JURIST

JULY 17, 2023

Iran Police Command spokesman Sardar Saeed Montazerul-Mahdi announced on Sunday that the country’s morality police would resume notifying and detaining women who are not wearing a hijab—an Islamic headscarf—in public, 10 months after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked nationwide protests. The 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested by the Tehran police on September 14, 2022 for wearing an “improper” hijab and died after two days in custody.

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JULY 17, 2023

“Could Supreme Court tactic dismantle the terror watchlist? An appeal is asking just that.” Hannan Adely of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey has this report. You can access at this link the brief for appellants filed last month in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The post “Could Supreme Court tactic dismantle the terror watchlist?

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2023

Mexican journalist Nelson Matus Peña was shot and killed in the city of Acapulco in Guerrero on Saturday. He was the founder of ‘ Lo Real de Guerrero ‘, a Mexican media outlet. Human Rights Watch Researcher Tyler Mattiace announced Matus’s death on Monday. Mattiace further added that Matus survived a previous shooting in 2019 and was the seventh journalist killed in Mexico in 2023.

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JULY 17, 2023

“Pa. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments in Two Diverging COVID-19 Business Interruption Cases; According to the orders granting allocatur, the justices will hear arguments simultaneously in the two cases, in which the Pennsylvania Superior Court reached opposite conclusions regarding coverage”: Marianna Wharry of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on two orders ( here and here ) that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued last week.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2023

Belarusian law students enrolled at European Humanities University are filing reports with JURIST on current circumstances in Belarus under the constitutionally-disputed presidency of Alexander Lukashenka. Katsiaryna Vasilionak files this dispatch from Vilnius, Lithuania. On the night of July 11, Belarusian political prisoner artist Ales Pushkin died in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Grodno.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2023

A survey of terrorism survivors in the UK released Monday found that many survivors believe that the government’s terrorism compensation scheme is broken. In the survey, the advocacy group Survivors Against Terror found most respondents are unhappy with the Ministry of Justice’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). The survey interviewed more than 130 survivors of 11 attacks.

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JULY 17, 2023

“Judge temporarily blocks Iowa’s ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban as court challenge continues”: Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register has this report. The post “Judge temporarily blocks Iowa’s ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban as court challenge continues” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2023

Four officials from the Cambodian opposition Candlelight Party were arrested for spoiling ballots, inciting people to destroy ballots, and disturbing the peace during the recent Cambodia general election, Cambodian authorities also fined 17 other opposition activists and politicians and banned them from holding elected office for 20 years over similar charges.

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HowAppealing

JULY 17, 2023

“California Supreme Court rejects SCOTUS decision, keeps state labor law alive”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report on a 7-to-0 ruling that the Supreme Court of California issued today. Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote the opinion of the court. The post “California Supreme Court rejects SCOTUS decision, keeps state labor law alive” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2023

Africa News and the Associated Press reported Sunday that many refugees who crossed Sudan’s northeast border this month into Libya are asking the UN for better support amid reports of delays and inadequate shelter. The refugees seek safety from a conflict that has displaced millions. When the Rapid Support Forces (RAF), a paramilitary group led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, seized areas in Darfur, a full-scale conflict broke out with the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF).

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JULY 17, 2023

“Alabama Wants to Kill Jimi Barber: After a year of botched executions, the state is eager to prove that it can kill someone without incident.” Elizabeth Bruenig has this article online at The Atlantic. The post “Alabama Wants to Kill Jimi Barber: After a year of botched executions, the state is eager to prove that it can kill someone without incident.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2023

Chinese Communist Party-owned media outlet Renminwang reported Monday that the Chinese Ministry of Public Security began another week of promoting its operation to target online rumors and encourage rational commenting on the internet. As part of the campaign, the Ministry of Public Security released examples of online rumors to educate the public on how to counter them.

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HowAppealing

JULY 17, 2023

“Conservative Legal Activist Leonard Leo — Part 1”: You can access today’s new episode of the Maine Wire podcast via this link. The post “Conservative Legal Activist Leonard Leo — Part 1” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Law 360

JULY 17, 2023

The Ninth Circuit on Monday paused an order in Epic Games' favor that found Apple's anti-steering provisions in its app store violate antitrust laws to await the outcome of Apple's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, but one judge slammed Apple's arguments, saying they "cannot withstand even the slightest scrutiny.

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JULY 17, 2023

“How Harlan Crow Slashed his Tax Bill by Taking Clarence Thomas on Superyacht Cruises; In lavishing gifts on the Supreme Court justice, the billionaire GOP donor may have violated tax laws, according to tax experts”: Paul Kiel of ProPublica has this report. The post “How Harlan Crow Slashed his Tax Bill by Taking Clarence Thomas on Superyacht Cruises; In lavishing gifts on the Supreme Court justice, the billionaire GOP donor may have violated tax laws, according to tax experts&

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Above The Law

JULY 17, 2023

But he did get a haircut on the award. And his dignity. The post Court Refuses To Toss Sanctions For Alan Dershowitz In Election LOLsuit For Kari Lake appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

JULY 17, 2023

Two trends are dominating the world of AI: One is the rapid adoption of generative AI systems like ChatGPT, Bard and many others. The other hand is the growing legal requirements for AI audits, such as auditing mandates in New York City, which requires audits of AI systems used in the employment context, proposed laws at the state and federal levels in the US, as well as the EU AI Act.

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Above The Law

JULY 17, 2023

Know who else has a mean poker face? Lady Gaga's lawyers. The post The First Rule Of Robbing An A-List Celebrity Like Lady Gaga: Know Your Contract Law! appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JULY 17, 2023

Georgia's lawmakers have created a state watchdog for elected prosecutors, provided guidance to courts and litigants over the deposition of high-ranking officials, and increased workers' compensation and voting opportunities. Here, Law360 highlights six bills recently signed into law after being approved by the state's General Assembly in its 2023 legislative session.

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Above The Law

JULY 17, 2023

As of January 1, employer-sponsored Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers must make make the prices of 500 medical services available via an Internet-based tool. The Transparency in Coverage final rule gets even tougher on January 1, 2024, when the prices of all medical services must be made available via an Internet-based tool.

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Law 360

JULY 17, 2023

Gamers suing to stop Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to press pause on the tie-up while they appeal the rejection of their earlier bid to halt the transaction.

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Above The Law

JULY 17, 2023

If You Want To Collect $500k From Lady Gaga, Keep Your Hands Clean: Here's the contract law refresher you've been looking for. Stealing Recipes Is A Big Dill: Jones Day and Quinn Emanuel head to court to talk pickles. He's Very Convincing If You Ignore All Of The Evidence: Robert Edward Lewin is going to learn to keep his opinions to himself one way or another.

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Law 360

JULY 17, 2023

A McDonald's customer has agreed to drop his proposed class action alleging the fast-food chain unlawfully collected voice data via artificial intelligence assistants at drive-thru windows, according to a joint stipulation of dismissal filed in Illinois federal court.

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Above The Law

JULY 17, 2023

No transformation happens without a careful appraisal of what you have and where you want to go. The post How GCs Can Build A Data-Driven Division To Bolster Their Company appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawTechnologyToday

JULY 17, 2023

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