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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Owning a laptop computer and Instagram account might help combat boredom—but doesn’t necessarily translate to technical proficiency in a legal setting. Digital native doesn’t always mean tech-savvy. In fact, the assumption itself is somewhat false. Sure, younger generations are practically born with a mobile device in their hand. They are constantly “caught up” in the goings-on of their entire high school class; they can rattle off no fewer than five relevant hashtags for any given topic; they c

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills on Tuesday to ease the state’s housing shortage. These bills, combined with four signed earlier in September, form a 31-bill housing agenda to address housing costs, homelessness, and climate change. Newsom’s administration has already attempted to tackle these issues, even investing $22 billion to create more than 84,000 affordable homes, “including over 44,000 new housing units and treatment beds for people exiting hom

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Federal Rule of Evidence 605 provides that The presiding judge may not testify as a witness at the trial. A party need not object to preserve the issue. Rule 605 covers not only literal testimony but also the functional equivalent.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

On Wednesday, Qualcomm, a widely-used cell phone chip manufacturer, won its bid to decertify an antitrust class against it. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that the trial court in the District of Northern California erred in certifying the class and remanded the case to reconsider certification of the class and to examine the case under FTC v.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Annie E. Casey Foundation reports that in communities within Atlanta and Milwaukee where Cure Violence , an international gun violence-prevention model was implemented, shootings fell by as much as 73 percent , the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) reports. . The foundation’s recently released report, “Improving Community Safety Through Public Health Strategies: Lessons from Atlanta and Milwaukee,” spotlights Cure Violence approaches underway in the two cities. .

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When I was in high school, my father was robbed and beaten, leaving him with a traumatic brain injury that changed all of our lives. While he struggled to regain his physical ability to talk, walk and heal from his injuries, we all struggled economically and emotionally as we cared for him. We got no support from a system that is supposed to serve victims and survivors of crime.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Parliament of New Zealand passed Thursday the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill , which criminalizes the planning of a terrorist attack and grants enforcement agencies increased powers to deal with terrorist activities. The government introduced the bill in the Parliament in April 2021 as its first step towards implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission following the Christchurch mosques terror attack.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Every Supreme Court term has important decisions that change the law and affect people’s lives, but some years are blockbusters in the number of high-profile,…

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The US District Court for the District of Arizona on Tuesday blocked provisions of a restrictive Arizona abortion bill from taking effect. The Arizona legislature enacted SB 1457 in April 2021. The section of the bill at issue recognizes the “rights, privileges and immunities” of unborn children “at every stage of development” and bans abortions sought solely because of a fetus’ genetic abnormality.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The ABA is offering a new opportunity to members who want to help immigrants who have fled Haiti because of ongoing political strife and devastating…

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Jared Ramos, the man accused of killing 5 people at the offices of the Maryland Capital Gazette in 2018 was sentenced Tuesday to 5 life sentences without parole, plus 345 years. The sentencing follows Ramos’ criminal conviction by a jury for the attack earlier this year. Ramos originally pleaded guilty but claimed insanity. This plea was soon after dismissed by the court.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“Alito Responds to Critics of the Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’; In a speech at Notre Dame, the justice addressed recent emergency rulings on abortion, asylum and evictions, saying they followed longstanding procedures”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes and Mike Berardino of The Washington Post report that “ Alito defends letting Texas abortion law take effect, says Supreme Court critics want to intimidate justices.” Jef

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

India Staff Correspondent Sambhav Sharma, a final year law student at Amity Law School, offers his perspective on recent high-profile criticisms of India’s Public Interest Litigation (PIL) system. He files this for JURIST from New Delhi. India’s Jammu & Kashmir High Court recently dismissed with costs a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition supposedly being filed in the name of public good, remarking that PIL is not a “pill for every ill” , flagging concerns over repeated misuse of

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“Do Eviction Moratoriums Violate the Contract Clause? Reviving the original meaning of the Contract Clause would create a steadier and more prosperous polity in the long run.” John O. McGinnis has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Supreme Court of Belarus will hold a hearing on Thursday regarding a lawsuit filed by the Belarusian Justice Ministry to dissolve the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, according to Human Rights Watch. In the August 27 lawsuit, the country contends the Belarusian Helsinki Committee provided the ministry with inaccurate financial information. The committee is one of the country’s oldest independent human rights groups in the country.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“Judge David Stras Was Protested At Duke Law School; A student interrupted Judge Stras in the middle of his presentation about his grandparents experience in the Holocaust”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

US Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson ordered on Tuesday that former the former president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, be extradited to Peru. Toledo fled to the US after the Republic of Peru charged him with collusion and money laundering. The US also filed criminal charges against Toledo, accusing him of violating the Peruvian Criminal Code by influence peddling, colluding, and money laundering in Peru.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“Mississippi abortion clinic braces for Supreme Court showdown over Roe v. Wade; Jackson Women’s Health is on the front line of a battle over abortion rights”: Devin Dwyer, Jacqueline Yoo, and Bobby Gehlen of ABC News have this report.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Kerala High Court ruled Monday that the Kerala Government’s notification banning online rummy played for stakes is unconstitutional. The Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 deals with the prohibition and punishment of gambling in Kerala. While Section 14 exempts “any game of mere skill” from the provisions of the Act, Section 14A empowers the state government to exempt any game in which “the element of skill is more predominant than the element of chance.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“Supreme Court Will Consider Abortion, Guns, Religious Liberty Cases This Term”: You can access today’s new episode of “The NPR Politics Podcast,” featuring Ayesha Rascoe, Nina Totenberg, and Carrie Johnson, via this link.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled Tuesday that the city of Oakland, California, cannot sue Wells Fargo for violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) because the city did not adequately show proximate causation. The court’s decision reverses the prior decision of its three-judge panel. Oakland had claimed that Wells Fargo steered Black and Latino borrowers into riskier mortgages in violation of the FHA.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine says he won’t recuse himself from redistricting lawsuits involving his father, Gov. Mike DeWine”: Andrew J. Tobias of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Prosecco is probably the most famous Italian wine, a byword for sparkling good times and popping corks. But behind the fizz, Italy is in a major dispute over whether Croatia can sell a premium dessert wine by the name of prošek in stores across the EU. Prošek is made from white grapes grown mainly in the southern region of Dalmatia, using a traditional process that involves sun-drying them on straw mats before they are pressed.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“Supreme Court to Hear Ted Cruz’s Campaign Finance Challenge; The justices will also consider a dispute over whether Boston was entitled to turn down a private group’s request to raise a Christian flag in front of its City Hall”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Long-time U.S. Department of Justice official Daniel Kahn, who oversaw high-profile bribery cases against French energy company Alstom SA and Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht SA, is leaving government for the private sector defense firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, reports Reuters. As acting deputy assistant attorney general in the criminal division, Kahn led the criminal division’s fraud and appellate sections.

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