The Crime Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With little guidance from the courts and little influence from the states, schools often determine their own guidelines for discipline, giving them immense power and offering students scant due process argue Emory University law professor Tonja Jacobi and Riley Clafton, a Judicial Law Clerk at ther U.S. Courts of Appeals. The study posted online cites the most recent available data that over 2.5 million students were suspended and over 100,000 were expelled in the United States during the 2017-2

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday adopted compensation recovery listing standards and disclosure rules which will “ require issuers to develop and implement a policy providing for the recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation received by current or former executive officers.” The SEC stated that the rule applies even if the public company executive is not responsible for the error.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“Conservative activist steers U.S. Supreme Court college race cases”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. The post “Conservative activist steers U.S. Supreme Court college race cases” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs Wednesday ordered a Chinese overseas “police station” in Dublin to cease operations, according to Asia-based human rights group Safeguard Defenders. The order comes after Safeguard investigated whether the Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station complies with international laws. Safeguard’s report alleges that the stations “persuade” Chinese nationals abroad to return to China where they face criminal charges.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A new study contradicts popular claims that policies pursued by progressive prosecutors have caused crime in cities to rise, finding no evidence that their policies are responsible for the change in homicide rates, and even weak evidence linking prosecutors of any type to the spike, report Rachel Eisenberg and Allie Preston for the Center for American Progress.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

“It’s Still the Roberts Court. And That’s a Good Thing.” Adam J. White has this guest essay online at The New York Times. The post “It’s Still the Roberts Court. And That’s a Good Thing.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The US Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Thursday rejected a proposed rule to expand public access to financial information defendants submit to obtain court-appointed counsel in a criminal trial. The rejected rule was inspired by the July 2021 disclosure of attorney Michael Avenatti’s financial filings in an embezzlement case.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“The Supreme Court and Racial Preferences: The Justices can reassert the principle that discriminating by race is illegal.” This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “The Supreme Court and Racial Preferences: The Justices can reassert the principle that discriminating by race is illegal.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A preliminary report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Tuesday revealed the extent of damage the war in Ukraine has caused since Russia invaded on February 24. UNESCO verified the war damaged 207 sites, including 88 religious sites, 15 museums, 76 buildings of historic or artistic interest, 18 monuments and 10 libraries.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

“Special Master in MoneyGram Feud at SCOTUS Has Surprise Change of Mind; ‘Upon reading the arguments before the Supreme Court and returning to the record in the case, I can no longer subscribe to the entirety of the recommendations I made to the Supreme Court,’ the special master said in an order Wednesday”: Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this report.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2022

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Wednesday announced a national fracking ban will be reintroduced. The short-lived Truss government lifted a 2019 fracking moratorium in September. Sunak stated he will stand “by the manifesto” of the former ban initiated by his own Conservative Party. Other Truss energy projects are currently set to continue.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“Adrian Vermeule on ‘The Original Scalia’ | Herbert W. Vaughan Academic Program”: Harvard Law School has posted this video on YouTube. The video’s description concludes, “Following Vermeule’s remarks, Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, and the Hon. Andrew Oldham, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit shared their perspectives on his arguments.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Sri Lankan law students are reporting for JURIST on the situation in that country since mass protests in July that forced the ouster of sitting Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa , the imposition of emergency rule and the parliamentary election of current president Ranil Wickremesinghe. Sandun Batagoda, a final year law student at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, files this dispatch from the Sri Lankan capital.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“Joe Kennedy’s return to Bremerton High School football team slated for March 2023”: Andrew Binion of The Kitsap Sun of Bremerton, Washington has this report. And Mark A. Kellner of The Washington Times reports that “ Praying high school football coach to return to the field by March.” The post “Joe Kennedy’s return to Bremerton High School football team slated for March 2023” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A Jackson County, Michigan, Jury Wednesday convicted Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar for felony charges related to their 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer from her summer home. . As the jury read its verdict, Bellar appeared in court, and Morrison and Musico appeared virtually via Zoom, as they recently tested positive for COVID-19.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“Private papers reveal the tactics that helped SCOTUS uphold the use of affirmative action”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report. The post “Private papers reveal the tactics that helped SCOTUS uphold the use of affirmative action” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The UK Joint Committee on Human Rights Wednesday condemned the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill , saying the legislation is a risk to human rights law. The bill would offer conditional amnesty to those accused of killings and other Troubles-related crimes. The committee warned that the bill’s conditional amnesty provisions would fail to meet the minimum standards required to ensure an effective investigation into cases concerning death and serious injury, and the bill c

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This thought brought to you by that one video where the guy demolished that Tesla window with a metal ball. The post Elon Musk Pretty Much Owns Twitter Now. No Way This Will Come Back To Haunt Us All. appeared first on Above the Law.

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LegalReader

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Transforming one of your conference rooms into a designated wellness area can be an option to encourage well-being for attorneys. ~ Deepa Tailor, Owner and Founder, Tailor Law.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

By Holly N. Brevig, Senior Regulatory Device and Biologics Exper & Richard A. Lewis, Senior Regulatory Device & Biologics Expert — FDA recently published the final guidance document “ Comparability Protocols for Postapproval Changes to the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information in an NDA, ANDA, or BLA.” This final guidance provides recommendations to original applicants and holders of approved applications for human drugs and certain biological products on implementing chemi

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

While rural areas of the state are reporting little change in terms of shootings, sheriffs, police leaders and district attorneys in urban areas of Texas are reporting a rise in random gunfire and people carrying weapons since the state began allowing most adults 21 or over to carry a handgun without a license, reports J. David Goodman for the New York Times.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The gloves are well and truly off now, kids. The post South Carolina Governor Plans To Axe Gay Marriage Citing Compelling Legal Doctrine Of ‘Our Traditions’ appeared first on Above the Law.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In SSMiller IP LLC v. Sugar Beets LLC, 2-22-cv-02576 (CDCA Oct. 21, 2022) District Judge George H. Wu of the Central District of California found the parties did not sufficiently meet and confer as required by the Local Rules before Plaintiff filed its motion to dismiss Defendant’s noninfringement and invalidity counterclaims. The Court, in its discretion, still considered the motion to dismiss but ultimately summarily denied plaintiff’s motion.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The Justice Department on Wednesday formally banned the use of subpoenas, warrants or court orders to seize reporters’ communications records or demand their notes or testimony in an effort to uncover confidential sources in leak investigations, reports Charlie Savage for the Washington Post. The decision does not apply to situations in which a reporter is under investigation for something unconnected to news gathering, situations in which a member of the news media is deemed an agent of a forei

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LegalReader

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In states with no gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination laws, fighting housing discrimination is a challenge.

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