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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The Universidad de Navarra (University of Navarra) in Spain published in a presentation Friday its findings in one of the nation’s first investigations into sexual abuse of minors within the Catholic Church. The report released by the northern Spanish region found 58 cases of sexual abuse by Catholic institutions since 1948. Allegations of sexual abuse of minors have been widespread, but the University of Navarra found that perpetrators include priests, members of the church, and teachers

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

“Michelle Childs, a potential Supreme Court pick, recalls being ‘devastated’ at father’s gunshot death; Childs’s experiences growing up with a single mother and breaking barriers in the South helped shape her positions”: Michael Kranish of The Washington Post has this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency in the province of Ontario in Canada following substantial economic losses stemming from the “ Freedom Convoy’s” anti-vaccine mandate protests. Ford warned that there would be “severe” consequences for those partaking in the Convoy, which he referred to as the “Ottawa siege.” Ford recognized Canadians’ right to free speech but added that those rights “are not without reasonable limits.” Fo

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

“Alabama’s redistricting case shows — again — whose rights matter to the Supreme Court”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post. And online at The Guardian (UK), professor Carol Anderson has an essay titled “ The US supreme court is letting racist discrimination run wild in the election system; The court has approved or tolerated massive voter roll purges, extreme gerrymandering and election laws that have a disparate impact on mino

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

A Maine man was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on hate crimes charges relating to the arson of a Black church in Massachusetts. Dushko Vulchev was indicted on four counts of damage to religious property involving fire and one count of use of fire to commit a federal felony relating to a fire at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield in the morning hours of December 28, 2020.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

France data watchdog, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), announced Thursday that Google does not guarantee the protection of European data as per GDPR norms. It analyzed the conditions under which data is transferred to the United States through Google Analytics, a service determining site visits by an Internet user.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

“What the Supreme Court’s decision on Alabama’s maps could mean for the Voting Rights Act”: Tierney Sneed of CNN has this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted an injunction on Friday ordering the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protesters to end the blockade at the Ambassador Bridge in the City of Windsor, which has disrupted cross-border transportation between the US and Canada. Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz gave the injunction order earlier in the day and it came into effect at 7:00 PM ET on February 11, when a large crowd was still present at the bridge.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

“A Black woman on the Supreme Court? Check your blind spots.” Columnist Luis Carrasco has this essay online at The Seattle Times.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the EU on Thursday to increase pressure on the Sri Lankan government to reform its controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and ensure its compliance with international standards. The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry (“the Ministry”) announced a proposed amendment to the PTA on Monday, which it hailed as the “most progressive step…in advancing, securing and protecting the rights of persons subject to investigation and judicial review u

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

“Biden weighs appeal of 3 top candidates for high court”: Colleen Long of The Associated Press has this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The UK Foreign Office introduced new legislation Thursday, imposing sanctions on those linked to Russia in the event they invade Ukraine. The new legislation that came into effect 1700 GMT will allow the UK to extend sanctions to those indirectly linked to the destabilization of Ukraine. Section 6(4) of the amendment includes “Government of Russia affiliated entities,” including “owners, directors, and trustees.” The laws will impose penalties on people close to the Kreml

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FEBRUARY 12, 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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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

A Kansas man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for threatening a Black man with a knife simply because of the man’s race. Colton Donner was driving through a residential neighborhood in Paola, Kansas, in September of 2019 when he saw the victim walking along the sidewalk. Donner got out of his car and brandished a knife toward the victim, yelled racial epithets, and told the victim that Paola is a “white town.” Donner also pleaded guilty to threatening the victim to inti

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The extended CTRS will provide rent relief to small and family businesses in Victoria which are impacted by COVID-19.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Brandon Dorsky | Los Angeles. Brandon Dorsky is a licensed intellectual property attorney that practices in California and has been practicing for over 13 years. He has worked on high profile litigation and contractual matters, including matters with DirecTV, Snoop Dogg, and more. Brandon Dorsky also serves as Of Counsel as an intellectual property specialist for Frontera Law Group, California’s largest cannabis law firm.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The Federal Government plans to make COVID-19 testing expenses tax deductible for testing individuals to attend work.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

New York Times writer (and now Howard University Journalism Professor ) Nikole Hannah-Jones, went public this week with a call for journalists not to cover shoplifting crimes, even criticizing MSNBC’s Al Sharpton for his discussion of a viral video of a man who recently stole steaks from a New York City Trader Joe’s. Hannah-Jones is a leading voice for advocacy journalism and her public criticism of the coverage of the rise in shoplifting vividly shows what such journalism means for

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The burden of workers compensation payments can also be passed to the third-party tortfeasor liable to pay damages.

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The Act has introduced a new disciplinary system for financial advisers, including a new disciplinary panel.

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