JURIST
JULY 28, 2021
A federal judge on Monday rejected an attempt to block enforcement of Nevada’s ban on so-called “ghost guns,” including the sale of guns without serial numbers and unfinished weapons for self-assembly. Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), a Second Amendment advocacy non-profit, along with several Nevada gun owners, sought a preliminary injunction to halt AB 286 from going into effect.
The Crime Report
JULY 28, 2021
A landmark study published this month has found the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) by Chicago police officers effectively decreased the excessive use-of-force by cops without increasing the risk of officer injury. The study, conducted by Toshio Ferrazares, a research fellow at the San Diego State Research Foundation and a Ph.D. student in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, based its conclusions on an analysis of use-of-force complaints by civilians betwee
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JURIST
JULY 28, 2021
The Swedish Prosecution Authority charged an unnamed 60-year-old Iranian national Tuesday with war crimes and murder of more than 100 political prisoners in Iran going back to 1988. According to the indictment filed by prosecutors Kristina Lindhoff Carleson and Martina Winslow, the accused individual was an assistant to the deputy prosecutor in Gohardasht prison in July 1988 when Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the execution of all those in Iranian prisons who sympathized with the Mujahideen group.
The Crime Report
JULY 28, 2021
CAHOOTS van in Eugene, Ore. Photo via KVAL TV. Last June, as protests over George Floyd’s killing swept the nation, two main types of stories crossed my desk at Solutions Journalism Network (SJN): evaluating various types of police reforms, and telling the tale of one policing alternative in particular, called CAHOOTS. SJN is a nonprofit journalism-support organization that encourages journalists to write about responses to social problems, not just about the problems themselves.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
JURIST
JULY 28, 2021
The Hong Kong High Court on Tuesday convicted Tong Ying-kit under the National Security Law (NSL) for inciting secessionism and terrorism. Tong was accused of driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers while carrying a flag bearing the protest slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” last July. The NSL was imposed by Bejing on Hong Kong amid protests last year.
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JURIST
JULY 28, 2021
The Switzerland Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on Tuesday dropped a decade-old money laundering investigation exposed by Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died under suspicious circumstances in a Russian jail in 2009. The investigation was opened in March 2011 against unknown individuals on suspicion of money laundering committed in Switzerland between 2008 and 2010 and was based on a complaint filed by UK-based Hermitage Capital Management alleging criminal activity.
The Crime Report
JULY 28, 2021
Strong public defense systems are badly needed in the U.S. because people too poor to afford their own lawyers are routinely denied meaningful representation in court. To help states assess the quality of their public defense systems, the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) has released nine guiding questions. Recognizing the current shortcomings of their public defense systems allows states to strengthen such systems and reduce incarceration rates, argue the authors of “ Nine ways that states can pr
JURIST
JULY 28, 2021
The French parliament approved a bill on Monday that mandates COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers and requires those seeking access to certain social venues to carry a health pass showing proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a recent negative test. These restricted social venues include high contamination risk department stores and shopping centers, restaurants, locations that provide essential goods and services, and some transportation services.
Patently O
JULY 28, 2021
by Dennis Crouch. Most patents involve two or more joint inventors who all claim to have contributed significantly to the invention. Conception of the invention is typically seen as the critical legal determinant of invention and some courts have written that each joint inventor must have contributed substantially to the conception of the invention.* Conception is typically referred to as a mental act.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
JURIST
JULY 28, 2021
The California Supreme Court held Monday that prisoners are entitled to a lawyer before a trial court can consider their record of conviction in determining whether the prisoners may challenge their murder convictions for killings committed by others. This case originated in the trial court when the defendant Vince Lewis filed a petition, under a newly enacted law that took effect in January 2019, requesting counsel to challenge his murder conviction under that same law.
HowAppealing
JULY 28, 2021
“It Sure Looks Like Roe ‘s Foes Noticed That Amy Coney Barrett Is on the Supreme Court; The plaintiffs in the next big abortion rights case quietly — and ominously — flipped their script to better suit the ideology of the new justice”: Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.
JURIST
JULY 28, 2021
A spokesperson for the US State Department announced on Tuesday that the US would be “temporarily pausing” cooperation with Guatemala’s Public Ministry, the department responsible for criminal prosecution. The pause comes as a response to the decision on July 23 by Consuelo Porras, Guatemala’s Attorney General, to remove Juan Francisco Sandoval as head of the Office of Special Prosecutor Against Impunity (FECI), which tackles corruption.
HowAppealing
JULY 28, 2021
“What’s Behind the Conservative Rift on the Supreme Court: Many court watchers are still paying attention only to how liberal or conservative the justices are; But there’s another factor at work.” Sarah Isgur, co-host of the “ Advisory Opinions ” podcast, has this essay online at Politico Magazine.
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The Crime Report
JULY 28, 2021
Photo by G20Voices. A little-known private consulting firm that drafts policies for thousands of U.S. police departments is behind an “aggressive” effort to prevent changes in use-of-force standards, according to a forthcoming paper in the Indiana Law Journal. By rejecting policies like de-escalation and rules prohibiting chokeholds?strategies that have already won support from many police chiefs and national police associations?
HowAppealing
JULY 28, 2021
“The New Moral Code of America’s Elite: Two students went to Amy Chua for advice. That sin would cost them dearly.” Elizabeth Bruenig of The Atlantic has this report.
The Crime Report
JULY 28, 2021
While 37 states have approved medical marijuana to treat dozens of health conditions, federal law continues to block the clinical research needed to support or debunk the general efficacy of cannabis as a treatment for certain illnesses, much less study the benefits of specific products, reports the Courthouse News Service. As a growing number of Americans consume cannabis each year for therapeutic reasons, understanding long-term and short-term benefits — and risks — becomes increa
HowAppealing
JULY 28, 2021
“DC Circ. Says Turkey Can’t Duck Protester Abuse Suit”: Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) bearing a pun-filled headline about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued yesterday.
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Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 28, 2021
While the regulatory deadlines in August may be a bit lighter than other months, there are still several important regulatory dates to keep track of, some of which are detailed below. All broadcasters should have August 11 circled and highlighted on their calendars as the date of the next National EAS Test. And there are renewal and EEO deadlines, as well as several comment dates on FCC regulatory proposals.
HowAppealing
JULY 28, 2021
A Fifth Circuit decision in which the Prims were arrested for public intoxication: The district court’s ruling was not entirely proper, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in this decision issued yesterday.
Above The Law
JULY 28, 2021
For a variety of reasons, lawyers should call each other more often instead of relying on email as a primary means of communication.
HowAppealing
JULY 28, 2021
“Beef Ads Funded by Cattle Sale ‘Checkoffs’ Are Government Speech”: Jennifer Bennett of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.
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Above The Law
JULY 28, 2021
The newly filed lawsuit between these carmakers concerns not the meaningful engineering details of potentially transformative autonomous driving technology but the brand names under which self-driving features might, someday, be marketed.
HowAppealing
JULY 28, 2021
“11th Circ. Revives Passengers’ Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit”: Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.
OilandGasLawyer
JULY 28, 2021
Every once in a while I like to write about something other than oil and gas. I got these interesting facts about eggs from a friend. The color of eggshells is solely dependent upon the breed of the chicken providing the eggs. There is no difference in taste imparted by the color of the shell. The “sell by” date specified on the packaging or eggshell itself is not an expiration date.
HowAppealing
JULY 28, 2021
“Supreme Court Job Approval Dips Below 50%”: Jeffrey M. Jones of Gallup News has this report.
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