JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

UK Cabinet Secretary Simon Case confirmed Wednesday that he “flagged” UK Conservative MP Nadine Dorries to the Chief Whip and the Speaker of the House of Commons for sending “threatening” messages to senior officials after she was not granted a peerage. The allegation pertains to the “ forceful” emails apparently sent from the MP to the government about her not being given a peerage in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list.

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JULY 14, 2023

“Fight over natural gas pipeline lands at Supreme Court; Tensions are ignited over which branch of government has the power to decide the project’s fate”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report. You can view the pipeline company’s emergency application filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court at this link. The post “Fight over natural gas pipeline lands at Supreme Court; Tensions are ignited over which branch of government has the power to decide t

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday that the court has opened an investigation into human rights offenses committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Security Forces (RSF) 90 days after the conflict began in Sudan. Khan appeared before the UN Security Council on Thursday to make the announcement.

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JULY 14, 2023

“As public digests Supreme Court ruling, LGBTQ protections draw fire; Just two weeks after the high court limited public accommodation laws, ripple effects are already being felt across the nation”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report. The post “As public digests Supreme Court ruling, LGBTQ protections draw fire; Just two weeks after the high court limited public accommodation laws, ripple effects are already being felt across the nation” appeared

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an application for leave Thursday in the case of Gwendolyn Louise Deegan v. Attorney General of Canada. The decision brings to an end a legal battle over the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Canada-US Enhanced Tax Information Exchange Agreement Implementation Act (IGA) that began in the Canadian federal court system in 2014, spanning nearly a decade.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

South African authorities extradited Mozambique’s former Finance Minister Manuel Chang to the US on Wednesday to face corruption charges. Chang faces faces US criminal charges for his role in a $2 billion fraud and money laundering scheme that nearly crashed Mozambique’s economy and victimized individuals in the US. Chang together with 19 others—inclusive of state security officials and a former president’s son—face charges of wire and securities fraud as well as money launderi

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HowAppealing

JULY 14, 2023

“Text and ‘Context'”: Adrian Vermeule has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation. The post “Text and ‘Context'” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

The Kenya Human Rights Commission announced Wednesday that police authorities killed at least three protesters on Wednesday and another seven on Tuesday. The deadly protests come only a week after police shot and killed two stone-throwing protesters from the nationwide taxation protests. As a result of the violence, Kenya’s Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) announced Thursday that they had launched an investigation into shooting incidents in seven cities across the country.

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HowAppealing

JULY 14, 2023

“Supreme Court to Start Slow Next Term After Monumental Finale; Justices to hear six cases to kick off 2023 term; High court’s caseload trending downward”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Supreme Court to Start Slow Next Term After Monumental Finale; Justices to hear six cases to kick off 2023 term; High court’s caseload trending downward” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

Pita Limjaroenrat, a leading progressive candidate for Thai prime minister, failed on Thursday to obtain enough votes to secure the leadership position in Thai’s Parliament. During a joint parliamentary session, Pita fell short of the prime minister position by 52 votes, despite garnering overwhelming support in the May general election over the ruling military-backed government and monarchy.

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HowAppealing

JULY 14, 2023

“A Federal Judge Asks: Does the Supreme Court Realize How Bad It Smells?” Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor ( D. Mass. ) has this guest essay online at The New York Times. The post “A Federal Judge Asks: Does the Supreme Court Realize How Bad It Smells?” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday said it was concerned about reports that hundreds of Burkinabe refugees, including women and children, fleeing to Ghana were being deported. For the past few years, Burkina Faso has been experiencing violence and terrorist attacks from extremist groups in many cities. According to UNHCR , more than 17,500 Burkina Faso nationals have fled to neighboring countries, including Niger, Mali, Benin, and Côte d’Ivoire, since January 2021 as a result

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The Cloud Court Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Cloud Court is pleased to announce the addition of a new advisor, Kunoor Chopra. ( Linkedin ) Kunoor, a California attorney, is Co-founder and VP of Legal Services at Elevate. She has spearheaded the transformation of the legal industry by creating expert led, software powered solutions that provide effective and efficient options to obtain, manage, and perform legal services.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

Zing News, a popular Vietnamese online magazine owned by one of Vietnam’s foremost digital organizations VNG Corporation , announced Thursday that it will be suspending publications for three months starting on July 14. This comes after an investigation by the inspector of the Ministry of Information and Communications. Zing News stated that it will focus on rectifying its shortcomings in aligning its platform with the provisions stipulated in Decision No. 62/QD-TTg.

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Law 360

JULY 14, 2023

A Ninth Circuit panel summarily refused late Friday to temporarily block Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, rejecting a last-minute request from the Federal Trade Commission hours before a deadline after which the deal can theoretically close.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2023

Russian lawmakers unanimously passed a bill on Friday to ban gender-affirming surgeries for transgender people in the country. The Chairman of the Russian State Duma Viacheslav Volodin announced the bill’s passage on his Telegram channel, claiming the bill will protect Russian citizens and children. The bill prohibits surgery and hormone therapy for transgender individuals as well as any gender changes on official Russian documentation.

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Law 360

JULY 14, 2023

The recent cyberattack of file transfer tool MOVEit, and its spread among industries, is a reminder for companies that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to incident response communications, and there are certain questions that every business should ask before communicating about an incident, say Kamran Salour at Lewis Brisbois and Sadia Mirza at Troutman Pepper.

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Above The Law

JULY 14, 2023

Powerful conservative white women ranting about wokeness and quoting Martin Luther King? Check and check! The post State Supreme Court Justice Uncorks Bonkers Tantrum That You Really Have To Read To Believe appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

JULY 14, 2023

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 14, 2023

Danielle DavisRoe | There's no need to add to your tech stack with these 10 tricks on how to get more of your Microsoft 365 subscription. The post 10 Ways to Get More Out of Your Microsoft 365 Subscription appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

JULY 14, 2023

It was the very least they could do, but. they did it. The post Fifth Circuit Pauses Ban On Biden Admin Flagging Online Misinformation appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 14, 2023

When starting a business, it’s important to have a solid operating agreement in place. An operating agreement outlines how a business will be run, including ownership structure and decision-making processes.

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Above The Law

JULY 14, 2023

From the here we go again department. The post Finally Close To Having A Voting Majority, Will The Biden FCC Actually Restore Net Neutrality? appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

JULY 14, 2023

Johnson & Johnson has filed two lawsuits against four doctors who published studies claiming a link between talcum powder and mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer.

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Above The Law

JULY 14, 2023

Overwork caused the 'moment of madness.' The post Biglaw Partner Learns The Hard Way It’s Probably Best If You *Don’t* Forge Someone’s Signature On Legal Documents appeared first on Above the Law.

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