JURIST

MARCH 4, 2023

The EU Saturday agreed to establish a new tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression committed during the war in Ukraine. The tribunal, the International Center for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA), is designed to fill in any gaps in prosecution from the International Criminal Court (ICC). EU President Ursula von der Leyen announced the tribunal , saying, “The European Union is supportive of the role of the International Criminal Court.

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EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 4, 2023

Federal Rule of Evidence 704(b) provides that In a criminal case, an expert witness must not state an opinion about whether the defendant did or did not have a mental state or condition that constitutes an element of the crime.

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LLRX

MARCH 4, 2023

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 4, 2023

In a unanimous decision, the Tennessee Supreme Court has held that the Governmental Tort Liability Act (GTLA) “removes immunity only for ordinary negligence,” not for gross negligence or recklessness. In Lawson v. Hawkins County, Tennessee , No. E2020-01529-SC-R11-CV (Tenn. Feb. 16, 2023), plaintiffs were the surviving spouse and child of a driver whose car flipped down a mountain after a portion of highway was washed out by a mudslide.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

MARCH 4, 2023

DOES THIS COMPUTE? Law firms and sole practitioners alike are turning to artificial intelligence -- also known as “AI” -- and other tools to not only keep pace with technological advancements but to remain efficient and competitive. By way of example, AI can be used to streamline and enhance document automation, for contract review purposes, and even legal research.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 4, 2023

The Times Higher Education has prompted a debate in the teaching academy over a call for “Black bereavement leave” by Angel Jones , a professor is a visiting assistant professor teaching educational leadership courses at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Jones wrote that Black educators need time off to cope with the killings of black individuals in society.

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JURIST

MARCH 4, 2023

The US Treasury Department Friday sanctioned six people involved in the arbitrary detention of Russian war critic Vladimir Kara-Murza. Kara-Murza is currently detained in a Russian prison awaiting trial on several criminal charges, which the US claimed are the product of the “Kremlin manipulating Russia’s legal system to silence dissent.” Kara-Murza is a prominent Russian dissident, political activist, writer and democratic spokesperson.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 4, 2023

Roughly 200 human rights organizations are asking the United Nations to declare that the United States is a violator of “international human rights law” because some states have passed pro-life laws after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Given that many countries ban and heavily restrict abortion , it is a pitch that is unlikely to gain traction at the U.N.

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