JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A newly revised North Carolina juvenile justice law will take effect Sunday, aiming to address gaps in handling serious offenses by minors. Amidst increased reports of teenage crime in the Piedmont Triad, including armed robberies and shootings into occupied homes, local law enforcement officials were prompted to reconsider the State’s accountability mechanisms for crimes perpetrated by juveniles; according to a video posted to X by the Greensboro Police Department, “These are not childish

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

“Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes; The Food and Drug Administration has rejected some products because of concerns about youth users”: David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post have this report. Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “ Teen vaping hits a decade-low. Could Supreme Court review of flavored vapes reverse this?

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2024

As his term draws to a close, US President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon Sunday for his son Hunter Biden, covering multiple federal criminal charges including tax evasion and firearms violations. Previously, Biden and his staff had stated unequivocally that the president did not plan to pardon his son. The pardon is expansive in scope, extending to all federal offenses “which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through Decembe

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A Beverly Hills surgeon has sued Medtronic, alleging that the medical device giant stole her design for a hernia mesh device. One lawyer pointed out that this is not a typical patent infringement case. The post Medtronic-Hexagon Health Lawsuit Highlights the Struggle Between Doctors & Industry appeared first on MedCity News.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Colombian authorities on Friday to do everything in their power to solve the brutal killing of a presenter and director of a local radio station in the northwest of the country and bring to justice the offenders. They strongly condemned the crime, emphasizing that the journalist’s work as a victim could serve as a possible motive.

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At the Lectern

DECEMBER 1, 2024

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the four cases on its December calendar. The court is back in Los Angeles for this one-day session. The arguments will be live streamed. Opinions in the cases should file by March 3. Because of the oral arguments, the court will not be conferencing (also here ) this week and there will be a double conference next week.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

“Hunter Biden’s team issues a fiery defense ahead of sentencing, possible pardon; Judges are scheduled to sentence the president’s son for gun and tax offenses in December”: Matt Viser of The Washington Post has this report.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Now, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants the world to know that she is not, as widely claimed, anti-free speech … so she is allegedly cracking down on free speech until people change their minds. It appears that, while the liberal Scholz government may be near collapse, irony is still thriving in Germany. Faeser’s approach may seem like a variation on a Captain ordering that “the beatings will continue until morale improves.” However, in Germany’s anti-free speech

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

“Defense Secretary Takes Control of Plea Deals in War Crimes Cases; Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III stripped his appointee of plea deal authority in a memo on Monday, which the Pentagon has not yet made public”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Amnesty International on Friday condemned the police violence and mass arrests in Georgia, following peaceful protests against the decision of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to suspend the country’s application for EU membership until 2028. Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director, called the behavior of the police and Georgian government “punitive” and geared towards suppressing dissent through “unlawful use of force.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

“Trump promised Jan. 6 pardons. His post-election silence is making loyalists nervous. His die-hard supporters — as well as some federal judges — are left to speculate about his clemency plans.” Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2024

By Douglas B. Farquhar — A recent Warning Letter reflects an FDA citation of a company for refusing to permit FDA Investigators to take photographs during an inspection. We haven’t seen an FDA Warning Letter citing a refusal to permit photographs for years, so, just as FDA is apparently reviving these types of allegations, it is probably time for us to revive blogposts that have discussed this issue for more than a decade now.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

“A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate’s Independence; President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution’s historic role, and the Constitution, with his prospective nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this news analysis.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The Peruvian Congress has approved an extension of the formalization process for small-scale and artisanal mining, which has sparked significant debate. The new legislation, passed late on Friday by a substantial majority (87 votes in favor, 20 against, and 12 abstentions), extends the deadline for formalizing operations until June 30, 2025, with a potential six-month extension authorized through a Supreme Decree from the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM).

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Following the conference held previously this year (reported here ), the book on Private International Law and Global Trends ( Medunarodno privatno pravo i globalni trendovi ) has been published by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, HAZU ) within the series Modernisation of Law edited by the academic and professor Jaksa Barbic.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

“President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden; The decision, which was first reported by NBC News, is a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence”: Carol E. Lee and Sarah Fitzpatrick of NBC News have this report. And Matt Viser of The Washington Post reports that “ Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter; The president had promised not to pardon Hunter Biden, who was convicted of gun-related charges and had

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