JURIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators Thursday introduced a joint resolution to block a White House agreement to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia. The group includes Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and the resolution aims to stop the sale of 280 medium-range air-to-air missiles, 596 missile launchers, and other weapons, equipment, and training related to the missile systems.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
“Time for the Supreme Court to Look in the Mirror”: Online at the Los Angeles Review of Books, law professor Laurie L. Levenson has this review of law professor Erwin Chemerinsky ‘s new book, “ Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
France will introduce a new anti-bullying app to stop school bullying and increase parental control, in an announcement made by President Emmanual Macron Thursday. The legislation was proposed by MPs and supported by Macron on Twitter. He announced that the change in the law would include parental controls on all technology used by children, including smartphones and tablets.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
“More Conservatives Turn Away From Death Penalty; Utah prosecutor David Leavitt, hailing from a conservative county, is taking death penalty off the table in 2017 murder of two teens”: Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
A coalition of US state attorneys general Thursday announced a coordinated bipartisan investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (previously known as Facebook) for providing and promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children and young adults despite physical and mental health risks associated with the social media platform’s usage. The group comes from a broad range of states across the country, including California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermon
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
The President of Ukraine has imposed sanctions on employees of the Russian special services Thursday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy published a decree which would impose sanctions on 28 employees, 23 of who are Russian citizens and 5 who are Ukraine. The decree will ban them from using their assets in the country. It will also cover transferring capital or “taking part in privatization auctions.” The President enacted this decree based on the recommendation of Ukraine’s Nationa
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
California's commercial cannabis laws, as established through the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, have always contained the acutely problematic provisions of so-called local control.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
The Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has fined several Chinese Big Tech companies for failing to adhere to competition law regulations. The companies listed are fined up to 500,000 yuan (US$ 76,000), the maximum penalty under China’s competition law. The companies listed included e-commerce conglomerates Alibaba, JD and Tencent.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
On July 1, 2021, when the State of Virginia's and the State of Connecticut's cannabis legalization took effect , 18 states across the nation had legalized adult-use cannabis.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
A working group constituted by the Reserve Bank of India Thursday released its report on digital lending through online platforms and mobile apps, recommending separate legislation to prevent illegal digital lending, a nodal agency for verification, and a self-regulatory organization for participants in the sector. The group was set up in January this year against the backdrop of a booming digital finance sector leading to concerns over business conduct and consumer protection.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
What a difference just a few months makes. The weather turns from oppressively hot to cool and crisp. The leaves turn from a healthy bright green to all manners of reds, yellows and browns.
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NOVEMBER 20, 2021
By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor. Resulting from a bit of self-directed happenstance, I found that the digital camera and botanical garden are soon united… nothing like being given the proper latitude to find tropical flora and fauna. Click each image to enlarge. Fruit of the Poison Tree Frogs. Agave Maria. Digital Impressionists. Remember there is still a world out there.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
Welcome to the November 2021 edition of the Property Newsletter from Gatehouse Chambers. The heating is well and truly on, as are layers.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
In the aftermath of the Rittenhouse verdict, figures on both sides of the case threatened new filings and investigations. It seems likely that the case will move into a new stage of litigation, particularly civil litigation. However, advocates on both sides may be overstating the basis for a Rittenhouse 2.0. These lawsuits can come with risks and considerable costs.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
The video discusses the conveyancing process and how to transfer or sell property as part of a family law settlement.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
A jury Friday found 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of murder in connection with a shooting last year during a night of protests related to the Black Lives Matter movement in which Rittenhouse killed two people and injured a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The protests had followed the shooting of Jacob Blake , a Black man shot seven times in the back by police who was left paralyzed from the waist down.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
In data 27 ottobre 2021, il Vice-Presidente della Corte di Giustizia dell'Unione Europea si è pronunciato nella Causa C-204/21 R, Commissione europea contro Repubblica di Polonia,
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday ruled that it would not block an order requiring public disclosure of video recordings of the 2010 trial from a historic case that overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban, paving the way for the videos to be publicly released. Now-retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker presided over the 2010 two-week bench trial of Perry v.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
In data 3 novembre 2021, il Senato ha approvato all'unanimità le Disposizioni per la cura delle malattie rare e per il sostegno della ricerca e della produzione dei farmaci orfani (c.d.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
Addressing the nation on Friday, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the central government will repeal the three controversial farm laws in the upcoming winter session of the Parliament. When the Parliament had passed the three farm laws in September 2020, it sparked widespread protests by farmers. They feared that the laws would dismantle state-mandated markets, eliminate the mechanism of minimum support prices and lead to corporate exploitation.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) plans are a tax efficient method of investment for individuals created by the government to encourage Canadians to save for retirement or other shorter-term goals.
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Broadcast Law Blog
NOVEMBER 20, 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 Senate Commerce Committee this week held a hearing on the nomination of FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel for another five-year term at the agency.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
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