EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2020
It is well established that “Any criminal defendant.being tried by a jury is entitled to the uncoerced verdict of that body.”.Impermissible coercion occurs “when jurors surrender their honest opinions for the mere purpose of returning a verdict.” United States v.
JURIST
DECEMBER 27, 2020
According to China Daily , China will now hold children as young as 12 years old criminally liable for crimes deemed “abominable.” The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress ( NPC ) on Saturday also introduced punishment for intellectual property infringement that could lead to 10 years in prison. The Standing Committee said an “abominable” crime would occur. if a person who has reached 12 years of age but not 14 commits intentional homicide, intentio
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 27, 2020
“Bernette Johnson, Louisiana’s first Black chief justice, leaves office speaking her mind”: John Simerman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.
JURIST
DECEMBER 27, 2020
The cabinet of Indian state Madhya Pradesh approved the Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020 on Saturday, just days ahead of the state’s winter assembly session. It is the second Indian state to pass a law against religious conversion only for the sake of marriage. Indicating the intent behind the anti-conversion bill, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said: “M any incidents came to light where minor girls were converted, married and made to contest Panchayat polls.R
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 27, 2020
“Retiring state Supreme Court chief justice helped shape Colorado’s criminal justice for decades; Chief Justice Nathan ‘Ben’ Coats leaves the bench after 20 years on state’s highest court”: Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post has this report.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 27, 2020
“Supreme: When, why, and how did the Supreme Court get the final say in the law of the land?” Earlier this month, NPR’s history podcast “Throughline” released this episode focusing on the U.S. Supreme Court.
JURIST
DECEMBER 27, 2020
The European Commission Saturday published the proposed Brexit trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) that was announced Thursday. Since the UK officially left the EU on January 31, it has been in an 11-month transition period. During this period, the UK did not have representation in the European Parliament any longer.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 27, 2020
“Should We Abolish Life Tenure for Supreme Court Justices?” Law professors Alan Dershowitz and Arthur Hellman have this dialogue online at Pairagraph.
JURIST
DECEMBER 27, 2020
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday issued notices to Google and Wikipedia for “disseminating sacrilegious content” through their platforms. According to the authority, these websites are hosting misleading content about the present khalifa (spiritual head) of Islam. The searches on these platforms show the current leader of the Ahmadiyya community as the “present khalifa of Islam.” Additionally, the PTA asked the platforms to remove the unauthentic version of
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 27, 2020
“Supreme Court case tests reach of tribal law enforcement”: Seaborn Larson of The Associated Press has this report.
LegalReader
DECEMBER 27, 2020
The Girl Scouts claim that Boy Scout packs and troops have been tricking unsuspecting parents into signing their daughters up.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 27, 2020
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Legal Giant — and a Nurturing Aunt.” Daniel Stiepleman has this Postscript online at Politico Magazine.
Patently O
DECEMBER 27, 2020
Recent Headlines in the IP World: David Phelan: Apple AirPods Pro 2 Patent Reveals Jaw-Dropping New Upgrade (Source: Forbes). Chris Burt: Sony Patent filing Shows Head Acoustic Biometrics, Apple Granted Patent for Multi-User Authentication (Source: Biometric Update). Evan Radford: Patent Index Documents History of Iconic Saskatchewan Inventions (Source: CBC).
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LegalReader
DECEMBER 27, 2020
The family of late Amy Lynn Mullis is suing Todd Mullis, her husband, in a wrongful death lawsuit.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 27, 2020
We have been discussing student editors and student government leaders using their positions to retaliate against the exercise of free speech by other students with the support of faculty. This trend is hardly surprising as j ournalism deans call for censorship and journalism professors call for the rejection of neutrality in the media. Universities have generally remained passive as students and faculty harass and punish those with opposing views.
LLRX
DECEMBER 27, 2020
Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.
JURIST
DECEMBER 27, 2020
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Thursday that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) unlawfully rescheduled Lisa Montgomery’s execution while a stay on her sentence was in place. Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row in the US, was originally scheduled to be executed on December 8 but her lawyers had “contracted ‘severe’ cases of COVID-19 while traveling to meet with her.” Judge Randolph Moss granted a stay of execution
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 27, 2020
“The Death Penalty’s Other Victims: In the shadow of Trump’s execution spree, the families of the condemned share a particular trauma that few can understand.” Liliana Segura of The Intercept has this report.
JURIST
DECEMBER 27, 2020
The Turkish Parliament passed a law Sunday aimed at controlling terrorism after two days of debate. Entitled the “Law on Preventing the Financing of the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction,” the new legislation includes controversial amendments to an existing law on aid collection. These amendments enable the government, led by President Tayyip Erdogan, to block the websites of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and halt their operations without a hearing.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 27, 2020
“Angry at the Failure of His Election Challenges, Trump Calls His Own SCOTUS Nominees Cowardly and Incompetent; Trump thinks the judiciary cannot be trusted to reveal the massive fraud that he says denied him a second term”: Jacob Sullum has this post at Reason.
LegalReader
DECEMBER 27, 2020
Sidney Powell has filed numerous lawsuits--most of which have since been dismissed--in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 27, 2020
We recently discussed how Trump critics appear to be adopting his tactics and rhetoric as they prepare to take over the Executive Branch and possibly Congress. There is a sense of “ Trumpunity ,” a license to use any means in the aftermath of the Trump Administration. Now, Harvard Law Professor and Bloomberg columnist has added a Trump-like call for the use of defamation lawsuit to combat “fake news.” That call for defamation actions to hammer media has been one of the mo
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