JURIST

MAY 20, 2023

The former supervisor of an infamous Bosnian prison camp during the Balkan Wars of the 1990s was arrested in the Boston area this week on charges of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship by making false claims of persecution. Kemal Mrndzic, now a resident of the Boston suburb of Swampscott, is accused by US prosecutors of having posed as a victim after the war, despite his alleged involvement in numerous atrocities carried out at the Celebici prison camp under his guidance.

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HowAppealing

MAY 20, 2023

“Warhol Against the Supreme Court and Beyond”: Jerry Saltz has this post at the “Vulture” blog of New York magazine. The post “Warhol Against the Supreme Court and Beyond” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MAY 20, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement Saturday claiming that Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests of over 4,000 people, including opposition party members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) , in the wake of protests over the detention of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. This statement has been corroborated by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Khan himself, who have condemned the crackdown.

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MAY 20, 2023

“Republicans deploy new playbook for abortion bans, citing political backlash; GOP lawmakers in North Carolina and Nebraska are casting new 12-week bans as ‘mainstream,’ while Democrats say they are ‘cruel and extreme'”: Rachel Roubein, Caroline Kitchener, and Colby Itkowitz of The Washington Post have this report. The post “Republicans deploy new playbook for abortion bans, citing political backlash; GOP lawmakers in North Carolina and Nebraska are casting ne

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JURIST

MAY 20, 2023

An Australian police force is launching an internal investigation after police officers tasered a 95-year-old woman at an elderly care facility. In a statement released last week, the New South Wales Police Force confirmed that “[a] critical incident investigation has been launched after an elderly woman sustained injuries during an interaction with police at an aged care facility in the state’s south today.” Clare Nowland was taken to hospital in critical condition on Wednesday afte

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JURIST

MAY 20, 2023

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) West and Central Africa released a series of reports Saturday revealing a complex trafficking web across the Sahel region of Africa as part of its Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment (TOCTA) Sahel project. The reports show the efforts of organized crime throughout the Sahel to smuggle firearms , medical products , fuel and migrants.

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HowAppealing

MAY 20, 2023

“New book ‘Shadow Docket’ explores Supreme Court’s growing influence on American law”: This video segment appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of PBS NewsHour. The post “New book ‘Shadow Docket’ explores Supreme Court’s growing influence on American law” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MAY 20, 2023

The UN is set to sanction Australia for failing to meet its international human rights obligations. On Saturday, in an exclusive interview with The Saturday Paper, vice-chair of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT), Aisha Shujune Muhammad, said that Australia has failed to implement the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT).

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HowAppealing

MAY 20, 2023

“A 95-Year-Old Federal Judge Is Suing to Avoid Taking a Cognitive Test”: Aliza Shatzman has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “A 95-Year-Old Federal Judge Is Suing to Avoid Taking a Cognitive Test” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 20, 2023

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On May 17, the AM For Every Vehicle Act was introduced in both the US Senate and the House of Representatives, proposing to mandate that carmakers include AM radio, as a standard feature, in all cars sold in the United States.

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MAY 20, 2023

“Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students ‘Survivor’ offers helpful lessons”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report. The post “Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students ‘Survivor’ offers helpful lessons” appeared first on How Appealing.

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LLRX

MAY 20, 2023

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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HowAppealing

MAY 20, 2023

“Federal court rules Alabama cannot execute Joseph Smith due to his mental disability”: Hadley Hitson of The Montgomery Advertiser has this report on a unanimous per curiam opinion that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday. The post “Federal court rules Alabama cannot execute Joseph Smith due to his mental disability” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 20, 2023

The Belgian Court of Cassation found in a judgment of 10 March 2023 (in Dutch) that the Brussels Court of Appeal was wrong to refuse the granting of a cautio iudicatum solvi against a US company, with principal seat in Colorado. As previously reported, the cautio iudicatum solvi as stated in the Belgian Code of Civil Procedure (or Judicial Code), Article 851 was declared unconstitutional by the Belgian Constitutional Court in 2018.

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MAY 20, 2023

“Against Incommensurability in the Prop 12 Case and Beyond”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.” And at Justia’s Verdict, Dorf has a related essay titled “ SCOTUS Endorses Animal Welfare.” The post “Against Incommensurability in the Prop 12 Case and Beyond” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MAY 20, 2023

Share This Story! Can I Record My Spouse or Co-Parent for Court? O n television, we often see cellphone videos or recordings being used in trials. That leads many people to believe that a recording may help their parenting or divorce case in court. However, in New Hampshire it is illegal to record someone without their consent when they had a reasonable expectation that the conversation would be private.

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MAY 20, 2023

“Will Supreme Court duck latest foie gras fight? Why farmers claim California ban crosses a line.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report. The post “Will Supreme Court duck latest foie gras fight? Why farmers claim California ban crosses a line.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MAY 20, 2023

We recently discussed the controversy involving a University of Pittsburgh anthropology professor who declared that you cannot tell the gender of an individual from their bones. Now the editor-in-chief of Scientific American Laura Helmuth is under fire for claiming that birds have four sexes. On May 17, Helmuth tweeted a statement with a 2017 article in Audubon Notebook stating “White-throated sparrows have four chromosomally distinct sexes that pair up in fascinating ways.

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MAY 20, 2023

“Why the Supreme Court Is Blind to Its Own Corruption”: Randall D. Eliason has this guest essay online at The New York Times. The post “Why the Supreme Court Is Blind to Its Own Corruption” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MAY 20, 2023

AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BY SOPHISTICATED PARTIES WASN'T "UNJUST" When a commercial tenant failed to make a final payment required by a stipulation of settlement resolving a nonpayment proceeding, the landlord served a notice of default. After the tenant failed to cure within the delineated five-day period, the New York County Civil Court eventually granted the landlord’s motion to proceed with an eviction.

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MAY 20, 2023

“Ginni Thomas: the Supreme Court justice’s wife caught up in payments scandal; Conservative firebrand faces questions about her own business dealings.” Courtney Weaver of Financial Times has this report. The post “Ginni Thomas: the Supreme Court justice’s wife caught up in payments scandal; Conservative firebrand faces questions about her own business dealings.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MAY 20, 2023

Today, I have the pleasure of returning to the University of Chicago for a talk on law and politics. I will be joined by Larry Krasner, Philadelphia District Attorney. It is all part of the alumni events at UChicago, my alma mater. Both Krasner and I were graduates of the 1983 class as were figures like commentator and columnist David Brooks. This weekend has been a wonderful opportunity not only to spend time with my soon-to-be 96-year-old mother on the Northside but to return to my alma mater

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