JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. As of today, Tuesday January 31, 2023, it is no longer a criminal offence to possess under 2.5 grams of certain previously illicit substances in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

“U.S. Justice Dept jumps into pro baseball antitrust fray on appeal”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report. The post “U.S. Justice Dept jumps into pro baseball antitrust fray on appeal” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

Protests broke out across France Tuesday in the latest backlash against France’s reform plan to raise the country’s retirement age from 62 to 64. According to the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), a federation of trade unions in France, approximately 2.8 million people demonstrated across the country. Numbers in Paris, Toulouse and Marseille reached over 500,000 and 80,000 and 240,000, respectively.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

“The Supreme Court’s student loans case is about more than student loans”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report. The post “The Supreme Court’s student loans case is about more than student loans” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Starbucks Corporation Monday disclosed in US Securities and Exchange Commission filings that former General Counsel Rachel Gonzalez’s pay amounted to nearly $11.7 million in 2022, including $7.1 million in severance pay. Although Starbucks has not revealed the reason for Gonzalez’s departure, it coincided with a nationwide wave of unionization.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

In a press release Tuesday morning, UN experts called for an investigation into potential crimes against humanity committed in Mali by both government forces and the Russian paramilitary organization called the “Wagner Group.” The release stated that human rights experts at the UN have received increasingly alarming accounts of executions, mass graves, torture, sexual violence, pillaging and arbitrary detentions in the Mopti region of Mali.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

One of the things that makes litigation funding so interesting, of course, is the continued innovation in the space. The post Houston Again Promises To Launch Litigation Funding Discussion appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Monday ruled against Johnson and Johnson’s (J&J) attempt to resolve its multi-billion dollar litigation over claims that its talcum-based powders were carcinogenic. The decision reversed an early Bankruptcy Court order in favor of J&J. The circuit court’s decision is the first judicial rejection of the so-called “Texas two-step,” a novel and controversial legal strategy in which large corporations attempt to shield the

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Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

The next phase of the litigation will be them repeatedly saying, ’Cancer? How could we have given you cancer? Do you see how cute our mascot is?!’ The post Court Rules Johnson & Johnson Can’t Throw Out Civil Liability Because Of ’Good Intentions’ appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Memphis Police Department Monday announced that two more officers were relieved of duty at the beginning of the month in connection to the death of Tyre Nichols. In its public statement, the department reported they relieved the sixth officer, Preston Hemphill, of duty due to his use of a taser during Nichols’ traffic stop. The department has not yet named the seventh officer relieved of duty.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

“Harvard Law Review picks antiquities theft sleuth as new president”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “The Harvard Law Review for the first time in its 136-year history will be headed by an Indian-American woman after the prestigious law journal named a student dedicated to investigating art and antiquities theft as its new president.” The post “Harvard Law Review picks antiquities theft sleuth as new president” appeared first on How Appealin

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Vedika Chawla, a second-year student at the National Law University, Delhi. Next week the Indian Supreme Court is set to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) as well as a separate plea by advocates in India challenging the ban placed by the central government on a documentary released by BBC.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

“At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties; The chief justice’s wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, has made millions in her career recruiting lawyers to prominent law firms, some of which have business before the court; Now, a letter sent to Congress claims that may present a conflict of interest”: Steve Eder of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Scottish government Sunday announced a prohibition on moving transgender persons with any history of violence against women into women’s prisons until the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) completes a review of transgender prisoner management. Justice Secretary Keith Brown said the measures are an “urgent” response after transgender woman Isla Bryson was found guilty of raping two women and was sentenced to Cornton Vale Women’s Prison in Stirling last Tuesday.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

“Johnson & Johnson’s Scheme to Avoid Cancer Lawsuits Just Fell Apart in Court; A cynical Big Law shell game got torched at the 3rd Circuit”: Max Kennerly has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “Johnson & Johnson’s Scheme to Avoid Cancer Lawsuits Just Fell Apart in Court; A cynical Big Law shell game got torched at the 3rd Circuit” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

Myanmar’s military junta Friday announced a new law that restricts the ability of political parties to participate in elections. The new Political Parties Registration Law contains strict provisions, such as requiring parties that wish to take part in the upcoming election to recruit a minimum of 100,000 party members within 90 days and giving the Union Election Commission the ultimate authority to determine whether the parties are established in compliance with the law.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

“Ron DeSantis wants to make it much easier for the government to kill people; The longtime opponent of free speech adds the Sixth and Eighth Amendments to the list of constitutional rights he wants to abridge”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “Ron DeSantis wants to make it much easier for the government to kill people; The longtime opponent of free speech adds the Sixth and Eighth Amendments to the list of constitutional rights he wants to abridge” ap

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

The presiding judge of the corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma Monday announced that he will be recusing himself from the case. Judge Piet Keon revealed his decision to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, citing concerns over the “integrity of the judicial process.” The decision comes after Keon rejected Zuma’s application to have the lead prosecutor, Billy Downer, removed from the case.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

“J&J Bankruptcy Ruling Undercuts Central Move in ‘Texas Two-Step'”: James Nani and Alex Wolf of Bloomberg Law have a report that begins, “The Third Circuit’s decision to create a new ‘financial distress’ standard for bankruptcy eligibility creates legal uncertainty for profitable companies eyeing bankruptcy to head off mass tort liability.” The post “J&J Bankruptcy Ruling Undercuts Central Move in ‘Texas Two-Step'” ap

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

Jony Mainaly is JURIST’s Staff Correspondent in Nepal. She files this from Kathmandu. Nepal’s Supreme Court Friday declared deputy prime minister and home minister Rabi Lamichhane’s Nepali citizenship invalid and therefore nullified his election to the House of Representatives in the November 2022 election. The decision has caused him to resign from his position as deputy prime minister and home minister.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

“Ethics panel recommends Georgia appeals judge be removed”: Jeff Amy pf The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Georgia’s Supreme Court should permanently remove a state appeals court judge accused of ethical misconduct, a judicial discipline panel recommended in a report released Monday.” You can access the Hearing Panel’s Report and Recommendation at this link.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

Calls to reform the Victorian bail act have intensified as a coroner released a finding Monday criticizing the Victorian police and prison system following the death of 37-year-old Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson in custody. Nelson died alone in her cell in a Melbourne prison on January 2, 2020 after being arrested over shoplifting-related offenses.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

“Breaking down a Supreme Court case Google claims could ‘upend’ the internet”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report , along with a report headlined “ As Supreme Court takes up Google case, only Clarence Thomas has made his thoughts clear.” The post “Breaking down a Supreme Court case Google claims could ‘upend’ the internet” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

If love means never having to say you're sorry, then surely 'cancel culture' means never having to take responsibility. The post Biglaw Isn’t A Cancel Culture, It’s A Business That Cares More About Money Than Your Feelings appeared first on Above the Law.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

“Fayetteville history prof: Supreme Court should give history a rest.” Professor Patrick W. O’Neil has this essay online at The Fayetteville Observer. The post “Fayetteville history prof: Supreme Court should give history a rest.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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