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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
A federal US judge struck down Illinois’ Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) on Friday, ruling it unconstitutional under the Second Amendment of the US Constitution. US District Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled that PICA infringes on an individual’s Second Amendment rights, citing recent US Supreme Court interpretations of the Second Amendment.
LLRX
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
A federal indictment released Thursday revealed the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Jackson, Mississippi, mayor, two council members, and the district attorney with conspiracy, bribery, fraud, and money laundering. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri reported in a DOJ press release that the charges are tied to alleged acts involving a real estate development scheme. “Officials who abuse their positions of authority to enrich themselves undermine
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
This week, the students in my day (left) and evening (right) torts class received a lecture from the leading American expert on animal tort liability, Professor Luna. Herr Professor taught subjects like animus revertendi with the insight and intensity expected from a world renown canine academic. Unfortunately, the regular teacher was quickly forgotten as students swarmed the lectern to congratulate the esteemed scholar.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
UN General Assembly President Philémon Yang said Friday that racism and discrimination remain deeply entrenched problems despite international efforts over the past 10 years. Speaking at a high-level meeting to mark the conclusion of the International Decade for People of African Descent , Yang warned, “much work remains to be done, as realities are rooted in the enduring legacies of enslavement and colonialism.” American civil rights activist and law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw also
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
The war in Sudan has led to a humanitarian crisis in the region, driving continued refugee flight, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported Friday. The agency recounted that more than 3 million people have fled Sudan, seeking safety in neighboring countries since the war began in 2023. The refugees in the area are faced with challenges of food shortages and violations such as killings, sexual violence, looting, and natural disasters such as floodwaters.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“Abortion Rights Initiatives Keep Winning. It Might Not Matter.” Law professor Mary Ziegler has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
The mayor of the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, condemned the attacks on Israeli and Jewish people following a football match between the Maccabi Tel Aviv football team and a Dutch team. Israeli supporters were beaten and assaulted on the evening of November 7. Halsema said that the attacks were not related to “the situation in the Middle East or in Israel or Palestine,” adding that the attacks had “nothing to do with protest or demonstration; it was crime
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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“Trump’s Back, This Time Without Guardrails. Can anything be done to mitigate MAGA’s harms the second time around?” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
Bolivia’s Constitutional Tribunal announced on Friday its ruling that all elected officials can only serve a maximum of two terms, whether continuous or discontinuous, effectively barring former President Evo Morales and others from seeking reelection. The tribunal’s ruling, which was made last week but announced on Friday, emphasized that these term limits are fundamental to preserving democratic alternation and preventing the concentration of power.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“Trump’s election sparks speculation and infighting over future Supreme Court vacancies”: John Fritze and Paula Reid of CNN have this report.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
The UN Human Rights Office released a report Friday detailing six months of war in Gaza from November 2023 to April 2024 while denouncing the “horrific” suffering incurred by Israel and Palestinian armed groups as potential crimes against humanity. In an accompanying release , the UN rights chief Volker Türk urged Israel to comply with international law and insisted that there would be a “due reckoning with respect to allegations of serious violations [of said law] through cre
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“It Is Too Late For a ‘Should Sotomayor Retire?’ Discourse; The time for Senate Democrats to worry about the future of the Supreme Court was well before a devastating election loss that will lock them out of power for the next four years”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
The Supreme Court of India, in a 4-3 majority, delivered Friday a landmark judgment laying down the test to determine the scope of minority educational institution under the equality provision of the country’s constitution. First, the court clarified that Article 30(1) of the Indian Constitution serves a dual purpose–an anti-discrimination safeguard and a special rights provision.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
by Dennis Crouch I’m excited to share a new article I recently published examining the relationship between intellectual property rights and artificial intelligence regulation, recently published in Volume 89, Issue 3 of the Missouri Law Review. Before diving into the substance, I want to express my sincere gratitude to the Missouri Law Review editors and staff, not only for their exceptional editorial work on this article but also for their tremendous efforts in organizing our March 2024
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“Leonard Leo, Trump aide Mike Davis spar over Supreme Court retirements; Jabs over whether to pressure Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to retire could reflect a split between Trump allies and other conservative lawyers”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report. And Charlie Savage, Maggie Haberman, and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times have an article headlined “ Should Alito and Thomas Be Pushed to Retire?
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
The president of Harvard University’s Institute of Politics has declared that the lesson of the blowout 2024 election is not a need for greater inclusivity and balance at the school but, you guessed it, the express abandonment of nonpartisanship going forward. While many would argue that the school left neutrality behind years ago, Pratyush Mallick is calling in an op-ed for The Harvard Crimson for an official change.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“Trump wants to expand the federal death penalty, setting up legal challenges in second term; The president-elect ramped up executions in his first term; He has since suggested putting to death human and drug traffickers and migrants who kill U.S. citizens”: Erik Ortiz of NBC News has this report.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“Trump has shaped the Supreme Court, but it could still hinder his agenda; Although the court has three Trump appointees as part of its 6-3 conservative majority, it has not always ruled for him and could push back on expansive uses of executive power”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Majority Could Easily Rule Through 2045; Democrats failed to make the Court itself a major campaign issue, but what comes after the Dobbs decision could very well be worse, and more far-reaching”: Jane Mayer will have this article in the November 18, 2024 issue of The New Yorker.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2024
“What Donald Trump’s Victory Means for the Supreme Court; Special 2024 elections edition”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.
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