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DECEMBER 25, 2020

China’s market regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation, Thursday stated that based on reports they have launched an investigation into billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group Holdings for “suspected monopolistic conduct.” The State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission and The People’s Bank of China have also called Alibaba’s financial affiliate Ant Group for supervisory an

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Similar to its federal counterpart, Kentucky Rule of Evidence 804(b)(1) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for Testimony given as a witness at another hearing of the same or a different proceeding, or in a deposition taken in.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

“Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack expresses concern over threats, comments aimed at members of her court”: Bill Glauber of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. And Shanzeh Ahmad of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “ State Supreme Court Chief Justice releases statement expressing concern over recent threats.” You can access the statement that Chief Justice Patience Drake Roggensack of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued today a

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

“My elderly dog could be a Supreme Court justice. Technically.” Columnist Gene Weingarten will have this essay in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post Magazine.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

“Court refuses to bar woman’s murder prosecution for death of fetus, a loss for Becerra”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker on Thursday vetoed the ROE Act that seeks to codify the right to abortion and to expand access to abortion in the state. The governor indicated that he agreed with the codification of abortion rights but felt the Act went too far. The ROE Act seeks to allow women broader access to abortion by allowing abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy and eliminate the current 24-hour waiting period for the procedure.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

“Judge delays execution of only woman on US death row”: Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press has this report.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

Pennsylvania parkway project will unjustly affect Black residents, NAACP contends in new lawsuit.

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The head of Hill Air Force Base’s Equal Opportunity Office has been reassigned after failing to take complaints of sexual harassment seriously. As part of the investigation, it appears. two attorneys were referred to the Professional Responsibility Program for the Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps. That office has initiated a separate inquiry into the allegations of unprofessional conduct.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Shortly after agreeing to pay a $65 million federal fine, financial tech start-up Robinhood has been targeted by a new class action lawsuit. Robinhood, a phone-based application, allows its users to transfer money from a bank account onto the company’s platform. Consumers are then able to buy and sell stocks for free.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The case. In a recent decision published October 30 th , 2020 ( ordinanza 24110/2020 ) the Italian Supreme Court has applied two provisions of the Brussels Ia Regulation, namely art. 8 n. 1, and art. 7 n. 2, in a context of multiple actions for fraud started by the Italian investors against a number of defendants. The first being a UK based bank for alleged breaches of its duties of control over financial experts who collected money from investors.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Eataly settles class action alleging FLSA violations.

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Standage v. Braithwaite , No. ELH-20-2830, (D.C. MD Dec. 22, 2020). This is the lawsuit filed by Midshipman Standage t declaratory and injunctive relief regarding his recommended disenrollment from the Naval Academy. The suit was dismissed without prejudice as not yet ripe. Standage was the subject of Academy disciplinary actions because he was accused of sending “racist” and “insensitive” tweets about BLM and the various “riots’ around the country.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

Best wishes to everyone celebrating Christmas. Due to the pandemic, we did not drive to Chicago this year and instead have stayed in Virginia. We have all of the kids and of course Luna tucked away as the stockings and the tree await. We will be having a virtual celebration with my 92-year-old mother who have focusing this year on praying for the Bears to make the playoffs.

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Looks like the ACCA website has been redesigned and reorganized. They now have a page for summary affirmances and a “Appellate Library,” and it looks as if this is where briefs will be found. ACCA had earlier announced it would do this. They now list “ short form affirmances ” in a separate list (in the past we have had to assume a summary affirmance on cases with no written opinion).

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

“Disgraced former Springfield cop allowed to work as lawyer with conditions, Oregon Supreme Court rules”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has an article that begins, “A disgraced former Springfield police officer who had been dishonest about how he used his police job to pursue and have sex with vulnerable women he had met on duty will be allowed to practice law under certain conditions, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday.” You can access Thursday’s ruling of

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The High Court of Denmark found that the defendant was guilty of having tried to abuse his position to get his then-girlfriend and later spouse admitted to a highly coveted leadership training within the Armed Forces. He was also found guilty of attempting to abuse his position by trying to persuade a colonel to hire his girlfriend in a vacant position as a major.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

“As Biden zeroes in on attorney general pick, some worry one contender is too moderate on criminal justice issues”: Matt Zapotosky and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “As President-elect Joe Biden seeks an attorney general who can restore public faith in the Justice Department as an independent law enforcement institution while boosting internal morale, federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland has consistently found himself on the shortlist

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Kentucky has a similar variant of Fed. R. Evid. 804(b)(1). In its recent opinion in Estate of Karen Burden v. Hardison , 2020 WL 7640000 (Ky.App. 2000), the Court of Appeals of Kentucky dealt with one element of this exception and left another element for another day–says Prof. Colin Miller. The trial court in Hardison had denied use of “videotaped statement by Karen taken under oath on November 18, 2013, prior to the filing of the complaint and Karen’s death.” The appe

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

“Trump’s Lasting Legacy: Conservative Supermajority on Supreme Court.” Masood Farivar of Voice of America News has this report.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed Thursday the district court’s dismissal of a suit that sought to declare President Donald Trump the winner of the presidential election in Wisconsin. The suit alleged that Wisconsin violated the Electors Clause of the US Constitution. The president claimed that guidance released by Wisconsin voting commissions facilitated voter fraud by allowing unmanned drop-off boxes and expanded absentee voting due to the pandemic.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

“Supreme Court in no hurry to hear Trump campaign case, sets response deadline two days after inauguration; Trump campaign previously asked court to decide case by Jan. 6”: Tyler Olson, Shannon Bream, and Bill Mears of Fox News have this report.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 25, 2020

In its complaint, the NAACP noted that many of the Trump campaign's lawsuits seek or sought to invalidate Black votes.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Republicans refused to support a unanimous consent vote that would've passed a proposal for $2,000 stimulus checks to the Senate.

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