JURIST

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The Allahabad High Court Friday granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan in the case concerning the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Kappan has been in custody since September 9 under the PMLA case and was earlier detained for more than 700 days under the controversial Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) law. Siddique was arrested on October 5, 2020, by the Uttar Pradesh police while travelling to Hathras to report the rape and murder of a Dalit girl.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 26, 2022

By easing regulatory requirements for animal testing, the Act allows scientists to use innovative, leading-edge technologies more fully in future drug development strategies. .

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JURIST

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Russian dissident and critic Alexei Navalny Monday announced that he has been suffering from worsening back pain due to the conditions of his solitary confinement. Navalny has been intermittently held in a “punishment cell” in a Russian prison for the last three months serving his sentence for alleged crimes of parole violations, fraud and contempt of court.

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SCOCAblog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Overview In theory, crime survivors in California have a constitutional right to restitution and a robust statutory framework to enforce their right to restitution. Yet in practice, the vast majority of crime survivors receive little or no restitution. And last-resort public compensation programming (such as the California Victim Compensation Board) fails to make up the difference.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A two-judge bench of the Madras High Court ruled that the designation of a senior advocate is not an automatic right but a merit-based privilege. Dismissing the writ petition, the court Friday ruled that the designees for senior advocate positions cannot be capped at a particular percentage nor can the designation be reserved for gender considerations.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 26, 2022

UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head Ramiz Alakbarov Monday called for a reversal of the decision to ban women from domestic and international NGO humanitarian jobs, in a meeting with Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammad Hanif in Kabul, Afghanistan. . On Saturday, the Minister of Economy (MoE) issued a directive prohibiting domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to allow female staff members from working in their organisations.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Attorneys often expect incarcerated clients to lie and vice versa, says Derrick Hamilton, who served more than 20 years of a second-degree murder sentence.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Teens and preteens are reporting high levels of pain and thoughts about ending their own lives.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Justin Bieber filed a lawsuit against H&M, claiming they did not follow the proper licensing for recently released merchandise featuring the artist. Bieber took to Instagram to write, “The H&M merch they made of me is trash;” “All without my permission and approval;” “SMH, I wouldn’t buy it if I were you;” “When everyone finds […].

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NewmanFerraraLLP

DECEMBER 26, 2022

"CHEWY, GREASY" RE-VEAL While dining at Anthony’s Clam House, 2861 E Commercial Blvd, in Fort Lauderdale, we decided to go with their “Parmigiana Classic – Golden friend topped with marinara & mozzarella Grande served with spaghetti.” The available options included “Eggplant,” ($14), and “Chicken” ($16).

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ProofThatBlog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A friend sent this to me and it highlights the danger of “replace all” in documents. It is much safer to search and replace and stop at each instance to verify that it is indeed the word that should be replaced. Otherwise, you will end up with things like this and in a legal document, that could be very bad. So be careful and take the extra time to view the replacements you’re making.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Mortgage Mishap = Malpractice Sharon Peck, a former New Jersey homeowner, sued her former lawyers in Warren Country Superior Court, alleging that they failed to adequately safeguard her confidential information and that they neglected to ensure that her money was wired to the correct recipient. Apparently, the law firm is said to have wired $250,000 to hackers who somehow managed to intercept wire instructions for a satisfaction-of-mortgage payment.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 26, 2022

There was an interesting ruling by U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson for the Central District of California last week in Woulfe et al. v. Universal. The case was brought by Peter Michael Rosza and Conor Woulfe who were aggrieved when they rented the 2019 film “ Yesterday ” under the assumption that actress Ana de Armas was in the film.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Online algorithms are leaving teens vulnerable to harmful content.

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LLRX

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Claire Leavitt , Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College, presents an overview of the broad investigative powers of the Congress from the 1920s to the present. The latest investigation may be its most consequential to date. After 18 months, more than 1,200 interviews and 10 public hearings that presented 70 witnesses’ testimony, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack released its 845-page final report late on Dec. 22, 2022.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Yael Iosilevich is a law student in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University and JURIST’s Staff Correspondent in Israel. . Last Wednesday, 21st December, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu officially informed Israel’s President that he had successfully formed a new government. Israel has lately suffered instability in both society and government: the recurring political turmoil of five elections in just three and a half years, rising costs of living, and increased terror attac

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Below is my column in the Hill on the need for a new “Church Committee” to investigate and reform the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after years of scandals involving alleged political bias. In response to criticism over its role in Twitter’s censorship system, the FBI lashed out against critics as “conspiracy theorists” spreading disinformation.

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Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.