JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

International human rights charities Redress and Free Nazanin Wednesday released a report describing Iranian authorities’ actions, especially in the midst of the nationwide Mahsa Amini protests , as “state hostage-taking.” The nearly 50-page report argues Iran has institutionalized state hostage-taking through the practice of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of foreign and dual nationals to obtain diplomatic leverage.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

“Leaks go off like bombs at the Supreme Court”: Peter Kalis has this essay online at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The post “Leaks go off like bombs at the Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

A group of Tanzanian villagers Wednesday filed legal action with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the mining company Barrick Gold for a number of human rights violations at its North Mara Gold Mine. It is the first time that the mining company has faced legal action in Canada for human rights violations abroad. The plaintiffs, members of the Indigenous Kurya community in northern Tanzania, allege that security forces at the North Mara Gold Mine use extreme violence to guard the mine

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

“The Supreme Court has a rare chance to protect Native American families; A Harvard Law student went to Washington, D.C., to witness the debate on the fate of the Indian Child Welfare Act; Tribal sovereignty is on the line”: Samantha Maltais will have this essay in this upcoming Sunday’s issue of The Boston Globe Magazine. The post “The Supreme Court has a rare chance to protect Native American families; A Harvard Law student went to Washington, D.C., to witness the debat

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

New York federal judge John Sinatra Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction in Christian v. Nigrellixi blocking New York’s enforcement of the “private property exclusion” within NY penal law section 265.01-d. Judge Sinatra found the ban unconstitutional because it violates the US Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment regarding citizens’ right to “keep and bear arms,” as guaranteed in the US Constitution’s Second Amendent.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

British Columbia, Canada Premier David Eby Tuesday announced an amendment to the 2013 Community Safety Act to expand the province’s authority to seize assets amassed by suspected criminals. Under the amendment, unexplained wealth orders (UWO) would target property, vehicles and other luxury goods. The expanded authority would no longer require a criminal charge or conviction.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

“Man who killed 3 people in 2016 Thanksgiving crash must serve life in prison”: Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued yesterday. The ruling consists of a majority opinion , a concurring opinion , and a dissenting opinion. The post “Man who killed 3 people in 2016 Thanksgiving crash must serve life in prison” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australia Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek Thursday announced that the federal government will legislate new protections for Aboriginal cultural heritage sites following a report that mining giant Rio Tinto destroyed a sacred 46,000-year-old site at Juukan Gorge. However, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) Aboriginal Cooperation released a statemen t saying they were “angry and disappointed” as they had not been consulted.

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Fordham Law News

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

“Oh hi lol.” [1] Despite its perceived innocence, this subtle tweet was the start of an ongoing conflict over Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, Inc. That same day, April 4, 2022, Musk, CEO of Tesla, Inc. and the world’s richest person, disclosed to the SEC that he had accumulated 9.2 percent of Twitter’s stock. [2] In response, Twitter enacted a shareholder rights plan, known as a “poison pill,” to stop Musk from a hostile takeover. [3] Despite Twitter’s maneuver—and perceived animosity between t

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The Supreme Court of Georgia Wednesday reinstated the state’s six-week abortion ban after a lower court found the 2019 act unconstitutional on November 15. In a one-page order, the court granted the state’s request to stay the lower court decision. As a result, the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act is reinstated, and Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is once again in place.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

While we were dining at Via Emilia Garden, an Italian restaurant located at 3500 N. Miami Avenue, our server suggested the “Spaghetti Astice” ($34). While many associate spaghettis with Italian cuisine, it’s widely believed (but disputed) that pasta was a Chinese innovation introduced to Italy in the 13th century by Marco Polo upon his return from Asia.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

After a great deal of controversial discussio n , the EU Representative Actions Directive was passed in late 2020 and has to be transposed by Member States till December 25 of this year. For the first time, the Directive will require MS to introduce the possibility for qualified entities to sue for compensation on behalf of harmed consumers. . Key questions regarding the implementation of the Directive will be discussed at a hybrid workshop hosted by Prof.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Meyer's parents claim that Stanford's alleged mishandling of disciplinary proceedings drove their daughter to take her own life.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

On December 8, 2022, under the patronage of, among others, the Consulate General of Ukraine in Cracow, the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland) is hosting an international conference on the private international law aspects of forced displacement resulting from the current situation in Ukraine. The conference focuses on Polish-Ukrainian relations and the bilateral agreement between those two States, but also addresses some more general issues related to the interplay between EU private int

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Michigan doctors helped fuel the opioid crisis by prescribing pills to patients without any medial purpose.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Administrative Delays Leave Tenants Behind The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) , the state agency responsible for overseeing rent regulated apartments, and its Office of Rent Administration (ORA) , which processes rent overcharge complaints, are feeling the heat after State Assembly member Emily Gallagher publicly noted that there’s a significant backlog of rent-overcharge cases.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In its judgment handed down today, the Court of Justice clarifies in essence that, under the Lugano II Convention, an agreement of choice of court meets the requirements set in Article 23(1) and (2) of the Convention in the scenario where that choice of court agreement is contained in the general terms and conditions set out on a web page, to which the contract signed by the parties contains a reference to, with no box-ticking being mechanism being implemented on the said web page.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We started the day with our annual Turley Turkey Bowl — running over 50 years of unbroken tradition. I am cooking our usual two turkeys: one on the grill being smoked and one in the oven. Our Turkey bowl always features the Bears against Washington. I proudly coach the Bears. Unfortunately, this year went like much of the regular season.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The former columnist is seeking compensatory damages from Trump, claiming that the ex-president raped her in the 1990s and has continued to defame her through the present.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

As families gather this year for our annual holiday feast, there remain many things for all of us to give pause and thanks for in our lives. Our friends, family, and faith remain central to this holiday. So is our freedom. Despite economic, political, and social problems, we remain a free and prosperous nation committed to core values of individual rights and self-determination.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has claimed that Arizona's "shoddy election" practices is responsible for her loss.

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