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MARCH 20, 2022

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports on recent changes to laws affecting the banking and financial sector of Afghanistan. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our Correspondent’s name. The text has only been lightly edited to respect the author’s voice.

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MARCH 20, 2022

“How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to the Supreme Court differs from the current justices”: Adrian Blanco and Shelly Tan of The Washington Post have this report.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2022

The Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that President Gabriel Boric has signed the UN Escazú Agreement on Friday, reversing the stance of former President Sebastián Piñera’s government. The Escazú Treaty is an environmental treaty signed by 24 Latin American and Caribbean nations and is the first such treaty emerging from the region.

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MARCH 20, 2022

“Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection; Supreme Court says he’ll miss some oral arguments this week”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. And Joan Biskupic and Tierney Sneed of CNN report that “ Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized ‘after experiencing flu-like symptoms.’ ” Today, the Public Information Office of the U.S.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2022

Japan announced Friday that it will extend sanctions to 15 Russian nationals and nine organizations over the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine. Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Herokazu noted in a press conference that the sanctioned individuals include several Russian oligarchs and others close to Vladimir Putin, including Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2022

Former UK Metropolitan Police Officer Wayne Couzens, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Sarah Everard last year, has been further charged with four counts of indecent exposure on Friday. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Special Crime Division Head Rosemary Ainslie noted that the alleged incidents took place between January and February of last year and that Couzens is scheduled to appear at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on April 13.

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MARCH 20, 2022

“Yale Law Students for Censorship: Maybe those who try to shout down speakers shouldn’t get judicial clerkships.” This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2022

The Supreme Court of Brazil ordered internet platforms and providers such as Apple and Google Thursday to suspend access to the popular messaging app Telegram within the country, after noting that Telegram violated Brazil Constitution by failing to comply with judicial orders. The order, released to the public on Friday, was issued by Minister Alexandre de Moraes in response to a request by the Federal Police (PF) after Telegram failed to comply with judicial orders issued under the Marco Civil

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MARCH 20, 2022

“The Court Ketanji Brown Jackson Knew: Her experience more than two decades ago as Stephen Breyer’s clerk suggests that much about the current Court will be familiar to her.” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2022

From New Delhi, India Chief Correspondent Neelabh Bist is inspired by the yearly Holi festival to reflect on the courage shown by JURIST law student correspondents and reporters standing up for truth around the world. . This past Friday, India celebrated its festival of colours – Holi. But beyond the wide palette of colours which fill the streets of the country, Holi stands for something larger.

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MARCH 20, 2022

“The Senate’s Supreme Court peacekeeper prepares for his moment; He waited 39 years for a committee gavel; Now the famously even-tempered Dick Durbin gets what may be his only chance to confirm a justice”: Marianne LeVine and Burgess Everett of Politico have this report.

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LegalReader

MARCH 20, 2022

Washington, D.C., Superior Court Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo did not provide an explanation as to why she decided to dismiss D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine's antitrust lawsuit.

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MARCH 20, 2022

“Scalia’s Ghost Is Haunting Conservative Justices; The late Supreme Court giant united his philosophical heirs behind theories of originalism and textualism; Now those ideas are becoming a source of conflict”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2022

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, and a look ahead at an important deadline next week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. New FCC sponsorship identification rules that impose obligations on almost all broadcast licensees took effect on March 15.

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MARCH 20, 2022

“Judicial Notice (03.19.22): Long, Long Covid; A young lawyer’s tragic passing, a generous new Biglaw benefit, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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MARCH 20, 2022

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MARCH 20, 2022

“Anti-Abortion Groups Once Portrayed Women as Victims. That’s Changing.” Law professor Mary Ziegler has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

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MARCH 20, 2022

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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MARCH 20, 2022

“Ginni Thomas thinks she’s important. She’s not.” Columnist Kathleen Parker has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

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MARCH 20, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Cisco Systems v. SRI Int’l. (Supreme Court 2022) [ Petition for Writ of Certiorari ]. In a new petition for writ of certiorari , Cisco asks for guidance on whether enhanced damages under Section 284 require “egregious infringement behavior” or instead is it enough to find “deliberate or intentional infringement?”.

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MARCH 20, 2022

“Confirmation hearings to spotlight rightward trajectory of America’s highest court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

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MARCH 20, 2022

Assistant Professor of Business David Berkovitz says he does not want to financially punish the unidentified students, but simply wants to uncover the extent of the cheating.

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MARCH 20, 2022

“Ketanji Brown Jackson, Guantanamo and the Role of Defense Attorneys”: Benjamin Wittes has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

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MARCH 20, 2022

Smollett former defense attorneys have also fired back, filing their own lawsuit against the Osundairo brothers.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2022

By Philip Won & Lisa M. Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Anne K. Walsh — All companies dread the logistics, cost, and reputational harm associated with conducting a recall when necessary to remove or correct products in the field. But the more prepared a company is for a potential recall, the less pressure it will feel when a situation necessitates taking action.

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