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The Court of Arbitration for Sports hears Russia appeal against International Olympic Committee ban

JURIST

The Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) heard Russia’s appeal Friday against the sanctions imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). Subsequently, a majority of global sports federations barred athletes from the respective countries.

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India dispatch: Supreme Court flip allowing controversial animal sports shifts responsibility for policing cruelty from judiciary to executive

JURIST

This dispatch is from Soumyabrata Chakraborty, a second-year law student at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. On May 18, the Supreme Court of India (SCI) pronounced its judgement in the case of Animal Welfare Board of India v. Consequently, the Court outlawed animal sports such as Jallikattu.

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Kenya’s former sports minister found guilty of embezzling funds in 2016 Rio Olympic Games

JURIST

The Kenyan Court on Wednesday found that former sports minister Hassan Wario was guilty of anti-corruption. The former sports minister maintained his innocence, pleading not guilty to all counts of embezzlement. He was charhed with embezzling funds for athletes in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. million ($32,667) and KSH 10.2

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Federal US judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban over Second Amendment violations

JURIST

US District Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled that PICA infringes on an individual’s Second Amendment rights, citing recent US Supreme Court interpretations of the Second Amendment. Meanwhile, National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G.

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Japan district court orders disbandment of controversial Unification Church

JURIST

The Tokyo District Court ordered the dissolution of the Japanese branch of the Unification Church, colloquially known as “moonies”, following an inquest from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology into alleged violations of the Japanese Civil Code and Religious Corporations Act, according to local media.

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ABA Calls For Supreme Court Ethics Rule While Clarence Thomas Laughs All The Way To The Bank

Above The Law

(Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) Is it a sign of a healthy judiciary when the countrys largest professional association of lawyers has to formally vote on whether Supreme Court justices should follow basic ethical rules? Public trust in the Supreme Court is already in freefall. Asking for an American in the year 2025.

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Annual Review On Sports Dispute Resolution In China (2020)

LawInSport

MAJOR UPDATES OF LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND OTHER POLICY DOCUMENTS IN THE SPORTS SECTOR. Law of the People’s Republic of China on Physical Culture and Sports. National Sport Policies at the State Council Level. Effect and Influence of the State Council Sport Policies on Legal and Regulatory Framework in Sports.

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