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JULY 5, 2021

The Vatican charged 10 persons with financial crimes on Saturday, including an Italian cardinal. The charges follow an inquiry by the Vatican Gendarmerie. The charges center around the Vatican Secretariat of State’s investment in Raffaele Mincione’s Athena Capital Global Opportunities Fund. Mincione, who allegedly used fund money for personal investments, received charges of “embezzlement, fraud, abuse of office, embezzlement and self-laundering.” Mincione’s fund operated betwe

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JULY 5, 2021

“The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Have Laid the Groundwork for the Devastation to Come”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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JURIST

JULY 5, 2021

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a public report Tuesday stating that most federal agencies that use facial recognition technology systems are unaware of the “privacy and accuracy-related risks” that such systems pose to federal agencies and the American public. After holding a forum on AI oversight, the GAO developed an artificial intelligence (AI) accountability framework focused on “governance, data, performance, and monitoring—to help federal agencies and ot

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JULY 5, 2021

“US Supreme Court tilts to the right — but how far will it go? Signs of compromise among justices will be put to the test next term over guns and abortion.” Lauren Fedor of Financial Times has this report.

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JULY 5, 2021

A new United Kingdom-funded task force was formed Monday to investigate human rights violations in Myanmar that have occurred since Myanmar’s February coup. The project, called Myanmar Witness, was created “t o independently collect, preserve, process, verify, investigate and review incidents of possible interferences with human rights.” The initiative is funded through the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. .

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JURIST

JULY 5, 2021

Ethiopia’s federal government announced a ceasefire in Tigray on Friday. The Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Provisional Tigray Administration left Tigray’s capital as part of the ceasefire, pausing eight months of war. The Tigray Defense Force, a guerrilla warfare group, has not agreed to the government’s ceasefire. Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs said “we urge the TDF to endorse the ceasefire immediately

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JULY 5, 2021

The permanent switch to more home working following the pandemic will cause rising gender inequality in the workplace, according to experts, unless employers carefully monitor their new working policies to make sure women aren’t disadvantaged. Traditionally, more women than men – particularly those with children or caring responsibilities – have requested flexible working.

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JULY 5, 2021

Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) announced on Friday that the prosecution of Soldier F, the only British soldier to be charged in connection with the Bloody Sunday killings of 1972, will be discontinued. It was also announced that planned proceedings against a second soldier, Soldier B, will not be commenced. The announcement comes after the PPS conducted a review of the two cases, commenced in the light of a recent court ruling that evidence relied upon in the prosecuti

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JULY 5, 2021

Health and wellness experts are experiencing 10x higher profit margins thanks to the strategies offered by the premier community, Mindshare Collaborative. Mindshare Collaborative was founded by JJ Virgin , a New York Times best-selling author, celebrity nutrition expert, and Fitness Hall of Famer. Virgin started the company to give the information and support needed for health and wellness experts to build a successful brand and grow.

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JULY 5, 2021

The US Department of the Treasury on Friday removed sanctions on three Iranians, but stated that the move did not reflect a change in its sanctions policy toward Iran. The department announced that it had removed Behzad Ferdows, Mehrzad Ferdows and Mohammad Reza Dezfulian from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JULY 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. The FCC this week reminded television broadcasters of their obligation to make televised emergency information accessible to persons with disabilities.

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JULY 5, 2021

“Here Are 5 Takeaways From The Supreme Court Term”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report.

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LawTechnologyToday

JULY 5, 2021

The American Bar Association’s Law Practice Division publishes a monthly webzine, Law Practice Today , covering the latest topics in law practice management. June’s edition focused on solo and small firms, including what technology they use—or should. Here are some highlights from the issue: “ Top 10 Tools and Tips for Solo & Small Firms ” by Stanley Tate. “The law is easy.

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JULY 5, 2021

The heat dome, wildfires, and water conflicts affecting the West may be variations on a “new normal,” but the slapdown they represent is certainly newsworthy.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

JULY 5, 2021

A 1.5% stake in the first five albums of A Tribe Called Quest and producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad was sold as an NFT (non-fungible token) on Royalty Exchange NFT, unbeknownst to the band. A third party owned the stake, and the IP sold for 40.191 Ethereum, or the equivalent of $84,765 when the 24-hour sale […]. The post Music Mondays: A Tribe Called Quest Says They Never Authorized an NFT of Their Catalog appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.

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JULY 5, 2021

The lawsuit claims that certain Saudi officials supported and coordinated the movements of two of the 9/11 hijackers within the United States.

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JULY 5, 2021

Yet another familiar fashion retailer is about to disappear from the British high street. The once-mighty Gap is the latest brand to pull down the shutters. Following in the footsteps (and depleted footfall) of Debenhams, Topshop, and so many others , Gap’s move to online-only selling is further evidence of the accelerating change in consumer direction – away from physical stores and onto our screens.

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JULY 5, 2021

Everyone wants to know why there was an exorcism in the lumber aisle of Home Depot.

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JULY 5, 2021

California, home to the lavish lifestyles of the rich and famous, is probably not the most pocket-friendly state. California divorce is expensive, confusing, and a little chaotic. However, contrary to popular belief, this unpleasant situation can be simplified. Divorce is already bad enough without the legal aspects getting out of hand. Luckily, divorce is [.].

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SimplyLawJobs

JULY 5, 2021

Introducing Paige. We recently caught up with Paige Tugby, a legal advisor at Irwin Mitchell, Paige kindly shared her career highlights, challenges, and hopes for the future. Why did you choose to become a legal advisor? As a legal advisor at Irwin Mitchell, you are given the opportunity to learn about different areas of law very quickly. As a law graduate, whilst I knew I had an interest in criminal law, I wanted to be sure!

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JULY 5, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: John Power: Government of Canada Announces New Independent Regulator for Patent and Trademark Agents (Source: CISION). Mikey Campbell: Apple Seeks to Halt Latest VoIP-Pal Patent Infringement Litigation (Source: Apple Insider). Mark McCarty: China’s Patent Law Now Permits Adjustments, Extensions of Patent Terms (Source: BioWorld).

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JULY 5, 2021

Understanding the Importance and Need for Music Attorneys The entertainment industry can be rife with legal challenges and issues, and celebrities are not immune from encountering these types of problems. In addition to the celebrities, producers and directors may also experience legal hurdles while they work within the industry. A music attorney is a legal […].

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Law 360

JULY 5, 2021

Supreme Court oral arguments are always a high-stakes endeavor, and this term gave advocates a lot to balance, between the confirmation of a new justice to the court, an ongoing pandemic and an entire term of remote oral arguments. Here’s a look at the law firms that argued the most, and how they fared.

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JULY 5, 2021

The Apex Court, while hearing a plea which sought for withdrawal of criminal cases against six members of CPI(M), condoned the ruckus and vandalism which had been caused in the Kerala Assembly in the year 2015. In the instant case, six prominent members of CPI(M) had been booked under the related provisions of Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Damage of Public Property Act for causing damage in the Kerala Assembly house, in the year 2015.

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Conflict of Laws

JULY 5, 2021

The latest issue of the „Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax)“ features the following articles: O. Remien : The European Succession Regulation and the many questions of the European court practice – five years after entry into force. After five years of application of the European Succession Regulation it is time to have a look at European court practice: The general connecting factor of habitual residence has somehow been addressed by the European Court of Justice (EC

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