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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Well, it’s happened again: Generative AI has passed a critical test used to measure candidate’s fitness to be licensed as a lawyer. Back in March, OpenAI’s GPT-4 took the bar exam and passed with flying colors , scoring around the top 10% of test takers. Now, two of the leading large language models (LLMs) have passed a simulation of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), a test required in all but two U.S. jurisdictions to measure prospective lawyers

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Armenia officially became the 124th State Party to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday after Ambassador Mher Margaryan deposited Armenia’s accession documents in a ceremony held at the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, where Margaryan presented the instrument of ratification to the Director of the Treaty Section. This ceremony is the conclusion of the accession process which began in 2022 when the government approved a law on Rome Statute ratification and a declaration

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Casgevy, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, is now approved in the United Kingdom for treating the blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. It’s the first regulatory approval in the world for a CRISPR-based therapy.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules Wednesday to help prevent and eliminate discrimination of access to broadband services based on race, income, religion or national origin. Under the new rules, the FCC is able to regulate discriminatory policies and practices of companies to protect individual consumers by issuing fines and injunctions.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Share A divided Supreme Court on Thursday denied Florida’s request to allow it to temporarily enforce a law that makes it a misdemeanor to allow children at drag performances. The brief unsigned order means that the state cannot apply the law anywhere in the state while a Florida restaurant’s challenge to the law continues. Three justices – Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch – indicated that they would have granted the state’s application, but they did not provide any explanation fo

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

While Taylor Swift was not the first to use this strategy to assert her artistic independence, the labels are committed to making sure she is the last. The post Musicians Will Never Re-Record Their Catalogs Again … Like Ever appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change Ian Fry called for the disbandment of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), which he called a “counter-insurgency force” within the Philippines. In a press conference that was held after his ten-day trip to the Philippines, Fry stated that the NTF-ELCAC was a group that “operated with impunity” and that an independent investigati

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Move over, hard sciences, because the new design patent bar is making way for lawyers with art backgrounds. The post New Design Patent Bar Welcomes More Creative Lawyers To The IP World appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed last week a lower court’s finding that redistricting efforts by Texas’ Galveston County constituted racial gerrymandering , but raised concerns over whether the legal precedent underlying the decision complied with the legislative intent of the US Voting Rights Act (VRA). Between 1991 and 2021, Galveston County had four voting districts, one of which had majority-minority status given that its combined Black and Hispanic populati

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“Amazon resellers ask Supreme Court to clarify where online businesses can be sued”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. You can access the petition for writ of certiorari at this link. The post “Amazon resellers ask Supreme Court to clarify where online businesses can be sued” appeared first on How Appealing.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The UK Independent Office for Police Conduct announced Thursday that Eight Metropolitan police officers (five active and three former) are being investigated for gross misconduct, in the latest step of the investigation into the police’s handling of a series of murders committed by Stephen Port between 2014 and 2015 against LGBTQIA+ people. There has been a series of investigations into the handling of the Port case since the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) voluntarily referred concerns

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“Conservative Supreme Court could deny Floridians a say on abortion rights”: Skyler Swisher of The Orlando Sentinel has this report. The post “Conservative Supreme Court could deny Floridians a say on abortion rights” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Kenyan lawmakers on Thursday endorsed a request to deploy over 1000 police officers to Haiti. The decision , shown in a televised broadcast from parliament, resulted from the presentation of a motion by parliament’s Committee on Administration and Internal Security. The motion endorsed the government’s request to dispatch security officers as a response to the escalating violence in Haiti.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“The rise of ‘Meghann Thee Reporter,’ the internet’s favorite court insider; Covering the trials of hip-hop celebs made Meghann Cuniff a star on social media; Now, she’s translating legalese for the masses”: Anne Branigin of The Washington Post has this report. The post “The rise of ‘Meghann Thee Reporter,’ the internet’s favorite court insider; Covering the trials of hip-hop celebs made Meghann Cuniff a star on social media; Now, she’s translating legalese for the masses”

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Vietnamese authorities arrested Luu Binh Nhuong, a prominent parliamentary official, on Tuesday for suspected involvement in an extortion scheme. The Police Investigation Agency of Thai Binh Province disclosed that Nhuong is under investigation for the alleged crime of taking property under Article 170 of the Penal Code of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“Alberto Gonzales as Supreme Court Candidate; My unusual assignment in George W. Bush’s administration”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site. The post “Alberto Gonzales as Supreme Court Candidate; My unusual assignment in George W. Bush’s administration” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Tuesday saying that Israel is executing repeated and unlawful attacks on healthcare facilities, personnel and transport and that these attacks should be investigated as war crimes. HRW also expressed concern about Israel cutting off access to electricity, water and humanitarian aid, saying the country’s actions were “ further destroying Gaza’s healthcare system.” The report urges Israel to end these attacks and calls on the Independ

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“Appeals court mulls reviving Felicia Sonmez’s lawsuit against Washington Post; The former Post journalist claims she was banned from #MeToo reporting because she’d experienced sexual assault”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report. The post “Appeals court mulls reviving Felicia Sonmez’s lawsuit against Washington Post; The former Post journalist claims she was banned from #MeToo reporting because she’d experienced sexual assault” appeared first on How Appealing.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The European Union reached an agreement on landmark rules to curb methane emissions across major industries on Wednesday, delivering a major boost to the EU’s pioneering Green Deal climate strategy. The proposal was initially tabled by the European Commission last December as a central part of the EU’s methane strategy and 2030 climate plan.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“Passing the Oral Argument Torch”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog. The post “Passing the Oral Argument Torch” appeared first on How Appealing.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised emergency legislation and a new treaty with Rwanda Wednesday to ensure his flagship asylum policy of sending UK asylum-seekers to Rwanda is not blocked again after the Supreme Court ruled it unlawful Tuesday. In a thread on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Sunak said he was “taking the extraordinary step of introducing emergency legislation to confirm Rwanda is safe…I am prepared to change our laws and revisit those internation

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“Adelson flight to Vietnam lets state argue ‘consciousness of guilt’ in Markel murder”: Tim Jansen has this legal analysis online at The Tallahassee Democrat. The post “Adelson flight to Vietnam lets state argue ‘consciousness of guilt’ in Markel murder” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Wednesday at 7 pm, MPs in the House of Commons voted on “Amendment H” tabled by the Scottish National Party to the traditional motion on the King’s Speech. This amendment called on the government to “join with the international community in urgently pressing all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire” between Israel and Gaza.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Florida lost the battle of the experts and its pockets are lighter for it. The post Florida’s First Loss Was From The Teachers. The Second Was From The Attorney’s Fees appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The California federal judge overseeing an antitrust trial over Google's Android app market tore into its Chief Legal Officer Kent Walker on Thursday after ordering him to court to answer questions about its evidence preservation practices, telling him "you of all people should have known that there was no excuse for not preserving chats.

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