JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted an order ending China Telecom (Americas) Corporation’s ability to operate in the United States. The FCC directed China Telecom to discontinue any domestic or international services that it provides within sixty days of the Tuesday order pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934.
CourtTechBulletin
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Fall leaves via [link] In this months post, we share news and notes from Tiny Chat on Text Messaging, a very nice online forms website from Washington state, news regarding a new US federal judiciary vulnerability policy, news of good work being done by the District Court in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, practical information on PDF file formats from the US Library of Congress, and a last-minute call for participation in the annual Trends in State Courts report.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that a collection of ancient Crimean artifacts should be returned to Ukraine, previously kept in the Russian-annexed peninsula. Upholding the decision of the lower court, Judge Pauling Hofmeijer-Rutten found that the Allard Pierson Museum (APC) in Amsterdam had to hand over the artifacts to Ukraine. The pieces in question included helmets, gold, and gems that formed the exhibition “Crimea- Gold and secrets of the Black sea.” The exhibiti
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 27, 2021
A coordinated 10-month effort on three continents has taken down a major drug and firearm ring operating on the Darknet, the murkiest area of cyberspace. Operation Dark HunTor resulted in the arrest of 150 individuals—including 65 in the U.S.—and the seizure of over $31.6 million in both cash and virtual currencies, lethal drugs, and firearms, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul offers observations on the current posture of Afghanistan’s troubled banking system under the Taliban. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding his name and institutional affiliation.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The National Assembly of Cambodia unanimously passed amendments to its constitution on Monday to prohibit the country’s leaders from being citizens of other jurisdictions. The constitutional amendments are designed to “determine the sole Khmer nationality for the President of the National Assembly, the President of the Senate, the Prime Minister and the President of the Constitutional Council.” President of the National Assembly, Samdech Heng Samrin, explained that the change c
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 27, 2021
High-ranking U.S. and Mexican officials recently met for the first time in years to discuss a fresh, “holistic” approach to dealing with the public security issues that affect both countries, reports the Courthouse News Service. The proposed “United States-Mexico Bicentennial Framework for Security, Public Health, and Safe Communities” is considered a fresh start to tackle the problems of drug addiction in the United States and drug violence in Mexico that have only grown worse under the Merida
JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2021
A New York state judge on Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction of New York City’s vaccine mandate for city employees. Under the new mandat e, city employees must prove their vaccination status by October 29, 2021. A weekly COVID-19 testing option is available “only if an employer has granted an employee a reasonable accommodation.” Plaintiffs, including the Police Benevolent Association of New York (PBD), filed a lawsuit in state court on Monday and requested a
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 27, 2021
“A Flood of Judicial Lobbying: Amicus Influence and Funding Transparency.” U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has this essay online at The Yale Law Journal Forum.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ordered Poland on Wednesday to pay 1,000,000 euros per day until Poland complies with the obligations arising from its July 14 Order , which held that the disciplinary regime for judges in Poland was not compatible with EU law. The court had further asked Poland to suspend the disciplinary chambers as they were neither independent nor impartial.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 27, 2021
“Briefs Draw Battle Lines as Texas Abortion Law Nears Supreme Court; The justices, who will hear arguments on Monday in two cases challenging the state’s near-total ban, required the parties to file their briefs with extraordinary speed”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Texas, Justice Dept. argue over role of federal courts as abortion law dispute heads to Supreme Court.” And Alex Swoyer of The W
JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2021
San Francisco passed an ordinance on Tuesday to allow the city government to request information regarding the gender identity and sexual orientation of employees and candidates for job openings. The city government’s human resources department can request the information through anonymous surveys from job applicants and current employees through surveys that collect data on a range of demographics within the city government workforce.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 27, 2021
“State’s first two scheduled executions temporarily blocked by federal appeals court”: Barbara Hoberock of The Tulsa World has this report. Nolan Clay of The Oklahoman has reports headlined “ Death row inmates Julius Jones, John Grant get execution stays ” and “ Lethal injection drugs available for all scheduled executions, Oklahoma officials say.” Kim Bellware of The Washington Post reports that “ Oklahoma turns to Supreme Court after long-delayed
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JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday ordered an independent expert committee to investigate the widespread allegations around the use of Pegasus spyware to carry out surveillance on politicians, judges, journalists and activists in the country. The Pegasus spyware scandal was first unveiled in July by media companies who obtained access to a list of phone numbers belonging to identifiable individuals who are suspected persons of interest to clients of the NSO Group which sells the software.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 27, 2021
“Will the SB8 Case Allow SCOTUS to Appear Moderate? If So, What Follows?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.” And at Justia’s Verdict, Dorf has a related essay titled “ The Supreme Court’s Authority is at Stake in the Texas Abortion Case.
JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The High Court of South Africa dismissed on Tuesday former president Jacob Zuma’s plea to remove the prosecutor from his corruption case. Zuma has been accused of soliciting bribes from arms dealers in the 1990s, in addition to leaking private medical records being used in his corruption case to the media. The former president has pleaded not guilty on all charges.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 27, 2021
“The Supreme Court is about to decide whether states can blatantly ignore the Constitution”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Sacramento Bee.
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Texas “undercut the rule of law” when it passed an unconstitutional abortion law intended to evade court review, the ABA said in an amicus brief…
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 27, 2021
“The Supreme Court case that could gut America’s gun laws, explained; More than a century of gun laws are potentially on the chopping block”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 27, 2021
At least six law schools have reported three-point increases in their median LSAT scores for incoming first-year classes, while another 42 schools have reported two-point…
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 27, 2021
“A California Law School Reckons With the Shame of Native Massacres; The founder of the Hastings College of the Law masterminded the killings of hundreds of Native Americans; The school, tribal members and alumni disagree about what should be done now”: Thomas Fuller of The New York Times has this report.
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 27, 2021
A tax on unrealized investment gains of very wealthy people could lead to constitutional challenges that end up before a skeptical U.S. Supreme Court.
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OCTOBER 27, 2021
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 27, 2021
A suspended Massachusetts lawyer has been sentenced to six months in prison after jurors found her guilty Friday for smuggling Suboxone into the Plymouth County…
LawSites
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The plot thickens in the ongoing copyright lawsuit by Thomson Reuters against ROSS Intelligence, as lawyers for TR have now subpoenaed documents from two companies not previously mentioned in the case, Fastcase, the legal research and publishing company, and Morae Global Corporation, a company that provides legal and compliance solutions to legal departments and law firms.
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