JURIST
JULY 16, 2023
Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) LLC asked Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday to vacate a stay imposed by the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit halting the construction of one of the last portions of a 303-mile natural gas pipeline running from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia. MVP asserts that the Fourth Circuit lacked jurisdiction to impose the order.
HowAppealing
JULY 16, 2023
“Judicial Notice (07.15.23): Call of Duty; New SCOTUS ethics controversies, an arrest of an accused serial killer, Biglaw’s emerging four-day workweek, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (07.15.23): Call of Duty; New SCOTUS ethics controversies, an arrest of an accused serial killer, Biglaw’s emerging four-day workweek, and other legal news from the
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JURIST
JULY 16, 2023
US District Court Judge for the District of Oregon Karin Immergut ruled on Friday that Oregon Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114), which restricts large-capacity magazines (LCMs) and requires permits before purchasing a firearm, is constitutional. Judge Immergut ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect LCMs, which BM 114 defines as magazines capable of firing 11 or more rounds without reloading.
HowAppealing
JULY 16, 2023
“Alabama Scrambles to Redraw Its Voting Map After a Supreme Court Surprise; State lawmakers have until Friday to come up with new congressional districts that do not illegally dilute the power of Black voters”: Emily Cochrane and Michael Wines of The New York Times have this report. The post “Alabama Scrambles to Redraw Its Voting Map After a Supreme Court Surprise; State lawmakers have until Friday to come up with new congressional districts that do not illegally dilute the po
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JURIST
JULY 16, 2023
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on Friday on an appeal brought by the Department of Justice, ruling that defendants in riot cases from 2019 were “wrongfully” acquitted. The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge committed serious mistakes in acquitting the defendants, ordered a retrial of four defendants. The Court of Appeal says the trial judge erred in four way.
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JURIST
JULY 16, 2023
A Hong Kong court sentenced a man on Friday to 18 days in jail for “insulting” the national flag and regional flag, according to Hong Kong Free Press. The man, Yung Ching-man, was charged with one count of desecrating the Chinese national flag and one count of insulting the regional flag. Yung was arrested for damaging two flags erected on China’s National Day while he was drunk.
HowAppealing
JULY 16, 2023
“Supreme Court affirmative action ruling exempts military academies. But for how long?” Alia Wong and John Fritze of USA Today have this report. The post “Supreme Court affirmative action ruling exempts military academies. But for how long?” appeared first on How Appealing.
Conflict of Laws
JULY 16, 2023
On 26–28 October 2023, the University of Kiel will be hosting a conference on ‘EU Insolvency Law and Third Countries: Which Way(s) Forward?’ It is part of a research project coordinated by Professors Alexander Trunk (University of Kiel) and Jasnica Garasic (University of Zagreb), which is endorsed by UNCITRAL and supported by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.
HowAppealing
JULY 16, 2023
“As Justices Snipe, Supreme Court’s Image Suffers; Several opinions and dissents this term were memorable for their sharp and strangely personal disagreements”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion. The post “As Justices Snipe, Supreme Court’s Image Suffers; Several opinions and dissents this term were memorable for their sharp and strangely personal disagreements” appeared first on How Appealing.
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Conflict of Laws
JULY 16, 2023
The third edition of Fabrizio Marrella’s textbook on international business law has recently published by Wolters Kluwers/Cedam. The author (Vice-Rector and Chair of International Law at “Cà Foscari” University of Venice, Italy) has kindly provided the following summary for our readers: After an historical introduction and a clear systematic analysis of key actors and sources of International Business Law, the book focuses on transnational contracts and commercial relationships of companie
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JULY 16, 2023
Billable Hours Matter More Than You Think They Do I thought, since I talked about billable time entries last week, then it might be a good time to take a deeper dive into billable hours this week. Well, let’s call it billable hours from a management perspective. Watch this paralegal training below! Why Do Billable Hours Matter to a Paralegal? Because your billable hours matter more than you think.
JURIST
JULY 16, 2023
Human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch , released statements on Friday condemning Russia’s newly adopted bill that targets transgender people. The new legislation states that citizens who have already changed their sex will be prohibited from adopting children and their marriage will be annulled. It also prohibits surgery and hormonal therapy, as well as gender changes in documents.
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JULY 16, 2023
by Dennis Crouch In re Float’N’Grill LLC , 2022-1438 ( Fed. Cir. 2023 ) Just in time for my early August floating trip down in the Ozarks, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the USPTO’s rejections of Float’N’Grill’s proposed reissue claims. The problem: the reissue claims omit an “essential element” of the original invention in violation of 35 U.S.C. 251.
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JURIST
JULY 16, 2023
Multiple embassies and various cultural institutions from over 30 countries released a joint statement on Friday supporting the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Hungary, ahead of the 28th Budapest Pride Festival. Signatories to the statement included the US, the UK, Ukraine, France, Germany, Italy and others. The group emphasized the importance of revoking laws that discriminate against LGBT people.
JonathanTurley
JULY 16, 2023
A recent survey by Redfield & Wilton Strategies for Newsweek, found that 44 percent of millennials (between ages 25-34) favor criminal charges for people who use the wrong pronouns for others or so-called “misgendering.” We have previously discussed how misgendering is now a crime in countries like Great Britain. Misgendering has been referred to as an “ act of violence ” at some U.S. universities.
JURIST
JULY 16, 2023
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a heartbeat-based abortion ban into law Friday after the bill passed in a marathon special session of the Iowa legislature. The newly enacted law states, “A physician shall not perform an abortion upon a pregnant woman when it has been determined that the unborn child has a detectable fetal heartbeat, unless, in the physician’s reasonable medical judgment, a medical emergency or fetal heartbeat exception exists.” A heartbeat is generally detectable a
HowAppealing
JULY 16, 2023
“The Supreme Court Control Act: New ethics proposals from Senate Democrats are a scheme to destroy the Court’s independence.” This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “The Supreme Court Control Act: New ethics proposals from Senate Democrats are a scheme to destroy the Court’s independence.” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
JULY 16, 2023
Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Relations sent a diplomatic note to the US government on Friday expressing its concerns about the deployment of floating barriers by Texas on the Rio Grande River. The memo raised concerns that the barriers may violate 1944 and 1970 treaties on boundaries and water, which require the river to remain unobstructed, and could have detrimental environmental and humanitarian impacts.
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