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JULY 23, 2022

The US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a Biden administration immigration policy. In a 5-4 order, the Supreme Court Thursday denied the Biden administration’s application to reinstate an immigration memorandum that would stop deportation unless the non-citizen is a threat to national security, public safety or border security. J ustices Amy Coney Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the majority.

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JULY 23, 2022

“Supreme Court leak probe: So many questions, so few answers.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2022

Canadian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent in Ottawa, and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church, is set to arrive in Canada this Sunday for a long-promised visit. The visit is formally entitled “Walking Together – Pope Francis Canada 2022” and comes approximately four months after an Indigenous delegation from Ca

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JULY 23, 2022

“Supreme Court to hear two election cases next term, progressives warn it could ‘upend’ democracy”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2022

Sri Lankan law students are reporting for JURIST on the situation in that country since mass protests and the physical invasion of the President’s House in Colombo by demonstrators forced the departure and resignation of Sri Lanka’s president and precipitated the imposition of emergency rule. Here Naveera Perera of CfPS Law School reports from Colombo.

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JULY 23, 2022

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Jonathan Stempel: Cisco Wins Reversal of $2.75-Billion Damages Award Because Judge’s Wife Owned Stock (Source: The Globe and Mail). Amy Simonson: Ohio State University Wins Trademark For The Word ‘THE’ (Source: CNN). Richard Lawler: Supreme Court Rejects Apple’s Bid To Continue Fighting Over Two Qualcomm Patents (Source: The Verge).

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JULY 23, 2022

“South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion; More states could follow, setting up a battle over the future of online speech across the country”: Cat Zakrzewski has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

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JULY 23, 2022

The former police officer was fired after informing prosecutors that she uncovered evidence suggesting that two of her colleagues had lied about evidence in a weapons case.

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JULY 23, 2022

“In wake of the Supreme Court’s Roe decision, New York preps for out-of-state women seeking abortions”: Joseph Ostapiuk of The Staten Island Advance has this report.

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Mondaq

JULY 23, 2022

Insurance fraud – or the deliberate deception of insurance companies to obtain a financial gain – is a criminal offence.

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JULY 23, 2022

“Is Democracy Constitutional? In Moore v. Harper the Supreme Court will decide if anyone besides itself should be able to adjudicate American election law.” Adam Serwer has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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Mondaq

JULY 23, 2022

We expect changes to border settings so New Zealand can take advantage of new migration trends and residence pathways.

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JULY 23, 2022

“Newsom signs gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban, setting up Supreme Court fight”: Hannah Wiley has t his front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

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JULY 23, 2022

The dismissal will leave both sides responsible for their own legal fees.

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JULY 23, 2022

“Johnny Depp wanted to ‘move on’ from Heard trial but fired back with his own appeal”: Alexandra Del Rosario of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

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JULY 23, 2022

As various states move to pass controversial new gun control laws after the decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, one such law was just enjoined by a federal court in Colorado. In Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Superior , District Judge Raymond P. Moore granted a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop enforcement of the law enacted by the town of Superior, Colorado to ban on the sale or possession of a wide array of guns.

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JULY 23, 2022

“Facing sanctions, Penn Law professor Amy Wax is crowdfunding her legal defense”: Karen Sloan of Reuters has this report.

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Mondaq

JULY 23, 2022

Employers and insurers must consider the implications for coverage of sexual harassment claims and how they are settled.

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2022

The European Commission Friday launched four new infringement procedures, or legal action, against the UK for not complying with significant rules governing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. The EU governing body’s press statement explained that “the UK’s unwillingness to engage in meaningful discussion since last Friday and the continued passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill through the UK Parliament go directly against [the spirit of constructive cooperation

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Mondaq

JULY 23, 2022

An Employment White Paper will then be prepared as the blueprint for a workplace & industrial relations reform agenda.

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JULY 23, 2022

“At Least 25 States Are One Supreme Court Decision Away From Banning Same-Sex Marriage”: Arianna Coghill of Mother Jones has this report.

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Mondaq

JULY 23, 2022

Regulators can pursue individuals involved in corporate restructuring to evade payment of employee entitlements.

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JULY 23, 2022

“As Supreme Court turns right, expansion supporters see opportunity in midterms; Liberal groups and some Democrats want to make structural changes to the Supreme Court an issue in the midterm elections; That’s likely to be an uphill fight”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

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LegalReader

JULY 23, 2022

The unusual lawsuit suggests that a "deep state" was actively conspiring to block former President Donald Trump from assuming and regaining office in 2016 and 2020.

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JULY 23, 2022

“Republicans split on same-sex marriage bill, which faces uncertainty in the Senate; GOP senators are torn between their culturally conservative base, which is resistant to the idea, and a large majority of the country that favors legal gay marriage”: Sahil Kapur of NBC News has this report.

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