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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has ordered a detailed review of 100 autopsies of people who died in law enforcement custody following a one-of-a-kind probe of 1,300 autopsies handled by former Maryland medical examiner David Fowler, who testified for the defense in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted for the murder of George Floyd report Ovetta Wiggins and Steve Thompson for the Washington Post.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A £900 million antitrust lawsuit against online retail giant Amazon is set to be filed in the UK later this month, a law firm announced Thursday. This is the latest antitrust lawsuit in a string of recent suits targeting Big Tech. The lawsuit was announced in a statement by international law firm Hausfeld & Co LLP. The suit alleges that Amazon breached UK competition law by causing millions of customers in the UK to pay higher prices for products sold on its website.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 20, 2022

'Please like us again. we'll crush some dissenters for you if you want!'. The post Yale Law School Invites Boycotting Judges To Campus… Totally Not Cowardly Desperation At All! appeared first on Above the Law.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Republic of Croatia Wednesday filed a declaration of intervention in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case of Ukraine v. Russian Federation under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute. Human rights experts worldwide have accused Russia of genocide since its invasion of Ukraine. Amnesty International documented that more than 14 million people have been uprooted by the conflict, and close to six million have fled to neighboring countries as refugees.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Gun control laws fall at dizzying pace after Supreme Court ruling”: John Kruzel of The Hill has this report. The post “Gun control laws fall at dizzying pace after Supreme Court ruling” appeared first on How Appealing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“The Trumpiest Federal Appeals Court Did Something Truly Beyond the Pale”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “The Trumpiest Federal Appeals Court Did Something Truly Beyond the Pale” appeared first on How Appealing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Thursday sued Google for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. Paxton cited Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act , which prohibits companies from collecting voice or face data for commercial purposes without first informing users. Paxton alleged that, since at least 2015, Google collected data from Texans and “used their faces and their voices to serve Google’s commercial ends.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“CFPB Funding Is Ruled Unconstitutional; The Fifth Circuit says Senator Warren’s scheme violates the separation of powers”: This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “CFPB Funding Is Ruled Unconstitutional; The Fifth Circuit says Senator Warren’s scheme violates the separation of powers” appeared first on How Appealing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Retsel Corporation in South Dakota, alleging the company discriminates based on race in violation of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Retsel Corporation owns the Grand Gateway Hotel and Cheers Sports Lounge and Casino in Rapid City, South Dakota. The complaint alleges that a manager of Grand Gateway Hotel denied rooms to a group of Native Americans because they were representatives of an indigenous-led nonprofit.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Jabari Wamble — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his “The Vetting Room” blog. The post “Jabari Wamble — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit” appeared first on How Appealing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Russian dissident and critic Alexei Navalny Thursday announced that the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a new criminal case against him. The committee alleges Navalny promoted and called for terrorism, publicly called for extremism, financed extremist activities and rehabilitated Nazism. Navalny is currently serving out a nine-year sentence for parole violations, fraud and contempt of court in a Russian prison.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“America’s Trumpiest court just declared an entire federal agency unconstitutional; The Fifth Circuit’s opinion in Community Financial v. CFPB is completely incoherent”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “America’s Trumpiest court just declared an entire federal agency unconstitutional; The Fifth Circuit’s opinion in Community Financial v.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

India’s Competition Commission Thursday imposed a provisional penalty of Rs. 1137.76 crores ($162 million) on Google for anti-competitive practices in the Android devices market. The regulator found that Google abused its dominant position in five markets: (1) licensable OS for smart mobile devices in India; (2) app store for Android smart mobile OS in India; (3) general web search services in India; (4) non-OS specific mobile web browsers in India; and (5) online video hosting platform (O

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Should Supreme Court Justices Have Term Limits? That ‘Would Be Fine,’ Breyer Says at Harvard IOP Forum.” Emily L. Ding, Azusa M. Lippit, and Thomas J. Mete of The Harvard Crimson have this report. The post “Should Supreme Court Justices Have Term Limits? That ‘Would Be Fine,’ Breyer Says at Harvard IOP Forum.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday released a statement announcing “ good progress ” following meetings with Ghana representatives discussing a new IMF program for the African nation. The parties also held talks on the subject in Ghana this fall. Ghana revceived previous financial assistance from the IMF through an extended credit facility arrangement from 2015 to 2019.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Voting rights groups launch digital ads on FL Supreme Court justices up for retention vote; The coalition is concerned about diminishing minority voting strength”: Mitch Perry of Florida Phoenix has this report. The post “Voting rights groups launch digital ads on FL Supreme Court justices up for retention vote; The coalition is concerned about diminishing minority voting strength” appeared first on How Appealing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Extense Thursday organised The 1% Study Report Launch , a virtual panel event discussing The 1% Study and its findings that brought to light the under-representation of minorities within the UK legal profession. The total population of the UK, according to the 2011 Census, comprises of only 3.3% Black ethnic groups out of 56.1 million people where “ 86.0% of the population was White[.]” The 1% Study highlights under-representation in the legal profession by reporting that “[j]

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“AI Inventorship Ruling Inches Closer to Supreme Court Appeal”: Kelcee Griffis and Samantha Handler of Bloomberg Law have a report that begins, “The nation’s top patent court declined to reexamine inventor Stephen Thaler’s claims that artificial intelligence systems should be recognized as inventors in their own right, clearing the way for his planned Supreme Court appeal.” The post “AI Inventorship Ruling Inches Closer to Supreme Court Appeal” app

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 20, 2022

So you can be a game show president but not a game show judge, got it. The post Judge Gets Booted From Bench For Treating Courtroom Like Game Show appeared first on Above the Law.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Is Yale Law School Turning Over A New Leaf? Judges James Ho and Lisa Branch are heading to YLS — at the invitation of Dean Heather Gerken!” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. Update: David’s post contains a link to the full text of a letter that Judges Ho and Branch sent to Dean Gerken, along with this link to Judge Ho’s forthcoming Texas Review of Law & Politics essay based on the speech he delivered at the Sixth

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

What's next? Claiming that public colleges that charge out-of-state tuition violate the 14th Amendment? The post An Appeals Court Just Brought The Constitution Down On The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. What’s Next? appeared first on Above the Law.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Activists push for disclosure of clients and income of judges’ spouses; In a letter to Congress, four groups cite POLITICO report on loopholes in current ethics rules”: Hailey Fuchs of Politico has this report. The post “Activists push for disclosure of clients and income of judges’ spouses; In a letter to Congress, four groups cite POLITICO report on loopholes in current ethics rules” appeared first on How Appealing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

It's the opposite of a masterclass on how to conduct a cross examination. The post Attorney Called Out Over Heated Cross Examination Of Cardi B appeared first on Above the Law.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Georgia Says A Fetus Is A Person. The Implications Are Terrifying. There’s a uniquely dangerous provision in Georgia’s abortion ban that paves the way for criminalizing pregnant people.” Alanna Vagianos of HuffPost has this report. The post “Georgia Says A Fetus Is A Person. The Implications Are Terrifying. There’s a uniquely dangerous provision in Georgia’s abortion ban that paves the way for criminalizing pregnant people.” appeared first on How

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Despite 25 years of research, the impact of right-to-carry laws on crime remains inconclusive, argues a new paper. “That in itself should be somewhat encouraging to the states that now must grant. concealed-carry permits more freely,” writes Robert VerBruggen, a senior research fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank. Over the past four decades, there has been a “revolution” in U.S. legal culture expanding gun rights of individuals, VerBruggen notes.

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