JURIST
AUGUST 12, 2022
Wyoming Judge Melissa Owens granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday against the state’s abortion ban, protecting abortion access while litigation against the law moves forward. “The legislature cannot pass a discriminatory law on the basis of sex that restricts the constitutionally protected right to make one’s own health care decisions,” Judge Ownes wrote.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2022
“Abortion will become illegal in Idaho as Supreme Court declines to pause trigger law”: Nicole Blanchard of The Idaho Statesman has this report. And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “ Idaho top court allows near-total abortion ban to take effect.” You can access today’s 3-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Idaho at this link.
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JURIST
AUGUST 12, 2022
Police officer Thomas Robertson Thursday was sentenced to 87 months in prison for his participation in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. According to court documents , Robertson, 49, and co-defendent Jacob Fracker were both officers with the Rocky Mount, Virginia, Police Department and were off duty when they headed for Washington, D.C. in Robertson’s car on the morning of January 6, 2021.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2022
“Supreme Court rejects GOP proposal to elect regional justices”: Sam Wilson of The Helena (Mont.) Independent Record has an article that begins, “The Montana Supreme Court on Friday upheld a district court ruling that struck down an attempt by Republicans in the Legislature to change the way the high court’s justices are elected.” And Shaylee Ragar of Montana Public Radio reports that “ State Supreme Court rules against electing justices by district.” Yo
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JURIST
AUGUST 12, 2022
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Friday sued the German Bundestag for stripping his office space privileges. Schröder’s lawyers Michael Nagel and Ralph Heiermann said that they filed suit on behalf of Schröder at the Berlin Administrative Court but did not release more details. The Bundestag removed Schröder’s right to office space in May when it determined that former Chancellors should not be entitled to office space if they no longer perform official duties.
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The Crime Report
AUGUST 12, 2022
Federal probation officer. Photo courtesy CJUSJobs. The nation’s probation and parole systems tether millions of Americans to a strategy that has failed to deliver its promised results of reducing incarceration and recidivism, says a research study published in the Annual Review of Criminology of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). . An analysis of carceral, supervision and crime data from 50 states between 1980 and 2019 reveals that despite a decline in the number of people under commu
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2022
“State Supreme Court denies appeal in hotly contested abortion case, keeping ban in place”: Sam Karlin of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report. The post “State Supreme Court denies appeal in hotly contested abortion case, keeping ban in place” appeared first on How Appealing.
OilandGasLawyer
AUGUST 12, 2022
In 1860, at the age of 60, Joseph Glidden invented barbed wire. He patented it the next year and sold the patent in 1876 to a company named Washburn and Moen, retaining a royalty that made him one of the richest men in the US. John Warne Gates was born in Chicago in 1855. After several failed business, Gates became a salesman for Washburn and Moen. They gave him Texas as his sales territory.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2022
“News media groups want the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider a decision that weakened the open records law”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. The post “News media groups want the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider a decision that weakened the open records law” appeared first on How Appealing.
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LegalReader
AUGUST 12, 2022
An effective strategy may increase your sales and get you better revenues. If you desire to streamline your operations and ensure better returns, you have to be consistent in your operations. .
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2022
“‘The Greatest Talker of His Time’: Felix Frankfurter was an eloquent liberal champion of judicial restraint; Is it time for a reappraisal?” In the September 2022 issue of The Altantic, law professor Justin Driver has this review of law professor Brad Snyder ‘s new book, “ Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment.” The post “‘The Greatest Talker of His Time’: Felix Frankfurter
Above The Law
AUGUST 12, 2022
You have to fight for free speech. The post Elon Musk’s Legal Filings Against Twitter Show How Little He Actually Cares About Free Speech appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2022
“The Abortion Elections All Across America: The stakes are highest in states where the legislature and the governor’s mansion are held by different parties; How much will abortion rights motivate voters?” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report. The post “The Abortion Elections All Across America: The stakes are highest in states where the legislature and the governor’s mansion are held by different parties; How much will abortion rights motivate voters?
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LegalReader
AUGUST 12, 2022
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has said that taxpayers shouldn't be responsible for covering the costs of Cuomo allegedly sexually harassing women.
Above The Law
AUGUST 12, 2022
Associates will have to work from the office Tuesday through Thursday each week. The post Elite Biglaw Firm Gently Reminds Associates To Get Back To The Office After ‘Remote August’ appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 12, 2022
This is a tale of two men who, as teenagers, committed crimes of murder. One is black, the other is white. Henry is the black teenager; Andrew, the white teenager. Their cases are about the failure of justice in the Louisiana criminal justice system. I know Louisiana justice. I spent 40 years, four months and eleven days in four of the state’s penal facilities between 1966 and 2006.
Law 360
AUGUST 12, 2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a New York federal judge on Friday it has reached a tentative settlement to resolve its claims against Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's former chief financial officer, who was convicted of fraud, but said the agency needs time to consider the deal.
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Above The Law
AUGUST 12, 2022
Back in my day, artists just had to worries about Groupies. Now, concerts are getting cancelled over Stick Talk. The post Live Nation Just Called Off A Huge Concert With Big Names In Atlanta. Why? It’s Guns. Totally Because Of Guns. appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
AUGUST 12, 2022
A California federal judge agreed Friday to send proposed class antitrust claims against Google to arbitration in a school's lawsuit alleging Google and Apple colluded to avoid competing in the online search business, but he refused to stay antitrust claims against Apple as the arbitration proceeds.
Customs & International Trade Law
AUGUST 12, 2022
Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news: U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing nine general licenses (GLs) issued in the Ukraine-/Russia-related Sanctions program: GL 17, Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving the So-Called Donetsk People’s Republic or Luhansk People’s Republic Regions of Ukraine, and GLs 18, 19, 20, 21
Law 360
AUGUST 12, 2022
Zoom's battle with two groups of excess insurers over $90 million in legal costs in actions over allegations of data security problems may hinge on whether an initial government probe and follow-on civil lawsuits constitute one or multiple claims — a recurring issue in errors and omissions insurance disputes.
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Above The Law
AUGUST 12, 2022
In an exclusive interview, an attorney at McDermott Will & Emery’s Post-Roe practice group answers questions about how Texas’ trigger ban laws will impact employers, whether HIPAA protections apply to abortion access and the latest in Washington on rulemaking to strengthen ERISA preemption defense.
Law 360
AUGUST 12, 2022
After two weeks presiding over the government's effort to stop Penguin Random House's planned purchase of Simon & Schuster, U.S. District Judge Florence Y. Pan has shown both skepticism and frustration with arguments made by both sides of the merger fight.
ABA Journal
AUGUST 12, 2022
A Nebraska woman has been charged with performing or attempting an illegal abortion after prosecutors obtained Facebook messages indicating that she had obtained abortion pills…
Law 360
AUGUST 12, 2022
There are captains of finance, titans of tech, friends of Elon Musk, defenders of Twitter, financial firms, banks, lawyers and more, all caught in a blizzard of subpoenas tied to Twitter's lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court challenging Musk's attempt to terminate his $44 billion offer to buy the social media giant.
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