JURIST
AUGUST 14, 2022
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett and Amnesty International Saturday condemned the Taliban’s crackdown on the women’s rights protest in Kabul that day. Around 40 female protesters marched in front of the Afghan Ministry of Education to mark the one-year anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 14, 2022
“Lacking power, Supreme Court’s liberals find voice in dissent”: John Kruzel of The Hill has this report. The post “Lacking power, Supreme Court’s liberals find voice in dissent” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
AUGUST 14, 2022
The US House of Representatives has passed HR 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to send it to President Joe Biden for signing into law. The bill addresses climate change, drug pricing and corporate taxes. The House voted 220-207 to pass the bill. Last Sunday, the US Senate narrowly passed the bill during a 27-hour weekend “Vote-a-rama” session.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 14, 2022
“Chaotic post-Roe legal landscape in Arizona confuses patients, abortion providers”: Lissandra Villa Huerta has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe. The post “Chaotic post-Roe legal landscape in Arizona confuses patients, abortion providers” appeared first on How Appealing.
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FDA Law Blog
AUGUST 14, 2022
By Alan M. Kirschenbaum & Michelle L. Butler & Faraz Siddiqui — The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) has now passed both the Senate (on August 7) and the House (on August 12), and is headed to President Biden for signature. We have prepared a slide deck that summarizes Subtitle B of the IRA, entitled “Prescription Drug Pricing Reform.
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Day on Torts
AUGUST 14, 2022
Only a few days remain for the opportunity to register for the Fundamentals of Civil Litigation in Tennessee seminar! This is a two-day program designed to help new lawyers grasp practical matters of civil litigation. In addition to hearing lectures on many substantive and procedural aspects of Tennessee civil litigation, you will be provided with useful forms, checklists, and other documents to help you in your daily practice.
Patently O
AUGUST 14, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. Prior to 1952, the Reissue Statute text only allowed for (1) narrowing claim scope and (2) fixing a “defective or insufficient” specification. The 1952 Patent Act edited the law to allow for reissue for “error[s]” where the patentee claimed either “more or less than he had a right to claim.” Thus, for the first time the statute expressly permitted broadening reissues.
Broadcast Law Blog
AUGUST 14, 2022
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC’s Media Bureau released a consent decree , including the payment of a $60,000 penalty, with an LPTV station operator to resolve sponsorship identification issues, including those associated with political ad sales.
At the Lectern
AUGUST 14, 2022
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Supreme Court Justice Patricia Guerrero to succeed Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who had announced she would not seek reelection. The Governor at the same time “announced his intention to appoint Alameda County Superior Court Judge Kelli Evans to serve as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by Justice Guerrero’s elevation to Chief Justice.” ( Here.).
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Conflict of Laws
AUGUST 14, 2022
written by Abhishek Trivedi, Institute of Legal Studies and Research, GLA University, Mathura, India. (Publication of this book was announced earlier over here. . Written by Dr Abhishek Trivedi, the book review of Indian Private International Law has been published in the Asian Journal of International Law, Volume 12, Issue 2 in its July 2022 issue.
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
Vehicle accidents can be traumatic and frightening, not only for those involved, but also their family and friends.
iHire
AUGUST 14, 2022
Not sure how to answer interview questions for healthcare jobs? We break down common questions and their answers.
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
Keith Martin, David Burton and Hilary Lefko have a lively discussion about how the Inflation Reduction Act will affect deals. Some parts of it are retroactive to the start of 2022.
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JURIST
AUGUST 14, 2022
Afghan law students and young lawyers in Afghanistan have been reporting on the ground from that country since the Taliban took Kabul in August 2021. Here, one of our correspondents in Kabul considers some of the changes that have taken place in Afghanistan over the past year. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our correspondent’s name.
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
According to New World Wealth who compiled the data for the Henley Global Citizens Report, a projected 88,000 of the world's millionaires will move to a new country by the end of the year.
JURIST
AUGUST 14, 2022
Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. She reports from Nairobi. . It has been five days since we in Kenya had our elections on August 9th. Five days, and still we do not know who our president is. As the wait continues, so does the pressure. Kenya is in a state of limbo at the moment. Sure, there are those who have gone back to work, but all everyone is thinking about are the election results.
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
Nearly two years after it issued its initial decision in Johnson v. NPAS Sols., LLC, in which it held incentive awards for class representatives to be per se unlawful, the United States Court of Appeals.
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JonathanTurley
AUGUST 14, 2022
Fox News is reporting that the FBI seized boxes containing attorney-client privileged and potentially executive privileged material during its raid Mar-a-Lago. When the raid occurred, I noted that the legal team had likely marked material as privileged at the residence and that the collection could create an immediate conflict over such material. Now, sources are telling Fox that the Justice Department not only took attorney-client material but has refused Trump requests for a special master to
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
A 2ª Turma do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) entendeu pela legitimidade de o contribuinte se creditar da diferença do ICMS pago a maior no regime de substituição tributária "para frente".
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
On August 7, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "IRA"). The tax provisions in the bill that was passed vary from the bill that was originally released on July 27, 2022.
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
On July 25, 2022, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, launched consultations on two proposed changes to Canada's plastic products regulatory regime: (i) increasing the stringency.
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Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
Based on numerous sources, Governor Baker has now signed an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind. This bill includes a number of key advancements for increased adoption.
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 workplace guidance and this article summarizes the key topics that employers should understand.
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
In a recent opinion arising from the Chapter 11 proceedings of Arcapita Bank, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York affirmed a bankruptcy.
Mondaq
AUGUST 14, 2022
Obviousness-type double patenting ("ODP") is a judicially-created doctrine intended to prevent the unjustified extension of the right to exclude granted by a patent. See In re Hubbell, 709 F.3d 1140, 1145 (Fed. Cir. 2013).
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