JURIST
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
The Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights (CARDH) announced on Thursday that they would temporarily suspend their operations in Haiti due to escalating threats against its staff. CARDH has operated in Haiti since it was founded in 2008, but has steadily reduced its operations over recent months due to intensifying gang violence within the country’s capital of Port-au-Prince.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
“A Supreme Court case with momentous implications for government power”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “A Supreme Court case with momentous implications for government power” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
A federal court in Pennsylvania ruled that undated mail-in ballots must be counted in a Monday decision that could significantly influence future elections in the state. The decision further builds upon Pennsylvania’s ongoing legal battles over mail-in voting, which have been ongoing since the enactment of Act 77 , a voting reform bill in the state.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
“Why are U.S. courts afraid of the 14th Amendment? Because it’s radical.” Law professor Sherrilyn Ifill has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “Why are U.S. courts afraid of the 14th Amendment? Because it’s radical.” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
A Tennessee state court ruled that a Republican-drawn map for the state’s Senate seats violated the Tennessee Constitution. In coming to their Wednesday ruling, a panel of judges determined that lawmakers incorrectly numbered the legislative districts in Nashville and that the Tennessee legislature will need to re-number the Senate districts in accordance with the law.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday allowed prosecutors to move forward with their request to hold a confirmation of charges hearing in the absence of Joseph Kony, a fugitive Ugandan militant who founded the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Prosecutors filed for a confirmation of charges hearing against Kony on 24 November 2022.
Conflict of Laws
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Yesterday, the UK Government published its response to a consultation on the prospect of joining the 2019 HCCH Judgments Convention. After summarising the responses received during the consultation, the Government concludes: 16. It is clear from the responses received for questions 1, 2 and 5 that respondents consider the merits of Hague 2019 to outweigh any potential downsides.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
The Seoul High Court rendered a decision on Thursday that ordered the Japanese government to compensate each of the former “comfort women” who initially brought a lawsuit in the Seoul Central District Court in 2016, according to South Korean news source KBS. The decision overturns an April 2021 decision from the district court and awards each of the 16 victims 200 million won (approximately 154,000 USD).
Customs & International Trade Law
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in person or via webinar. UFLPA detention notifications in ACE cargo release available in certification environment The ACE Cargo Release Status Notification (V33) document regardin
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
German police announced Thursday that they searched 20 apartments of suspects linked to the far-right Reichsbürger movement. The movement has been accused of attempting to destabilize the Federal Republic of Germany and its state institutions. This latest series of raids took place in eight of Germany’s 16 states and was initiated in 2021 after police detected suspicious activity on the Telegram messaging service.
Day on Torts
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
About eight months ago I started another blog, Practical Procedure and Evidence. I blog about issues relating to civil and appellate procedure and evidence that impact civil trial lawyers in Tennessee. Here are some recent posts: When is a Mistrial Appropriate?
Law 360
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
The past week in London has seen Glencore face a claim from collapsed hedge fund Eton Park in the wake of its bribery scandal, the ex-CFO of Peppa Pig and Teletubbies toymaker bring data protection proceedings against the employment barrister who represented him at tribunal, and Delta Airlines check in to fresh trademark proceedings against hotel chain Marriott.
The Process Street
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Amnesty International released a report on Friday urging authorities to protect abortion rights defenders, including healthcare workers, more effectively. The group interviewed 48 abortion rights defenders globally and found that these defenders have experienced increasing difficulty in their work as they have been subject to stigmatization and unjust prosecutions.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
“Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts.” Julie Carr Smyth of The Associated Press has this report. The post “Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts.” appeared first on How Appealing.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Year ago, we discussed the controversial case of Michele Carter, a teenager convicted of murder after encouraging a friend to commit suicide. The case raised difficult free speech questions. Now there is another equally troubling case out of Oklahoma , though the criminal charges should be less controversial. Jaye Dee Watts, 44, (shown here with an apt shirt reading “Dogs: Because People Suck”) is charged with giving her 72-year-old mother a handgun after berating her and saying “Do
JURIST
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw revealed on Thursday a significant increase in Islamophobic and antisemitic hate crimes in the city in an update to the public. The rapid rise of Islamophobic and antisemitic hate crimes have been linked to the ongoing war in Gaza , beginning with the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. While statistics for overall hate crimes this year have yet to be published for this year, in 2022 Statistics Canada divulged that 847 hate crimes were reported to Toronto poli
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SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Share Charles Gardner Geyh is Distinguished Professor and John F. Kimberling Chair in Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law. There are things to like about the Code of Conduct that the Supreme Court promulgated earlier this month. It is a bona fide code of conduct—one that, in the main, tracks the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges. It follows the same structure, features the same five canons, and includes most of the same provisions that are worded in the same way.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
This month, the Coolidge Reagan Foundation has called upon the Michigan bar to investigate and sanction Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., over her comments on Gaza and Israel. While I have been critical of Tlaib over her rhetoric and claims on the Hamas attack and later war, I believe that such sanctions would be inimical to free speech and pull the bar into political controversies.
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