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APRIL 10, 2022

Russia’s Ministry of Justice Friday canceled the registration of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 13 other international organisations citing “ the discovery of violations of the current legislation of the Russian Federation.” The Ministry announced its decision to de-register the Moscow offices of organisations including the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation from the re

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APRIL 10, 2022

“A Bad Precedent on the High Court: Confirming a nominee before there is an actual vacancy risks the possibility of presidents creating slates of justices-in-waiting.” Daniel Huff has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2022

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Thursday ruled that by subjecting a man to prolonged compulsory psychiatric treatment, Croatia had violated his right to liberty and security under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The applicant, Luka Mikli?, faced criminal proceedings as a minor in 2016 following complaints of stalking and harassment by a minor teenage girl.

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APRIL 10, 2022

“Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack tests positive for COVID-19”: Lauren Wethington of The Detroit Free Press has this report.

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APRIL 10, 2022

The leader of the North Carolina Chapter of the Proud Boys Friday pleaded guilty to felony charges for his actions associated with the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Charles Donohue, 34, pleaded guilty to c onspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. Donohue has also agreed to help the government with its ongoing investigation into the breach of the US Capitol.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2022

The Supreme Court of India Friday upheld a series of amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA) to strictly regulate the flow and utilisation of foreign contributions by organisations into the country. In the case before the court, the petitioners had challenged the constitutionality of provisions like Section 7, which forbade a recipient of foreign contribution from further transferring the same to any other entity, and the proviso to Section 11(2), which empowered the

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APRIL 10, 2022

Today, we’re here to shed some light on an organizational tool that can help your law firm: Streamline matter workflows Foster better team collaboration Swiftly respond to bottlenecks and other issues as they occur In short, it can help your firm master matter management, all from within the convenience of your practice management software. It’s… Read More » Four Key Benefits of Kanban Boards for Law Firms.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2022

A jury for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York Friday convicted former Goldman Sachs Managing Director Ng Chong Hwa, also known as Roger Ng, of corruption charges connected to Malaysia’s 1MDB development fund. The decision came following an eight-week trial. Ng was indicted in 2018. The jury found Ng guilty of conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ( FCPA ) by paying bribes to several foreign officials in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates, consp

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APRIL 10, 2022

“What is employee engagement?“. I’d been explaining the ins-and-outs of my job to my family for a while but here I had to stop to give more detail. That’s when it hit me. To most people, employee engagement is jargon. They see it as an airy concept that doesn’t have a solid definition – it’s something that marketers point at to sell products and nothing more.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2022

Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s new presidential council, gave a speech Friday where he promised to end the current war by using a peaceful process. This promise comes after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stepped down on Thursday. Upon stepping down, Hadi transferred his presidential powers in hopes of ending the war. Saudi Arabia also encouraged the presidential council to end the war with UN-led negotiations.

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APRIL 10, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Courts continue to struggle with their use of evidence for claim construction. The recent case of Genuine Enabling Tech. LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. , 2022 WL 982246 , — F.4th — (Fed. Cir. Apr. 1, 2022), shows us subtle dividing lines between applicant statements (1) that create a disclaimer compared with those (2) that are merely helpful for interpretation.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2022

The criminal law amendments passed by El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly infringe “ basic due process guarantees and children’s rights,” according to a statement issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday. The amendments were proposed by President Nayib Bukele in response to several instances of deadly gang-related violence , which killed about 62 people on March 26 alone.

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APRIL 10, 2022

For the FWC to issue a Stop Sexual Harassment Order, it must be satisfied of a risk that the harassment will continue.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2022

UK Foreign Secretary Lis Truss Friday announced that the UK will be imposing sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two daughters. The sanctions follow just days after the US similarly announced it was imposing sanctions on the two daughters. In a press release, the UK stated the the goals of the sanctions were to target the lavish lifestyles of Putin’s inner circle in an attempt to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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APRIL 10, 2022

Understanding the difference between empathy and compassion is critical for inspiring, leading and managing effectively.

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APRIL 10, 2022

The European Commission’s “freeze and seize” task force Friday said that EU member governments have frozen assets owned by Russian and Belarusian individuals and companies worth nearly €30 billion. More than half the EU member states have enforced EU sanctions by freezing boats, helicopters, real estate and artwork. They have also blocked transactions of €196 billion.

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APRIL 10, 2022

By Chris Holman. Roche Diagnostics Corp. v. Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC , 2022 WL 1052320, — 4th — ( Fed. Cir. Apr. 8, 2022 ). Through its acquisition of BioVeris Corporation, Roche Diagnostics became the owner of various patents relating to immunoassays employing electrochemiluminescence (“ECL”). In spite of its ownership of the patents, however, a jury found that a predecessor of BioVeris (IGEN) had exclusively licensed the patents to Meso Scale Diagnostics, and that Roche was liable to Meso

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APRIL 10, 2022

On 30 March 2022, this Senate Committee report focused on the adequacy and efficacy of Australia's AML/CTF regime.

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APRIL 10, 2022

The Yong Pung How Professorship of Law Lecture 2022 will be held online on Wednesday 25 May 2022 at 5:00 to 6:30pm Singapore time. The speaker, Professor Yeo Tiong Min, SC (Hon), who holds the Yong Pung How Professorship of Law chair at the Singapore Management University, will speak on ‘ The Effect of Choice of Court Agreements on Third Parties’ The synopsis for the talk is as follows: “The effect of choice of court agreements on the exercise of jurisdiction of the Singapore c

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APRIL 10, 2022

This Bill will heighten the need for iCare, self-insurers, and claims agents to comply with the regulatory requirements.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2022

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan Friday awarded a combined sentence of 31 years imprisonment to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in two cases of terror financing registered by the country’s Counter Terrorism Depart­ment (CTD). Saeed was allegedly the mastermind behind the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, which killed over 160 people.

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APRIL 10, 2022

“How Ginni Thomas jockeyed for influence in Trump’s orbit”: Marshall Cohen, Pamela Brown, and Gabby Orr of CNN have this report.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2022

Tunisian President Kais Saied Saturday announced a plan to compensate the victims of the 2011 revolution that ushered democracy into the country after the ousting of then-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Saied’s decree declares compensation for “martyrs,” including police and army personnel killed and wounded during what he referred to as “terrorist attacks.” The UN reported that as many as 300 individuals were killed during the month-long uprising against poverty

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APRIL 10, 2022

We have discussed the expanding censorship programs at Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. These programs have notably targeted conservative viewpoints on contemporary controversies. Now, LinkedIn has added its company name to this ignoble effort, according to An Air Force veteran whose account was disabled after criticizing the calls for loan forgiveness.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 10, 2022

We have often discussed complaints from conservative, libertarian, and other groups about the rising intolerance for opposing views in the University of Wisconsin System. That has ranged from controversies over attacks on student columnists to speech codes. Now, a survey of students to gauge their views on free speech has been postponed. Faculty and students have objected that such a survey is unwarranted and might be used to the legislature to take action against the various universities in th

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