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JURIST law student staffers launch worldwide law student petition supporting Myanmar law students defending democracy

JURIST

JURIST law student staffers have drafted and launched a petition calling on law students worldwide to support Myanmar law students defending democracy, human rights and the rule of law following the February 1 military coup that led to the overthrow of the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Does a Crackdown on Right-Wing Domestic Terror Threaten Everyone’s Civil Liberties?

The Crime Report

Capitol, elected officials and terrorism experts revived previous calls for Congress to pass a domestic terrorism statute that would empower the federal government to investigate and pursue white supremacists and other domestic terrorists with the same tools it uses to go after international terrorism. Legal Landscape of Domestic Terrorism.

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Can Police Unions Be a Force for Reform?

The Crime Report

That would be a “mistake,” writes the paper’s author, Benjamin Levin , an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. There’s certainly a lot of space to reduce police powers and to make their legal rights and liabilities more closely resemble those of their civilian counterparts,” he continued.

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Forensic Testimony Distorted by ‘Implicit’ Racial Bias: Paper

The Crime Report

Far from an objective and equalizing tool, forensic testimony perpetuates the “presumption of guilt” for people of color involved in the criminal legal system, argue the authors of a forthcoming Criminal Law Bulletin article. Puracal and Lewis & Clark Law School Professor Aliza B.

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From Data to User Interactions: Legal Issues Facing the Metaverse

The Fashion Law

While it all seems very exciting, it is worth asking: who or what governs the metaverse? What are some of the key areas that, at this stage, are legally murky? Here are three legal issues that stand out when it comes to the metaverse … . Do the intricacies of land law apply here? A boundless marketplace.

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Call for Paper: Private International Law and Business Compliance in Asia Pacific

Conflict of Laws

This national conference will be held on 21 February 2024 at The University of Sydney Law School in Australia. The event will take place at the Camperdown campus of the University of Sydney Law School in Sydney, Australia, on February 21, 2024 in a hybrid format (in-person or online presentation).

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The ‘Hard Tradeoffs’ of Shrinking America’s Prisons

The Crime Report

Policymakers must therefore accept some of the “hard tradeoffs” of decarceration strategies if they are shown to contribute to a long-term improvement in the health and wellbeing of communities most affected by mass incarceration, writes Duke University Law Professor Ben Grunwald. To read the full paper, click here.