JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2025

The Supreme Court of Canada announced on Thursday that it will hear a landmark challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21. The law was passed in 2019 and prohibits certain public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols while on duty.

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Above The Law

MARCH 20, 2025

As a small law firm owner, your time is constantly stretched between serving your clients, growing your practice, and focusing on your personal needs. For law firm owners, your status as a Specified Service Trade or Business (SSTB) under tax law creates unique challenges for tax planning.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A spokesperson for the French government, Maude Bregeon, announced on Sunday that France’s newly appointed interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has proposed a new immigration law to be adopted by the beginning of 2025 “to protect the French people.” Currently, irregular migrants can only be held in administrative detention for up to 90 days.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The Australian government enacted a new law banning the display of hate symbols and mandating minimum sentences for certain terror offences on Thursday, as part of a broader effort to curb the surge in antisemitism across the country. The post Australia enacts tough hate speech laws amid anti-semitism surge appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

We are pleased to share the results of our 2024 In-House Counsel Compensation Survey, presented in partnership with our friends at iManage. The post The 2024 In-House Compensation Report Is Here! appeared first on Above the Law. For insights into these areas and more, fill out the form to access the free report!

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

New Zealand police on Thursday made their first arrest under the newly enacted Gangs Act 2024, just three minutes after the legislation prohibiting the public display of gang insignia came into effect. Under the Gangs Act 2024, any public displays of gang insignia are punishable by a fine of up to $5000NZD or up to six months in prison.

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JURIST

JANUARY 2, 2025

The milestone follows the ratification of the statute by the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on August 21, 2024, and its subsequent signing into law by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on August 24, 2024, Ukraine’s Independence Day.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2024

According to a new report from Legal.io, law firm mergers are on the upswing, in 2024. All me rgers were up 24% for Q1 of 2024; but, fully 65% of those mergers involved law firms with between 5-20 attorneys. If you want to talk about the true value of your law firm & how to leverage it, just reach out!

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Above The Law

MARCH 11, 2025

Which Biglaw firms recently announced 2024 financials reveal gross revenue was up 23% last year, bringing the figure to $7 billion? The post With $7 Billion In Revenue, This Biglaw Firm Had A Banger 2024 appeared first on Above the Law. See the answer on the next page.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, and 21 other states, sued New York Thursday over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute seventy-five billion dollars to a fund to pay for damages caused by climate change. The state of New York has yet to reply to this brief.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Amnesty International urged the Egyptian government on Tuesday to reject the new refugee law, citing violations of international human rights and refugee laws. Amnesty International highlighted several flaws in the new refugee law and asserted that its current version ignores Egypt’s obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention.

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MARCH 18, 2025

The post Last-Minute Tax Planning Strategies: Attorney’s 2024 Deadline Playbook appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. David Hunter | The April 15 filing deadline offers a valuable window of opportunity that many legal professionals overlook.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Egyptian government on Tuesday to revise the draft of the new asylum bill, known as the Law Regarding the Asylum of Foreigners (LRAF), and urged the government to consult with civil society and the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to ensure that the bill aligns with international standards.

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2025

In the meetings, the Committee of Ministers urged Russian authorities to restore Ukrainian law in Crimea. The Committee of Ministers’ meetings sought the supervision of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) 2024 judgment in Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea).

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In June 2024, Russia blocked access to 81 European media websites from 25 European countries, affecting outlets like France’s Agence France-Presse (AFP), Le Monde, and Liberation. This action came after the EU banned four Russian state media outlets in May 2024.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect dates will not be counted in the 2024 general election. Their petition, filed on November 14, insisted that Pennsylvania law explicitly requires voters to date their ballot declaration envelopes and that failing to do so renders a ballot invalid.

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Above The Law

APRIL 21, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at lightning speed, and law is no exception. In Season 10, Episode 8 of “ Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I sat down with Tom Martin, founder and CEO of LawDroid, to discuss how AI legal assistants are changing the game for law firms. Reduce Costs. Gain a Competitive Edge.

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JURIST

JANUARY 8, 2025

Tran’s indictment stems from three Facebook posts published between April 23 and May 9, 2024, in which he criticized actions taken by then Supreme Court Chief Justice Nguyen Hoa Binh. The government has frequently utilized Article 331 to stifle criticism, with at least 24 individuals convicted under this provision in 2024 alone.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The European Parliament awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia on Thursday. Machado played a critical role in Venezuela’s presidential election in July 2024. This award is for them.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Saturday a bill that provides debt relief to recruits who sign up to fight in Ukraine and their spouses. Federal law No. The policy provides for the cancellation of overdue loans concluded before December 1, 2024.

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Above The Law

APRIL 15, 2025

Biglaw had a helluva 2024. And now weve finally moved from anecdotal stories of highs and lows and gotten some real data with the announcement of American Lawyers 2024 Am Law 100. The collective Am Law 100 saw 13.3% year-over-year revenue growth in 2024, generating close to $160 billion in total.

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JURIST

JANUARY 8, 2025

He stated on behalf of the country: we do not recognize the results of the July 28th, 2024, elections, as announced by the electoral authority, since Venezuelan laws have been violated, thus ignoring the legitimate will of the Venezuelan people clearly expressed in that process.

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Above The Law

APRIL 30, 2025

Lawyers love rankings, and there’s nothing they love more than rankings about prestigious job placement rates and the law schools that helped graduates land those impressive jobs. For more than a decade, Law.com has published a list of the best law schools to go to if you want to work in Biglaw after graduation. Penn: 67.11% 3.

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JURIST

MARCH 11, 2025

They urged the government to stop surveillance for political purposes and other actions in breach of international law.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In its August 2022 landmark report , the OHCHR affirmed that the Chinese government had committed serious human rights violations through an anti-terrorism law system that imposes restrictions with discriminatory components on Uyghurs. The OHCHR released a statement in August 2024 updating information on the initial assessment.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

HRW emphasized the urgency of addressing colonial legacies, stressing that confronting the historical and ongoing effects of colonialism is not optional for European governments, but a legal obligation under international human rights law. The push for reparations has recently gained momentum.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2025

An Ethiopian government body overseeing civil society ordered the halt of the operations of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council and Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center in December 2024. While CARD and LHR briefly had their suspensions lifted on December 11, 2024, the ban was reinstated a few days later.

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JURIST

MARCH 23, 2025

Various rule of law and human rights concerns have emerged during Noboa’s presidency. In May 2024, President Noboa issued a new, localized, 60-day state of emergency even though the Constitutional Court ruled that the previous one was unconstitutional.

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2025

CHRI also urges the UN and governments to condemn Iran’s persecution of human rights lawyers, demand their immediate release and the dismissal of charges against them, and call on Iran to honor international laws protecting legal professionals’ independence and safety.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Operation Liberterra II took place between September 29 to October 4, 2024, resulting in the rescue of 3,222 trafficking victims and identification of 17, 793 migrants. During the operation, law enforcement and prosecutors around the world cooperated in the interest of cross-border justice.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Egypt’s Minister of Justice, Adnan El-Fangary, announced new provisions under the Draft Criminal Procedures Law on Sunday, aimed at overhauling the country’s criminal justice system. The post Egypt criminal procedures draft law targets detention reforms and public corruption appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

UN WGAD emphasized that Bazoum’s detention violates international human rights law, particularly the prohibition against arbitrary detention, a statement given to AFP and reported by News Central Africa confirms. The post UN working group calls for release of former Niger president appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2025

Amnesty International’s investigation focused on four Israeli attacks in Beirut between October 3 and 9, 2024, which killed 19 healthcare workers, wounded 11 more, and destroyed multiple ambulances and two medical facilities. These include reparation, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction, and guarantees of non-repetition.

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MARCH 10, 2025

The UNGA requested the ICJ render an opinion on the following questions: (a) What are the obligations of States under international law to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHG) for States and for present and future generations?

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JURIST

APRIL 1, 2025

Whether to count misdated or undated ballots was also an issue in 2024 when the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania sued the 67 county boards of elections. ” Therefore, undated or misdated mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2024 general election.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports that previous arrests in November 2023 and August 2024 resulted in sedition charges related to his reporting on government policies and alleged connections between President Hakainde Hichilema and certain properties.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2025

The Law Commission of Ontario (LSO) and the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a background report on the Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) on the development of AI on Monday. The post Ontario Law Commission releases background report on human rights guidelines in AI development appeared first on JURIST - News.

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