JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The UK Ministry of Justice released a report on Monday detailing its responses to human rights issues flagged by judgments in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and its domestic courts. The report also addressed outstanding issues such as concerns with the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 , human rights issues in the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA), and potential changes to the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Louisiana State Bar violated lawyers’ free speech rights, appeals court rules”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters has this report. Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Louisiana Lawyer’s Rights Violated by Wellness, LGBTQ+ Posts.” Cameron Langford of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Fifth Circuit sides with Louisiana attorney in First Amendment row with state bar; An appellate panel stopped short of finding mandatory bar associations are unconstit

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

UN experts released a statement on Tuesday raising concerns about the escalating human rights situation in Bangladesh. The statement, issued as the UN Human Rights Council concludes its periodic review of Bangladesh’s human rights record, points to a severe crackdown on human rights across multiple fronts. The experts highlighted a disturbing surge in political violence , the arrest of senior opposition figures, and the widespread arbitrary detention of political activists in the lead-up t

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code Is Toothless, Experts Say; The code of conduct issued on Monday, following reports of undisclosed travel and gifts, includes no enforcement mechanism and lets individual justices decide ethics questions for themselves”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis. Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Supreme Court fails to quiet ethics critiques with new code of conduct; The high court aimed to tamp down critic

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns on Tuesday about a new vehicle tracking system in Uganda. In a statement , the organization said that the system “which allows the government to track the real time location of all vehicles in the country, undermines privacy rights, and creates serious risks to the rights to freedom of association and expression.” Uganda announced the launch of the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) earlier this month.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka declared Tuesday that several former politicians, including former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, breached the public trust and violated Article 12 (1) of the Sri Lankan Constitution in their management of the economy. The bench ruled by a majority of 4-1, saying that the respondents were responsible for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis between 2019-2022.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Donald Trump’s Insurrection Act Gambit; In a second term, he could use the law’s overbroad language to curtail liberties”: Columnist William A. Galston will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Donald Trump’s Insurrection Act Gambit; In a second term, he could use the law’s overbroad language to curtail liberties” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Hong Kong lawyer Jimmy Siu on Friday filed a writ to Hong Kong’s High Court in a petition for the court to order the arrest of five US lawmakers that introduced the Hong Kong Sanctions Act , according to Hong Kong Free Press on Monday. In his writ, Siu requested that the court permit all individuals to arrest the five US lawmakers. The Hong Kong Sanctions Act was introduced by Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, California Representative Young Kim, Utah

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Oklahoma Supreme Court halts anti-abortion laws challenged by women’s rights groups”: M. Scott Carter of The Oklahoman has this report. And Barbara Hoberock of The Tulsa World reports that “ Oklahoma Supreme Court orders hold on enforcement of three abortion laws.” You can access today’s 5-to-4 ruling of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma at this link.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades on protestors Monday in aerial footage from local news station WGXA News during an anti-“Cop City” demonstration urging the city of Atlanta to halt the construction of a new police training center. Hundreds of protestors arrived at the guarded construction center in masks and chemical suits holding signs that read “Stop Cop City” and “Viva Tortuguita,” in remembrance of the environmental protestor who was fatally shot in January during a similar prote

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“We Waited 200 Years for This Supreme Court Ethics Code?” Jesse Wegman has this essay online at The New York Times. The post “We Waited 200 Years for This Supreme Court Ethics Code?” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Thousands marched in Mexico City on Monday to protest the death of Jesús Ociel Baena, a prominent LGBTQ+ activist and also Mexico’s first non-binary magistrate. Baena was found dead, along with their partner, on Monday morning. According to state prosecutor Jesús Figueroa Ortega, there was no evidence of a third party entering their house, and it seemed like the deaths were caused by murder-suicide according to an initial investigation.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“The Supreme Court’s path to issuing an ethics code and the fine print”: Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post have this report. The post “The Supreme Court’s path to issuing an ethics code and the fine print” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Finland’s Ministry of the Interior announced Tuesday that it is considering closing certain crossing points on its eastern border with Russia to stop illegal entries into the country. In its statement, the ministry accused Russia of allowing people to travel across the border without proper documentation, as the number of asylum seekers at the eastern border saw sharp growth in the past few months.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear San Diego case involving unwitting drug couriers; Petition asks Supreme Court to decide if government witnesses can testify, generally rather than specifically, that ‘blind mules’ are not common”: Alex Riggins of The San Diego Union-Tribune has this report. The post “U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear San Diego case involving unwitting drug couriers; Petition asks Supreme Court to decide if government witnesses can testify, generally rather tha

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Ksenia Fadeyeva, an ally of imprisoned opposition figure Alexei Navalny, was jailed Monday while on trial for extremism in the Russian city of Tomsk. According to Andrei Fateyev, an associate of Fadeyeva’s, she had been on house arrest but the state prosecutor demanded that she be sent into immediate custody. Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian authorities have implemented a severe crackdown on journalists, anti-war activists and human rights advocates.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“The Supreme Court finally has a code of ethics, but it has a fatal flaw”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times. The post “The Supreme Court finally has a code of ethics, but it has a fatal flaw” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

James Joseph is JURIST’s UK Senior Editor and a Ph.D. student at King’s College London. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday, former Home Secretary Suella Braverman launched a withering attack on the PM’s ability to uphold law and order, presenting the most pressing challenge to his premiership to date. This comes off the back of changes being lodged on multiple fronts to the UK Government’s recent pledges to stop illegal migration and Channel crossings, effo

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“What SCOTUSblog’s Tom Goldstein Doesn’t Miss About the Court”: You can access at this link today’s new installment of David Lat’s “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law. The post “What SCOTUSblog’s Tom Goldstein Doesn’t Miss About the Court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Pre/Dicta , a litigation analytics platform that predicts how federal court judges will rule, is expanding to cover new motion types and also to predict litigation timelines. Until now, the product, which launched in July 2022 , covered only motions to dismiss, claiming to predict how a judge will rule with an accuracy rate of 85%. Now, the product is expanding to provide outcome likelihoods for an additional four motion types: summary judgment, venue transfer, class certification, and to compel

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Optionality in Choice of Law”: John F. Coyle recently had this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.” The post “Optionality in Choice of Law” appeared first on How Appealing.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Just three weeks after introducing its generative AI legal research product Lexis+ AI , LexisNexis is keeping the momentum going, today introducing two more products that use generative AI. One, Lexis Snapshot, provides AI-generated summaries in alerts of new case filings. The other, Lexis Create with Lexis+ AI, brings generative AI drafting assistance to the Lexis Create add-in for Microsoft Word.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

'Tis the season to dress up. The post These Holiday Party Dresses Will Make You The Star Of Your Seasonal Soirées appeared first on Above the Law.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Susan Cohodes | It's a question that has followed me throughout my career. The post The Countdown Begins: Farewell to Full-Time Law Practice appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

On today’sLawNext, it’s a Clio double header, featuring two separate interviews with two of Clio’s top product-focused executives – one with Jonathan Watson , its chief technology officer, and the other with Hemant Kashyap , chief product officer – both recorded live at the Clio Cloud Conference in Nashville in October. Even though I interviewed Watson and Kashyap separately, their roles at Clio are intertwined.

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