JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2022

James Ekin is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST. . After Liz Truss’s announcement last week of her intention to resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Conservative party hopefuls are in a race to succeed her as both party leader and the occupant of No. 10. . Under Conservative Party rules, candidates for the leadership will need to have secured the backing of more than 100 MPs.

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OCTOBER 23, 2022

“Blunder in Affirmative Action Case May Cost Harvard $15 Million; A missed insurance notice opened a window onto the cost of litigating challenges to race-conscious admissions programs to be heard this month by the Supreme Court”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. The post “Blunder in Affirmative Action Case May Cost Harvard $15 Million; A missed insurance notice opened a window onto the cost of litigating challenges to race-conscious

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JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Connecticut school shooting filed a motion Friday asking a Connecticut judge to order controversial talk radio host Alex Jones to pay hefty punitive damages, on top of the nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages Jones has been ordered to pay by a jury in the defamation case. The families are seeking the “highest possible punitive damages award,” which by one metric has been calculated to be as high as $2.75 trillion.

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OCTOBER 23, 2022

“Justice Elena Kagan talks ‘finding common ground’ within divided Supreme Court at Penn inauguration event”: Jared Mitovich of The Daily Pennsylvanian has this report. Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has a report headlined “ Justice Kagan: ‘Time will tell’ if court finds common ground.” Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “ U.S.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Former South African president Jacob Zuma Saturday accused his successor President Cyril Ramaphosa of treason and corruption. Speaking for the first time since serving a 15-month jail term for contempt of court, Zuma declared, “[n]o president should conduct private business while in office. It is not allowed. Our country’s problems are too big for a president who is busy hustling on the side.” He emphasized that “[c]onducting private business while holding the high office

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JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. University of London law graduate Seemal Hameed files this dispatch from Islamabad. . On Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan from being a member of the Parliament and has ruled to initiate criminal proceedings against him for misdeclaration.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 23, 2022

“The Supreme Court has a chance to show people how to take a joke; Ohio police arrested a man for making fun of them with a straight face”: Columnist Jeff Jacoby has this essay online at The Boston Globe. The post “The Supreme Court has a chance to show people how to take a joke; Ohio police arrested a man for making fun of them with a straight face” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On October 17, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) introduced the Identifying Propaganda on Our Airwaves (IPA) Act, which would essentially undo the recent D.C.

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OCTOBER 23, 2022

“What the Constitution actually says about race, explained: There’s a glaring flaw in the Supreme Court lawsuits attacking affirmative action.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “What the Constitution actually says about race, explained: There’s a glaring flaw in the Supreme Court lawsuits attacking affirmative action.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 23, 2022

One of my favorite of all global patent law events is the Patent Cup–a regatta that takes the battle of wits beyond the courtroom or patent offices. The idea was hatched in 1989 by two friends, German patent attorney Peter Franck and French patent attorney Frederic Benech. The idea was to have a sailing patent attorney or agent organize in his or her own country a friendly race among IP professionals to showcase local sailing venues that might otherwise not be discovered.

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OCTOBER 23, 2022

“The Pa. Supreme Court is taking on the issue of undated mail ballots just weeks before Election Day; The court fast-tracked the case Friday”: Jonathan Lai and Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report. The post “The Pa. Supreme Court is taking on the issue of undated mail ballots just weeks before Election Day; The court fast-tracked the case Friday” appeared first on How Appealing.

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Cheryl Miller reported in The Recorder on a public appearance by Associate Justice — and Chief Justice-nominee — Patricia Guerrero. Justice Guerrero spoke of “a commitment by all members of our court to work toward unanimity when we can.” And the article quotes her as saying that the justices’ attempts to accommodate each other’s views on cases “sometimes. results in a narrower opinion.”.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 23, 2022

“A justice for some? After Roe overturned, state Supreme Court races turn political; Political groups are backing judicial candidates who they believe will reshape state courts in their favor; But one former justice warns: ‘You sleep with dogs, you’re going to get fleas.'” Erik Ortiz of NBC News has this report. The post “A justice for some?

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SquirePattonBoggs

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Readers of this Blog may recall that, earlier this year, we covered the Sixth Circuit’s decision declining to enjoin (pending appeal) a 2021 Health and Human Services Rule that does two notable things: (1) the Rule eliminates the prior Administration’s requirement “that grantees create strict physical and financial separation between their Title X programs and any abortion services they may provide” and (2) the Rule requires “that grantees provide referrals to abortion services when requested by

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NewmanFerraraLLP

OCTOBER 23, 2022

COUPLE'S DISCRIMINATION CASE REVIVED Tonca and Terence Watters -- a black couple from Indiana – asserted discrimination claims against their homeowners’ association (HOA) and some of its (current and former) officers because the latter had purportedly harassed the Watters on several occasions. Kathryn Mamaril is alleged to have used vulgar racial slurs against Tonca, and called the latter’s grandchildren “monkeys,” while the family was eating at a local restaurant.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Friday temporarily stayed the Biden administration’s federal student loan forgiveness plan. Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and South Carolina sued President Joe Biden, asserting the plan poses a threat of imminent harm in the form of lost tax revenue, is an unlawful regulatory action and that Biden lacks authority to implement the plan.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2022

There is an interesting development out of a case in Louisiana where a federal judge has ruled that Dr. Anthony Fauci and White House officials must testify in a case alleging a backchannel for censorship on social media. The complaint in Schmitt v. Biden , No. 3:22-cv-1213 in the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana alleges that Facebook and Twitter coordinated their censorship programs with government officials.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Ian Pedersen: AgriFORCE Granted Patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office Related to its Automated Growing Facility, FORCEGH+ (Source: Yahoo Finance). Supantha Mukherjee and Stine Jacobsen: Nokia, Ericsson Slump as Patent Fights Hit Margins (Source: Reuters). Kelcee Griffis: Litigation Finance Gains Traction in Patent Infringement Cases (Source: Bloomberg Law).

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 23, 2022

“The Legal Fight Over Student-Loan Forgiveness; Biden wins in lower court, but the states have a strong case on appeal”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “The Legal Fight Over Student-Loan Forgiveness; Biden wins in lower court, but the states have a strong case on appeal” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Following a unanimous vote on October 13, the January 6th Committee Friday issued a subpoena to former President Donald J. Trump regarding his potential involvement in the attack on the Capitol. The subpoena, signed by Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, discusses Trump’s false assertions of election fraud and their contribution to the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riots.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2022

There is an important ruling out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week where a divided panel held that Kelli Ward, the Chair of the Arizona Republican Party and former senatorial candidate, cannot withhold her cell phone records from the January 6th Committee. The impact on political speech could be not just chilling but glacial.

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