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JULY 25, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW), along with 13 other human rights organizations such as Access Now and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), called on the Jordanian government on Monday to withdraw a proposed cybercrime law currently under discussion in Parliament. The organizations held that the bill, which will replace Jordan’s 2015 cybercrimes law, would undermine digital rights and restrict the Jordanian government from achieving its stated goals of tackling hate speech, disinformation and

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JULY 25, 2023

“Homophobic Business Owners Are Having a Field Day Since Last Month’s Supreme Court Decision”: Law professor Hila Keren has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “Homophobic Business Owners Are Having a Field Day Since Last Month’s Supreme Court Decision” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JULY 25, 2023

The US Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on Monday announced in a letter that it is looking into whether Harvard University’s donor and legacy admissions preferences perpetuates racial discrimination. The announcement comes after a complaint was filed against Harvard University three weeks ago with the DOE, which alleged the university’s preferential admissions treatment to those who come from families that have donated money or have attended Harvard

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JULY 25, 2023

“The 11th Circuit Court held that a plaintiff who receives an unwanted, illegal text message suffers a concrete injury because the harm reflects an intrusion into the peace and quiet in a realm that is private and personal.” So reports Jenniffer Cabrera in a post at TCPAWorld about an en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

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JURIST

JULY 25, 2023

Rights groups and civil society organisations in Kenya called Sunday for the urgent reconstitution of the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and the full repeal of the controversial Finance Act 2023 in a bid to calm the hot political climate in the country. Their call came after widespread demonstrations last week against the incumbent government of President William Ruto.

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JULY 25, 2023

The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh state police conducted an operation Monday resulting in the arrest of 74 Rohingya Muslims who had allegedly entered India illegally from Myanmar and Bangladesh and settled in various districts in the western parts of the state. The ATS operation covered six local districts. Mathura recorded the highest number of arrests, followed by Aligarh, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Meerut, and Saharanpur.

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JULY 25, 2023

“A Real Wedding Website in a Fake Gay Wedding Website Case: An archive shows that the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case did once design a wedding website, contrary to what her lawyers presented during her legal challenge.” Melissa Gira Grant of The New Republic has this report. The post “A Real Wedding Website in a Fake Gay Wedding Website Case: An archive shows that the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case did once design a wedding website, contrary to what her lawyers presen

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Law 360

JULY 25, 2023

Firms continue to face pressure to diversify their attorney workforce, and they are slowly but surely making progress, according to this year's Diversity Snapshot. Here's our data dive into minority representation at law firms in 2022.

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JULY 25, 2023

“D.C. Circuit Denies GTMO Detainee Al Bahlul’s Appeal of Life Sentence; Guantanamo Bay detainee Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul will have to continue serving the life sentence given to him by the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review”: Hyemin Han has this post at the “Lawfare” blog on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

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LawSites

JULY 25, 2023

The cloud-based e-discovery company Nextpoint has received a growth capital investment from RF Investment Partners , a company that provides structured growth capital. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. Nextpoint and RF say that the investment will be used to accelerate Nextpoint’s growth through movement into new markets, operational advancements, and product development.

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HowAppealing

JULY 25, 2023

“Fifth Circuit to Hear Important Case on Remedies Under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act”: Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about a case argued today at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. You can access the audio of the oral argument, in which two Pauls — Clement and Cassell — participated, via this link.

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Above The Law

JULY 25, 2023

A new lawsuit alleges Leonard Leo directed police to arrest man who called him a ‘f **g fascist.’ The post Federalist Society Mastermind Has A Real Problem With The First Amendment When It’s Speech He Doesn’t Like appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JULY 25, 2023

Apple told a Washington federal court that its agreement with Amazon.com over the sale of iPhones and iPads on the e-commerce site is meant to prevent counterfeits, not reduce competition for the sale of its products.

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Above The Law

JULY 25, 2023

People are very red in the face about a movie that's so pretty in pink. And it's hilarious! The post Come On Barbie, Let’s Go Litigate! appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 25, 2023

Sasha Berson | If you want to improve your law firm intake and sales process, track these KSFs and fix what’s broken. The post Fix Your Law Firm Intake and Maximize Your Income appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

JULY 25, 2023

And law firm consultants are having a field day roasting the senator. The post Biglaw Firms Don’t Seem To Care About Tom Cotton’s Anti-Diversity Legal Threats appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 25, 2023

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Exiled in Beverly Hills, a refugee from Putin’s Russia fights to keep his $200-million fortune (Laurence Darmiento, The Los Angeles Times) The Mountain Valley Pipeline and United States v.

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Above The Law

JULY 25, 2023

TFW you pretend desperate families are a horde of Vikings armed with spears. and fentanyl. The post US Sues Texas For Blockading Rio Grande To Keep Out Migrants appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JULY 25, 2023

Delaware's Court of Chancery spurred modifications in AMC Entertainment's proposed deal with stockholders last week, welcomed updates to the state's corporation laws and logged new suits from shareholders in tech companies, a metal producer, a biotech and an artificial intelligence outfit. In case you missed it, here's the latest from Delaware's Chancery Court.

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Above The Law

JULY 25, 2023

Some suggestions to get you started, by hearing type and practice area. The post It’s Time For Lawyers To Have Walk-Up Songs appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JULY 25, 2023

Delaware's Court of Chancery approved one of the largest stockholder class settlements for a fiduciary duty breach in state court history on Tuesday, a $122.5 million deal with Paramount Global that ends a challenge to the fairness of CBS' $30 billion merger with Viacom in 2019.

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Above The Law

JULY 25, 2023

He spills the beans on his 'special secret sauce' in a wide-ranging interview. The post How Does Alex Spiro, Lawyer To The Stars, Get It All Done? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JULY 25, 2023

A talk radio host can't sue OpenAI for defaming him to a reporter since it is widely known that its ChatGPT chatbot provides false information and the platform is incapable of actual malice, OpenAI told a Georgia federal court.

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Above The Law

JULY 25, 2023

LexisNexis announces Interaction+. The post It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know. This Is How Lawyers Get To Know More People appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JULY 25, 2023

Counsel for B&G Foods on Monday defended showing a recently changed label for Crisco cooking spray during the deposition of a plaintiff in a false-labeling suit, saying he did so in order to assess whether the plaintiff was "willing to bend the truth to help his lawyer pursue" the case.

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