JURIST

MARCH 24, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – A Myanmar law student who was shot Monday by police using live rounds to disperse protesters in a Mandalay township has died, becoming the first law student fatality of the Myanmar military coup. Myo Hein Kyaw, 24, was a law student in his final year at Mandalay’s Yadanabon University. One of our Myanmar law students correspondents wrote Wednesday: He was arrested on 22 Mar during the crackdown of Aung Pin Lae township, Mandalay.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Three decades ago, the internet was not well-traversed and very few people even knew it existed. Fast forward to 2021 and it’s an entirely different story. We live in a digital world now, and the internet is central to many aspects of our personal and business lives. These days we communicate, interact, purchase goods and services, and get work done online.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2021

Caesars Entertainment , one of the largest gaming companies in the United States owning more than 50 properties globally, sued more than 36 of its insurers on Monday in US federal court in the District of Nevada. The complaint alleges that each of the named insurers provided “all risk” coverage to Caesars Entertainment but have not provided any compensation to it during the pandemic.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Every 28 days, a lovely Hermes delivery-person brings a crate of the world’s finest craft beer to my house. But if it were up to me, I wouldn’t receive these beer boxes at all. In early 2020, I tried to unsubscribe from [REDACTED] — a monthly beer subscription company — as I felt it was an unnecessary expense. I soon realized, though, that unsubscribing would be a Herculean task.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2021

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday settled an agreement with the Colorado Office of Administrative Courts (OAC) to offer language assistance to people with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the Colorado court system. The OAC hears claims related to workers’ compensation, civil rights, and education among others. The settlement comes after the DOJ launched an investigation into an OAC policy that prevented Colorado courts from offering language assistance to LEP individuals that

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2021

Amid reports of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, several UN officials Monday called for a stop to “indiscriminate and targeted attacks against civilians, including rape and other horrific forms of sexual violence” The statement comes amidst an ongoing conflict between central government soldiers and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in the northern Ethiopia region.

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MARCH 24, 2021

“How to Restore Balance to Libel Law: The Supreme Court can curtail the worst media abuse without overturning its landmark 1964 ruling.” Law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2021

An American citizen was arrested early Sunday morning in Fort Portal, Uganda, on charges of alleged ‘subversion against the government.’ Guy Smith, originally from the state of Kentucky, has been living in Uganda for nearly 20 years. He is married to Ugandan citizen Sharon Tusiime, and the couple has two young children. Although Tusiime was not at home at the time of her husband’s arrest, she reported that “neighbors described seeing armed men in plain clothes take her hu

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MARCH 24, 2021

“Minnesota Supreme Court: Rape victims not ‘mentally incapacitated’ unless forcibly intoxicated; The far-reaching decision also gives a man convicted of third-degree sexual assault a new trial.” Andy Mannix of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report. And Josh Verges of The Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minnesota reports that “ Felony rape charge doesn’t apply if victim got herself drunk, Minnesota Supreme Court rules.” You can access today’s ruli

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2021

The British government published regulations Tuesday giving British officials the power to compel Northern Ireland to implement a full scope of reproductive care services, following a 2019 law that legalized abortions in the region. Supporters say this law is a step in the right direction for women needing to access abortion procedures, but critics from Northern Ireland’s socially conservative parties say that the law interferes with the region’s right to control their own health ser

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MARCH 24, 2021

“Amid gun control debate, federal court rules states may restrict open carry of weapons”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report. Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “ U.S. appeals court says no, it’s not OK to carry guns in public without a license.” Victor Morton and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times report that “ Americans have ‘no right’ to carry guns in public, 9th Circuit Court rules.” Jennifer Sinco K

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EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 24, 2021

This morning at 10:00am EST, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Caniglia v. Strom. You should be able to listen live to the oral arguments on the C-Span website. The issue presented is "Whether the 'community.

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MARCH 24, 2021

“Supreme Court struggles with when police may enter home for safety checks or suicide threats”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Supreme Court Considers Police Leeway Without Warrant; Justices hear arguments in case seeking to draw line between police’s law-enforcement and care-taking functions.” Katie Mulvaney of The Providence Journal has an article headlined “ Cranston police seized

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LegalReader

MARCH 24, 2021

While no one wants a bad thing to happen to them, there’s nothing that can promise something won’t. However, rules and laws exist to dissuade those who intend to do wrong.

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MARCH 24, 2021

“Businesses Are Losing Their Covid-19 Lawsuits; Insurance companies won’t be paying for business interruptions caused by the coronavirus; This was predictable”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 24, 2021

We will be live blogging on Thursday, March 25, as the court releases opinions from the 2020-21 term. This live blog is sponsored by Casetext: making litigation more efficient with A.I. and machine learning technology. ?. The post Announcement of opinions for Thursday, March 25 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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MARCH 24, 2021

“Country Music Academy’s Insurance Fight to Stay in Federal Court”: Peter Hayes of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued Monday.

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LegalReader

MARCH 24, 2021

California legalized cannabis for good reasons — but it isn’t reaping significant rewards because its regulations aren’t as practical as they could be.

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MARCH 24, 2021

“The Year in Originalism: This past year the importance of Supreme Court appointments returned with a vengeance.” Mike Rappaport has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Using CBD-infused suppositories as you would do for normal glycerin suppositories is another weird but effective way of consuming cannabis.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 24, 2021

“State high court considers burden of proof for intellectual disability”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “Georgia’s Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grappled with an unsettling quandary: What to do with the state law banning the execution of intellectually disabled prisoners when the law’s onerous burden of proof almost certainly allows it to happen.” You can view the video of yesterday’s Supreme Court of Geo

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 24, 2021

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court cleared out a lot of relisted cases this week, granting review in Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC, The post Four new relists include cases on abortion and state secrets appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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MARCH 24, 2021

“Sidney Powell does an about-face on her Stop the Steal claims”: Columnist David Von Drehle has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

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LegalReader

MARCH 24, 2021

As of now, if you have taken Zantac or any other generic form of ranitidine and have been diagnosed with cancer, you should immediately contact a Zantac attorney. You may have a limited amount of time to file a lawsuit in your case.

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MARCH 24, 2021

“Keep the cameras out of the Supreme Court”: Columnist James Hohmann has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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