JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Peru constitutional court moved Wednesday to affirm a 2017 pardon granting the release of ex-President Alberto Fujimori despite an Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruling that required the release be blocked. Fujimori was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to the maximum term of 25 years for various war crimes and corruption during his rule as president in Peru from 1990-2000.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“Pennsylvania Tied Vote Decided By Drawing of Lots after Court Ruling that Undated But Timely-Arriving Mail Ballots Had to Be Counted under the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.” And in other coverage, Dan Sokil and Rachel Ravina of The Reporter of Lansdale, Pennsylvania have an article headlined “ Towamencin winner declared: NOPE founder Kofi Osei beats incumbent Supervisor Rich Marino in drawing of

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party said Wednesday that it will continue to stage antigovernment protests, including by boycotting the country’s upcoming January elections, in the face of a crackdown by the ruling Awami League party. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Senior Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi stated that the BNP will not partake in the country’s upcoming election unless Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina steps down and a caretaker governm

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“Senate Panel Approves Subpoenas in Supreme Court Ethics Inquiry; The decision to try to compel cooperation from a leading judicial activist and a Republican megadonor came over fierce G.O.P. opposition and threats of retaliation”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report. Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “ Democrats vote to subpoena Supreme Court conservative allies Crow, Leo.” Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Senate C

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The federal trial of Carlos Orense Azocar (Orense) began this week, where he faces accusations of shipping tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States with suspected ties between Venezuelan oil and military leaders. With certain court documents sealed, Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press had access to the courtroom on Monday.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR), Illinois gun retailer Law Weapons & Supply and its owner Robert Bevis asked the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to block Illinois’s ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. The request comes weeks after an appeals court upheld the law. It is the second time the groups have asked the Supreme Court to block the Illinois law after the court declined to do so in May.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“The Supreme Court’s Code of Conduct: enforcement confusion, extrajudicial activism.” Russell Wheeler has this essay online at The Brookings Institution. And online at The New Republic, Simon Lazarus has an essay titled “ Liberals Are Wrong to Trash the Supreme Court’s New Code of Ethics; The high court’s new guidelines have come in for a lot of criticism, but they’re the perfect platform for reformers to keep applying pressure.” The post “The Supreme Court’s Code o

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act 2023, which faced legal challenges earlier this summer amidst mass demonstrations against the cost of living crisis in Kenya. The housing levy was part of the Finance Act 2023 proposed by President William Ruto’s government in June this year.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“A MAGA court in New Orleans is shaping the Supreme Court’s agenda; The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals makes SCOTUS look moderate by comparison”: Steven Mazie will have this article (subscription required for full access) in the next print edition of The Economist. The post “A MAGA court in New Orleans is shaping the Supreme Court’s agenda; The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals makes SCOTUS look moderate by comparison” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, when one of the accused judges was given $35,000 in exchange for a favorable judgment on an appeal of a property seizure order imposed on a private company in which the four judges were sitting.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“Pandemonium in Senate Judiciary Committee as Dems prepare to take up SCOTUS ethics subpoenas; Republicans, accusing their colleagues of undertaking a political exercise, derailed a committee meeting before lawmakers could even begin to debate a pair of legal summonses for influential conservative figures”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Israel police reported Thursday that two gunmen shot and killed three civilians and injured 16 at a bus stop in Jerusalem. Chief Superintendent and Head of Communication Mirit Ben Mayor provided further information , stating that the gunmen approached the bus stop in a vehicle, got out and opened fire on people waiting for a bus. While the assailants were running back to their car to get more bullets, nearby Israeli Defense Force (IDF) officers stopped the gunmen.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“My Bit Role in Ashcroft Hospital Saga; ‘You might have just saved this presidency’”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site. The post “My Bit Role in Ashcroft Hospital Saga; ‘You might have just saved this presidency’” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Justin Lindsay is a US National Correspondent for JURIST, and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He previously served 10 years as an Officer in the United States Army. January 6th forced many Americans to confront domestic political violence for the first time. Visceral images on social media, cable, and broadcast television riveted the country in a way not seen since September 11th.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe”: Melissa Quinn of CBS News has this report. The post “Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled Tuesday that EU member state government bodies and agencies are allowed to ban their employees from wearing headscarves and other religious symbols. The case came to the CJEU to decide whether a “strict neutrality” religious symbol policy in workplaces amounted to discrimination contrary to EU law, specifically Council Directive 2000/78/EC on equal treatment in employment and occupation.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It certainly looks grim for crypto. But the Binance deal may, in fact, be the best thing that’s ever happened to it. The post Finance Docket: Crypto’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad, Actually Kind Of Hopeful For The Future Month appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

France’s Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) found Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti not guilty on Wednesday of abusing his power to retaliate against former opponents in 2020. Dupond-Moretti, whom President Emmanuel Macron appointed justice minister in 2020, was accused of illegally opening investigations against magistrates with whom he was in conflict when he was a lawyer.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Share Wednesday’s argument in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy was oddly distant from the decision of the lower court and the briefs and arguments of the parties. The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit – vigorously defended by George Jarkesy, the target of long-running SEC proceedings – accepted three separate constitutional challenges to the SEC’s apparatus.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Remember when Dave Bowman couldn't get the HAL-9000 to open the pod bay doors? Yeah. The post The New Mantra For Lawyers: Don’t Rely On AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Delaware District Court’s Ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment in the case of Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court is still slowly making inroads on the still-sizable number of lingering relists from the end-of-summer “long conference.” The court finally denied review on Nov. 20 in six-time relist E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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