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JUNE 14, 2022

Nearly a year ago on my LawNext podcast , I interviewed Zach Posner , who cofounded The Legaltech Fund in 2020 as the first venture capital firm laser-focused on law and legal technology. At that point, the fund was still in the process of raising money from partners to invest, even as it had already begun investing in legal tech startups. . Now comes news that the fund has closed at $28.5 million, which exceeds its goal of $25 million.

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JUNE 14, 2022

Members of white supremacist group Patriot Front Monday were released from jail on bond after being charged with conspiracy to riot , a misdemeanor. Coeur d’Alene police originally arrested 31 group members on Saturday after a 911 call reported men in riot gear near a local pride event who “looked like a little army.”. Police first discovered the group hiding inside a U-haul truck several blocks away from a Pride event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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JUNE 14, 2022

There are lots of directory profiles for businesses online, including many built specifically for lawyers. But, none is more important than Google’s, because it perpetually owns real estate on the first page of the most popular search engine on the planet. You know Google: they own the first most popular search engine (Google), as well as the second most popular search engine: YouTube.

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JUNE 14, 2022

The European Court of Human Rights Tuesday (ECHR) issued a last minute interim measure to potentially stop the planned Tuesday evening deportations of seven UK asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The ruling applies directly to only one asylum seeker, but the court’s reasoning applies to all seven. The ruling will delay the deportations until at least three weeks after the final legal challenges have been heard.

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JUNE 14, 2022

“The Harsh Reality of Post-Roe America Is Already Playing Out in Texas; Two women wanted abortions; Their struggle to get care is a preview — and warning — for the rest of the United States”: Katia Dmitrieva and Kelsey Butler of Bloomberg News have this report.

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JUNE 14, 2022

En banc Fourth Circuit affirms federal district court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a North Carolina charter school rule that girls wear skirts: You can access today’s 10-to-6 en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link. A frequent correspondent of the blog emailed to note the “ Deliciously Wilkinsonian Wilkinson dissent.” Update : In early news coverage, Patrick Dorrian of Bloomberg Law reports that “ North Carolina Chart

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JUNE 14, 2022

Last week, Kenya’s parliament passed the controversial Information, Communication Technology (ICT) Practitioners Bill 2020. This is a bill that has found its way back to parliament time and time again despite being rejected in 2016, 2018 and 2020. It seeks to regulate people who make use of technology in order to collect, process, use or send out information on behalf of others for a fee.

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JUNE 14, 2022

“Was Andy Warhol’s portrait of Prince copyright infringement? How this case could reshape IP law. Warhol v. Goldsmith is going to the Supreme Court for review. The case could have a major impact on copyright.” Law professor Jessica Silbey has this essay online at Salon. On Friday, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts filed its Brief for Petitioner in the U.S.

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JUNE 14, 2022

British legislators Monday published a Reformed Northern Ireland Protocol to tackle disruption to post-Brexit trade with EU nations like Ireland. The original protocol aimed to keep Northern Ireland aligned with the EU market to avoid a hard border between the province and the EU. However, this policy would result in higher checks for goods between Northern Ireland and the three other provinces of the United Kingdom.

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JUNE 14, 2022

“Supreme Court Rejects Bail Hearings for Jailed Immigrants; A federal law, the justices ruled, does not require immigration judges to consider whether immigrants may be released while their challenges are pending”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “ Supreme Court rules against detained immigrants facing deportation.” In today’s edition

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JUNE 14, 2022

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday ruled that Russia’s “foreign agent” legislation violates the rights of the groups designated as foreign agents. The designation has allegedly been used to dissolve NGOs , shut down human rights group’s Russia offices and punish political activists. The ruling affects 73 groups designated as foreign agents and entitles them to compensation.

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JUNE 14, 2022

“House to vote on Senate-passed bill to provide security to Supreme Court justices’ family members; The vote comes nearly a week after an armed man was arrested outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s house”: Rebecca Shabad of NBC News has this report. And Mike DeBonis of The Washington Post reports that “ House sets vote on Supreme Court security bill, ending partisan tiff.

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JUNE 14, 2022

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday reported that prominent Rwandan YouTube commentator Aimable Karasira has accused prison authorities of beating him and other jailed critics. Karasira spoke out about losing a family member to Hutu extremists and to the RPF during and after the 1994 Rwandan genocide. In May 2021, he was arrested and charged with genocide denial, justification and divisionism. .

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JUNE 14, 2022

“NJ Justices: ‘Rescue Doctrine’ Doesn’t Apply to Injuries Sustained While Saving Property — Even Pets.” Colleen Murphy of New Jersey Law Journal has this report. And at his “New Jersey Appellate Law” blog, Bruce D. Greenberg has a post titled “ Common Law Rescue Doctrine Does Not Extend to Rescue of Property, as Opposed to People.” You can access yesterday’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.

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JUNE 14, 2022

The Wikimedia Foundation Monday released a statement about their appeal of a Russian court ruling which held that the site committed an administrative offense. In March, a Moscow court fined the foundation approximately $65,000 USD for refusing to remove Wikipedia articles on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The court ruled that the articles were “disinformation” and that they posed the risk of creating mass public disorder in Russia.

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JUNE 14, 2022

“Barrett v. Gorsuch: Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch are disagreeing more than you might think, but Justice Barrett appears to have the upper hand.” Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.

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JUNE 14, 2022

The State of New York Court of Appeals Tuesday ruled that Happy the elephant is not a “person” subject to illegal detention and thus cannot invoke habeas corpus. In 2018, the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a petition for a common law writ of habeas corpus in order to transfer Happy from the Bronx Zoo to an elephant sanctuary. A writ of habeas corpus provides individuals “a means to secure release from illegal custody.” The court’s 5-2 ruling stated that Happy does n

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JUNE 14, 2022

“Man accused in Kavanaugh plot texted sister before surrender, police say; Authorities allege Nicholas Roske followed a detailed plan long enough to support charge of attempted murder”: Dan Morse has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

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JUNE 14, 2022

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken Monday announced visa restriction for 93 individuals believed to have undermined democracy in Nicaragua following President Daniel Ortega reelection. The US State Department labeled the election a “sham.”. Ortega has consistently been accused of committing human rights violations, including jailing political dissenters and cracking down on free press.

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JUNE 14, 2022

“The untold story of Ginni Thomas’ anti-cult activism — after she was ‘deprogrammed’; Ginni Thomas became an anti-cult activist after being pulled out of a self-help program in the 1980s, she said in a video obtained by NBC News; Several people who knew her then are surprised by her apparent embrace of election conspiracies that originated with QAnon”: Allan Smith and Alex Seitz-Wald of NBC News have this report.

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JUNE 14, 2022

The UN’s Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT) Monday ruled that Felicien Kabuga is fit to stand trial. Kabuga is charged with genocide, complicity in genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, attempt to commit genocide and conspiracy to commit genocide for his role in the Rwandan genocide. Kabuga allegedly funded the Akazu, the ruling group responsible for planning and enacting violence against the Tutsi ethnic group. .

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JUNE 14, 2022

“We Know How America Got Such a Corporate-Friendly Court”: Sohrab Ahmari , Patrick Deneen , and Chad Pecknold have this guest essay online at The New York Times.

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Above The Law

JUNE 14, 2022

Could he really be this bad at legal analysis? The post Jonathan Turley Sums Up January 6 Hearings Like He Didn’t Watch January 6 Hearings appeared first on Above the Law.

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JUNE 14, 2022

“The worst decisions in the history of the Washington Supreme Court, according to the chief justice”: David Gutman of The Seattle Times has this report.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 14, 2022

Will incarcerated girls ever have their #MeToo moment? For girls in prison, the experience of incarceration is rife with sexual exploitation, from invasive, nonconsensual searches in detention facilities to early life sexual abuse that often contributes to their incarceration. But in conversations about sexual assault, this acutely vulnerable group of girls is often overlooked, argues I.

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