity — Assessing the Landscape of Judicial Vacancies”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.” The post “The Unexpected Opportunity — Assessing the Landscape of Judicial Vacancies” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday expressed concern over Kyrgyzstan Journalist Bolot Temirov who is expelled from Kyrgyzstan. Bolot Temirov, director of Temirov Live , an independent online outlet, was born in Kyrgyzstan; however, he used a Soviet passport until he started using a Russian passport after 2001. Temirov received a Kyrgyz passport in 2008, however the same was annulled in connection to the criminal case against him.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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InHouseBlog

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

By Jay Pattamundi, Esq. For applicants considering filing for a trademark, an important criterion for granting registration is the legal standard of “likelihood of confusion.” Accordingly, the trademark examining attorney can refuse a trademark application under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1052(d) on the basis that the applicant’s mark, “as used on or in connection with the specified goods or services, so resembles a registered mark as to be likely to cause confusion.

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InHouseBlog

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

It’s that time of year again, and being that we are lawyers or at the very least surrounded by them (sometimes virtually!) we must turn our attention to gift giving. The ABA Journal has published their 2022 Gift Guide for Lawyers and it is worth a look to find gifts for the lawyers in your lives, or for yourself! “It’s always a smart idea to begin the holiday shopping earlier than later.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

National Public Radio yesterday posted an article titled “ Twitter has lost 50 of its top 100 advertisers since Elon Musk took over, report says.” The article relies on a report from the liberal site Media Matters for America founded by Democratic operative David Brock. The report lists companies that have publicly pulled their advertising and the article strongly suggests that it is due to the pledge of Elon Musk to restore free speech protections on the social media site.

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