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OCTOBER 1, 2023

Columbia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal said Wednesday that at least 35,178 people have suffered sexual, gender and reproductive violence during Colombia’s armed conflict. The JEP was created under the 2016 Peace Accord, between the state and the now demobilized FARC , as the justice component of the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Justice Sotomayor’s lack of ‘respect’: Justices stew as high court opens new term.” Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has an article that begins, “Justice Sonia Sotomayor seems to have lost respect for her colleagues on the Supreme Court — literally. In several of her major dissenting opinions last term, Justice Sotomayor dropped the usual decorum, in which justices write that they ‘respectfully dissent,’ and instead flatly declared, ‘I dissent.’

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JURIST

OCTOBER 1, 2023

On Saturday, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit temporarily enjoined a venture capital fund’s contest that awards Black women-run businesses. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division. The 11th Circuit found that the plaintiff, American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER), demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits of its claim that the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest violates § 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Justice Alito’s First Amendment; He’s unusually willing to accept limits on outré speech — but on core political speech, he’s stronger than the ACLU”: James Taranto and David B. Rivkin Jr. will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Justice Alito’s First Amendment; He’s unusually willing to accept limits on outré speech — but on core political speech, he’s stronger than the ACLU” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore announced Friday that there would be no elections in the country until security concerns were addressed. Traore previously promised elections would be reinstated by 2024 to ensure democracy. Speaking on national television, the junta leader said elections were not a priority compared to the related security concerns.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

Police authorities in the Indian state of Manipur reported an incident on Thursday wherein a group of protestors attempted to storm and vandalize the residence of the state’s Chief Minister. Security forces responded with tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd, injuring ten people. The incident occurred during a curfew that was imposed on Wednesday.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“This Supreme Court Term’s Grimmest Cases Share One Thing in Common”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “This Supreme Court Term’s Grimmest Cases Share One Thing in Common” appeared first on How Appealing.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

Developing a podcast is not as simple as the first idea that comes to mind. There are many steps to get a podcast that is valuable and engaging for the audience, and fulfills the goals you as the show owner have for it. This is a general process we go through with new show production clients to develop a show that’s worthy of your time to make it and the listeners’ time to hear it.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Maritime Coverage Case About To Make Waves at Supreme Court. How should a federal court decide whether to enforce a choice-of-law provision? That’s the question at the heart of ‘Great Lakes Ins. v. Raiders Retreat Realty,’ a maritime coverage dispute that will be argued before the Supreme Court. However the court rules, the decision could have wide-ranging implications for insurance disputes — even those on land.” Jillian Raines and Alex Harris have this essay onli

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SCOCAblog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Overview In this conclusion to our series on the California Supreme Court’s recent performance we argue that the valid concerns some have raised about the court’s opinion output do not constitute a crisis. Annual decision tallies are just one performance metric that decreases in significance when considered with other factors. Comparing the decades 2000–10 with 2010–21, in the later period there were fewer petitions for review, more vacancies, more new justices without prior judicial service, a

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“The Supreme Court’s First Case Is a Brutal Grammatical Test”: Law professor Aaron Tang has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “The Supreme Court’s First Case Is a Brutal Grammatical Test” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The question of the accession (or reluctance to accede) of Muslim countries to the 1980 HCCH Convention has attracted the interest of scholars from Muslim countries and abroad. Scholars who have addressed this issue have come to different (sometimes contradictory) conclusions, especially when it comes to the influence of classical Islamic rules and principles on the attitudes and policies of Muslim states.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Mandatory minimums, payday lending, and voting rights in first session of Supreme Court term”: Amy Howe has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” The post “Mandatory minimums, payday lending, and voting rights in first session of Supreme Court term” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The Court of Appeal in Thailand rejected on Saturday the bail application of Arnon Nampa, a prominent leader of the Thai protest movement, according to a social media announcement from the Thai Lawyers Center for Human Rights (TLHR). Arnon Nampa was convicted under Thailand’s lèse-majesté law , which imposes strict penalties for defaming or insulting the monarchy.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“A Battered Supreme Court Returns to Confront a Challenging Docket; The justices will explore the scope of the Second Amendment, the fate of the administrative state and limits on free speech on the internet”: Adam Liptak and Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times have this report. The post “A Battered Supreme Court Returns to Confront a Challenging Docket; The justices will explore the scope of the Second Amendment, the fate of the administrative state and limits on free speech

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

Offensive lyrics in music played at the workplace can potentially contribute to a hostile work environment, especially if the lyrics contain explicit or discriminatory content that creates an uncomfortable or offensive atmosphere for employees and if this content is pervasive and severe enough to create a hostile atmosphere. A hostile work environment is a form of workplace harassment that violates anti-discrimination laws.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Gun rights. Herring fishermen. An ethics hangover. The Supreme Court gets back to work. Guns, social media, and thorny government regulations are all on the docket. Abortion — which some thought was a settled issue — also could make a return this term.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report. The post “Gun rights. Herring fishermen.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Law360 will be providing live coverage from the courthouse as former president Donald Trump goes on trial in the New York Attorney General's civil fraud case. Check back here for updates.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Supreme Court prepares for new term by looking back, with likely impact on 2024 elections; Supreme Court to examine gun rights, election redistricting, free speech and other hot-button topics”: Shannon Bream and Bill Mears of Fox News have this report. The post “Supreme Court prepares for new term by looking back, with likely impact on 2024 elections; Supreme Court to examine gun rights, election redistricting, free speech and other hot-button topics” appeared first on H

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Below is my column in The Messenger on my response to Steve Bannon and others who were upset that I testified this week that, while there is ample evidence to launch the impeachment inquiry into the conduct of President Joe Biden, I do not believe that the current evidence would support articles of impeachment. That is the purpose of the inquiry in establishing a full record for such articles of impeachment.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg joins bench of Supreme Court justices honored with postage stamp”: George Petras and Veronica Bravo of USA Today have this report. Earlier, Charles Snee of Linn’s Stamp News reported that “ National Portrait Gallery to host Oct. 2 debut of stamp for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” The post “Ruth Bader Ginsburg joins bench of Supreme Court justices honored with postage stamp” appeared first on How Appealing.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Supreme Court Preview: This Term, It Can Always Get Worse; With the liberals thoroughly outmatched, the upcoming term will not be a battle between right and left — it will be a battle between shades of extremism.” Ellie Mystal has this essay online at The Nation. The post “Supreme Court Preview: This Term, It Can Always Get Worse; With the liberals thoroughly outmatched, the upcoming term will not be a battle between right and left — it will be a battle between sha

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“We Don’t Talk About Leonard — The conservative legal movement in the United States is more powerful than ever; One largely unknown man has played a significant role in pushing the American judiciary to the right: Leonard Leo.” Andrea Bernstein, Andy Kroll, and Ilya Marritz of Pro Publica, together with WNYC’s “On the Media,” have created this new podcast miniseries.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Judicial Notice (09.30.23): Gender Trouble; Calling a woman judge ‘sweetheart,’ requiring judges to use preferred pronouns, ruling on trans youth healthcare, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (09.30.23): Gender Trouble; Calling a woman judge ‘sweetheart,’ requiring judges to use preferred pronouns, ruling on trans youth healthcare, and

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

“Trump’s war on federal agencies — fueled by his judges — reaches the Supreme Court; The conservative-majority Supreme Court already has three cases on its docket that seek to curb the power of federal agencies as its new term begins Monday”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report. The post “Trump’s war on federal agencies — fueled by his judges — reaches the Supreme Court; The conservative-majority Supreme Court already has three cases

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