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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Wednesday ruled that an artificial intelligence (AI) machine cannot be an inventor under the Patent Act. The action was a motion for summary judgement concerning two patent applications filed by Stephen Thaler for an AI machine called DABUS. DABUS was listed as the inventor for Neural Flame—a light beacon that flashes in a new and inventive manner to attract attention—and Fractal Container—a beverage container based on fractal geometr

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“What Texas abortion ban means for survivors of rape, incest and others whose choices were stolen”: Gabrielle Banks, Jeremy Blackman, and Taylor Goldenstein have this front page article in today’s edition of The Houston Chronicle.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday calling for the declassification of some documents related to investigations carried out by the FBI on the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. President Biden released a statement regarding the order saying that he made a campaign promise to ensure transparency regarding the attacks. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks and in recognition of that Biden said he was “honoring” his commitment to release some documen

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“Judicial Notice (09.04.21): Yo Holmes; The Texas abortion ruling and the shadow docket, the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The ACLU of Iowa and 11 parents of minor children across the state with disabilities filed a federal lawsuit on Friday challenging an Iowa law that bans school districts from imposing mask mandates in schools. In the last few days of the 2021 legislative session, the Iowa Legislature passed House File 847. House File 847 prevents local school districts from requiring anyone to wear a dace mask and was signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Denmark’s sixth impeachment trial in history began on Thursday over former minister Inger Stojeberg’s aggressive immigration policies. During Stojeberg’s term as Minister for Immigration, Integration and Housing from 2015 to 2019, she imposed more than 100 new amendments limiting the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers. Her proposals included a plan that would send refugees with criminal records to an uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea and restrictions requiring them to give up valuables t

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“What the Justice Department should do to stop the Texas abortion law”: Law professor Laurence H. Tribe has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

A coalition of reproductive rights advocates and abortion providers filed a lawsuit on Thursday in an Oklahoma district court aiming to block five Oklahoma state laws that ban and restrict abortion care. The laws are scheduled to take effect on November 1. The laws would ban abortion care as early as six weeks , which is before many people know they are pregnant and roughly four months before viability.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“Abortion providers, this is your chance to make history again”: David J. Garrow has this essay online at The Houston Chronicle.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a lawyer in Kabul with experience in the country’s financial sector offers his observations and perspective on the circumstances facing the country’s banks and banking system under the new regime.

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Broadcast Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. In a significant win for television broadcasters, a federal district court in New York determined that the nonprofit company Locast, which was retransmitting to viewers via the Internet local television stations without permission of the stations and without compensating them, was not entitled

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

South African corporate taxpayers currently enjoy full utilization of assessed losses. In determining taxable income, the corporate taxpayers can set off their full extent.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The Delhi High Court granted bail Friday to five individuals arrested by the Delhi Police last year for allegedly participating in an anti-CAA protest that led to riots in the national capital. In the bail order, the high court observed that “the sole act of protesting should not be employed as a weapon to justify the incarceration of those who are exercising this right.”.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

It seems like an eternity ago since the World Health Organisation declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Governments around the world have responded to the pandemic in different ways.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“Court’s ruling on Texas law doesn’t threaten Roe — but Democrats’ overreaction might”: Law professor Jonathan Turley has this essay online at The Hill.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The National Treasury ("NT"') published its draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill with accompanying Explanatory Memorandum on 28 July 2021 (the "draft Bill").

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“Trump takes credit for Supreme Court not blocking Texas abortion law”: Mark Moore of The New York Post has this report.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

I have previously noted the curious positions of some senators who want to preserve the filibuster but only if it is not used to block legislation that they are demanding. For example, Sen. Angus King (I., Maine) has declared that he supports the filibuster but would kill it if it is used to block the federalization of elections. The point of a filibuster is that forces compromise on divisive issues.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“How the Texas Anti-Abortion Movement Helped Enact a Near-Complete Ban; Texans are almost evenly divided on abortion, but a combination of Republican control, conservative judicial appointments and cultural shifts helped the state’s anti-abortion movement find success”: Ruth Graham of The New York Times has this report.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Facebook. There is an important ruling on academic freedom out of Australia where one of the most controversial academic figures in the country secured a ruling from a federal court to overturn his dismissal by Sidney University. Professor Tim Anderson was fired after inserting a swastika in the middle of an Israeli flag and posting a picture of a lunch in which one of the guests wore badges that said “Death to Israel” and “Curse the Jews” written in Arabic.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“Republican wins on abortion, voting and guns cap their banner 2021, with Democratic goals in ‘dire’ danger despite Washington power”: Michael Scherer of The Washington Post has this report.

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