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DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Abolitionist Law Center published a report Tuesday highlighting racial disparities in Pittsburgh policing. The report shows that in 2019, Black people accounted for 43.6 percent of traffic stops and 71.4 percent of all frisks, though Black people only account for 23.2 percent of the city’s population. The report also shows that Black people also accounted for 69 percent of people subject to warrantless search and seizures, and 63 percent of all arrests.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)(1) & (2) state the following: (1) Prohibited Uses. Evidence of any other crime, wrong, or act is not admissible to prove a person’s character in order to show that on a particular occasion the person.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Twitter Tuesday due to Twitter’s failure to timely report a breach of users’ private tweets between September 2017 and January 2019. Approximately 88,000 accounts were identified as having their tweets publicly available, despite the accounts being marked private. The €450,000 fine was calculated in accordance with EU precedent and is meant to be effective, proportionate and dissuasive to further breaches.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court granted review in three cases, two of which will be consolidated for purposes of oral argument.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted Monday to issue an order requiring nine major social media and video streaming companies to report on their use of consumer data. The order , issued pursuant to section 6(b) of the FTC Act , requests information pertaining to five subjects: 1) the collection of consumer data, 2) the use of data to inform targeted advertising, 3) the application of algorithms or data analytics to personal information, 4) the promotion of user engagement, and 5) the effe

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JURIST

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Michigan chapter (CAIR-MI) filed a lawsuit Monday against the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) for making Muslim and Moorish Science women remove their hijabs for mugshots. Photographs of the women without their hijabs are posted on MDOC’s public website. DOC ID cards also display the mugshots.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Pa. Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking to remove DA’s Office from handling Mumia Abu-Jamal’s appeals”: Julie Shaw of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. And Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports that “ Pa. Supreme Court rejects plea by murdered cop’s widow to oust Philly DA’s office from Mumia Abu-Jamal case.” Today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a per curiam order , two c

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The justices on Wednesday added three new cases , for a total of two hours of argument time, to their list of cases slated for oral argument this term. The announcement that the justices would tackle significant issues relating to antitrust protection for the National Collegiate Athletic Association and class-action lawsuits came just two days after the justices released their second set of orders from their private conference on Dec. 11.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“With a woman in prison for a stillbirth, California’s murder law is tested”: Alex Wigglesworth has this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 16, 2020

If you were hurt or your loved one has died due to someone else’s negligence, you must know some facts before issuing a personal injury lawsuit against the at-fault party. A case may result in a trial before a jury; but often, they don’t. This article explores the prerequisite knowledge that you must have before.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Patterson Belknap Launches New Podcast Exploring Legal Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP issued this news release yesterday. You can access the audio of the first three episodes of the podcast — titled “Notorious: The Legal Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg” — via this link.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 16, 2020

One of the most exciting aspects of legal tech is the acceleration of innovation, driven by cloud and development platforms. SaaS solutions built on public utility clouds have already delivered unprecedented performance and security to end users. The legal industry has seen game-changing applications built and delivered on top of existing SaaS platforms, often more quickly and at a fraction of the cost that would have been required to build from scratch.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Court-Packing, Term Limits, and More: The Debate over Reforming the Judiciary.” The Federalist Society hosted this virtual event today, and you can view the video on YouTube via this link.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

When you suspect a will has been forged and/or manipulated, you should challenge the will so that the properties and assets are rightfully distributed among the beneficiaries. .

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“University of San Diego appoints prominent Emory scholar dean of its law school; Robert Schapiro, an expert on the Supreme Court and federalism, will begin work in January”: Gary Robbins of The San Diego Union-Tribune has this report.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 16, 2020

An Iranian court sentenced British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady to nine years in jail on Sunday for “subversive” research work. Iran has arrested dozens of dual nationals in the past few years. Many rights activists and organizations, such as Human Rights Watch, have been critical of and reported on many of the arrests. Ahmady is an anthropologist and researcher whose research focuses on local culture, children, women and minority rights.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Covid restrictions on religious institutions were discriminatory. The Supreme Court did its job. Churches, synagogues and mosques didn’t ask to receive special treatment, only that they not be dismissed as less essential, and treated worse, than liquor stores.” Rabbi Avi Shafran has this essay online at NBC News.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Two different companies, Pfizer and Moderna, are the first to have developed approved vaccines to fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). When I stop to think about it, this really is an amazing scientific feat given the world has only been grappling with COVID-19 for just under a year. As I see it, everyone in your firm will soon need to decide whether to take one of these vaccines, which is a risk management decision.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Eventually, getting the COVID-19 vaccine could be required for many”: Liz Goodwin has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe discussing, among other things, the U.S. Supreme Court ‘s 1905 ruling in Jacobson v. Massachusetts.

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Patently O

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Guest Post by Prof. Ted Sichelman , University of San Diego School of Law. Many online services provide district court patent litigation dockets, documents, and associated patent numbers. However, none of these services offer comprehensive, hand-coded patent numbers and case types, plus full dockets and key documents (complaints, summary judgments, verdicts), downloadable in bulk at no charge and with no license restrictions.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Mass. Court Weighs Ban on Secret Recordings of Public Officials; Free speech groups argue that the Bay State’s law is out of step with national norms in an era where most people have a recording device in their pocket”: Philip Marcelo of NBC 10 in Boston had this report back in January 2020. Yesterday, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 16, 2020

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged state authorities in Colombia Tuesday to respond to heightened violence with concrete action and stronger protection. According to the UN Human Rights Office, 375 killings have been recorded in Colombia thus far in 2020. Of these killings, 255 people have died in 66 massacres, and 120 human rights defenders have been killed.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“N.C. residents’ lawsuit against CSX over flooding back on track — 4th Circuit”: Sebastien Malo of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Once you consult a lemon law attorney, you can build a strong case that will make things faster and be more lucrative when filing a lawsuit.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Court reverses order on pandemic restrictions at Nevada churches”: David Ferrara has this front page article in today’s edition of The Las Vegas Review-Journal. Scott Sonner of The Associated Press reports that “ Appeals court rules against Nevada cap on church attendance.” And Nicholas Iovino of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Ninth Circuit Blocks Covid Capacity Limits on Nevada Churches.” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S.

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