JURIST

MAY 14, 2023

The Court of Cassation ( Cour de Cessation) Friday recognized the universal jurisdiction of the French Judicial System to “prosecute and judge acts of torture, crimes against humanity or war crimes where the acts were committed abroad and neither the perpetrator nor the victim is French.” The doctrine of universal jurisdiction is mandated within international instruments such as The Geneva Conventions 12 August 1949 and The Convention against Torture 1984 –both of which France is si

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HowAppealing

MAY 14, 2023

“The Second Amendment Allows a Ban on the AR-15; Ordinary people don’t carry semiautomatic rifles for self-defense”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion. The post “The Second Amendment Allows a Ban on the AR-15; Ordinary people don’t carry semiautomatic rifles for self-defense” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2023

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called for nationwide protests Sunday. In an online live stream, Khan urged his supporters to take to the streets and villages to fight for freedom in Pakistan. Despite the nationwide violence that occurred in the midst of Khan’s arrest, following his release, the PTI leader used his platform to encourage his supporters to hold more protests.

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HowAppealing

MAY 14, 2023

“The Case for Violating the Debt Limit Is Dangerous Nonsense”: Law professor Michael W. McConnell has this guest essay online at The New York Times. The post “The Case for Violating the Debt Limit Is Dangerous Nonsense” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2023

The Wau Holland Foundation , a WikiLeaks fundraising organization, filed an LD-2 disclosure form on Friday showing that it hired the law firm Squire Patton Boggs to lobby the DOJ on behalf of Julian Assange. The form states that Wau Holland engaged Squire Patton Boggs to lobby “First Amendment issues related to the publication by journalists of classified information.” This comes after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced revisions in October 2022 to the DOJ’s regulations

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2023

Malian forces backed by foreign military personnel are believed to have killed at least 500 people over several days in a village last year, the UN said Friday. The announcement comes just months after Mali expelled the UN peacekeeping mission from its borders. The figures announced Friday came from a fact-finding report completed by the UN Human Rights Office.

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Above The Law

MAY 14, 2023

A recent court decision could lead to women losing access to free mammogram screenings, a new Urban Institute report showed. Without insurance, mammograms can cost up to $560 in out-of-pocket expenses.

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2023

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Late Sunday, as Category 5 Cyclone Mocha bore down on western Myanmar and Bangladesh, one of our correspondents who must remain anonymous offered her perspective on storms and political change.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 14, 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. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau released a Public Notice announcing that EEO Mid-Term Reviews for radio and television stations will start with review of the Annual EEO Public File Reports filed by radio stations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia.

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2023

Ahead of Türkiye’s upcoming election, Twitter suspended access on Sunday to some forms of election-related content. The news came hours ahead of the results of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s most recent presidential campaign, which some commentators believe will mark the end of Erdoğan’s 20 years in power. Twitter Global Government Affairs, an official account representing Twitter, explained the move, stating, “In response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available to the

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Attorney at Work

MAY 14, 2023

Product Spotlight | Greater efficiency may be the main benefit of case management software, but it can also improve client satisfaction. Here's how. The post Focused on Growing Your Firm? Consider the Benefits of Improving Client Satisfaction Using Case Management Software appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 14, 2023

Written by Akanksha Oak and Shubh Jaiswal, undergraduate law students at Jindal Global Law School, India. A Constitution Bench of the Indian Supreme Court in N.N Global recently adjudicated the contentious issue of whether arbitration clauses in contracts that were not registered and stamped would be valid and enforceable. As two co-ordinate benches of the Supreme Court had passed conflicting opinions on this point of law, the matter was referred to a Constitution bench—who answered the question

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MAY 14, 2023

It’s important for law firms to create and manage a ‘ client journey ’. In layperson’s terms, that’s really just an intake process. So, you have to ask yourself the question: ‘How do leads become clients of my firm?’ And then , you need to follow that primary question down all pathways, eg – How many times do we followup to schedule an initial intake, before giving it up ?

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MAY 14, 2023

Recently, a witness at one of California’s reparations hearings demanded “ where’s the money? ” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that the state miscalculated its deficit by $10 billion dollars seems to answer that question. As his reparations Task Force demands as much as $1.2 million per eligible black resident, Newsom recently balked at cash payments.

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2023

Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militant group in the Gaza Strip arrived at ceasefire on Saturday, which put an end to five days of fighting that resulted in approximately 33 Palestinian casualties and two Israeli casualties. The ceasefire went into effect at approximately 10:00 PM local time. As of Sunday morning, the ceasefire has appeared to hold.

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