JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

UN human rights experts condemned Wednesday several “large-scale” human rights violations in Venezuela that “amount to crimes against humanity.” The United Nations Human Rights Council initiated a fact-finding mission in Venezuela on September 27, 2019, to investigate “patterns of violations, directly and indirectly, affecting all human rights.” Marta Valiñas, the chairperson of the fact-finding mission, presented an update to the UN Human Rights Council.

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EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 13, 2021

When a defendant enters a traditional guilty plea, that plea is usually admissible against her at a subsequent civil action. So, for instance, if Dana pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal car accident, that plea would.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

The European Parliament Wednesday adopted a legislative initiative report calling on the European Commission to create a “binding EU law that ensures companies are held accountable and liable when they harm—or contribute to harming—human rights, the environment, and good governance.” Despite the global nature of many European companies’ operations, there are currently no EU-wide laws requiring companies to have a mandatory EU system of due diligence in place for victims of huma

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MARCH 13, 2021

“Mississippi Supreme Court orders 3rd trial in car crash case”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Mississippi issued Thursday. The dissenting opinions discuss a notable issue of appellate recusal.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced Thursday that it would comply with a Peshawar High Court order to ban the social media video-sharing app TikTok by directing internet service providers to block access. Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan banned the platform because it violated Pakistan’s constitutional provision ensuring the upkeep of citizens’ social and moral welfare, according to a local news source.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

Scotland lawmakers proposed a bill Friday that would incorporate four United Nations (UN) human rights treaties into Scottish law, which would offer children greater human rights protections in domestic courts. The bill is set to undergo parliamentary elections and would include the following UN conventions: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESC), the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Eli

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HowAppealing

MARCH 13, 2021

“New Hampshire Supreme Court issues its second 2-2 decision in a week”: Mark Hayward of The Union Leader of Manchester, New Hampshire has this report. And Kathy McCormack of The Associated Press reports that “ Woman’s claim of firing over breastfeeding remains dismissed.” You can access yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire at this link.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

Poland’s ruling nationalist party announced a new law Thursday banning LGBTIQ people from adopting children even if they are not in a same-sex relationship. Polish law already prohibits same-sex couples from adopting. This proposal would require local authorities to investigate single people interested in adoption to ensure they are not cohabitating with a same sex-partner.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 13, 2021

“‘Nobody Wants to Be There, Dude’: How a Juror’s Podcast Led to an Appeal; A federal judge warned a jury not to talk to anyone about the case; One juror had an online comedy show.” Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

The Malaysian government enacted Thursday an anti-fake-news law that aims to counter Covid-19 misinformation. The Malaysian King (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) has declared a state of emergency for the country, lasting until August. The law was enacted through an executive authority by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, which does not require any Parliamentary procedures.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 13, 2021

“Anti-abortion bills abound; their fate in court is unknown”: David Crary and Iris Samuels of The Associated Press have this report.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

The city council of Minneapolis unanimously voted Friday to approve a $27 million settlement with the family of George Floyd. Of the $27 million, “$500,000 will be used for the benefit of the community around 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis,” which is the area where Floyd was killed. Mayor Jacob Frey’s office indicated that he would also be approving the city council’s decision.

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A People's Choice

MARCH 13, 2021

A death in the family can be very emotional. It’s a time of mourning and grief, but also cherishing memories and coming to terms with your loved one’s passing. It’s only natural that you might want to collect sentimental items from their home as soon as possible. Unfortunately, you can’t do that in California. [.]. To read the complete article, please click on the link Can You Clear Out a Home Before Probate in California?

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

The Department of Justice (DOJ) stated Friday that it expects to charge at least 100 additional suspects in the January 6 attack on the Capitol , explaining that the investigation into the attack is one of the largest investigations the department has conducted. Approximately 300 suspects have already been charged in the Capitol attack, and the investigation is ongoing.

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MARCH 13, 2021

In re Stanford University ( Fed. Cir. 2021 ). This case appears to potential be a good test case on patent eligibility for the U.S. Supreme Court. The Federal Circuit here held that Stanford’s bioinformatics innovation – “a method for resolving haplotype phase” – lacks eligibility under Section 101 because it is directed to an abstract idea under Alice Corp.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

The Chinese National People’s Congress approved Thursday a draft decision bill to dramatically reform Hong Kong’s electoral system, strengthening Beijing’s control over Hong Kong’s elections. The bill passed with near-unanimous support, with 2,895 votes in support, none in opposition, and one abstention. The draft decision includes nine articles that reshape the processes Hong Kong uses to conduct elections.

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MARCH 13, 2021

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., v. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Supreme Court 2021). The Federals Circuit issued an important decision in this case back in 2020 that, in my view, further lowered the bar for joint inventorship. Traditionally, we have thought that a joint inventor must do more than simply tell the other inventors about the current state-of-the-art.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton suffered a defeat yesterday in his lawsuit against the City of Austin’s mask mandate after a Travis County judge ordered the mandate to stay in effect. Texas governor Greg Abbott issued executive order GA-34 on March 2, which lifted all mandatory COVID restrictions, including mandates to wear masks and impose occupancy limits.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 13, 2021

Yet another dispute is likely to disappear from the court’s docket after a change in position by the Biden administration. Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar and lawyers for state and local governments and non-profit groups on Friday night asked the court to dismiss a trio. The post Biden administration, challengers ask court to dismiss litigation over abortion-referral “gag rule” appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

The Supreme Court issued Thursday a one-line docket entry removing two consolidated Medicaid cases from its March argument calendar. The two cases, Azar v. Gresham and Arkansas v. Gresham , had to do with a Trump administration policy that allowed states to impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients as long as the states sought the approval of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

MARCH 13, 2021

On 10 March 2021, the CAAF granted a petition in U.S. v. Michael P. Whiteeyes on the following issue: WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE COMMITTED PREJUDICIAL ERROR BY ADMITTING APPELLANT’S STATEMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN VIOLATION OF MILITARY RULE OF EVIDENCE 304(c). The ACCA decision is here. Continue reading.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students reporting for JURIST in Myanmar said at least 10 more people were killed across the country Saturday as police and soldiers fired on protesters in multiple locations. In Mandalay, at least six people were killed when a peaceful protest there was broken up. A female householder was killed for protecting fleeing students who she had hidden in her home.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 13, 2021

Kentucky’s state Senate has passed a bill that raises deep concerns over free speech. The bill would make it a crime to “taunt” a police officer, an act that would sweep an array of protected speech under the criminal code and would face serious constitutional challenges. The bill contains the following provision: (1) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct in the second degree when in a public place and with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, or wantonly cr

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

The Libyan parliament validated Wednesday an interim government mandated to reunite the fractured country after a decade of war and administer the December elections under an UN-backed peace plan. Abdulhamid Dbeibah, a billionaire businessman, was selected as an interim prime minister at a forum held by the United Nations in Geneva last month. Dbeibah submitted his 33-member cabinet program to parliament for approval last week without publicly revealing any names.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

Russia is slowing down the speed of Twitter in retaliation for what it described as a failure to remove banned content, according to a press release on Wednesday. Russia’s Roskomnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media) referred to what it said was illegal content on Twitter containing child pornography, information about drug abuse, and calls for minors to commit suicide.

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