JURIST
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The UN Security Council (UNSC) Sunday resolved by a procedural vote to convene a special emergency session of the 193-member UN General Assembly to consider action regarding Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The session will be held on Monday. Earlier on Friday, Russia vetoed the US-led draft UNSC resolution which sought to end the crisis in Ukraine.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Share The Supreme Court on Monday added another high-profile dispute to what is shaping up to be a blockbuster 2022-23 term. The justices granted review in a quartet of cases challenging the constitutionality of a federal law intended to protect against the separation of Native American families. Supporters of the law contend that a ruling that invalidates the law could have significant negative consequences for both Native American children and tribal rights.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Ukraine Ambassador to the UN Yevheniia Filipenko called for an inquiry Monday into alleged war crimes perpetrated by Russia as its invasion of Ukraine unfolds. Filipenko said: “ Russian forces’ attempt to sow panic among the population by specifically targeting kindergartens and orphanages, hospitals and mobile medical aid brigades thus committing acts that may amount to war crime.” The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) also voted early Monday to hold an emergency debate on Thurs
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“How a Jewish debate coach contributed to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to Supreme Court nomination”: Shira Hanau of The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has this report.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Ukraine instituted proceedings against Russia Saturday before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague in light of Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine. According to Ukraine, the case concerns “a dispute. relating to the interpretation, application and fulfilment of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.” Ukraine contends that Russia falsely claimed that acts of genocide have occurred in the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts of Ukraine.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, Sunday announced that the EU would ban Russian state-owned news channels RT and Sputnik and their subsidiaries. In a statement announcing sanctions against Russi a , von der Leyen said, “ Russia Today and Sputnik, as well as their subsidiaries, will no longer be able to spread their lies to justify Putin’s war and to sow division in our union.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“Massachusetts judge can be prosecuted for blocking immigration arrest, court rules”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Russia’s media regulator, the Roskomnadzor, Sunday announced that it has written to the management of Google LLC demanding the removal of all restrictions imposed on Russian media’s YouTube channels in Ukrainian territory. The banned channels RBC, Zvezda and Sputnik have previously been criticised for disseminating false information and Russian propaganda.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“Vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs to remain blocked, U.S. Court of Appeals rules”: David Silva Ramirez of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has this report on a per curiam opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.
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LegalReader
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Insurance companies typically use a formula involving estimates for bodily injuries to come to a figure that they will offer to a victim in order to settle a claim.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law on Adopting Native American Children; The Indian Child Welfare Act calls for special solicitude for the sovereignty and heritage of tribes in adoption decisions”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. John Fritze of USA Today reports that “ Supreme Court takes up battle over adoption of Native American children.” And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “ Supreme Court to weigh law on placement for chi
The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Over 600,000 people are released from U.S. prisons each year — but unfortunately, reentry rarely equals proper reintegration for the formerly incarcerated, particularly as significant barriers to success exist and often lead to severe poverty and additional periods of incarceration, according to the Appeal. . Employment is one of the largest barriers, considering a steady income makes it possible to secure housing and lowers the risk of recidivism. .
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“Pentagon Papers Grand Jury Records Out of Reach for Historian”: Maya Earls of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.
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The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Police agencies must rethink their approach to use of force during demonstrations, says the country’s leading law enforcement think tank. The convergence of he COVID Pandemic and the murder of George Floyd and subsequent national protesters created a new set of challenges for law enforcement, requiring them to use less-than-lethal force tools they hadn’t used in years and hadn’t trained for, said the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) in a new report.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“The Elephant in the Courtroom: A curious legal crusade to redefine personhood is raising profound questions about the interdependence of the animal and human kingdoms.” Lawrence Wright has this article in the March 7, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
In the aftermath of sharp criticism from the state legislature, a State Bar of California panel tasked with developing ideas for how nontraditional legal services…
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“U.S. Supreme Court takes up dispute over Native American adoption law”: Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report. In case you missed it, season two of the “This Land” podcast focused on “How a string of custody battles over Native children became a federal lawsuit that threatens everything from tribal sovereignty to civil rights.
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ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Lawyer Sidney Powell and five other attorneys were unable to persuade a federal appeals court to stay a judge’s sanction requiring them to take continuing…
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“Defendant’s wife, media and public barred from courtroom for much of first US Capitol riot trial”: Katelyn Polantz of CNN has this report.
The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Investigations into Mexico’s nearly 100,000 disappearances are painfully insufficient, with roughly 52,000 unidentified people in morgues and cemeteries and the resource-starved forensic lab in the state capital Ciudad Victoria unable to keep up with the unending tide of bodies, reports the Associated Press. In addition, according to recent data from Mexico’s federal auditor, of more than 1,600 investigations into disappearances by authorities or cartels opened by the attorney general’s office,
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“The Confusing Public Charge Oral Argument in SCOTUS”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.
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ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Although the Americans with Disabilities Act is decades-old, many businesses, including law firms, continue to treat it as a suggestion, rather than federal law, according…
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FEBRUARY 28, 2022
In Bashman news from Queens: Robert Pozarycki of amNY has a report headlined “Two brutes bash man on R train in random Queens subway attack: cops.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
There's a lot about world affairs that can make you feel helpless, but there's a lot firms can do. The post Paul Weiss Mobilizing Pro Bono Resources For Ukrainian Refugees appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
“Supreme Court Questions Scope of EPA’s Climate-Change Powers”: Greg Stohr and Jennifer A Dlouhy of Bloomberg News have this report.
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