JURIST
JULY 31, 2021
The top criminal court in Spain archived a case on Thursday involving genocide allegations against the leader of Western Sahara’s independence movement. The case involved a complaint filed in 2008 against thirteen Moroccan soldiers of the Polisario Front and their leader Brahim Ghali for genocide, murder, injuries, illegal detention, terrorism, torture, and abductions.
EvidenceProf Blog
JULY 31, 2021
Similar to its federal counterpart, Tennessee Rule of Evidence 611(c)(1) states that Leading questions should not be used on the direct examination of a witness except as may be necessary to develop the witness's testimony. Leading questions should be permitted.
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JURIST
JULY 31, 2021
Germany’s Federal Court Thursday ruled that Facebook’s deletion of racist comments and the blocking of some user accounts was done improperly and ordered the comments reinstated. The ruling stems from incidents in 2018 in which two German Facebook users had certain posts deleted and their accounts temporarily suspended because the posts had violated Facebook’s community standards for hate speech.
LegalReader
JULY 31, 2021
The lawsuit alleges that Johnson & Johnson made a concerted effort to market its talcum powders to Black women, who were viewed as "high propensity" consumers.
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JURIST
JULY 31, 2021
The New Zealand government introduced a bill in the country’s parliament Friday that criminalizes conversion practices targeted at LGBTQ+ people to deter the performance of such practices. The bill defines conversion practice as any action taken against a person because of that person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, with the intention of changing or suppressing that person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
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JURIST
JULY 31, 2021
The Council of the European Union Friday announced that it had adopted a framework for the imposition of sanctions against individuals and entities it determines have undermined the rule of law and democracy in Lebanon. In December of last year, the Council noted the “grave financial, economic, social and political crisis” in Lebanon and urged the country to implement needed reforms to restore the international community’s confidence.
HowAppealing
JULY 31, 2021
“Biden’s fight to de-Trumpify the courts, explained; Biden is the president liberal court watchers have been waiting for, but he may be five years too late”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
LegalReader
JULY 31, 2021
Attorneys for the actress claim that Disney violated the terms of Johansson's contract with Marvel by releasing "Black Widow" on Disney+ the same day the film went to theater.
HowAppealing
JULY 31, 2021
“Whose Court is it Now?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.
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Attorney at Work
JULY 31, 2021
Just when you thought HotDocs upgrades couldn’t get any hotter, here come some feature updates trained on increasing efficiency and usability, while deepening the connection between HotDocs and the Abacus and Amicus case management suites. AbacusNext — the company that delivers Abacus and Amicus case management — acquired HotDocs in 2017, rebooted it to HotDocs Advance , added a deep Abacus case management integration , and continue to iterate on the product.
The Hollywood Lawyer
JULY 31, 2021
Disney is facing a lawsuit brought on by Scarlett Johansson over breach of contract and loss of earnings. Scarlett’s recent blockbuster film, “Black Widow,” had its theatrical run cut by Disney’s decision to move it to streaming, in a growing trend to hybridize film releases. Johansson claims this decision negatively impacted the film’s global sales, and […].
LegalReader
JULY 31, 2021
Scottish actor Gerard Butler recently filed a suit over allegations that he was not properly compensated for the 2013 film, 'Olympus Has Fallen.'.
LexForti
JULY 31, 2021
The Supreme Court, in the case of Tek Chand v Bhakra Beas , explained the seniority-cum-merit principle as one which, given the minimum merit requisite for the administration, prioritizes seniority over applicant’s merit. In the instant case, the appellants had been promoted to the post of Leading Fireman in accordance to the Bhakra Beas Management Board Class III and Class IV Employees (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 1994.
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Conflict of Laws
JULY 31, 2021
Since 2000, the European Legal Forum informs about developments in various areas of the European ius commune. Special emphasis is placed on private international law, European and international civil procedure, family law and successions. The EuLF is directed at an international readership and provides researchers and legal practitioners with in-depth information on current developments in case law and legislation.
Mondaq
JULY 31, 2021
It has been categorically proven that children under the age of 16 years old are unable to consent to any sexual conduct.
JonathanTurley
JULY 31, 2021
Today we passed the 52,000,000 mark in views on the blog. Again, we thank our loyal readers who return every day to discuss contemporary legal, political, and occasionally bizarre stories. We have used these moments to give thanks for our many regular readers around the world and give you an idea of the current profile of readers on the blog. As always, I want to offer special thanks for Darren Smith who has continued to help manage the blog and help out folks who encounter posting problems.
Mondaq
JULY 31, 2021
This Month in Review considers recent workplace matters and employment law in the news and in the courts.
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Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.
JonathanTurley
JULY 31, 2021
By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor. In my travels over the past week I took to an occasional diversion I sometimes make by visiting small and noteworthy cemeteries that come by once in a while. The two I visited recently presented two different perspectives on how we as a culture lay our loved ones to rest. Each of these have their own virtues and like most things in life one is not necessarily better or worse, but is so often according to the views of the beholder.
Mondaq
JULY 31, 2021
New amendments allow contractors in the Greater Sydney area to perform recommissioning works on some construction sites.
JonathanTurley
JULY 31, 2021
Just yesterday, we discussed the censoring of a commentator by Twitter for merely expressing an opinion over the need for a “pause” on any federal mandates on Covid-19 as new research is studied. Now, a former New York Times science reporter, Alex Berenson, has been suspended for simply citing the results from a clinical trial by Pfizer and raising questions over any vaccine mandate.
Mondaq
JULY 31, 2021
The government flagged significant reforms to the obligations of Australian employers employing temporary visa holders.
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Mondaq
JULY 31, 2021
The decision shows why an IP strategy is crucial to ensure that key safeguards identify and protect company Interests.
Mondaq
JULY 31, 2021
There are many ways to use intellectual property and trademark law to ensure your brand is legitimate and protected.
Mondaq
JULY 31, 2021
Intellectual property has taken a key role in the development of technological progress in China's new 5-year plan.
Mondaq
JULY 31, 2021
A summary of the national mandatory leasing Code and NSW regulations made to give legal effect to the Code in NSW.
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