SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. It’s been a blissful, relist-free month since the court’s last conference. The justices will have a whopping 440 petitions and applications before them on Friday. Only two of those – both involving the same underlying controversy – are one-time relists.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Australian Federal MPs voted Wednesday in favour of a motion supporting the return of Wikileaks’ founder Jullian Assange to Australia, ahead of a US extradition hearing next week in London’s High Court of Justice. In an unprecedented show of political support for Assange, the Australian Parliament called upon the US and UK to bring the matter to a close.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It's not even the first time this happened. The post GOP Declares Victory After Impeachment Source Indicted For Lying About Biden Bribes appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant was charged Thursday for falsifying reports that US President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, each received $5 million in bribes from a Ukrainian energy company. According to the indictment, Alexander Smirnov reported to an FBI Agent in March 2017 that he had been in contact with the owner of the Ukrainian company, Burisma Holdings Ltd., seeking to acquire a U.S. company and make an offering on the U.S.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia filed two lawsuits Thursday against the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) on behalf of two transgender students challenging the department’s 2023 model policies. Virginia law authorizes VDOE to issue model policies regarding the treatment of transgender students, and the policies are required to reflect “evidence-based best practices” for the inclusion of trans students in public schools.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Notes to my (legal) self. The post Happy Presidents’ Day appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday calling for confiscation of property for those who commit crimes “detrimental to national security” and those who disseminate fake news about Russia’s military according to TASS. Russian lawmakers previously passed the bill through the Duma in January. With Putin’s signature, the bill has now become law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

With almost half of all summer associate offers coming before official OCI, it looks like the times are changing for Biglaw recruiting at law schools. The post ‘FOMO’ In Biglaw Recruiting: Will More Law Schools Switch Their Dates For On-Campus Recruiting? appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Manipur Police announced Thursday that approximately 300-400 people attempted to storm the offices of the Superintendent of Police in response to the firing of an ethnic minority police officer, leading to the deployment of tear gas, as tensions hit an all time high among rival ethnic groups in the region. The clashes erupted between rival ethnic groups in Churachandpur.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Check Out The Top Biglaw M&A Lawyers: Is your firm on the list ? Missouri Makes News For Misunderstanding The First Amendment: Sorry, it isn't a right to ignore power dynamics. Don't Give Up On The Paper Chase!: Did you follow up on those referrals ? Second Time's The Shame: Smirnov gets caught. Again. The post It Takes Two To Make Money! — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Paris court of appeal lightened a one-year prison sentence for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy was facing charges over alleged illegal campaign financing in his 2012 re-election campaign. The court also on affirmed a lower court’s guilty verdict. Vincent Desry, the former president’s attorney, claimed in a press interview Wednesday that Sarkozy was innocent of all charges against him and intended to file a further appeal of the sentence.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Junta-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Thursday plans to proceed with the establishment of a confederation following a meeting among the Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AOSS), a defense pact formed by the three juntas. The statement, released by the Malian Foreign Ministry, praises the pooling of resources and collective diplomatic efforts achieved by AOSS.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, found guilty of killing 77 people, mainly teenagers, in July 2011, lost his claim Thursday against the state to end his solitary confinement in prison. The trial for Breivik’s suit was held in January against the Norwegian Ministry of Justice over the conditions of his detention. The trial was held in the gymnasium of Ringerike prison.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Deals abound in the U.S. energy industry. The post Finance Docket: Bitcoin’s Surge, Plentiful Deals, The Bear Case For Cats appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Bangladesh border services repatriated 330 Myanmar refugees, primarily from Myanmar’s Army and Border Guard Police (BGP), and their family on Thursday. According to local reports , the majority—302 of the 330 refugees—were BGP servicemen. The return was mediated by a five-member BGP delegation led by Myanmar Ambassador U Aung Kyaw Moe. “They were extended makeshift refuge on humanitarian grounds as they crossed the border to save their lives.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Do you know how high the threshold for frivolousness is? The post Missouri School Employees Who Sued Over Optional Race Primer Get Dismissed As Frivolous appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil announced Thursday that the Venezuelan government has decided to suspend the activities of the Technical Assistance Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Venezuela, alleging a deviation from its mandate. Additionally, Gil stated that the personnel affiliated with this office must leave Venezuelan territory within 72 hours.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria (NHRC) expressed its fears on Wednesday about the rising increase of human rights violation cases. At the inauguration of the human rights dashboard and observatory on Tuesday, senior advisor to the executive secretary of the commission Hillary Ogbonna highlighted key issues. Human rights violations in Nigeria include domestic violence, kidnapping cases and rape—among other sexual acts of violence.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Qualitatively, the justices do not always seem eye to eye. This post looks at the individual justices’ practices and votes in relation to each of the federal circuit courts of appeal. The post The Circuit Barrage: The Justices’ Divergent Votes Based On Lower Courts appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Share Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St. brings the justices yet another case under a statute with which they are all too familiar – the Federal Arbitration Act. As regular readers will know, the court in the last few decades has heard numerous cases under the FAA. The great majority of those cases have involved arguments, by workers or customers, that for one reason or another courts should not enforce a pre-dispute arbitration agreement against them.

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