JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2025
CNN reached a legal settlement with a security contractor on Friday after the Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled the network liable for defamation. The jury found CNN had defamed the US Navy veteran, Zachary Young, by suggesting he was charging “exorbitant prices” to evacuate people from Afghanistan during the US withdrawal in August 2021.
Attorney at Work
JANUARY 19, 2025
Depression is a serious illness andunlike the winter bluesit stays with you, no matter the temperature and amount of sunlight outside. The post Is It the Winter Blues or Something More? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2025
The US Justice Department on Friday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, accusing Walgreens pharmacists of filling millions of prescriptions for controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose or valid authorization. The allegations, going back to August 2012, mark a significant claim against one of the nations largest pharmacy chains.
Conflict of Laws
JANUARY 19, 2025
This report was written by Carlos Santal Goris, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Luxembourg Recent developments on the application of the EAPO Regulation On 3 December 2024, the conference European Account Preservation Order: Practical Challenges and Prospects for Reform took place at the University of Luxembourg, organized by Prof. Gilles Cuniberti (University of Luxembourg).
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JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2025
Mozambiques former finance minister, Manuel Chang, has been sentenced to serve eight-and-a-half years in prison this Friday for his role in the “tuna bond” scandal by a Brooklyn court. In 2005, Mozambique’s President Armando Guebuza named Manuel Chang as Minister of Finance to lead the fight against poverty. Ironically, Changalong with other state officialswere involved in accepting payoffs that triggered a financial crisis for the already struggling country.
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JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2025
Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released on bail Sunday after facing charges of joining and financing a terrorist group and spreading false news, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). Bahgat, the executive director of EIPR, was summoned last week by Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) and questioned for more than three hours without having information on the nature of the investigation or accusation, the rights group said.
LLRX
JANUARY 19, 2025
Jerry Lawson suggests 10 ways to work effectively, safely and incorporate innovation and AI into your practices.
JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2025
Two senior Iranian judges were killed on Saturday in a shooting attack carried out by an unidentified armed man at the Supreme Court in Tehran. Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were assassinated by a gunman who immediately afterward committed suicide while running away. Attacks against judges are rare, but Iran has witnessed a significant number of shootings in recent years.
At the Lectern
JANUARY 19, 2025
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said “we would take action” if there are “any attempts. to prevent people from accessing the court,” including attempts by federal immigration agents during the next administration beginning tomorrow. Responding to questions last week at her second annual meeting with a number of reporters, a meeting attended by At The Lectern, the Chief Justice sounded less combative on the issue than her predecessor, but was firm in stating her intent to
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JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2025
A coalition of US states and energy industry organizations filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Biden administration, challenging two presidential memoranda that withdraw over 627 million acres of offshore waters from future oil and gas leasing. The suit, filed with the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, argues that the withdrawals exceed the presidents authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and violate constitutional principles, including the separa
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 19, 2025
In his final week as president, Joe Biden again invoked liberal professors to justify a plainly absurd constitutional argument by declaring that the 28th Amendment is now ratified. By invoking “leading legal constitutional scholars,” Biden only added redundancy to absurdity in claiming that the Equal Rights Amendment is now law. Unfortunately, this pattern has been all too familiar throughout his presidency and only highlights his contempt for constitutional order.
JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2025
Human rights organizations, including the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), urged an immediate end to the violence between illegal armed groups in the Colombian region of Catatumbo on Sunday. WOLA joined the Colombian movement “Defendamos la Paz” in a call for armed groups in Catatumbo to end their armed conflict. In a statement, WOLA stated, “the Ejercito Nacional de Liberacin (ELN) must cease human rights violations and adopt a truce to halt armed confrontations with
JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2025
The Federal Court of Canada granted a motion on Saturday to expedite a legal challenge to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeaus request to prorogue Parliament until March 24, 2025. The Chief Justice clarified that if the hearing were to follow the Federal Court’s usual timelines, there would be no opportunity for Canadas elected representatives to debate Canada’s next economic move.
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