ALPS
MAY 26, 2022
I was recently at a cocktail reception with a bunch of attorneys that I would describe as a group of 50 somethings. This gathering was a first for me since the pandemic has abated but not to focus on the uniqueness or significance of the event, I want to focus on a recurring theme of the conversations which caught me a little bit by surprise given the age of the attendees.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
A New York federal judge Wednesday upheld a New York law that allows victims of gun violence to sue the gun industry. The National Shooting Sports Foundation and gun manufacturers, like Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. brought the case because they claimed the state law violated the US Constitution. They also argue that the law preempts the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) , which protects gun manufacturers and dealers from being held liable in gun violence crimes c
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The Crime Report
MAY 26, 2022
Laws aimed at providing community oversight over police surveillance technology still raise concerns about privacy and racial bias, according to a forthcoming study in the UCLA Law Review. . So-called Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) laws, meant to empower community residents, have been introduced in more than 20 jurisdictions around the U.S.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Wednesday held a video call during her visit to Xinjiang, which was marred with continued allegations of atrocities against the Uyghur minority in China. Some countries, such as the US and Canada , have called the atrocities “genocide.” Canada’s Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs released a statement regarding the issue back in 2021.
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Above The Law
MAY 26, 2022
Undead zombie AG strikes again. The post TX AG Ken Paxton Launches Bogus Investigation Of State Bar, Still Winds Up With Ethics Lawsuit appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“The next U.S. abortion battle is over pills, and it’s already begun”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
Russia’s State Duma Wednesday approved a law to change the age of enlistment in Russia. The law allows individuals over the age of 40 to enter the armed forces. In order for the change to become law, President Vladimir Putin needs to sign it. As the Ukrainian invasion continues, Russia is dealing with high casualty numbers. According to Ukrainian sources, Russia has lost more soldiers than they did during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan from 1979-1989.
HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“Loss of trust, collegiality at Supreme Court after leak of draft opinion”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report (subscription required for full access).
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
Two Russian soldiers Thursday pleaded guilty in the Kotelevsky District Court of Poltava to war crimes charges for shelling houses and infrastructure in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast in the northeast. Oleksandr Bobykin and Oleksandr Ivanov both pleaded guilty to charges of “violation of the laws and customs of war,” which carries a sentence of 8 to 12 years in prison.
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HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“Solicitor general advises Supreme Court not to review C.H. Robinson case; As with AB5 case, solicitor general says appellate court got it right”: John Kingston of FreightWaves has this report.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Monday unanimously ruled in favor of a preliminary injunction against a Florida law regulating how social media companies moderate content on their platforms. Last May Florida enacted Senate Bill 7072 , a bill which applies to social media platforms with annual gross revenues over $100 million or 100 million monthly individual participants globally.
HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“Why the Florida Supreme Court must uphold its abortion precedent, even if Roe is overturned; Florida’s constitution specifically protects the right to privacy, which the state supreme court has interpreted to include the right to an abortion”: Law professor Louis J. Virelli III has this essay online at The Tampa Bay Times.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation Tuesday ruled that minors who are victims of rape can access abortions without their parents’ consent or without filing a report. In a 10-1 decision, the court rejected claims brought by the Aguascalientes and Baja California state governments which contended that the ‘ Official Mexican Standard for family, sexual and violence against women.
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HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“The Supreme Court Is Enabling America’s Gun Dystopia; After a long period of inaction on the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court is back to doing what it does best: making our world a more dangerous place.” Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
A Twitter shareholder Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and Twitter, Inc. and alleged that Musk’s statements, tweets and conduct surrounding his possible purchase of the tech giant negatively affected Twitter’s stock. Since Musk announced his intention to purchase Twitter, the company has lost $8 billion in value. Shareholder William Heresniak filed the proposed class action complaint “on behalf of all stockholders of Twitter, Inc. who have been harmed and/or are thre
HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“Gun sales to Texas shooter would have been illegal in California — but those laws could be in jeopardy”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Thursday held in In re: Apple, Inc. that US District Judge Alan Albright abused his discretion by refusing to transfer a patent infringement lawsuit. In May 2021, BillJCo filed a patent infringement action against Apple for its use of Bluetooth technology. Apple moved to transfer the action from the US District Court for the Western District of Texas to the Northern District of California pursuant to 28 USC § 1404(a).
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HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“An appeals court upheld a Pennsylvania law that prevents Philly from making its own gun rules; The city has tried unsuccessfully in the past to enact gun regulations such as a requirement that firearms owners notify authorities if their weapons are lost or stolen”: Sean Collins Walsh of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report on a 3-to-2 ruling that the en banc Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued today.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Monday ruled the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) can keep its revised regulations on how stock market data is collected, consolidated, and disseminated. In 2020 the SEC introduced the new Market Data Infrastructure Rule. The rule “ modernize[d] the national market system for the collection, consolidation, and dissemination of information with respect to quotations for and transactions in national market system (‘NM
HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“Why Are There So Few Native Federal Judges? The confirmation of Sunshine Sykes highlights how thoroughly excluded Native people have been from the federal judiciary’s ranks.” Yvette Borja has this post at Balls and Strikes.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an investigation Tuesday into the US’s ongoing infant formula shortage. The FTC’s inquiry includes soliciting public comments regarding “factors that may have contributed to the infant formula shortage during the recall of certain Abbott formula products beginning in February 2022 as well as its impact on families and retailers.” The FTC would like the public’s information regarding infant formula scams, infant formula
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HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“Supreme Court decisions on abortion, gun control and religion likely to come soon”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
Police officers in Pakistan Wednesday charged and fired tear gas at supporters of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan. The police officers were attempting to stop the supporters from reaching the capital Islamabad to demand a new election. According to a statement by Interior Ministry Official Amjad Malik given to Reuters, there were “reports that the police have baton-charged and fired teargas shells to break the protesters”.
HowAppealing
MAY 26, 2022
“Milwaukee County judge announces candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court, decries ‘radical right-wing extremists'”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
JURIST
MAY 26, 2022
Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dawda A. Jallow, Wednesday confirmed governmental approval to prosecute former President Yahya Jammeh for alleged atrocities. Minister Jallow relayed the confirmation while releasing the government’s white paper on the report of the country’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC).
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