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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The New York Times released an investigation Sunday into police traffic stops in the United States. According to authors David D. Kirkpatrick, Steve Eder, Kim Barker, and Julie Tate, officers have killed more than 400 vehicle occupants who were “not wielding a gun or knife [or] under pursuit for a violent crime” in the last five years. Since 2016, only five officers have been convicted of crimes for their involvement in traffic stop killings, but city governments have paid more than

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Nevada Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), a judicial branch department that assists the Supreme Court of Nevada with the administration of the Nevada courts, invites submissions of offers for up-to-three AOC-sponsored, integrated, comprehensive, case management system(s) (CMS) and associated implementation services in compliance with the requirements and terms set forth in this RFP.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A Second Circuit decision vacated two lower court rulings which allowed healthcare workers to claim religious exemptions to New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The decision also vacated an injunction from the Northern District of New York and a prior Second Circuit ruling on an Eastern District of New York case. While the two lower court decisions originate from different jurisdictions, both pertain to healthcare workers’ concerns over the COVID-19 vaccine.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases. In Simmons v. United States , No. 20-1704, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a statement , in which Justice Elena Kagan joined, respecting the denial of certiorari. In Coonce v. United States , No. 19–7862, Justice Sotomayor issued a dissent , in which Justices Stephen G.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Seven US military jury members signed a letter urging clemency for convicted terrorist Majid Khan, rebuking Khan’s alleged mistreatment by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The letter, which was signed Friday, came after a 26-year sentence was handed down by the military jury. Khan, formerly a resident of Baltimore, was convicted of war crimes in connection with the 2003 bombing of the Marriot hotel in Jakarta.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The People’s Court of Thoi Lai district sentenced five journalists to prison for violating Article 331 of Vietnam’s penal code. The journalists are affiliated with the popular Bao Sach (Clean Journalism) Facebook group, and their sentences range from four and a half to two years. The decision was reported Thursday by VietnamPlus, an affiliate of the state-run news outlet Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

It is true that there are many hard and fast rules that must be followed. It is also equally true, however, that 'rules' are not really rules, but a matter of perspective or interpretation.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers, which doesn’t allow religious ememptions, is being enforced after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene Friday.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Winners have been named for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. This year, the competition added the announcement of a runner up and honorable mention in each category. A series of videos showcasing the winners in each category will be posted to the ALTA site between now and Nov. 10.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“Supreme Court Tries to Tame Unruly Oral Arguments; The court, which is hearing major cases on abortion and guns, has revised its procedures to make sure that all justices are heard”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland has re-established the Office for Access to Justice, a Justice Department office that aims to expand services for people who can’t afford lawyers and is part of his broader plan to expand legal services in the federal government for low-income Americans, reports Bloomberg News. “There can be no equal justice without equal access to justice,” Garland said in a statement announcing the decision on Friday.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“Students fighting for civics education unlikely to get 1st Circuit mandate; The federal appeals court held arguments Monday but seemed highly doubtful that the Constitution requires teaching schoolchildren about the Constitution”: Thomas F. Harrison of Courthouse News Service has this report on an oral argument that occurred today before a three-judge panel of the U.S.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Kevin Costner in a scene from the 1994 biopic, ‘Wyatt Ear.” via Flickr. Attitudes inherited from American frontier justice have helped give the U.S. one of the harshest and most unforgiving punishment systems in the world, according to a forthcoming paper in Crime and Justice. . The westward expansion of the U.S. during the 19th century is usually considered a crucial source of the economic strength and optimism that fueled the nation’s emergence as a great power.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“If the New Supreme Court Stymies Gun Safety Laws, What Comes Next?” Law professor Adam Winkler has this guest essay online at The New York Times. And online at Slate, professor Saul Cornell has a jurisprudence essay titled “ Will the Supreme Court Create Universal Concealed Carry Based on Fantasy Originalism?

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Constandinos (Deno) Himonas, the Utah Supreme Court justice who spearheaded the state’s first-of-its-kind regulatory sandbox to license new forms of legal services and providers, is retiring from the court. Himonas will step down on March 1, 2022, after which he will he will join the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, helping to anchor its office in Salt Lake City. “I am particularly proud of the Utah Supreme Court’s efforts to develop and launch the world’s f

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“Interview: Zoe Tillman.” Elise Spenner has this post at the “High School SCOTUS” blog. Also at that blog, Hannah Saraf has a post titled “ Interview: Kate Shaw.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

When it comes to detectives, Sherlock Holmes is one of the best (fictional or not). This is why criminal defense lawyers should look up to him – at least at his stubbornness and observation skills.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“Governor Abbott Appoints Evan Young To The Supreme Court Of Texas”: The Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued t his news release. As the news release explains, “Young will replace Justice Eva Guzman on the bench.” Guzman resigned in June 2021 to run for Attorney General of Texas.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A sense of social responsibility has always been with the legal profession. But if firms go beyond the basics, they may find they can both leverage their impact on society and better serve their clients.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“Should It Become the Harlan Palace? Is it time to give the Supreme Court building a name? And would John Marshall Harlan be the right name?” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

California communities failed during a landmark trial this year to show that four major drugmakers are liable for an epidemic of opioid abuse, a Golden State judge wrote in an opinion released late Monday.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“Two cases. Three hours of arguments. Four sets of lawyers. Fifty mentions of abortion. One pair of red socks.” Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Leveraging the general counsel's nuanced view of a company’s strengths and weaknesses, and aligning it with the chief sustainability officer’s focus on long-term environmental and social macro trends, can help shape the values and direction of a company, say John Kim and Sophia Mendelsohn at Cognizant.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“Two conservative Supreme Court justices appear open to abortion providers being able to challenge Texas law”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In light of concerns on how mass incarceration and the increasingly partisan process of drawing political district lines for elections was affecting people of color in state and local elections, more than a dozen states are changing how they factor incarcerated Americans in redistricting maps this year, unwinding a longstanding practice that critics call “prison gerrymandering,” reports NBC News.

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