JURIST
APRIL 20, 2024
Former Philadelphia Police Officer Edsaul Mendoza, who has been accused of shooting an unarmed 12-year-old, pleaded guilty to 3rd-degree murder on Friday, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s Office. In March of 2022, Mendoza shot Thomas “TJ” Siderio during a “ tactically unsound ” foot pursuit.
LLRX
APRIL 20, 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
APRIL 20, 2024
Togo lawmakers voted on Friday to approve long-contested constitutional reforms, moving the West African country from a presidential to a parliamentary system of governance. The opposition Dynamique pour La Majorite du Peuple (DMP) alliance called for protests Saturday in the wake of the legislative vote. The lawmakers unanimously approved the changes, adopted on March 25, to the country’s law establishing the Constitution of the Fifth Togolese Republic.
HowAppealing
APRIL 20, 2024
“Workplace DEI Worry Shouldn’t Overshadow a Civil Rights Victory”: Madeline Meth and Brian Wolfman have this essay online at Bloomberg Law. The post “Workplace DEI Worry Shouldn’t Overshadow a Civil Rights Victory” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
APRIL 20, 2024
Mexican authorities announced Friday the killings of mayoral candidates Noé Ramos , who was running for re-election as mayor of El Mante (Tamaulipas), and Alberto García , the ruling party’s candidate for the mayorship of San José de Independencia (Oaxaca). These two deaths add to the numerous assassinations of candidates amidst the 2023-2024 electoral process that is slated to culminate with the June 2024 elections, a period some analysts predict could be the most violent in Mexico’
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JURIST
APRIL 20, 2024
The Biden administration reportedly sent over 70 Haitians back to their homeland on Thursday amid the nation’s ongoing struggle with gang violence. The move was met with condemnation from human rights organizations, like the Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) , which condemned the move as “intentional violence.” The HBA and nearly 500 other human rights organizations previously sent a letter to the Biden administration on March 26 requesting an extension on the moratorium preventing Haiti
HowAppealing
APRIL 20, 2024
“‘I Gullah Geechee, too’: the educators keeping a language of enslaved Africans alive.” Adria R Walker of The Guardian has this report. The post “‘I Gullah Geechee, too’: the educators keeping a language of enslaved Africans alive.” appeared first on How Appealing.
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APRIL 20, 2024
Albany Law School's Annual Cooke SymposiumOpen to the Community
Patently O
APRIL 20, 2024
by Dennis Crouch Seirus has petitioned for writ of certiorari in its long-running design patent dispute with Columbia Sportswear. The petition asks two questions related to the comparison process for design patent infringement — in particular, the questions focus on what can qualify as “comparison prior art” used to provide context for the infringement analysis.
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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
APRIL 20, 2024
The US House of Representatives voted 360–58 Saturday to pass a sanctions bill that includes a provision forcing Chinese company ByteDance to divest from popular social media app TikTok, which would be banned in the US if ByteDance does not comply. The bill, formally entitled the “21st Century Peace through Strength Act,” designates TikTok as a “foreign adversary controlled application.” The bill bans these apps, defined as apps that are controlled by foreign adversaries
HowAppealing
APRIL 20, 2024
“Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the Supreme Court”: Tierney Sneed of CNN has this report. The post “Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
APRIL 20, 2024
The US Senate voted 60–34 early Saturday to reauthorize and amend controversial intelligence legislation known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), just after the provision expired at midnight. Section 702 authorizes federal intelligence services to collect data from non-US “persons reasonably believed to be located outside the [US] to acquire foreign intelligence information” without a search warrant.
HowAppealing
APRIL 20, 2024
“Biden’s 50-year journey as a skeptic of Roe v. Wade to its ultimate protector; Abortion is at the center of President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign — an improbability for a politician who long expressed his personal discomfort with the practice”: Peter Nicholas and Natasha Korecki of NBC News have this report. The post “Biden’s 50-year journey as a skeptic of Roe v.
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JonathanTurley
APRIL 20, 2024
We have often discussed how cities and universities will use the threat of protests to block or shutdown free speech, particularly of conservative speakers or groups. We now have a major decision out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that could prove an important precedent in resisting the growing anti-free speech movement in the United States.
HowAppealing
APRIL 20, 2024
“The miscarriage was inevitable. Could she have had an ER abortion? Supreme Court to decide. The case is a showdown between the Biden administration and states that have enacted abortion limits after the end of Roe v. Wade. A new Idaho abortion ban is at the center of the debate.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report. The post “The miscarriage was inevitable.
HowAppealing
APRIL 20, 2024
“Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement”: Former Vice President Mike Pence has this guest essay online at The New York Times. The post “Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement” appeared first on How Appealing.
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