JURIST

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister, stated on Friday it was “ completely reasonable ” for the UK government to scrutinize and potentially block a transgender bill passed in Scotland. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) bill, passed on Thursday , reduces the minimum age in Scotland for legally changing one’s gender from 18 to 16. Additionally, the bill removed the previous requirement of evidence of some gender dysmorphia from a medical professional.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 24, 2022

“Clarence and Ginni Thomas Are The New Republic ‘s 2022 Scoundrels of the Year; The Supreme Court justice and his right-wing activist wife are working hand in hand to destroy American democracy”: Michael Tomasky has this essay online at The New Republic. The post “Clarence and Ginni Thomas Are The New Republic’s 2’22 Scoundrels of the Year; The Supreme Court justice and his right-wing activist wife are working hand in hand to destroy American democracy” appear

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JURIST

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday announced it will change label information on emergency contraceptive Plan B One Step to accurately reflect that the drug is not an abortifacient. Based on updated clinical data, the FDA determined: Plan B One-Step will not work if a person is already pregnant, meaning it will not affect an existing pregnancy.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 24, 2022

“In States Where Abortion Is Legal, Some Cities Look to Restrict Access; Local measures highlight complexity of abortion access in states after Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade”: Jennifer Calfas of The Wall Street Journal has this report. The post “In States Where Abortion Is Legal, Some Cities Look to Restrict Access; Local measures highlight complexity of abortion access in states after Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The upper chamber of the Belarusian parliament Wednesday passed amendments to a citizenship law that could be used to target political opposition and critics in exile. Although it has not yet been endorsed by the President Alexander Lukashenko, the bill would allow him to strip Belarusians of their citizenship. Initially passed in 2002, the Law on Citizenship was previously amended in August 2021 to allow authorities to strip certain naturalised Belarusian criminals of their citizenship.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Taliban Saturday ordered domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to cease employment of female staff members. In an order provided to JURIST by an Afghanistan source, Taliban Minister of Economy Qari Din Mohammad Hanif said “serious complaints have been received regarding female employees’ incompliance with the Islamic hijab and other relevant laws and guidelines” by NGO employees.

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LLRX

DECEMBER 24, 2022

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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Patently O

DECEMBER 24, 2022

by Chris Holman. A branded drug manufacturer can sometimes extend its exclusive right to market a drug by patenting a method of using the drug and successfully suing a potential generic competitor for infringement based on the premise that an instruction or warning appearing on the generic product’s label will induce doctors and/or patients to infringe the patent.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

DECEMBER 24, 2022

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS In a federal court complaint, filed back on April 27, 2020, Svetlana Sholopa sued Turkish Airlines for the latter’s failure “to provide full refunds to customers whose flights were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19.” [ Complaint , paragraph 1.] While on April 3, 2020, the US Department of Transportation had issued an “Enforcement Notice,” advising domestic and international carriers that they were required to provide

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 24, 2022

This week, the arrest of British Catholic woman for ‘praying’ outside an abortion clinic has attracted international attention. However, the jailing of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, director of anti-abortion group March for Life UK, is neither surprising nor particularly rare as a denial of free speech in Great Britain. While this form of “protest” is uncommon as the basis for an arrest, free speech has been in a free fall in the UK for years.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

DECEMBER 24, 2022

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS In a federal court complaint, filed back on April 27, 2020, Svetlana Sholopa sued Turkish Airlines for the latter’s failure “to provide full refunds to customers whose flights were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19.” [ Complaint , paragraph 1.] While on April 3, 2020, the US Department of Transportation had issued an “Enforcement Notice,” advising domestic and international carriers that they were required to provide

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