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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Police in a district of Yangon, the old capital of Myanmar, opened fire on peaceful protesters Thursday in the second instance of armed violence by agents of the ruling military junta against unarmed protesters in less than a week. Last Saturday, police and soldiers opened fire on a crowd in Mandalay, killing several. Video from Yangon showed riot police moving on protesters in formation down a street, repeatedly discharging their weapons as the crowd fled.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, Indiana Rule of Evidence 803(5) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A record that: (A) is on a matter the witness once knew about but now cannot recall well enough to testify.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The US Supreme Court heard arguments in the consolidated cases Wilkinson v. Dai and Wilkinson v. Alcaraz-Enriquez on Tuesday. The main issue before the court is”[w]hether a court of appeals may conclusively presume that an asylum applicant’s testimony is credible and true whenever an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals adjudicates an application without making an explicit adverse credibility determination.” Wilkinson v.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“Group that sued Harvard asks Supreme Court to end use of race in college admissions”: Nick Anderson and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post have this report. Deirdre Fernandes of The Boston Globe reports that “ Students for Fair Admissions asks Supreme Court to review Harvard case.” Vivi E. Lu of The Harvard Crimson reports that “ Students for Fair Admissions Petitions SCOTUS to Take Up Suit Against Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions.” Nate Raymond of

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

La Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz de Colombia (JEP) anunció el jueves que está investigando la muerte de al menos 6,402 civiles entre 2002 y 2008, cuyas muertes pueden haber sido presentadas falsamente como bajas en combate. Esto excede las 2,000 muertes que la JEP originalmente debía investigar. Este caso se conoce como “falsos positivos” y la JEP está investigando los asesinatos con un enfoque “de abajo hacia arriba.” Los que son responsables a nivel local se identif

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Mexico’s Attorney General on Tuesday urged lawmakers to strip the Governor of Tamaulipas, Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, of his immunity over alleged links to organized crime and money laundering. The leader of the majority in Congress Ignacio Mier Velazco attached a copy of the letter in a recent Twitter post saying that Congress has received the attorney general’s request and that lawmakers had probable cause to investigate.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“The ‘bizarre’ twist in Clearview AI’s promised SCOTUS petition in biometric privacy case”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Bitmanagement Software GmbH v. US , 20-1139 ( Fed. Cir. 2021 ). Bitmanagement distributes graphics-rendering software that the US Navy makes available to computers connected to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet. The Navy purchased these copies, but did not pay the full seat license fees for system-wide use. As part of the discussion between the parties, the Navy was supposed to ( but did not ) use licensing-tracking software (“Flexera”) to monitor and limit the number of simultaneous

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“The Most Powerful Legal Organization in the Countr?y?”: You can access via this link this week’s installment of the “ Deep Background with Noah Feldman ” podcast with guest Eugene B. Meyer, president of the Federalist Society.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

U.S. Representative David Trone (D-Md.), and Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and David McKinley (R-W.V.) are introducing the bipartisan Opioid Patients’ Right to Know Act in an effort to help reduce the prevalence of opioid addiction across U.S. The new proposal is based on the successful inception of the New Jersey Patient.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Sixth Circuit reinstates Ohio State University’s Lanham Act and state law right-of-publicity claims against Redbubble : You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link. In earlier coverage of the district court ruling that the Sixth Circuit reversed today, Eric Goldman had a post at his ” Technology & Marketing Law Blog” titled “ Online Marketplace Defeats Trademark Suit Because It’s Not the ‘Seller’

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Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What Does It Profit is a relatively new podcast series and more hosted by Dr. Dawn Carpenter. Of course, the name of her podcast derives from the Biblical reference (Mark 8:36): What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Carpenter argues we can’t put our price tag on what […]. The post What Does It Profit Podcast appeared first on Corporate Governance.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“They’re Not Going to Get Scurvy (with Elie Mystal)”: You can access via this link today’s new installment of the “ In Loco Parent(i)s ” podcast featuring Karen and Steve Vladeck.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced on Tuesday that Ukraine has lodged an application against Russia alleging breach of right to life through Russia’s State-authorised targeted assassinations of opponents of Russia. Ukraine claims that these assassination operations were performed outside of armed conflict situations against “perceived opponents of the Russian Federation,” in Russia and other Council of Europe member states.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Access today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Brownback v. King , No. 19-546. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a concurring opinion.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

While one size does not always fit all and the specific circumstance you are facing, the reason for wanting to sell your home should determine how you go about selling it.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“Cable Companies Don’t Have to ‘Unbundle’ Individual Programs; The First Circuit nixed a novel Maine law that would have allowed consumers to buy channels and programs on an à la carte basis rather than as part of a package”: Thomas F. Harrison of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that a unanimous two-judge panel of the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Don’t let quarantine keep you down. Bring casino night back better than ever. Host it at your house so you can stay home and stay healthy.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“We Still Have to Worry About the Supreme Court and Elections; The justices are about to consider whether the Voting Rights Act applies to policies that restrict the vote”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

El Abuelito Cheese, Inc. is recalling certain packages of soft cheeses over concerns they may be contaminated with listeria.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“Teneral Cellars Releases Limited Edition Wine Collection Inspired by Legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; To honor RBG’s notorious legacy, Teneral Cellars will donate $10 from every 3-pack sold to the National Women’s Law Center”: Teneral Cellars has issued this news release. You can access more information in this post at the winemaker’s blog.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

When you retain an attorney, your settlement amount or jury award is likely to be higher than if you handled the claim on your own. .

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“Alabama to allow spiritual advisor at inmate’s execution”: Kim Chandler of The Associated Press has this report.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A lawsuit filed against the operators of several New Jersey motels is part of a growing trend to hold the hospitality industry liable for human…

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A Michigan college student cannot proceed with a lawsuit against two federal officers who tackled and punched him after mistaking him for a fugitive, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court unanimously found that the man’s claims against the officers are disqualified by the “judgment. The post Court pulls plug on lawsuit against federal officers who tackled student appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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