JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Law students from the University of Ottawa are filing dispatches for JURIST on the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Canada’s capital that has paralyzed the city for some three weeks. Here, 3L Andrew Warkentin reports. . I could sense that there was something odd in the air from the moment I woke up this morning. Living just off King Edward Avenue in Ottawa, the road is usually busy as people are trying to make their way to work, especially since the Freedom Convoy’s occupation of Ottawa’s dow

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

“Walter Dellinger’s House of Mirth: One of the great lawyers of his generation brought not only intellect to bear on the law, but also joy and a vibrant, self-deprecating humor.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

A Florida legislative committee Thursday advanced a bill that would outlaw certain discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida schools. HB 1557, called the Parental Rights in Education bill , would prohibit school teachers or third parties from introducing classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity for kindergarten through third grade if that instruction is not age or developmentally appropriate.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

“The Supreme Court is not being honest with you: Justice Amy Coney Barrett appears to be quite unfamiliar with her own judicial record, and that of her colleagues.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The EU filed a complaint Friday with the World Trade Organization (WTO), accusing China of preventing EU companies from approaching foreign courts to protect and use their patents. Currently, China prevents EU companies with rights to essential technology such as 4G and 5G from enforcing their rights when their patents are infringed upon by foreign entities.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Attorneys described in lurid detail the allegedly horrific conditions at the Northern Reception and Classification Center outside Joliet, Illinois.

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LLRX

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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LexForti

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The Journal Committee (“Committee”) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (“RMLNLU”), in collaboration with Khaitan & Co, is organising the 9th edition of the RMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition and Conference on Labour Laws (“RILEC”). The conference will be held virtually on 25 th February at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The lawsuit alleges that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the plaintiff trooper into his protective detail so that he could be closer to her.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Daikin Industries v. Chemours Co. (Supreme Court 2022). Daikin’s IPR was successful, and the PTAB concluded that challenged claims of the Chemours patents were obvious. US Patent Nos. 7,122,609 and 8,076,431. On appeal though, the Federal Circuit reversed — holding that the prior art “teaches away from the claimed invention” and that the Board also relied on non-analogous prior art.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The three-member Commission on Judicial Appointments on March 22 will consider Governor Gavin Newsom’s appointment of Patricia Guerrero to the Supreme Court. If she is confirmed, which is probable, and if she immediately takes the oath of office (see here ), Justice Guerrero would be available for the court’s weekly conference the next day and for the April calendar during the first full week of that month.

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Depuis plusieurs mois, les NFT (non fungible tokens) ont véritablement envahi le paysage numérique mondial,

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The Trudeau government went public this week with a condemnation of Cuba over its lack of free speech protections as the government deployed unprecedented powers to crackdown on Canadian truckers and their supporters. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the 1988 Emergencies Act for the first time to freeze accounts of truckers and contributions by other Canadian citizens.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) announced their intention Thursday to take the “government of Canada to court” and challenge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act (“the Act”). Invoking a national emergency provides the federal government with sweeping powers to, among other provisions, tackle the ongoing protests and blockades by imposing bans on public assembly in certain areas.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Putting The 'F' In Federal Courts : Trial judge decides he gets to make the laws until appellate court tells him no. Yo Habba Habba : Trump lawyer Alina Habba is back at it. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head : This is either racial profiling or Seattle cops just don’t care about white cyclists' safety. Match! : Fenwick joins the Milbank matches. As does Wilson Sonsini.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

In a groundbreaking ruling, the judge said that Trump's former position as a sitting president of the United States does not absolve him of liability in some claims related to the January 6th attacks on the U.S. Capitol.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Below is my column in the Hill on the Palin defamation trial and why it could still present a substantial challenge to press protections in false stories. The court’s curious handling of the case backfired. Judge Jed Rakoff announced that he would dismiss the case regardless of the jury decision but that he still wanted the jury to reach a decision.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) confirmed Friday that it found classified documents among 15 boxes former President Donald Trump took from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago residence. US National Archivist David Ferriero confirmed the finding in response to a letter from Carolyn Maloney , Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform for the US House of Representatives.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The US District Court for the District of Columbia denied former President Donald Trump’s motion Friday to dismiss three lawsuits seeking to hold him accountable for the January 6 US Capitol Attack of 2021 (“Jan 6 Attack”). In doing so, the judge held Trump lacked absolute immunity and First Amendment protection. The plaintiffs, who include eleven House of Representative members and two Capitol Police officers, seek to hold several defendants liable for the Jan 6 Attack.

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