JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

JURIST Exclusive – In a declaration Saturday evening Myanmar time, the Myanmar military government announced that under emergency powers claimed in the wake of its February 1 coup , it was revoking key sections of the country’s citizen privacy law protecting basic freedoms. Among the revoked sections of the Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens are sections protecting citizens from home entry and arrest without warrant, and limiting detentions without charge to under 2

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, Texas Rule of Evidence 605 states that The presiding judge may not testify as a witness at the trial. A party need not object to preserve the issue. Rule 605 covers not only literal testimony.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – In a declaration Saturday evening Myanmar time, the Myanmar military government announced that under emergency powers claimed in the wake of its February 1 coup , it was revoking key sections of the country’s citizen privacy law protecting basic freedoms. Among the revoked sections of the Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens are sections protecting citizens from home entry and arrest without warrant, and limiting detentions without charge to under 24

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

“Former Colorado chief justice and court administrator say they’ll cooperate with memo inquiry; Many of the misdeeds outlined in tell-all memo would have happened on their watch”: David Migoya has this front page article in today’s edition of The Denver Post.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) announced Friday that BBC World News , the BBC’s worldwide news television service, would be discontinued in China following reports of serious violations under Chinese rules and regulations. Following this ban, Hong Kong’s public broadcaster- Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) pulled the plug on the live relay of BBC World Service radio, which used to run from 11 pm until 7 am daily.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a briefing Friday that the Biden administration has launched a review of the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to determine the prison’s fate over the next four years. Psaki told reporters that the administration is considering an executive action to close Guantanamo by the end of President Joe Biden’s term.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

“Georgia Supreme Court chief justice stepping down in July; Announcement surprises friends and colleagues, who laud him”: Christian Boone has this article in today’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

In a unanimous decision rendered Thursday by the three-member International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh, three persons were sentenced to imprisonment till death and five were sentenced to 20 years in prison for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The court found each of the eight persons guilty of the crimes in at least one of the four charges against them.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

“Former NSA director, retired top officers ask Supreme Court to declare military draft unconstitutional”: Todd South of Military Times has this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Thursday that defendants who are facing prolonged incarceration due to COVID-19 trial delays have the right to a new detention hearing if certain requirements are met. . The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Jersey and the Office of the Public Defender brought this case. The New Jersey Supreme Court denied the lawsuit’s broad requests that (1) defendants charged with a second-degree offense or less be released if they have been detained for over s

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

“We Don’t Need to Reform the Supreme Court”: Russell Miller has this post at the “Just Security” blog.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Siddhant Sibbal and Namrata Agarwal: EU Parliamentarians Back India-South Africa Proposal for COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver (Source: Zee News). Chris Burt: Lawsuit Alleges Apple Biometrics Infringe Patents, Claims Against Amazon Sent to Arbitration (Source: Biometric Update). Atty. Y. Artemis Lai: Canadian Patent Law 2020: A Year in Review (Source: JD Supra).

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

“Religion and the death penalty collide at the Supreme Court”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report.

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A People's Choice

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Children inheriting property from their parents will face significant financial consequences once California Proposition 19 (Prop 19) comes into effect on February 16, 2021. California voters approved Prop 19 on November 3, 2020, through the Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act. The law has two [.].

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

A Reid reminder. Military.com reports U.S. Charges Son in Civilian Navy Staffer’s Killing in Bahrain. Bahrain declined prosecution; federal marshalls will bring him to the U.S. for prosecution in federal district court. Were this the early 1950’s it is possible he would be facing court-martial—that is until Reid v. Covert. In Reid v. Covert , 354 U.S. 1 (1956), the Supreme Court decided that it was unconstitutional to try at court-martial civilians accompanying the force overseas.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Luís de Lima Pinheiro , Professor of Law at the University of Lisbon, has given his so-called “Last Class” earlier this week, thus putting an end to his activity as a Professor at the graduate level in this Law School (while remaining active in post-graduate courses). The online lecture, in Portuguese, is available here.

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LLRX

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Privacy and security 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 security, often without our situational awareness.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – JURIST law student correspondents in Myanmar Saturday reported multiple instances of miscreants invading neighborhoods at night after curfew in various Myanmar cities, damaging property, threatening citizens and even setting fires. They say that many of these individuals are prisoners released by the military government on Friday who are being sent in to disrupt and terrorize the general population, a tactic they say that was also used by the military in its successful c

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

“Trump’s Philly lawyers won the impeachment trial. But they’re facing a backlash at home.” Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. According to the article, “Michael van der Veen hired 24-hour private security for his family after vandals smashed windows and spray-painted ‘TRAITOR’ on the driveway of his suburban Philadelphia home Friday night.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Several human rights advocates and civil society organisations, including the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), an association of leading internet and technology companies including Google, Facebook, Twitter among others, issued statements this week against the cyberlaw bill being developed by the new military junta in Myanmar. The bill is due to be implemented and was distributed among mobile operators and telecoms license holders for their comment on Tuesday; it is expected to be made public by t

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

“The Trump Crew’s Incompetence Lasted to the End; The former president’s lawyers were bad — but that was all too typical”: David Frum has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The United Nations Human Rights Council Friday adopted a resolution deploring the removal of the democratically elected government of Myanmar by a military coup and called for its restoration. The Council called upon Myanmar’s military, which took control of the country on February 1, to refrain from violence and to protect the human rights of protestors and civilians.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

“Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial Sharpens Republican Divides; Seven Republicans voted to convict, and several more, including Mitch McConnell, criticized the ex-president, who still commands loyalty”: Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The Biden administration Friday launched a review of the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, to determine the prison’s fate over the next four years. White House correspondents told reporters that the Biden administration is considering an executive action to close Guantanamo by the end of Biden’s term. When asked whether the administration aimed to close the prison within that timeframe, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki replied, “That certainly is our goal and our intention.”.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced yesterday that he would leave the question of whether to call witnesses to the House managers to decide. In the meantime, various Democratic senators said that there is no need for witnesses despite the House repeatedly acknowledging that it does not know critical facts related to Donald Trump’s state of mind.

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