JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

Associate Judge Rodney S. Forbes Friday ruled that the Illinois statewide ban on the sale and manufacturing of assault rifles is unconstitutional under the Illinois Constitution. The case is in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Macon County. In Rodney’s two-page final judgment, the court ruled that the ban’s exceptions to the prohibitions of assault rifles and large capacity ammunition feeding devices violate the equal protection clause of article I, section 2 of the Il

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MARCH 5, 2023

“Judicial Notice (03.04.23): Sometimes You Just Need A Gavel; A federal judge under investigation, more Biglaw layoffs, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (03.04.23): Sometimes You Just Need A Gavel; A federal judge under investigation, more Biglaw layoffs, and other legal news from the week that was.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

UN member states Saturday agreed to a legally-binding high seas treaty after nearly 20 years of talks. The high seas treaty aims to protect 30 percent of seas by 2030 (a target known as “30 by 30”). At present very little of the high seas are subject to any protection with pollution and overfishing posing a growing threat. For the first time, UN member states have agreed the basis for a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas—although the full text is yet to be releas

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MARCH 5, 2023

“The Supreme Court May Force Us to Rethink 500 Years of Art; A copyright case about Warhol’s work could change the future of Western art — and, in a sense, its history, too”: Blake Gopnik has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. The post “The Supreme Court May Force Us to Rethink 500 Years of Art; A copyright case about Warhol’s work could change the future of Western art — and, in a sense, its history, too” appeared first o

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission Friday approved a report on “deputy gangs” in the department and adopted the report’s recommendations to eradicate the gangs. The report documents “overwhelming evidence” demonstrating that the gangs still exist and engage in harmful activities within the department.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

Pakistani police Sunday attempted to execute an arrest warrant for Imran Khan following his failure to attend court on charges of “receiving prohibited funds.” Police attempted to arrest Khan at his home in Lahore but were told the former Prime Minister was “not present in the residence.” In October 2022, Khan was found guilty by the Election Commission of Pakistan of illegally retaining and selling state gifts from foreign dignitaries.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 5, 2023

There were more homicides in the U.S. in 2021 than in the previous 20 years, according to an article in The Washington Post by 2 prominent professors of criminology, Dr. Aaron Chalfin and Dr. John MacDonald. Their article explored causes for the deadly spike in deaths. But the authors concluded those causes will “likely remain poorly understood for years to come.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez Saturday announced new equality legislation that will require equal representation between men and women in decision-making spaces within politics and business. This equality law would make Spain one of the only European countries with a statutory gender quota system. Sánchez supports this progressive approach, noting that Spain is putting itself “at the forefront of feminism in Europe.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 5, 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. FCC Commissioner Simington issued a statement supporting a recent letter from former FEMA leaders to the Department of Transportation highlighting AM radio’s importance for public safety.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) Sunday reported a massive fire in the Balukhali refugee camp. The camp, located in southeast Bangladesh, is home to tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees. UNHCR officials reported an estimated 2,0000 shelters and 90 hospitals, schools and other essential structures destroyed. Nearly 12,000 people lost everything in the fire.

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MARCH 5, 2023

by Dennis Crouch I’ve become somewhat callous toward patent eligibility jurisprudence and so was surprised when I read the Federal Circuit’s decision in ADASA Inc. v. Avery Dennison Corp. , 55 F.4th 900 (Fed. Cir. Dec 16, 2022). The case concluded that constructively dividing a fixed-length binary number into different sub-portions was not an abstract idea.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

US Attorney General Merrick Garland Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the seven-member Joint Investigative Team (JIT) investigating Russian war crimes during a surprise visit to Ukraine Garland said he had made the trip on the invitation of Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin to join international partners at the United for Justice Conference.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2023

By Sara W. Koblitz — FDA uses its Product Specific Guidance documents (“PSGs”) to provide recommendations as to the bioequivalence testing necessary for approval of a generic drug. As the Office of Generic Drugs (“OGD”) has stated, “ [t]he clarity and transparency provided by PSGs help streamline generic drug product development, promote timely approval of Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) submissions and increased drug competition, improving patient access to high quality and affordable

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MARCH 5, 2023

HEY, MOTHER TRUCKER! When its tow-truck license wasn’t renewed by City of New York, Runway Towing Corp. filed a special proceeding [pursuant to CPLR Article 78] with the New York County State Supreme Court to have that determination reviewed and vacated. And when a judge found in the company’s favor (and directed that the licensing issue be reconsidered), an appeal to the Appellate Division, First Department, followed.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 5, 2023

The Centre for Private International Law is organising an online research seminar on Beyond the Civil – Common Law Divide: Islamic Shari’a Principles in Shari’a Based International Arbitration Disputes on 14 March 2023, 14:00 – 15:30 UK time. With the global growth in the Islamic finance industry, the conclusion of Islamic finance transactions, and the offering of Islamic finance products in non-Islamic states across the globe, intricate legal questions and applicable law

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MARCH 5, 2023

LAST CHANCE TO VISIT THE BEACH HOUSE! Jo Harper’s “exquisitely crafted” drama, THE BEACH HOUSE, which is playing at the PARK THEATRE (London) will close on Saturday, March 11, 2023. ▫️ This your final chance to catch this compelling new work, which was directed by Bethany Pitts, and stars Gemma Barnett, Kathryn Bond, and Gemma Lawrence. ▫️ Here are just of a few of the many accolades the production has received: ▫️ “Harper views motherhood from three different angles.R

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 5, 2023

Reviewing Sanctions in Arbitration: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Private International Law Analysis by Naimeh Masumy, [nmasumy@gmail.com] The growing role of arbitration as a peaceful means for resolving investment, commercial and inter-state disputes is now impacted by an increasing number of sanction regimes borne out of the recent geopolitical conflicts.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 5, 2023

The Streets Pub and Grub in Sacramento, California this week issued an apology right out of the Cultural Revolution — denouncing itself for yielding to the temptations of a capitalist TERF and promising to reform. The sin of the pub? It allowed footage from “Harry Potter” video game “Hogwarts Legacy” to be shown during work hours.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

In a press release by US Vice President Kamala Harris Sunday outlined the importance of voting rights on the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, as President Biden is set to visit the town. In the statement, Harris outlined the importance behind this historic event, where 600 individuals took part in a peaceful march to secure the right to vote.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 5, 2023

Nina Jankowicz is back. After a public outcry forced the Biden Administration to kill its infamous Disinformation Government Board, Jankowicz became famous or infamous as the head of the board. She became an instant Internet sensation due to a musical number in which she sang “You can just call me the Mary Poppins of disinformation” in a TikTok parody of the song “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

A Cambodian court Friday sentenced leading opposition figure Kem Sokha to 27 years in prison for treason. Sokha was accused of developing a “secret plan” in cooperation with foreign organizations to overthrow Hun Sen’s government and was previously arrested in 2017 during a midnight raid involving hundreds of security personnel. The accusations against him have been constantly refuted by him.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

Former US President Donald Trump Friday asked a federal court to block former Vice President Mike Pence from speaking to a grand jury about certain matters covered by executive privilege as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss. The Department of Justice (DOJ) had previously asked a judge to compel Pence to give evidence in front of the grand jury.

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