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APRIL 14, 2024

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, on January 29, 2024. This incident, purportedly involving the killings of civilians through murder and extrajudicial executions, stands as one of the deadliest for civilians during the conflict between the ENDF and Fano militia since the outbreak of hostilities in Amhara in Au

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APRIL 14, 2024

Law firms usually collect money in arrears, ie – we’ve done the work, now kindly pay us. Most often, that payment is collected via a standard invoicing process. A bill is sent to the client; then, the firm waits to get paid. And waits. And waits. That’s because the way that attorneys have always managed the process has placed the control of the situation exclusively in the hands of their clients.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

Federal Judge Maryellen Noreika on Friday refused to grant Hunter Biden’s motion to dismiss the federal gun charges he is currently facing. This means the case against Hunter Biden, who is US President Joe Biden’s son, will continue. Hunter Biden’s original motion to dismiss the charges alleged that the appointment of Special Counsel David Weiss, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2023, was unlawful under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations , which state that

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APRIL 14, 2024

“Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court.” Claire Rush of The Associated Press has this report. The post “Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

The US Department of State decided on Friday to prevent former President of Suriname Desi Bouterse and six former Surinamese military officials from entering the US because they were involved in the “extrajudicial killings of political opponents during the December Murders of 1982.” According to a statement published by the State Department, Desi Bouterse, six military officials and four family members are “ineligible for entry in the US” under Section 7031(c) of the Depa

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Friday for a comprehensive and transparent inquiry into recent events where Ukrainian military officials allegedly tried to serve an investigative summons to Yevhen Shulhat, a journalist working for the Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info. According to reports from Slidstvo.Info , this incident was orchestrated by Ukraine’s Internal Security Service (SBU), purportedly in retaliation for Shulhat’s investigations into the re

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APRIL 14, 2024

by Dennis Crouch As many of you know, I have done machine learning work for many years — starting in the 1990s while in college. However, like most of the world, I have been surprised and amazed by the power of LLM-based GenAI technology and have been trying to figure out ways to use it both for patent practice and in my job as a law professor.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

A district court in Minsk sentenced a dissident Belarusian rock band to two and a half years of correctional labour on Friday after being convicted of active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order, according to human rights group Mayday Team. The band has been behind bars since their arrest in January. The three members of the band, Nizkiz, were convicted under Article 342 of the Criminal Court in a trial that began on March 19.

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APRIL 14, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit’s August 2023 decision in In re Cellect, LLC has set-up a significant question regarding the interplay between the patent term adjustment (PTA) statute, 35 U.S.C. § 154(b), and the judicially-created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting (OTDP). Now, Cellect is seeking Supreme Court review, recently filing a petition for an extension of time that also indicated its intent to file.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

Thousands of people protested in Poland on Sunday against an attempt by the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish legislature, to further advance parliamentary works that would amend the strict abortion law currently in power. The parliament voted Friday on four-abortion related issues, in addition to creating an Extraordinary Committee to draft new abortion laws.

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APRIL 14, 2024

“Jan. 6 Obstruction Case at Supreme Court Could Help Trump and Many Others; The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could alter hundreds of prosecutions for the assault on the Capitol and help define its meaning”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Lawrence Hurley and Ryan J. Reilly of NBC News report that “ Supreme Court tackles Jan. 6 obstruction charge with Trump case looming; How the court rules in the case brought by Jan. 6 defendant Jose

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Saturday that the Mediterranean country had suspended processing asylum applications from Syrian nationals. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Christodoulides announced that the decision was made “in light of recent mass arrival of Syrian political asylum seekers by sea” to Cyprus.

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APRIL 14, 2024

“This Is a Crucial Moment to Stand Up to Islamophobia. Instead, Democrats Are Caving.” Shirin Ali has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “This Is a Crucial Moment to Stand Up to Islamophobia. Instead, Democrats Are Caving.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged the Italian government on Friday to amend their planned reforms to defamation legislation to comply with European and international law. This comes days after amendments to this proposed legislation were revealed to include a potential ban on working as a journalist as well as increased fines. RSF heavily criticized the Italian bill to reform defamation legislation, highlighting that its “strongly disproportionate sanction[s]” must be brought in line with th

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APRIL 14, 2024

This weekend, I wrote a column on the continuing controversy at NPR and the bias detailed in a recent bombshell essay by respected editor Uri Berliner. The company has long been criticized for its partisan coverage, including running debunked stories. Now NPR CEO Katherine Maher has responded and appeared to confirm that the publicly supported media company has no intention to bring greater balance to its coverage or editorial staff.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

A Nigerian court on Friday sentenced Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, a transgender woman who has gained notability in Nigeria as a social media personality, to six months imprisonment on Friday following an earlier conviction of “spraying,” a practice where people throw money into the air, according to reports from local media. Though considered common practice in Nigeria, especially at weddings and parties, spraying is illegal in Nigeria.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

Haiti’s government officially established a nine-member transitional presidential council on Friday, aiming to restore security in the gang-afflicted Caribbean nation. This development marks a crucial step towards addressing Haiti’s security crisis. The creation of the council comes amidst escalating gang violence, prompting mass displacements and severe shortages of essential goods.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), along with Palestinian human rights organizations Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Al Mezan Center and Al-Haq, filed a lawsuit on Friday at the Administrative Court of Berlin to block German arms exports to Israel amid its war in Gaza. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of five Palestinians who had family members killed during Israeli rocket attacks in Gaza, calls on the court to order the suspension of exports of weapons of

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