JURIST

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Several FBI documents were released by the New York Times Saturday highlighting an effort by the FBI in 2020-2021 to secure and deploy the Pegasus spyware. Pegasus spyware, developed by the NSO Group , is a zero-click hacking tool that can invade a target’s mobile phone and extract messages, photos, contacts, messages and video recordings. Numerous governments, both autocracies and democracies, have purchased and deployed Pegasus in recent years.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. In the standard case, a US utility patent will expire 20 years from its effective filing date. But, there are several circumstances that might alter the patent term. As a consequence, only a minority of patents fit the standard. One circumstance involves unduly delayed patent prosecution that results in “patent term adjustment” or PTA under 35 U.S.C. 154(b).

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Saturday warned of the potential impact on free speech and human rights following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, calling the developments “ concerning at least, and in some cases outright alarming.” HRW Director for Business and Human Rights Arvind Ganesan called attention to updates that Musk has already brought to Twitter, including layoffs of critical staff, Musk’s own history of sharing “noxious conspiracy theories” and plans to monetise Twitte

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NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The United States’ response to addiction and substance use disorders is a criminal justice response and not a public health response — but it shouldn’t be that way, one expert said at Engage at HLTH.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Authorities in Punjab, India Sunday issued a restrictive order on gun ownership. The order introduces a three-month pause on new gun registration, a complete ban on the public display of weapons and a ban on songs that glorify weapons and violence. The order also applies to the display of weapons at on social media and at public gatherings, religious places, wedding ceremonies and other events.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, confirmed in an interview Saturday with Le Parisien that the Iranian government has detained two more French citizens. Colonna’s statements confirmed information reported Friday by Le Figaro , that two French nationals were, indeed, arrested before the anti-government protests sparked by the Mahsa Amini started.

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Broadcast Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

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 effective date of a recently adopted FCC Report and Order aimed at making emergency alerts delivered over television and radio stations more informative and easier to understand by the public, particularly people with disabilities, was set when the order was published in the Federal Regist

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NewmanFerraraLLP

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

VIEWTIES – a UK-based digital publication founded by Vanesa Miraglia – spotlights creatives from across the globe. Recently, Vanesa sat with Sarah Alexandra Marks, a British actress who has appeared in several feature films (including a couple of mine). In her typical probing fashion, Vanesa asked Sarah these questions: ”V: You grew up as a dancer and then switched to acting … [Was] acting something you always wanted to do… ?

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has urged a California federal judge to sentence her to home confinement or at most 18-months in prison for her investor fraud conviction, arguing she's been vilified in the media and isn't a threat to society, while prosecutors argued her "extraordinarily serious" crimes warrant 15 years behind bars.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Smaller Landlords Aren't Keeping Pace Despite steadily rising rents, many landlords across the country are complaining about the effects of inflation on their businesses. Data shows that, despite a 6.7% rent increase in rents between August 2020 and August 2021, those raises have not been uniform, and small-scale landlords are struggling to stay afloat.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

We recently discussed a troubling conviction in Great Britain of a man for his “toxic ideology.” Now Ireland appears ready to replicate that case a thousand fold. The proposed Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 would criminalize the possession of material deemed hateful. It is a full frontal assault on speech and associational rights.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Former US President Donald Trump Friday filed a lawsuit against the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol and several members of the House of Representatives. Last month, the Committee issued a subpoena to compel Trump to hand over documents regarding his communications with several individuals connected to the attack.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Parental rights are becoming one of the defining issues for 2024. Building from Glenn Youngkin’s 2021 gubernatorial victory in Virginia, school boards races and educational initiatives have become some of the most fiercely contested areas on local and state ballots. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Cal.) weighed in this week into the area with a curious attack on parents demanding more say in the education of their children.

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