JURIST
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Law students from the University of Ottawa are filing dispatches for JURIST on the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Canada’s capital that has paralyzed the city for over a week and has now spread elsewhere across the country. Here, 2L Brad Henderson assesses the problematic impact of the protest wave on recent provincial and federal public health pronouncements.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
“Who Can Throw Madison Cawthorn Out? Only his constituents or two-thirds of the House. A state election-board action would be unconstitutional.” Law professor Derek T. Muller will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
In a joint statement released Saturday, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japan Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and South Korea Foreign Minister Eui-yong Chung commented on a range of international affairs, including North Korea’s recent ballistic missile test. The statement follows a joint meeting in Honolulu which sought “to reaffirm the critical importance of strong US-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation.” Earlier this month, North Korea provoked an international upr
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
“U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit by family of man who died in Metro station and wasn’t found for 4 days”: Spencer S. Hsu and Justin George of The Washington Post have this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued Friday.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday struck down a law prohibiting speech that encouraged undocumented immigrants to “enter or reside” in the US. The court held that the law was an unconstitutional infringement on the freedom of speech. The Ninth Circuit found that 8 USC § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) , barring the encouragement of unlawful immigration, was overbroad and swept in a substantial amount of speech otherwise protected by the First Amendment.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Tunisia President Kais Saied on Sunday issued a decree replacing the country’s judicial independence watchdog with his own council and giving himself near-unilateral power over the appointment and dismissal of judges. Protests followed shortly after as citizens denounced Saied’s most recent step toward authoritarianism. In July, Saied dismissed the sitting prime minister and suspended parliament, citing corruption of the political class.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
“Recovering from a stroke, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan says he’ll return within weeks to vote on Supreme Court pick”: Christina Wilkie of CNBC has this report.
Broadcast Law Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 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. Global Music Rights (GMR) and the Radio Music Licensing Committee (RMLC) announced that enough broadcasters had agreed to GMR licensing terms to make the negotiated settlement between these groups effective.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
“Graham becomes early player to watch in Supreme Court drama”: Kevin Freking and Mary Clare Jalonick of The Associated Press have this report.
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Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
On Monday, February 7, 2022, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, and Todd Young, R-Indiana, introduced the Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act, which if passed.
At the Lectern
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Justice Marin Jenkins will be featured in a University of San Francisco event this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. “honoring the history and experiences of Black Catholics.” Justice Jenkins and USF Trustee Timothy Alan Simon “will engage in a fireside conversation on faith, justice, and community.” USF Trustee Naomi Kelly will moderate.
Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
On January 21, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly issued a rare advisory opinion, applying the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to a unique factual scenario
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
We previously discussed the ABC poll showing that 76 percent of Americans opposed President Joe Biden’s pledge only to consider black women for the seat being vacated by Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court. The pledge was unnecessary as it was unprecedented as a categorical exclusion of any candidates on the basis of their race and gender.
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Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
On January 18, 2022, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill No. 3950.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Law students from the University of Ottawa are filing dispatches for JURIST on the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Canada’s capital that has paralyzed the city for over a week. Here, 3L Andrew Warkentin reports. He and 1L Mélanie Cantin went into the protest zone in downtown Ottawa Saturday to talk to protesters. Despite an extreme cold warning in force for the Ottawa area, anti-mandate protesters with the “Freedom Convoy” remained in place Saturday.
Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
In 2019, Joshua Jarrett of Nashville engaged in a small-scale virtual currency staking enterprise using a home computer.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Myanmar’s military junta Saturday pardoned more than 800 prisoners on Myanmar’s 75th Union Day, a day which marks the country’s independence from British rule. State news agency Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM) reported that the State Administration Council Chairman has withdrawn criminal proceedings against Arakan Army members and 46 subordinates in accordance with Section 419 of Myanmar’s constitution.
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Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
This article explains the WHS duties and offences in the workplace and outlines a recent case example in NSW.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
“Donald Trump Promised He Wouldn’t Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court; It may be forgotten, but he vowed as much; So those getting an ulcer over Biden’s pledge should reflect on that”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.
Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 9, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom enacted the 2022 iteration of California's COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave law. The new law will be effective Saturday February 19, 2022.
Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
In a seismic change to its evidentiary jurisprudence, New York recently enacted legislation that significantly broadens the admissibility of statements made by a party's agent or employee.
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Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
O "Brasília em Pauta" é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF).
Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
If you're among the over 40% of U.S. consumers who vowed to change how you eat in the new year, fitting into pants that don't have elastic waistbands may be one of numerous motivators.
Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
J.E.A. v V.J.A, 2022 BCSC 171 is the most recent of a series of decisions grappling with the issue of what standard of review applies to the appeal of arbitral decisions.
Mondaq
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that FAR 52.212-4(l), the Termination for Convenience clause used in commercial items contracts.
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