JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

The Brazilian Supreme Court ordered X Corp. (formerly Twitter) to remove certain users from its platform, the social media company announced on Saturday. X’s Global Government Affairs account said that the company was “forced by court decisions to block certain popular accounts in Brazil,” adding that no reason was provided as to why or any details given regarding the posts that allegedly violate the law.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

APRIL 7, 2024

Whenever I talk to law firms about employing automation for customer service – especially in the context of law firm intake – the attorneys usually push back by saying that they don’t want to automate anything, since they prefer ‘high touch’ customer service. The problem with that approach is that, in the modern world, ‘high touch’ is often equated with other, less palatable terms: like ‘annoying’ or ‘ obnoxious’.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Saturday for an investigation into a drone strike in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region. The ministry condemned the strike as a a “yet another provocation” to the region. The kamikaze attack targeted a Transnistrian defense ministry unit on Friday, resulting in damage to a radar station. The attacked facility was 6 kilometers from the border of Ukraine.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 7, 2024

“Judicial Notice (04.07.24): Age Is Just A Number; Judge Aileen Cannon’s shrewd move, a conservative hire at Yale Law, Winston’s interesting new offering, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (04.07.24): Age Is Just A Number; Judge Aileen Cannon’s shrewd move, a conservative hire at Yale Law, Winston’s interesting new offering, and other legal news fr

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in downtown Budapest, Hungary to protest the government of incumbent Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The protests were led by Péter Magyar, a lawyer and the ex-husband of Orbán’s former Justice Minister Judit Varga, who shot to prominence in Hungarian politics as a vocal Orbán critic after releasing a recording implicating a top minister in a high-profile corruption case last month.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

New York City settled a class-action lawsuit on Thursday that was brought by two Muslim women against the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) policy for removing their head coverings for arrest photos. The women filed a motion on Friday with presiding Judge Analisa Torres of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, asking her to approve the settlement.

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2024

Healthcare industry leaders think there is much to learn from the Change Healthcare cyberattack, and they hope the sector can apply these lessons to prevent a hack like this from ever happening again. Overall, the chaotic aftermath of the attack underscores the dire need for a more unified approach to cybersecurity within the healthcare sector. The post 4 Lessons We Learned From The Change Healthcare Cyberattack appeared first on MedCity News.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

The Mexican government published an agreement that will require Peruvian nationals wishing to enter Mexico as a visitor without permission to engage in paid activities to obtain a visa from the Mexican consular authority. The measure, announced on Thursday, will come into effect starting from April 20, 2024, and will not apply to Peruvians holding a valid visa or permanent resident card from any country within the Schengen area.

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2024

There are four things that entrepreneurs need to demonstrate to investors to have fundraising success: a large total addressable market, strong unit economics and product-market fit, a world-class team, and a compelling plan for the future. The post 4 Things Digital Health Investors Look for in a Tight Funding Environment appeared first on MedCity News.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria (EFCC) filed 26 new charges Friday against former Nigerian Central Bank Chief Godwin Emefiele. The charges concern Emefiele’s alleged abuses of office and corruption The charges include allegations of fraudulent foreign exchange allocations totaling $2 billion without supporting bids, abuse of office and corruption.

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InHouseBlog

APRIL 7, 2024

It’s not easy to say no to taking on more work in a busy law department. And for some, it’s nearly impossible if you are the only attorney working for an organization. However, if you cannot do the work or do it efficiently, on-time and while fulfilling your other obligations, saying “no” is sometimes the best way to serve your client.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) released a statement detailing the arrest of three additional men, who the FSB claim were responsible for the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia on March 22. Over a dozen others have already been arrested in connection with the attack, which resulted in the death of over 140 people.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 7, 2024

Justice Carol Corrigan will be the moderator for what is being billed as a discussion/debate about the U.S. Supreme Court. The April 23 program at Berkeley Law will feature the law school’s Dean, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Case Western Reserve Law Professor Jonathan Adler. The lunchtime program — Reshaping American Life: Today’s Supreme Court in Historical Context, and its Potential Impact on our Future — will be both in-person and accessible remotely.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

Tajikistan Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Shokhin Samadi told Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti Saturday that claims by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev that Ukraine has been recruiting mercenaries for its military in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the country’s capital, are false. The denial comes as a response to Wednesday allegations from Patrushev that the Ukrainian embassy in Dushanbe has been recruiting Tajikistani citizens to join the International Legion.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 7, 2024

In this post, Yehya Badr (Associate Professor, College of Law, Al-Yamamah University, KSA) presents his recent publication entitled “ Religion, Colonialism, and Legal Pluralism: The Story and Legacy of the Egyptian Choice of Law Rules for Personal Status International and Interpersonal Conflicts of Law “, published in the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, Issue 1 of Volume 31 , 2024.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Friday the suspension of diplomatic ties with Ecuador following the forcible entry of Ecuadorian police into the Mexican embassy in Quito and the subsequent arrest of the former vice president of Ecuador Jorge Glas. These events occurred one day after the Ecuadorian government decided to expel the Mexican ambassador Raquel Serur in response to statements made by López Obrador on Wednesday.

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LexForti

APRIL 7, 2024

Brief: In the captioned matter, the Ld. Trial Court restrained the Defendant form using the mark MEDILICE post long drawn trial and awarded punitive damages of sum of Rs. 10 Lakhs against the Defendant. Furthermore, the mark MEDICLICE was declared WELL-KNOWN by the Ld. Court. Plaintiff: Wings Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Defendant: Kirit Bhadiadra Competing Marks: MEDILICE (Identical) Nature of the Suit: Suit for infringement, passing off, unfair competition, rendition of accounts, and delivery of

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The Process Street

APRIL 7, 2024

Cloud-based, paperless workflows are the future of office efficiency, while poorly indexed, illegible files are stuck firmly in the pre-SaaS era, where they belong. HR professionals take on a ton of different responsibilities throughout the day and deal with plenty of repetitive, complex tasks. Relying on your own brain ( as much as you’d want to think you can ) and bits of paper stuck to your monitor just isn’t the way to get things done.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes opened a criminal inquiry on Sunday into X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk for possible obstruction of justice and incitement after the tech magnate defied a previous Supreme Court (STF) order to block access to undisclosed accounts. Moraes’s decision comes amid an ongoing disinformation inquiry and an STF investigation into whether former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attempted to incite a coup d’etat following his loss in the

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 7, 2024

D.C. Circuit Judge Reggie Walton recently caused a stir in Washington after doing an interview with CNN in which he rebuked former President Donald Trump for his criticism of judges and their family members. Now, Judge Walton has been criticized by the United States Court of Appeals for a District of Columbia for a surveillance order of the computer of a January 6th defendant.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 7, 2024

“Trump promises a ‘deal’ on abortion that will please everyone. It likely doesn’t exist. Should Trump appear vague or duck the issue, some of his supporters fear it will allow the Biden campaign to tie him to the more extreme wing of the anti-abortion movement.” Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly of Politico have this report. The post “Trump promises a ‘deal’ on abortion that will please everyone.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

Seven human rights lawyers filed a motion Friday in the Berlin Administrative Court to halt Germany’s arms exports to Israel. In the motion, the lawyers claim that the German government has committed the crime of aiding and abetting in the genocide of the Palestinian people living in Gaza by continuing to supply Israel with arms. The initiative has been supported by several non-governmental organizations (NGOs), namely European Support Legal Center (ELSC), Palestine Institute for Public Di

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

40 Democratic members of the US House of Representatives signed a letter to President Joe Biden Friday urging him to cease arms transfers to Israel in the wake of an Israeli airstrike that killed seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza. The letter states: We write to express our shared concern and outrage regarding the recent Israeli airstrike which killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including an American citizen.

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