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JUNE 16, 2022
As a sports fan, I always like reading about “coaching trees.” Coaching trees are like family trees but they show how one coach produced other successful coaches who went on to other teams. While there is some disagreement about who has generated the greatest tree, many will point to Bill Walsh, one of whose early “branches” was Mike Holgren, whose own branches produced Andy Reid and Jon Gruden.
JURIST
JUNE 16, 2022
A US District Judge Wednesday ordered Energetic Tank, Inc. to pay the US federal government almost $44.6 million for its role in a 2017 collision between an Energetic Tank tanker and a US Navy destroyer in which “[t]en Navy sailors were killed and dozens more were injured.” The $44.6 million payment is due to the court’s apportionment that Energetic Tank is 20% responsible for the collision and the US government is 80% responsible.
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JUNE 16, 2022
“States Prepare to Quickly Implement Abortion ‘Trigger’ Laws; The regulations, designed to go into effect if Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, would ban most abortions in 13 states”: Jennifer Calfas of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
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JUNE 16, 2022
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter Seefried were found guilty “ of felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.” Both were “ found guilty of the felony offense of obstruction of an official proceeding” and four misdemeanors, “including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol Building; disorderly conduc
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JUNE 16, 2022
“Sotomayor Says Supreme Court Can ‘Regain the Public’s Confidence’; Speaking to a liberal legal group, she praised Justice Clarence Thomas and urged her audience not to lose faith in the court”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “ Sonia Sotomayor says she and Clarence Thomas share a ‘common understanding about people and kindness.’ ” And Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost reports that “ Soni
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JUNE 16, 2022
“Historic marker in Windsor to honor woman enslaved by Supreme Court justice”: Liz Sauchelli of the Valley News of West Lebanon, New Hampshire has a report that begins, “A historic marker honoring Dinah, a woman who was enslaved by a Vermont Supreme Court justice after slavery was banned by the state constitution, will be placed Saturday morning in Windsor.
JURIST
JUNE 16, 2022
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Wednesday that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) partially preempts a California law that invalidates waivers of the right to assert representative claims under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The FAA states that arbitration agreements in specific contracts are valid, irrevocable, and enforceable. PAGA allows aggrieved employees to sue employers on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the state of California for Labor Code violations.
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JUNE 16, 2022
“Synagogue Sues Florida, Saying Abortion Restrictions Violate Religious Freedoms; A South Florida congregation said that under Jewish law, abortion ‘is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being’ of a pregnant woman”: Eliza Fawcett will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.
JURIST
JUNE 16, 2022
The Dutch intelligence service (AIVD) Thursday announced it uncovered a Russian spy attempting to infiltrate the International Criminal Court (ICC) through an internship program. AIVD released a partially-redacted document explaining the man’s extensive cover story, in which he claimed to be Brazilian. According to AIVD: The Russian intelligence officer purported to be Brazilian citizen Viktor Muller Ferreira (born on 4 April 1989), when in fact his real name is Sergey Vladimirovich Cherka
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JUNE 16, 2022
“Liberal Justice Sotomayor says U.S. Supreme Court ‘mistakes’ can be fixed”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report. Greg Stohr and Kimberly Robinson of Bloomberg News report that “ Sotomayor Says Supreme Court Can Regain US Public’s Confidence.” And Caroline Vakil of The Hill has a report headlined “ Sotomayor praises Clarence Thomas: ‘He is a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution.
JURIST
JUNE 16, 2022
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced the arrest of three Florida residents. The three individuals, Leslie Gray, Traci Isaacs and Luis Hallon of St. Cloud, Florida were charged in connection with their actions in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. . The complaint filed in the District of Columbia stated: “Gray is charged with civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor offenses.
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JUNE 16, 2022
“Ginni Thomas Says She Looks ‘Forward To Talking To’ January 6 Committee, Wants To ‘Clear Up Misconceptions'”: Shelby Talcott of the Daily Caller has this report. And on Substack, John Eastman has a post titled “ OMG, Mrs. Thomas asked me to give an update about election litigation to her group. Stop the Presses!
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JUNE 16, 2022
The US Senate Wednesday advanced the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2021 ( HR 3967 ) which will help veterans injured due to exposure to toxic military burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The PACT Act plans to provide “ health care, presumption of service-connection, research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service.” Veterans will be eligible for treatment through the Department
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JUNE 16, 2022
“Iowa Supreme Court to rule on abortion waiting period, may overturn constitutional right”: William Morris of The Des Moines Register has a report that begins, “The Iowa Supreme Court will issue its ruling Friday in a closely-watched decision that could govern the future of abortion access in the state.
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JUNE 16, 2022
The US Department of the Treasury (DOT) Wednesday announced sanctions against two members of the violent Russian extremist group known as the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM). The DOT imposed sanctions on Stanislav Shevchuk and Alexander Zhuchkovsky pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13224. . EO 13224 “ gives the U.S. Government a powerful tool to impede terrorist funding and is part of our national commitment to lead the international effort to bring a halt to the evil of terrorist activit
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JUNE 16, 2022
“Merrick Garland says threats against Supreme Court justices are taken ‘extraordinarily seriously'”: Whitney Wild, Evan Perez, Manu Raju, and Hannah Rabinowitz of CNN have this report.
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JUNE 16, 2022
Volkswagen and Porsche Wednesday reached an $80 million settlement with plaintiffs in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The car companies faced a class action lawsuit for alleged manipulation of fuel economy and fuel emission tests for nearly 500,000 Porsche class vehicles. This class action sought to reimburse “consumers who purchased or leased certain model year 2005-2020 gasoline-powered Porsche vehicles[.]” Class members will be divided further into t
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JUNE 16, 2022
“US Supreme Court rules El Paso Tigua tribe can legally have bingo at Speaking Rock casino”: Vic Kolenc has this front page article in today’s edition of The El Paso Times. In today’s edition of The Houston Chronicle, Benjamin Wermund has a front page article headlined “ Texas loses U.S. Supreme Court case against Native American tribes over bingo.” And Reese Oxner of The Texas Tribune reports that “ Supreme Court sides with tribes in fight with Texas ov
JURIST
JUNE 16, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Wednesday issued an opinion in which the Court held “that the COVID-19 pandemic is not a natural disaster under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act)” and that employers are not allowed to initiate mass layoffs without notice due to pandemics. Oil producers hired the employer US Well for fracking services.
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JUNE 16, 2022
“In ‘skirts only’ school case, 4th Circuit says innovation great, inequality ain’t”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.
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JUNE 16, 2022
Elon Musk, SpaceX, and Tesla Thursday were sued for $258 billion by Dogecoin investor Keith Johnson. Johnson accused Musk of orchestrating a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme, also known as a Ponzi scheme. The class action complaint filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York alleged that in 2019 Musk and his corporations, SpaceX and Tesla, purchased, developed, promoted, and operated Dogecoin.
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JUNE 16, 2022
“The odd timing of Eastman’s claim of a ‘heated fight’ at Supreme Court”: Philip Bump of The Washington Post has this news analysis.
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JUNE 16, 2022
The Toronto police chief Wednesday publicly apologized for the department’s use of force which disproportionately impacts communities of color. Police Chief James Ramer apologized for the pain caused by Toronto police using force and strip searches. Ramer said, “As an organization we have not done enough to ensure that every person in our city receives fair and unbiased policing and for this, as chief of police and on behalf of the service, I am sorry and I apologize unreservedly.”.
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JUNE 16, 2022
Photo by janinsanfran via Flickr Photo by PROjaninsanfran via Flickr. Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who shot and killed two people during a 2020 protest in Kenosha, WI., was found not guilty last November after a jury accepted his claim that he was acting in self-defense. He believed his life was in danger. Prosecutors had argued that the claim was spurious on the grounds that the teenager’s decision to bring an AR-15 to the protest made him an “initial aggressor” under Wisconsin law. “
JURIST
JUNE 16, 2022
A Russian man went on trial in Germany Wednesday for allegedly attempting to assassinate Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov, a Chechen dissident. Mokhmad is an outspoken activist and critic of Ramzan Kadyrov, the current leader of the Chechen Republic with close ties to Vladimir Putin and Russia. Mokhmad is a staunch critic, in particular, of Kaydrov’s assistance in the invasion of Ukraine, as is his older brother Tumso Abdurakhmanov.
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