Attorney at Work
APRIL 4, 2023
Get to the Point! | Including a pronoun preference in an email signature is now widely accepted in big business. Good reasons to add your pronoun preference. The post Should You Use Personal Pronouns in Email Signatures? appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
The North Dakota House of Representatives Monday failed to override Governor Doug Burgum’s veto of Senate Bill 2231 , which would restrict the treatment of transgender students in the state’s grade schools. The chamber needed a majority two-thirds vote in both chambers of the state legislature to override the veto of the bill. The House of Representatives fell short of that by a small margin with a 56-36 vote.
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Above The Law
APRIL 4, 2023
"DeSanctimonious" vows to lay siege to the Magic Kingdom. The post After Taking One On The Chin From The Mouse, DeSantis Struggles To Land A Punch appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
A French court Monday began hearing the criminal trial of Lebanese-Canadian Hassan Diab, who is accused of committing the 1980 bombing of the Copernic synagogue. The trial is expected to last three weeks and will be conducted in abstentia , meaning Diab will not be present for the trial. The bombing, which took place on October 3, 1980, occurred directly outside the Copernic synagogue in Paris, France.
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HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“Federalist Society Judges Acting Badly”: Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.” The post “Federalist Society Judges Acting Badly” appeared first on How Appealing.
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HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“Appeals Court Punts on Due Process Rights for Guantánamo Detainees; The case could have resolved an important question about the scope of rights for noncitizens held at the wartime prison”: Charlie Savage and Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times have this report. Today’s en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has not yet been declassified for public access, but that court’s judgment can be accessed here.
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
Aidana Tastanova is a Kazakhstan national and a 3rd year law student attending the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under a Kazakh government scholarship. Last week Kazakhstan brought an action for violation of environmental protection against North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) , the consortium leading development of the country’s massive Kashagan oil field, in the amount of about $5.14 billion USD.
HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“The Law Clerk Boycott Hits Stanford Law School; Plus sundry updates about SLS after the protest of Judge Duncan”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “The Law Clerk Boycott Hits Stanford Law School; Plus sundry updates about SLS after the protest of Judge Duncan” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
The US Supreme Court Monday declined to hear David Brown v. Louisiana , a case which concerns evidence rules in criminal trials. The man who petitioned the court to hear the case remains on death row, where he has been since his 2011 criminal conviction. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
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HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“21. United States v. Nixon: In July 1974, the Supreme Court effectively cleared the way for the ouster of a sitting President—in a ruling that may have ultimately *bolstered* the presidency as an institution.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site. The post “21. United States v. Nixon: In July 1974, the Supreme Court effectively cleared the way for the ouster of a sitting President—in a ruling that may have ultimately *bolstered* the presiden
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
Attorneys for jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich Monday appealed his arrest on charges of espionage in a Russian court. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, is currently being held in a Russian detention facility on espionage charges after being arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service on March 29 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. His arrest has drawn widespread criticism, including from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a Sunday call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“But until the Supreme Court or our en banc court determines otherwise, the law of our circuit is that unlawful aliens are not part of ‘the people’ to whom the protections of the Second Amendment extend.” So ruled a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in a decision issued today. The post “But until the Supreme Court or our en banc court determines otherwise, the law of our circuit is that unlawful aliens are not part of &#
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Ciara Dinneny is JURIST’s Chief European Correspondent and a trainee with the Law Society of Ireland. She files this dispatch from Dublin. Rival Swiss bank UBS bought Credit Suisse bank late last month in a move intended to protect the global banking system and to prevent Credit Suisse from collapsing.
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HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“3M’s bid to shield itself from earplug lawsuits faces skeptical judges”: Brendan Pierson and Dietrich Knauth of Reuters have this report. If you have been waiting to hear Paul D. Clement argue a complicated and important bankruptcy appeal before Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook , today is your chance via this link. Circuit Judges Diane P.
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
The Australian federal government Tuesday banned TikTok on government devices following advice from national intelligence agencies. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced that the viral media platform will be prohibited on devices issued by Commonwealth departments and agencies. “After receiving advice from intelligence and security agencies, today I authorised the Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department to issue a mandatory direction under the Protective Security Policy Framework
HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“Roberts Rankled Colleagues as His Hold on Supreme Court Slipped, Book Says; Conservative judges griped about Roberts to author of the book; Account details court discord leading up to abortion ruling”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report. The post “Roberts Rankled Colleagues as His Hold on Supreme Court Slipped, Book Says; Conservative judges griped about Roberts to author of the book; Account details court discord leading up to abortion ruling” appeared first o
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
Two Connecticut veterans’ advocacy groups Monday filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense (DoD) in a federal court in Connecticut. The groups asked the court to compel the DoD to release records of toxic conditions at the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) air base in Uzbekistan. The Connecticut Veterans Legal Center and Stronghold Freedom Foundation filed the suit seeking relief under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which provides individuals with the right to request access to feder
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HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“Large turnout expected for Wisconsin court election ahead of abortion case”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report. Ben Kesling and Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal report that “ Wisconsin Voters Say They See State Supreme Court Election as Crucial; Decisions on gerrymandering, abortions could have wide-ranging effects.” And Joseph Ax of Reuters reports that “ With abortion in the balance, Wisconsin voters to choose new high court judge.R
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
A large number of private doctors in the Indian state of Rajasthan Sunday continued their weeks-long protest against the recently passed Right to Health Bill. While the bill awaits the state governor’s assent, it has received great opposition, especially from private hospitals and healthcare enterprises. The bill aims to increase access to healthcare, improve the quality of healthcare and places the onus on the government to maintain the state’s public health.
HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“Ohio Supreme Court to decide case on changing gender on birth certificates”: Anna Staver of The Columbus Dispatch has this report. You can access via this link the video of today’s oral argument before the Supreme Court of Ohio. The post “Ohio Supreme Court to decide case on changing gender on birth certificates” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Monday reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a religious freedom complaint against California’s state controller. The court reinstated the claims because they believe the plaintiff alleged enough facts to demonstrate the loyalty oath and her religious beliefs are in conflict and the state office does not face undue hardship in granting the plaintiff’s accommodation request to alter the oath.
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HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Did Not Come Down Like Sam Alito Hoped; Alito’s opinion in Dobbs made a big show of returning abortion access to states; Now, courts in some of the reddest states in the country are throwing it back in his face”: Matt Irby has this post at Balls and Strikes. The post “The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Did Not Come Down Like Sam Alito Hoped; Alito’s opinion in Dobbs made a big show of returning
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
Russian authorities Tuesday charged a woman with the assassination of pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. Tatarsky died on Monday in a St. Petersburg cafe explosion that has since been linked by Russian officials to Ukraine and jailed critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny. The Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee alleged the attack was “planned by Ukrainian special services,” and claimed that the suspect, 26-year old Daria Trepova, is an active supporter o
HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“We hold that the court abused its discretion by denying the amended class certification motion based on a stand-alone and extra-textual rule against ‘fail-safe’ classes”: So rules a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a decision written by Circuit Judge Patricia A. Millett issued today.
ABA Journal
APRIL 4, 2023
A Delaware judge has ordered Reed Smith to station two lawyers at the courthouse Tuesday with “Please See Me” signs, after the law firm failed…
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