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JANUARY 10, 2021

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched Friday an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third party cookies on Chrome and replace them with other tools and functionality to protect user privacy under its “ Privacy Sandbox ” project. Google announced the Privacy Sandbox project in August 2019, aimed at overcoming “cross-site tracking,” or companies collecting users’ browsing data by following them from one site to another and monetizi

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2021

As I noted in a prior blog post, New Jersey adopted the crime-fraud exception to the marital privilege in 2015. It contains an exception to the marital privilege in a criminal action or proceeding if the communication relates to an.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2021

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore, Pakistan sentenced Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, leader of the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), to five years in prison for terror financing on Friday. The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested Lakhvi on January 2, 2021 for running a medical dispensary to collect and disburse funds for terrorist activities.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“Is Your iPhone Passcode Off Limits to the Law? Supreme Court Ruling Sought; Petitioners including ACLU say passcodes are protected by the Fifth Amendment; prosecutors disagree.” Robert McMillan had this article in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to weigh in on a debate over a federal law that governs the Renewable Fuel Standard Program. In HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining , LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association , the court will examine whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its authority when it exempted three small oil refineries from obligations under the statute.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2021

Germany’s Federal Cabinet approved Wednesday a draft law that would see a quota introduced for the number of women on the executive boards of Germany’s largest companies. The law would require all stock exchange-listed companies with an executive board of three or more members to have at least one woman on that board. The new requirement would apply to over 70 companies, 31 of which currently have no women on their management boards.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“Pa. Commonwealth Court declares Marsy’s Law unconstitutional, referendum votes invalid”: Mick Stinelli of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report. And Mark Scolforo of The Associated Press reports that “ Split court tosses Pennsylvania victims’ rights amendment.” You can access Thursday’s 3-to-2 unpublished ruling of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 10, 2021

On Monday, the court will release additional orders from the Jan. 8 conference at 9:30 a.m. The justices will hear oral argument in Pham v. Guzman Chavez at 10 a.m. On Tuesday, the justices will hear oral argument in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski at 10 a.m. On Wednesday, the justices will hear oral argument in AMG Capital v. Federal Trade Commission at 10 a.m.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“Why one man’s Supreme Court case is uniting the ACLU with the Catholic Church; The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski on Tuesday”: Kelsey Dallas of Deseret News has this report.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc. (Supreme Court 2021). The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in this case involving the traditional doctrine of assignor estoppel. Question Presented by Minerva : The question is whether a defendant in a patent infringement action who assigned the patent, or is in privity with an assignor of the patent, may have a defense of invalidity heard on the merits.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“Alaska Supreme Court confirms Rep. Lance Pruitt’s 11-vote loss in Anchorage state House race”: James Brooks of The Anchorage Daily News has this report. Becky Bohrer of The Associated Press reports that “ Alaska Supreme Court rules against Pruitt election challenge.” And Rashah McChesney of Alaska Public Media reports that “ Alaska Supreme Court strikes down Rep.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

Privacy and security 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 security, often without our situational awareness.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“Garland’s Clerks, but Not His Rulings, End Up at the Supreme Court; Garland’s record as an appeals court judge — and earlier, as a high-ranking prosecutor at the U.S. Justice Department — will come into sharp focus as his nomination proceeds to the Senate Judiciary Committee in the coming weeks”: Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this report.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

Privacy and security 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 security, often without our situational awareness.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“US Supreme Court Takes Up More Than a Dozen New Cases”: Jack Rodgers, Erika Williams, and Andy Monserud of Courthouse News Service have this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2021

Corey Johnson, who is set to be executed by the federal government on January 14, filed Friday for a stay of execution with the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. His lawyers argue that his upcoming execution is unconstitutional because significant evidence of his intellectual disability was not considered at trial. In 1993, Johnson was convicted of several gang-related murders.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“Stephen Breyer gifted the chance for a liberal successor — when will he take it?” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2021

The State Council of the People’s Republic of China has approved rules established by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) to help Chinese companies and citizens uphold their legal trade rights in a foreign land. The rules will apply whenever a Chinese entity is prevented from exercising its trade or economic activities in a foreign land.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“Appeals court judges explain bail denial for Dan Markel murder suspect Katherine Magbanua”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report on an opinion that Florida’s First District Court of Appeal issued Thursday.

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LettersBlogatory

JANUARY 10, 2021

Anyone who thinks Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, etc. wanted to ban Donald Trump and other accounts promoting violent sedition from their platforms because these companies, among the largest in the world, are left-wing political partisans aimed at attacking conservatism is not seeing things straight. They have had years to ban him, and besides, having Mr.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“Incitement to Riot? What Trump Told Supporters Before Mob Stormed Capitol; Here is a closer look at what the president said at a rally of his supporters, which is a central focus of the impeachment case being prepared against him.” Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2021

With less than two weeks left in office, Donald Trump’s administration announced on Friday a new rule that narrows nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQIA individuals seeking services of health and welfare programs that are funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This rule narrows LGBTQIA non-discrimination protections that were previously in 45 CFR 75.300(c) which barred discrimination without merit based on factors such as age, disability, sex, race,

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JANUARY 10, 2021

“Democrats Are Pursuing the Wrong Impeachment Charges Against President Trump; It would be better to make a case around provable facts rather than a matter of judgment”: Law professor Clark D. Cunningham has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2021

Kentucky legislators passed Saturday two anti-abortion bills. Despite the ongoing pandemic, these bills were among the first to gain full support in the state legislature. House Bill 2 gives the state attorney general the power to hand down criminal and civil penalties for violations of state abortion laws. Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron has expressed his staunch stance against abortion in the past.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 10, 2021

Below is my column in the Hill on the riot at Congress and its implications for our country. As shown by the unfounded rush for a “snap impeachment,” we are experiencing a crisis of faith in this country — not only in our Constitution but ourselves. Pushing for a snap vote (and snap judgment) on these issues will only exacerbate our divisions.

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