JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2024

A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of protest curfews in New York City. The curfews , established in response to demonstrations surrounding the murder of George Floyd by then-Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, were implemented for a one-week period in 2020. Lamel Jeffrey, Thaddeus Blake and Chayse Pena were each arrested and charged with violating the curfews.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

“Judicial Notice (08.18.24): On The Move; Continuing campus controversies, Skadden partner departures, and the biggest M&A deal of 2024 (so far).” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2024

Media platform X (formerly Twitter) announced on Saturday the closure of its operations in Brazil following what it called “censorship orders” by Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. The platform noted that there is uncertainty in ensuring the safety of its employees following what it described as increasing threats from Judge de Moraes, including the possible arrest of their legal representative in Brazil.

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LLRX

AUGUST 18, 2024

Via LLRX – Power-hungry AI is driving a surge in tech giant carbon emissions. Nobody knows what to do about it – Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has seen an incredible surge in investment, development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. According to one estimate, the amount of computational power.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 18, 2024

By Dr Benjamin Hayward Associate Professor, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School X: @LawGuyPI , @MonashITICL On 7 August 2024, the High Court of Australia handed down its long-awaited decision in Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 24. The dispute arose out of a domestic commercial arbitration seated in South Australia, where the C ommercial Arbitration Act 2011 (SA) is the relevant lex arbitri.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Jeffrey N. Gibbs — In 1997, Congress wisely amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) by adding Section 513(f)(2) to establish the De Novo process. The De Novo process provides a regulatory pathway to classify novel devices for which general controls alone or general and special controls provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness for the intended use.

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Patently O

AUGUST 18, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The recent Federal Circuit decision in Platinum Optics v. Viavi Solutions focuses attention once again on the case-and-controversy requirement derived from Article III of the U.S. Constitution, which extends federal judicial power to “Cases” and “Controversies.” The seemingly simple phrase has been the subject of extensive judicial jockeying in the development of the doctrine we know as “standing.” The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that f

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 18, 2024

I just returned from a trip to Boston with my wife and one of my kids. Boston has always held a natural appeal for me as a city heavily steeped in history. I never get tired visiting the city and I wanted to share a few travel blog entries and pictures. I could not recommend a visit to the city more highly, but give yourself a few days to take in everything that Beantown has to offer.

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JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2024

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans rallied in the country’s capital Caracas, as well as in other cities across the country and abroad, on Saturday to support or oppose the declaration of Nicolás Maduro as the elected president in Venezuela’s disputed presidential election held on July 28, 2024. Both Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González claimed victory in the election.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 18, 2024

There is a rather curious controversy brewing over one of the Washington Post’s most controversial writers, Taylor Lorenz. The “tech columnist” for the Post has drawn continual criticism over public meltdowns and alleged doxxing. However, the Post seemed to value her notoriety…until she posted a picture of President Joe Biden with “war criminal” on it.

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JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday decried an Iraqi draft law that would permit marriages of children as young as nine years old. The draft, an amendment to Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law , was officially brought before the Iraqi Parliament on August 4, 2023 by Ra’ad al-Maliki. It seeks to amend Article 7(1) of the Personal Status Law, which provides that the age for a valid marriage at 18 years.

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At the Lectern

AUGUST 18, 2024

Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs have this long piece in today’s New York Times: “A Vice Presidential Learning Curve: How Kamala Harris Picked Her Shots.” It’s subheaded, “As President Biden’s understudy, Ms. Harris did not often get to lead on signature issues. But she found roles to play on abortion rights, gun safety and a Supreme Court appointment.” The article reports that Vice President Harris “rarely took positions at odds with the president

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JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2024

Donald Trump’s US Presidential Campaign sent a cease and desist letter on Friday to a political action committee known as the Lincoln Project, a self-proclaimed anti-Trump organization of former Republican voters. The dispute concerns a television advertisement released by the group on Thursday. Lincoln Project members say the Trump campaign was “unprepared” for President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race.

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JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2024

The US House of Representatives Oversight Committee led by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) launched an investigation on Friday into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s alleged connections to China. Rep. Comer sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, demanding information on Chinese entities and individuals connected to Governor Walz. Comer is seeking any documents and communications between Walz’s office and the FBI, specifically regarding warnings or guidance about government officials engaging with

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