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DECEMBER 31, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit temporarily stayed a district court’s preliminary injunction on Saturday that blocked a California law that prohibits concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places. In a two-page order, the court paused the district court injunction pending the resolution of the appeal.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2023
“Angry About Your Kid’s After-School Satan Club? Blame Clarence Thomas. The Satanic Temple is helping students form after-school clubs, and parents are furious — but they’re blaming the wrong people.” Professor Adam Laats has this essay online at The New Republic. The post “Angry About Your Kid’s After-School Satan Club? Blame Clarence Thomas.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 31, 2023
The United Nations (UN) deployed peacekeepers to the northwest of the Central African Republic (CAR) after a deadly attack last week that killed 23 civilians. According to a Wednesday report from the UN, the 3R rebel group was allegedly responsible for the attack which occurred in the Nzakoundou village. The peacekeepers were sent to “strengthen security and facilitate humanitarian aid access” in light of “tense” conditions following the attack.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2023
“Judicial Notice (12.30.23): Disqualified; A judge shows holiday kindness to counsel, a Biglaw firm goes Grinch on its associates, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (12.30.23): Disqualified; A judge shows holiday kindness to counsel, a Biglaw firm goes Grinch on its associates, and other legal news from the week that was.” appeared first on How Appealing
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DECEMBER 31, 2023
US federal Judge Stephen Locher on Friday blocked key provisions of SF 496 , an Iowa law prohibiting school libraries from distributing books containing LGBTQ+ and gender identity issues. Judge Locher stated that the law “sweeps so broadly,” that more than 500 books, including literary classics and self-help books, faced removal. Iowa claimed that the selection of books contained in a library constituted “government speech.” Under the governmental speech doctrine , the go
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JURIST
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Two prominent international aid organizations, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International and the UN World Food Programme (WFP), announced they were forced to suspend operations in Sudan after their facilities were looted in the midst of escalating conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the country’s army on Thursday.
LLRX
DECEMBER 31, 2023
NEWS: Forbes, December 31, 2023. The (Very) Emerging Role Of AI In The Accounting Industry. The profession’s biggest firms – like EY and PwC – are deploying AI technology in their auditing and financial review procedures in order to identify irregular transactions or patterns of inconsistency. The technology could ultimately be used to perform a.
JURIST
DECEMBER 31, 2023
The Supreme Court of Korea found on Thursday that shipbuilder Hitachi Zosen Corp. and heavy equipment manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries owe 50 million won (approx. $39,000) and 150 million won (approx. $116,000), respectively, to victims of forced labor during World War II. The two companies now owe 16 families of former workers and one former worker based on the finding.
LLRX
DECEMBER 31, 2023
The Internet changed the way lawyers communicate, but it otherwise made only modest changes in the nature of legal work. Generative AI will be a tsunami. Can or should the American Bar Association and other bar associations attempt to influence the development and regulation of AI, to steer it in particular directions? Since the past can be prologue, it’s worth considering a previous attempt by the organized bar to grapple with another revolutionary technology.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 31, 2023
The Indonesian Navy pushed back a vessel carrying Rohingya refugees after it was detected in Indonesian waters on Wednesday. The refugee boat was intercepted by a naval vessel roughly 63 nautical miles off the coast of Aceh, a semi-autonomous Indonesian province in the northwestern tip of Sumatra island, according to the Indonesian Navy’s account of the incident.
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DECEMBER 31, 2023
In teaching torts, I begin my discussion of the intentional infliction of emotional distress by having students write in their notes “not everything is the infliction of emotional distress.” The reason for the cautionary line is that law students tend (particularly on exams) to call any insult an infliction of emotional distress, ignoring the elements of the tort requiring severe forms of conduct or speech to qualify.
JURIST
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of using internationally prohibited cluster munitions in strikes on the city of Belgorod in Russia. The country’s Permanent Representative the UN Security Council called the strikes “indiscriminate” and said they killed 18 people, including three children, in addition to injuring 108 others. Russia called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council following Ukraine’s shelling attack on Belgorod.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2023
“Chief Justice Roberts Sees Promise and Danger of A.I. in the Courts; In his year-end report, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. focused on the new technology while steering clear of Supreme Court ethics and Donald J. Trump’s criminal cases”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “ Roberts sidesteps Supreme Court’s ethics controversies in yearly report.” Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that R
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JURIST
DECEMBER 31, 2023
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that the Court of Appeal of Qatar has decided to commute the death sentences of eight Indian nationals working for Doha-based Al Dahra Global. According to the MEA, the detailed judgment from the Court of Appeal has yet to be released. The MEA also stated that the Indian ambassador to Qatar was present in the court for the announcement of the judgment, along with the family members of the eight men.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Share In his annual report , Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday addressed the future of artificial intelligence in the judiciary. Roberts predicted that “human judges will be around for a while,” but he also suggested that “judicial work—particularly at the trial level—will be significantly affected by AI,” and he assured members of the public that committees within the federal judiciary would consider the use of AI in litigation in the federal courts.
JURIST
DECEMBER 31, 2023
The Albanian Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crimes ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Party Sali Berisha on Saturday, following charges of “passive corruption.” The decision was made under Article 237 of the Criminal Code. It comes as a replacement for a previous order that required Berisha appear before the police under coercive personal security measures provided by Article 234 of the Albanian Penal Code, and ba
LLRX
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Articles and Columns for December 2023 Violence Against Women and International Law – Updated December 2023 – Sabrina I. Pacifici is curating sources for their relevance and relationship to this site’s Israel-Hamas War Project articles. The first article on this subject can be read here. Until recent weeks there was a dearth of publicly available.
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LLRX
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Sabrina I. Pacifici is curating sources for their relevance and relationship to this site’s Israel-Hamas War Project articles. The first article on this subject can be read here. Until recent weeks there was a dearth of publicly available information about the scope of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas. But a New York Times article headline dated December 28, 2023 - "How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7" - focused public attention on the facts.
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