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MARCH 30, 2022

The use of fines and fees to generate revenue for local justice systems constitutes a “predatory” relationship between law enforcement and citizens that violates the due process protections of the Constitution, according to a Tennessee Law Review paper. “Thousands of individuals have suffered a loss of liberty and opportunity by virtue of draconian laws that ultimately punish people for their poverty,” write the paper’s authors, Glenn Harlan Reynolds and Penny White from the University of Tennes

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MARCH 30, 2022

With the recent Russia-Ukraine conflict dominating news headlines across the world, a more subtle development involving another violation of international law appears to have garnered little attention – the United Kingdom’s ongoing illegal occupation of the Chagos Archipelago, a group of islands located in the Indian Ocean about 1300 miles from Mauritius.

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MARCH 30, 2022

For the first half of my career, I worked in information security. I built and led the global application security team for one of the largest insurance companies in the world.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Coca-Cola Monday announced they will not implement the controversial diversity requirements for external law firms working for the company following a backlash from their investors. The policy introduced in January 2021, set out that outside counsels would have to have 30% of their employees from diverse backgrounds, and half the billable time going to black lawyers specifically.

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MARCH 30, 2022

“Are the Rule 3(c) Amendments Retroactive? The Eighth Circuit didn’t apply the recently amended Rule 3(c) to a pending case (or even mention the amendment). Did the court not think it was ‘just and practicable’ to apply the new rule? Or did the court overlook the amendment?” Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog.

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MARCH 30, 2022

“Planned Parenthood files lawsuit to stop Idaho’s restrictive abortion law”: Ryan Suppe of The Idaho Statesman has this report. And Carson McCullough of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Planned Parenthood takes Idaho to court over Texas-styled abortion law; The nonprofit reproductive health care provider called the law an ‘unprecedented power grab’ by the Idaho Legislature and said it bans abortions in the state before most patients even know they are pregnant

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MARCH 30, 2022

The Netherlands Tuesday expelled 17 Russian intelligence officers, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra. In a statement via Twitter, Hoekstra said the officers operated in the Netherlands “under diplomatic cover” and were “a threat to the security” of the nations. According to TASS, a Russian state-affiliated news outlet, the 17 officers were “accredited as diplomats in Russian diplomatic missions.” Hoekstra noted that the Netherlands’ action

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MARCH 30, 2022

“Supreme Court weighs employer’s challenge to California labor law”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report. Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article headlined “ Should employees be able to collectively sue over labor violations? Supreme Court considers California law.” And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Justices wary of challenge to law protecting California workers; The high court’s decision

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JURIST

MARCH 30, 2022

US President Joe Biden Tuesday signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law. The law, HR 55 , makes lynching that results in death or serious bodily injury a federal hate crime. The Act also establishes a maximum sentence of 30 years for those convicted of lynching. The House of Representatives passed the bill 422 to 3 on February 28, and the Senate voted unanimously in favor of the legislation on March 7.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Who says you can’t sue when a website hurts your feelings? Yesterday, Eleventh Circuit Judge Kevin C. Newsom issued another magnum opus on the subject of standing to sue, in the form of an opinion of the court and an accompanying concurring opinion. The other two judges on the panel also issued concurring opinions. In news coverage, Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Disabled Tester’s Suit Against Hotel She Won’t Visit May Proceed ” (subscription requ

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JURIST

MARCH 30, 2022

The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Torres v. Department of Safety , a case focusing on whether the Congressional war powers allow Congress to authorize suits against nonconsenting States. In the case, former state trooper Torres resigned from his job with the Texas Department of Safety when the department would not provide accommodations for a condition he developed from his military service.

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MARCH 30, 2022

“Justice Thomas Shouldn’t Recuse From Elections Cases; If his wife Ginni’s political views are enough to warrant recusal, the Supreme Court might never have a full complement of nine”: This editorial will appear in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

MARCH 30, 2022

Mélanie Cantin is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Ottawa, and a 1L at the Unversity of Ottawa. Indigenous delegations from Canada began their meetings with Pope Francis in the Vatican Monday. The groups of First Nations, Inuit, and M étis people are seeking an apology from the Catholic Church for its involvement in the Canadian residential school system.

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MARCH 30, 2022

“John Roberts can’t do anything about Clarence Thomas”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis. And online at National Review, Andrew C. McCarthy has an essay titled “ The Smearing of Clarence Thomas: Those demanding recusal over Ginni Thomas’s activism are engaged in transparently partisan politics, nothing more.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

On April 1, 2004, the Glastonbury Citizen , a weekly newspaper, reported that John Sakon, a real estate developer, was planning to build a 250,000-square-foot Walmart…

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MARCH 30, 2022

“A Glimpse Into a Fearful, Angry, Imaginary World: Ginni Thomas’s texts offer a window into a dark and conspiratorial mindset.” Peter Wehner has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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LegalReader

MARCH 30, 2022

According to legal experts, more and more jurisdictions are trying to limit punitive damage awards viewed as over-the-top and as outrageous as the behavior they’re trying to punish.

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MARCH 30, 2022

“How to Impeach a Supreme Court Justice: It has never been done successfully, but lawmakers should investigate whether Clarence Thomas’ behavior merits an attempt.” Law professor Kimberly Wehle has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

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Above The Law

MARCH 30, 2022

When you're in a hole, keep digging. The post After Flipping Off Court By Ducking Deposition, Alex Jones Flips Off Sandy Hook Plaintiffs With Insulting Settlement Offer appeared first on Above the Law.

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MARCH 30, 2022

“State Supreme Court nominee holds discussion with students”: Amethyst Martinez of The Rider News has a report that begins, “Rachel Wainer Apter, Director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and New Jersey Supreme Court nominee, joined Rider students and faculty for an open discussion in the Rue Auditorium on March 24.

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MARCH 30, 2022

What a way to celebrate the occasion. Congratulations! The post Judge Judy To Keynote Law School’s First In-Person Graduation Ceremony In 3 Years appeared first on Above the Law.

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MARCH 30, 2022

“Ginni Thomas’ Absurd Sexism Defenders”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Although the majority of U.S. in-house lawyers prefer not to return full-time to their offices, nearly half have done so, in part because their organizations have failed to effectively adopt new technologies that would facilitate hybrid work arrangements. This is among the findings of a new survey of in-house lawyers commissioned by the contract management company ContractWorks and conducted by the U.K.

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MARCH 30, 2022

“Susan Collins to make Supreme Court decision ‘relatively soon'”: Jordain Carney of The Hill has this report.

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MARCH 30, 2022

When Klein Oak High student Mari Oliver refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance, her sociology teacher, Benjie Arnold, compared her to "Soviet communists" and "people who condone pedophilia" before threatening to "fail her." Arnold's misconduct now appears to have indirectly cost Texas taxpayers $90,000.

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