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JULY 2, 2024

Human rights groups and victims’ families of the August 2020 explosion at Beirut’s shipping port called for a UN-led international investigation into human rights violations connected to the blast in a statement released on Monday. The joint letter urged member states of the UN Human Rights Council to bring forward a resolution during the current session to create an independent fact-finding mission to address obstruction by Lebanese officials into the official investigation.

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JULY 2, 2024

A group representing families of Libya’s Abu Salim Prison Massacre victims protested Monday on the 28th anniversary of the killings over the failure to achieve justice in the case. The association urged “that the secrets of the crime be revealed, justice be established, retribution be imposed, and that everyone who participated in this horrific massacre receive their deserved punishment,” according to the Libya Observer. 13 years after the fall of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddaf

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JULY 2, 2024

“Pfizer defends appellate court’s ‘naming names’ rule in lawsuit over diversity program”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

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JULY 2, 2024

The Exit and Entry Administration of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced Monday the issuance of a new travel permit for non-Chinese citizens of Hong Kong and Macau to facilitate the travelling procedures for those entering mainland China. According to a statement published by China’s National Immigration Administration, the new Mainland travel permit will apply to non-Chinese permanent residents in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administr

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JULY 2, 2024

The EU warned that Georgia’s new “foreign agent” law has put Georgia’s bid for EU membership into jeopardy. The European Council specified that the new “foreign agent” law “represents backsliding” on Georgia’s path to EU membership. At present, the EU announced that the new law has led to “a halt of the accession process” to the EU.

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JULY 2, 2024

“More Mallory Mutterings”: Stephen McConnell recently had this post at the “Drug & Device Law” blog. The post concludes, “ Sachs’s article is interesting. It is insightful. It might even be brilliant. What it is not is useful.

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JURIST

JULY 2, 2024

The Spanish supreme court on Monday upheld arrest warrants for Catalonia’s former leader Carles Puigdemont and other Catalan separatists charged with embezzlement, ruling that a recent amnesty law does not relieve them of their penal responsibility. The politicians, currently living in exile, are facing crimes connected to the organization of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum, which was deemed unconstitutional by the Spanish constitutional court.

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JULY 2, 2024

“The Assassination Hypothetical Isn’t Even the Scariest Part of the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling”: Law professor Frank Bowman has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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JULY 2, 2024

The World Benchmarking Alliance found that 90 percent of the world’s 2,000 most influential companies do not meet social expectations relating to human rights, in its report published on Tuesday. The Alliance called on policymakers and investors to ensure companies are being held accountable for protecting labour rights. The report found that companies which are based in countries that have human rights regulations scored 60 percent higher on average compared to companies based in countrie

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JULY 2, 2024

“Appeals Court Reinstates $10 Billion Bank Lawsuit After WSJ Investigation Into Conflicts; Federal judge shouldn’t have presided over the lawsuit against Bank of America and others, court rules”: James V. Grimaldi of The Wall Street Journal has this report on a per curiam decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

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JURIST

JULY 2, 2024

Australia’s Adelaide Magistrates Court found South Australian legislator Fraser Ellis guilty of four counts of deception on Monday for misuse of the accommodation allowance available to members of parliament. Fraser Ellis , an independent MP representing the Narungga electoral district in the South Australian House of Assembly, was found guilty of four counts of deception in breach of s 139 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act (SA) , for fraudulent use of the Parliamentary Country Members

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JULY 2, 2024

“In a Volatile Term, a Fractured Supreme Court Remade America; Amid signs of dysfunction and disarray, Chief Justice John Roberts reasserted his authority, while the influence of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito waned”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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JULY 2, 2024

Laws criminalizing coercive control came into force in New South Wales (NSW), Australia on Monday. Section 54D of the NSW’s Crimes Act 1900 criminalizes coercive conduct and abusive behavior against intimate partners by attaching a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment upon conviction. The legislation, which is the first stand-alone offence of coercive control in any Australian jurisdiction, commences as 38 women have been killed in Australia this year with a man charged or convicted

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JULY 2, 2024

“Supreme Court Sidesteps New Gun Cases as It Closes Out Term; High court leaves Illinois ‘assault weapons’ bans in place; Court orders reconsideration of New York law, felon gun ban”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

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Above The Law

JULY 2, 2024

That's a lot of billable hours -- even for a Biglaw partner. The post Sullivan & Cromwell Partner’s 4,000 Hours In FTX Case Drawing Attention appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 2, 2024

“Purdue Ruling Tees Up ‘Consent’ Question for Bankruptcy Courts; Supreme Court didn’t define consensual liability releases; Court rulings on opt-out provisions poised to loom large”: Evan Ochsner of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Law 360

JULY 2, 2024

The holder of a Massachusetts social equity cannabis license says several entities affiliated with a marijuana brand created by hip hop artist Berner are trying to stiff him out of $2 million they agreed to pay for a stake in his Worcester dispensary, while still trying to assert control over it.

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JULY 2, 2024

“Charlottesville Rally Leaders Face Higher Damages on Appeal; Lower court cut $24 million award by too much, 4th Cir. says; Va.’s $350,000 punitive damages cap to apply per plaintiff”: Mike Vilensky of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.

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Above The Law

JULY 2, 2024

Circus clowns have more dignity. The post Rudy Giuliani Enters Chapter 7, Exits The Practice Of Law appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 2, 2024

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court granted review in five cases, two of which were consolidated for oral argument. In Price v. Montgomery County, Ky. , No. 23-649, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari. In Harrel v. Raoul , No. 23-877, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a statement.

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Above The Law

JULY 2, 2024

$21 million goes a lot further than it used to. The post A Conversation With A President Who Has Absolute Immunity appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 2, 2024

“Did Justice Alito Lose The Majority Opinions In Trevino and NetChoice ? Alito had only four majority opinions this term, while Roberts, Thomas, Sotomayor, and Kagan all had seven.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.

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JULY 2, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

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JULY 2, 2024

“The Supreme Court Sneaked an Attack on the Abortion Pill Into Its Final Ruling”: Law professor Lisa Heinzerling has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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