JURIST

MAY 29, 2022

The US House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Reform Friday asked five gunmakers to provide information on the manufacturing, marketing and sales of assault weapons used in mass shootings, in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney sent letters on Thursday to major gun companies Daniel Defense , Bushmaster , Sig Sauer , Smith & Wesson Brands and Sturm, Ruger & Company , re

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MAY 29, 2022

“Judicial Notice (05.28.22): Convictions; A guilty verdict for the murder of Dan Markel, a conservative judge worth watching, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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JURIST

MAY 29, 2022

A US federal judge Friday denied a request for bail by Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the Proud Boys. Tarrio is awaiting trial on criminal charges from the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. US District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Timothy Kelly, in the order issued late Friday, found by “‘clear and convincing evidence’ that because of the prospective danger to the community that Tarrio presents, that ‘no condition or combination of condition

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MAY 29, 2022

“A clerk? A justice? Answers scarce on who leaked draft Supreme Court abortion opinion; The Supreme Court isn’t saying anything about the investigation into the leak of a draft opinion in a major abortion case; But there are signs that the breach has sown distrust behind the scenes.” John Fritze and Bart Jansen of USA Today have this report (subscription required for full access).

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JURIST

MAY 29, 2022

A federal jury Friday found a former US Army reservist and security contractor at a Navy base guilty for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli was found guilty on all five counts: first , obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony; second , entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds; third , disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; fourth , disorderly or disruptive conduct in a capitol building; and fifth

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JURIST

MAY 29, 2022

A Sudanese court Sunday began the trial of four Sudanese protesters accused of killing General Ali Bareema in January, Reuters reported. The judge ordered a medical examination of the accused to investigate allegations they were tortured in jail and deferred the hearing to June 12. The fatality took place in months of unrest following the October 25 coup headed by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

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MAY 29, 2022

“The Supreme Court rules against humanity”: Columnist Christine Flowers has this essay online at The Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times.

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

On May 20, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser, which also is a subsidiary and nonbank affiliate of.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC has requested comments on a proposal for a new Content Vendor Diversity Report. A public interest group has asked the Commission to require this report to gather information on the race and ethnicity of employees and senior leadership of vendors of video content to both traditional medi

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MAY 29, 2022

In addition to NFT Sweepstakes and NFT fantasy sports contest-like games, companies are developing various gamified NFT collections or "NFT videogames.

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JURIST

MAY 29, 2022

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a law student in Kabul reports on the latest Taliban restriction of Afghan women’s rights and freedoms. 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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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

On May 19, 2022, the Brazilian Federal Government published Decree No. 11,075/2022 ("Decree"), which establishes the National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction System ("Sinare").

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JonathanTurley

MAY 29, 2022

University of Pennsylvania professor Anthea Butler is at the center of another controversy after going on Twitter to suggest that the delay in rescuing the children in the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas was due to racism. She asked if the police “didn’t give a damn” about the children because they were “predominantly brown kids.” While she later deleted the Tweet, Professor Butler has a long history of offensive racial statements.

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept premium processing requests on a rolling basis for certain immigrant petitions.

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MAY 29, 2022

We recently discussed how President Joe Biden has not only repeated false statements about the history of the Second Amendment, but has failed to acknowledge the limits imposed by the Second Amendment in calling for a crackdown on “assault weapons.” He recently has not, however, called specifically for a ban, which would run into serious constitutional challenges.

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

In a ruling with important implications for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB), the Ninth Circuit has revived the CFPB's claims for substantial civil penalties and restitution in a lawsuit that was first filed some seven years ago.

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MAY 29, 2022

“After latest mass shooting, is the supreme court poised to expand gun rights? Trump’s presidency saw three new rightwing judges, each backed by the powerful gun lobby movement.” Oliver Laughland of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

In addition to announcing a new COPPA policy statement and related "crackdown" on children's privacy issues (discussed here) in its most recent open meeting, the FTC also proposed changes.

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JURIST

MAY 29, 2022

A US federal judge Friday dismissed former US President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James to stop an investigation of his business practices. The case is in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York. Trump sued James last year, arguing that the civil investigation into his real estate business was based on political bias against him.

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security that the formal requirements for an expert report, as set out in CPR 35.10, Practice Direction 35 and the Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil Claims.

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

This blog aims to establish that Shari'a Law which is recognized by Arab countries as a primary source for various legislations does acknowledge the existence of IPR of persons and aims to protect them.

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

Reuters reports that an April 12, 2022, decision by Judge Ernest Robles of the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, "highlights what appears to be a substantial drafting error" in Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code.

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio House Bill 81 on June 16, 2021, codifying a significant change regarding eligibility for temporary total disability benefits (TTD) under Ohio Revised Code §4123.56(F).

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

On April 26, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a multi-year Business Plan setting out the OSC's priorities and core strategy for the fiscal years ending in 2023-2025.

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Mondaq

MAY 29, 2022

Montgomery County, Maryland, signed Bill 16-21 into law on May 2, 2022, as an amendment to the County's Building Energy Use Benchmarking Law (Benchmarking Law).

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