JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on Thai authorities Friday to amend a Thai criminal code provision that punishes insulting the country’s monarchy. The OHCHR statement came in response to the arrest of as many as 35 protesters, including a 16-year-old student, in recent weeks. Under section 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code of 2003 , known as the lèse majesté law, individuals can be sentenced to between three and 15 years of imprisonment for

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2020

In April 2003, three men robbed a check-cashing store in Houston, TX, where they fatally shot the store clerk and the police officer who responded to the scene. The following day, police arrested three men on capital murder charges: 21-year-old.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2020

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India decided Friday to proceed with criminal contempt of court cases against Kunal Kamra , a stand-up comedian, and Rachita Taneja , a cartoonist, for their tweets criticizing the court. Kamra had posted a series of tweets criticizing the Supreme Court for its order granting bail to Arnab Goswami, an Indian news anchor, while Taneja had posted cartoons criticizing several judgments of the court.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 20, 2020

“10,000 Pennsylvania votes are in limbo. They won’t change the outcome. They could still have a huge impact.” Jonathan Lai has this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Advocate General Gerard Hogan of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) concluded in an opinion delivered Thursday that Malta’s judicial appointment process does not contravene EU law. The preliminary ruling was part of ongoing proceedings before the Maltese courts, brought by pro-democracy and human rights group Repubblika. The group alleged that Malta’s current judicial appointment process, governed by Article 96 of its constitution , grants the prime minister “arbitrary discret

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A People's Choice

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Anyone starting a marital dissolution in the state of California should expect to complete anywhere from 10-20 documents during the divorce process. Luckily, at A People's Choice, we provide our clients with a full set of forms and walk them through each one. Looking for help with California divorce forms? Contact A People's Choice today! To read the complete article, please click on the link California Divorce Forms This post appeared first on A People's Choice - Legal Documents - Without

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 20, 2020

“7th Circuit reverses judgment against postal worker over juror coercion concerns”: Katie Stancombe of The Indiana Lawyer has this post about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued Friday.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 20, 2020

A St. Louis Country jail recently came under fire in a lawsuit after a young inmate was left to die alone from treatable leukemia.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

“Dr. Seuss Enterprises Wins Appeal In Dispute Over ‘Star Trek’ Mash Up”: Ashley Cullins has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter. And Bianca Bruno of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Seuss-Star Trek Mash-Up Crashes and Burns at Ninth Circuit.” You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The court is on recess for the holidays. The post This week at the court appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

“Shirley Abrahamson, longest-serving member of Wisconsin Supreme Court, dies at 87”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. And Elizabeth Beyer of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “ Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson dies at 87.” In September 2004, then-Chief Justice Abrahamson turned out to be the final participant in this blog’s “20 questions for the appellate judge” feature.

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Patently O

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Christopher Yasiejko: Apple Seeks to Cut VirnetX Patent Loss That Could Top $1 Billion (Source: Bloomberg). Chris Burt: Apple Granted Biometrics Patents for Palm Recognition and Wearables Button (Source: Biometric Update). Zena Olijnyk: Canadian Intellectual Property Office Issues New Guidelines for Reviewing patent Applications (Source: The Canadian Lawyer Magazine).

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

“U.S. Appeals Court Judge Made Mark on Business Law; Ralph K. Winter, who has died at age 85, argued forcefully against federal constraints on corporations”: This obituary , written by James R. Hagerty, appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 20, 2020

In his Opinion delivered last Thursday, AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona presents his take on determination of the place where the damage occurred (‘Erfolgsort’) under Article 7(2) of the Brussels I bis Regulation in the context of a collective action for declaration of liability in connection with investments in securities. The Opinion provides further clarification in relation to the case law established by the Court of Justice in the cases Kolassa, Universal Music International Holding and Löber.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

“The Supreme Court might be finding its way to overturning ‘qualified immunity’; The unanimous Supreme Court decision in Tanzin v. Tanvir says people can sue government agents for damages when their rights are violated”: Anya Bidwell and Patrick Jaicomo have this essay online at USA Today.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 20, 2020

It has been widely supported in legal scholarship that arbitral awards issued by the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal may be recognized and declared enforceable by virtue of the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. A recent judgment rendered by the Thessaloniki Court of first Instance examined a pertinent application, and granted recognition and enforcement of the BAT award in Greece. .

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

“Crow tribal police seek ‘equal footing’ in U.S. Supreme Court case”: Seaborn Larson of The Missoulian has this report.

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LLRX

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Privacy and security 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 security, often without our situational awareness.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

“William Barr: ‘One Standard of Justice’; The departing attorney general talks about John Durham, Robert Mueller, Hunter Biden, Mike Flynn and the flak he’s taken from both parties.” Kimberley A. Strassel had this week’s installment of “The Weekend Interview” in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2020

More than thirty US states initiated an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit alleges that Google has abused its position as a “Silicon Valley titan” by manipulating its search results to dominate its smaller rivals. The issue arose in October when the US Department of Justice filed suit against the search and search advertising company.

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At the Lectern

DECEMBER 20, 2020

So says Richard Wolf in USA Today today about California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger. Related: Progressive group urges Black woman as next U.S. Solicitor General, includes Justice Kruger on its list of preferred candidates. “California Justice Leondra Kruger Sees Spotlight Amid Biden Transition”. Justice Kruger possibly the next U.S. Solicitor General.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

“‘I’m Haunted by What I Did’ as a Lawyer in the Trump Justice Department; No matter our intentions, lawyers like me were complicit; We owe the country our honesty about what we saw — and should do in the future”: Erica Newland has this essay online at The New York Times.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 20, 2020

We have repeatedly discussed how legal experts over the last four years have adopted ever expansive interpretations of statutory and constitutional provisions to argue that President Donald Trump could be indicted or impeached on a myriad of different grounds. This includes the reliance on interpretations long rejected by the Supreme Court. Some issues are manifestly closer like the long-standing question of presidential self-pardons.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

“Trump campaign brings new U.S. Supreme Court challenge over Pennsylvania’s 2020 election”: Jonathan Lai of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report on a new petition for writ of certiorari and related items submitted today to the U.S. Supreme Court. According to the article, “President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is asking the U.S.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Yesterday, the media erupted with the latest bombshell stories of how President Donald Trump is discussing plans for martial law and the appointment of former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell as a Special Counsel. It was a familiar bomb and bust pattern. A fair basis for coverage on the meeting quickly mutated into what bordered on panic coverage on the threat of a military takeover.

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