JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Following a three-year investigation, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued Tesla Motors and fifty representatives Thursday, alleging its work environment violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other laws with regard to Black employees. In a complaint filed at the Alameda County Superior Court, the DFEH alleged “unchecked racism” in Tesla’s Fremont factory.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Better make this criticism quick, its only about 2 days before he apologizes and we have to all magically forget it happened. The post Georgetown Law Really Has A Knack For Casual Racism appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled Thursday that an Austrian court was not required to hear the divorce proceedings of an Italian man and German woman who had been living in Austria for a little over six months. The couple’s divorce application was initially dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction. The couple then appealed, and the appeals court also found a lack of jurisdiction for Austrian courts.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Everyone should have access to this book. FOR A PRICE! The post Penguin Random House Demands Removal Of Maus From Digital Library Because The Book Is Popular Again appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Center for Defenders and Justice (CJD), the Penal Forum, and Amnesty International published a research report Thursday indicating that calculated repression by Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro’s regime could constitute the crime against humanity of persecution. The trio of human rights organizations collaborated in conducting research for over a year.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Karnataka High Court issued an interim order on Thursday temporarily restraining all students in the state, “regardless of their religion or faith,” from wearing Bhagwa (saffron shawls), scarfs, hijab, religious flags or the like in classrooms until it issues a judgment on the merits on five petitions submitted by female Muslim students of Government Pre-University College (“PU College”) in the city of Udipi.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Andrew Cuomo accusing someone else of "playing politics" is. something. The post Andrew Cuomo Threatens Bar Complaint Against Tish James For Making Him Look Like A Gropey A-Hole appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday that it is increasing its emergency response in Myanmar as the coup d’état reaches its one-year anniversary. The increased emergency response comes as the number of people displaced by the conflict in Myanmar reaches 800,000. UNHCR predicts that displacements will increase at a greater rate than previously.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“Potential pick Ketanji Brown Jackson would make history as first federal public defender on Supreme Court”: Ann E. Marimow and Aaron C. Davis of The Washington Post have this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a law student in Kabul reports on recent developments in the Taliban’s treatment of women in Afghanistan. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding his name. The text has only been lightly edited to respect the author’s voice.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“The Supreme Court Seems to Think Discrimination Is When You Try to Remedy Discrimination; The conservative justices are scrapping Americans’ constitutional rights, all while pretending they aren’t”: Adam Serwer has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Greece violated the human rights of Greek national Konstantinos Tousios while he was imprisoned in 2019. Tousios was arrested in January 2019 in connection to a criminal organization and participation in migrant smuggling. He was placed in the Thessaloniki Security Department and shared a three-bed cell with 10 to 15 detainees.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“The Supreme Court’s ‘Dead Hand’: The 6–3 majority-conservative Supreme Court is dangerously out of step with a demographically and culturally changing America.” Ronald Brownstein has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert Thursday warning New Yorkers of deceptive gambling advertisements ahead of Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. It is the first major sporting event New Yorkers can bet on since the state legislature legalized online sports betting last month. The press release cites a barrage of misleading advertisements that have flooded the state since legalization, including those for “risk-free bets” and “$1,000 welcome offers.” To

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“Conservatives Are Using the Anti-Choice Playbook to Attack Affirmative Action, Too; A six-justice conservative supermajority allows the Court to tear down decades of precedent that protects vulnerable people without even pretending to replace it”: Lisa Needham has this post at Balls and Strikes.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled Thursday that companies need to make accommodations for employees who become disabled, even if those employees are in temporary training programs. A press release from the court explains that the case originated with a worker dispute in Belgium. In 2016, Belgium railway HR Rail hired a worker for a traineeship.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“Linda Greenhouse”: Is the guest on the current episode of the “Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast” with law professors Samuel Moyn and David Schleicher.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Thursday held that Slovakia is liable for violating the right to a fair trial and the right to obtain attendance and examination of witnesses in a Syrian national’s complaint that his trial and conviction on charges of migrant smuggling had been unfair. In Al Alo v. Slovakia , Jamal Al Alo was serving a term of five years in prison for conspiring with others to smuggle migrants.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“Conservatives target Brown Jackson as worst among Biden’s short list for Supreme Court”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Arizona Senate committee members voted Thursday to advance two election reform bills which would prohibit the use of drop boxes and add a precinct tally requirement prior to county tallying. Arizona Senate Bill 1058, reference title “drive-up voting; prohibition,” amends a portion of the Arizona Revised Statutes relating to elections and electors. The new section, 16-567, would be inserted into the statute to prohibit the use of drive-up voting and drop boxes.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Legal practice is a small community, and acting like a jerk can have far-reaching consequences. The post Being A Jerk Can Permanently Affect A Lawyer’s Reputation appeared first on Above the Law.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“Interview with Wyoming’s newest Supreme Court Justice”: Ryan Collins of Oil City News has this Q&A.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Not The Preferred Nomenclature: Law professors tend to concentrate on using one racial slur in class, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t others. Firm Announcements: Choate Hall issues raises. Weil does not… yet. We Don’t Talk About Cuomo: For some reason Andrew Cuomo is still around. New Feature: We’re testing out a new feature here […].

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“Chief Justice Nahmias to resign from state Supreme Court in July”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Yes, we still need the ERA. The post The Equal Rights Amendment Isn’t Just Your Grandmother’s Civil Rights Movement appeared first on Above the Law.

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