JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2022
The United Nations Human Rights Office (UNHRO) Friday expressed concern over Turkey’s adoption of amendments to various laws “that risk substantially curtailing freedom of expression in the country.” On Thursday, Turkey’s parliament passed a new bill that could see journalists and social activists jailed for spreading “disinformation” for up to three years.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2022
“Supreme Court Will End the Era of College Diversity; Universities have long used race as factor in admissions to try to engineer representative freshman classes; What happens after that’s illegal?” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion. The post “Supreme Court Will End the Era of College Diversity; Universities have long used race as factor in admissions to try to engineer representative freshman classes; What happens after that’s il
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JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2022
The Supreme Court of India Saturday ruled that human rights activist Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba must remain in prison despite procedural failures in his trial, overruling the Bombay High Court. In its 101-page judgment , the Bombay High Court argued Saibaba is entitled to a retrial because the sanction for his prosecution was invalid at the time of conviction.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2022
“Sonia Sotomayor tells young Rhode Islanders the surprising reasons she wanted to be a judge”: Amy Russo of The Providence Journal has this report. The post “Sonia Sotomayor tells young Rhode Islanders the surprising reasons she wanted to be a judge” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia of the Supreme Court of India (SCt) Thursday delivered a split decision in a case concerning the prohibition of hijabs in educational institutions. Justice Gupta upheld the ban and dismissed all the appeals to the Karnataka High Court (HCt). Justice Dhulia allowed all the appeals, set aside the Karnataka HCt judgment and held that the entire concept of essential religious practice was not essential to the matter.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Rishabh Yadev, a postgraduate law student at the University of Delhi. . On Thursday, a 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a split judgment in the case of Aishat Shifa v. State of Karnataka and others , popularly known as the Hijab Case, with Justice Hemant Gupta dismissing the appeal and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia accepting the contention of the appellants.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2022
“Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor aren’t letting the Supreme Court go down without a fight; Steamrolled by a right-wing majority twice their size, the liberal bloc is wielding words as weapons to expose the danger of the conservative legal agenda”: Columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr has this essay online at The Boston Globe. The post “Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor aren’t letting the Supreme Court go down without a fight; Steamrolled by a right-wing majority twice their si
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Filipino lawyers organization National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) Sunday alleged that 59 lawyers were killed in the course of their work under former President Rodrigo Duterte’s rule. NUPL recorded a total 117 attacks against lawyers during Duterte’s term. On October 15 and 16, NUPL held their Sixth National Congress, hosting more than 70 lawyers, paralegals and law students from across the Philippines.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2022
“How a Supreme Court Case About Pigs Could Further Undermine. Abortion Rights; On the surface, National Pork Producers Council v. Ross is about animal cruelty; But for the conservatives, it’s also a way to attack basic rights”: Elie Mystal has this essay online at The Nation. The post “How a Supreme Court Case About Pigs Could Further Undermine.
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Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 16, 2022
As more states are allowing law firms to use trade names instead of maintaining the outdated requirement that firms be named after current or former partners, you may be considering rebranding your firm. I’m in the process of rebranding my firm (more on that in a future post), and I want to share the 10 steps I went through to change my law firm name in Arizona.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2022
“Amy Coney Barrett’s Modest Way to End Racial Preferences; Congress outlawed racial preferences; It doesn’t matter if they’re constitutional”: Law professor John O. McGinnis has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal. The post “Amy Coney Barrett’s Modest Way to End Racial Preferences; Congress outlawed racial preferences; It doesn’t matter if they’re constitutional” appeared first on How Appealing.
FDA Law Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2022
By Kurt R. Karst — Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HP&M) is pleased to announce that James E. Valentine will become the firm’s newest Director beginning on January 1, 2023. James’s practice focuses on regulatory considerations for developing new drug and biologic products and FDA regulatory requirements for approval/licensure. James has been involved with the approval of many new molecular entities, often for serious and rare diseases, several which utilized the accelerated approval
Broadcast Law Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. A judge in King County, Washington, released his decision finding that Facebook parent Meta intentionally violated the Washington State requirements for public access to documents concerning the sale of advertising to state political candidates.
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At the Lectern
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Saying its decision is “a breeze,” the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board recommends a “yes” vote for the four Supreme Court justices on next month’s ballot. Patricia Guerrero, currently an associate justice, is seeking election to succeed retiring Tani Cantil-Sakauye as California’s Chief Justice. Justices Goodwin Liu, Joshua Groban, and Martin Jenkins are running to remain as associate justices.
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2022
The US District Court for the Nothern District of Texas Friday granted class certification to two Texas doctors in their lawsuit challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) announcement that Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) bans discrimination in healthcare against transgender Americans. The ruling is the latest development in the ongoing healthcare discrimination case.
At the Lectern
OCTOBER 16, 2022
The Supreme Court has posted videos of the three arguments on its October calendar.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2022
“Same-Sex Marriage Is a Religious Freedom”: Steven Paulikas has this guest essay online at The New York Times. The post “Same-Sex Marriage Is a Religious Freedom” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar made national headlines by opening a criminal investigation into the recent flights arranged by Florida of undocumented migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. I have previously written about the dubious claims of kidnapping and human trafficking made by figures like Hillary Clinton. Now, however, Salazar is certifying the roughly 50 individuals as “crime victims” despite the lack of any criminal charges in order to qualify them for visas.
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki Mahamat Sunday called for an unconditional ceasefire in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. A press release from Mahamat’s office reported: The Chairperson strongly calls for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire and the resumption of humanitarian services. The Chairperson urges the Parties to recommit to dialogue as per their agreement to direct talks to be convened in South Africa by a high-level team led by the A
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 16, 2022
YouTube Screenshot. “Denial is not just a river in Africa.” Those sage words from SNL character Stuart Smalley seemed prophetic this week as ex-MSNBC boss Phil Griffin and ex-CNN boss Jeff Zucker were confronted about their burying of the Hunter Biden story. Their tortured and transparent rationalizations caused an immediate response from some of us who have written about the scandal since its inception.
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday asked the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to end a special master review of thousands of documents that the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. The request argues that Judge Aileen Cannon was wrong to grant a special master review at Trump’s request because there was no indication of malfeasance or infringement of Trump’s rights in connection with the search.
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