JURIST
OCTOBER 21, 2023
The Supreme Court of India overturned the conviction of a woman sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged murder of her new born child Thursday, holding that a woman could not be compelled to reveal matters relating to her private reproductive choices. The case concerned an incident occurring in 2004, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
LLRX
OCTOBER 21, 2023
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
OCTOBER 21, 2023
On Friday, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the two adult children of Bosnian Serb and pro-Russia leader Milorad Dodik and their associated business entities for their alleged involvement in his ongoing corruption. According to the OFAC press release, companies such as Global Liberty d.o.o. Laktasi (Global Liberty), Agro Voce d.o.o.
Patently O
OCTOBER 21, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Conventional wisdom in copyright law has been to presumptively treat all online content as protected by copyright. This approach has made sense because of the low originality standard for copyright protection. The result then has been that users would focus on whether they have a license; whether the intended use is a “fair use;” and (perhaps) whether the copyright holder is likely to discover the infringement and attempt to enforce their rights.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 21, 2023
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that the Italian government breached its human rights obligations by failing to address a garbage and pollution problem linked to increased mortality and cancer rates in Italy’s Campania region. The case was brought by 19 Italians who alleged that the government breached its human rights obligations by allowing garbage to go uncollected, untreated and improperly disposed of for an extended period of time.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 21, 2023
The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued a comprehensive set of fourteen directives aimed at eradicating the practice of manual scavenging across the nation. A pivotal aspect of these directives revolves around significantly raising compensation for injuries or fatalities endured by manual scavengers. Moreover, these directives are focused on achieving the “complete eradication” of this practice, ensuring the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scav
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OCTOBER 21, 2023
“Supreme Court Lifts Limits for Now on Biden Officials’ Contacts With Tech Platforms; The court also agreed to hear the administration’s appeal, paving the way for a major ruling on how far government can go to encourage sites to delete asserted misinformation”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S.
JURIST
OCTOBER 21, 2023
The UK’s Metropolitan Police made a statement Friday outlining a spike in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crimes across London between October 1 and 18 in light of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict The Met says that during this period it saw ‘218 anti-Semitic offences compared to 15 in the same period last year, and an increase in Islamophobic offences from 42 to 101.’ The statement pointed out, “These represent percentage rises of 1,353 per cent and 140 per cent respe
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 21, 2023
“From Bush v. Gore to ‘Stop the Steal’: Kenneth Chesebro’s Long, Strange Trip; Mr. Chesebro, a buttoned-down Harvard lawyer, evolved from left-leaning jurist to key player in the Trump false electors scandal; What happened?” Elizabeth Williamson of The New York Times has this report. The post “From Bush v. Gore to ‘Stop the Steal’: Kenneth Chesebro’s Long, Strange Trip; Mr.
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Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!
JURIST
OCTOBER 21, 2023
Israeli Communications Minister Schloma Karhi announced Friday that Israel’s government approved regulations that give them powers to suspend the broadcasting of foreign news organizations during states of emergency. These powers will allow the government to suspend outlets, such as Al Jazeera, from operating during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war if the government believes they threaten national security.
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OCTOBER 21, 2023
The University of California at Davis is embroiled in a controversy involving one of its faculty threatening “zionist journalists” in a violent tirade on X. UC Davis Professor (and undergraduate adviser) Jemma Decristo posted the screed on October 10th referencing the homes and family of those who support Israel as possible targets. The university is investigating the matter, but Decristo’s embrace of violence is nothing new for faculty around the country.
JURIST
OCTOBER 21, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan enacted on Friday The Education (Parents’ Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2023 to codify parental rights in students’ education. The bill, also known as Bill 137, is controversial for its gender identity policy and the invocation of the notwithstanding clause to override a provincial court’s interlocutory injunction against the policy.
JURIST
OCTOBER 21, 2023
The military government in Niger claimed Friday that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum attempted to escape his residence. Bazoum is now being held in an undisclosed location following the alleged escape attempt. Bazoum has been under house arrest since a military coup overthrew his government on July 26, 2023. According to a report released by the National Council for the Protection of the Fatherland (CNSP), Bazoum, his family, his two cooks and his security elements attempted to escape the reside
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JURIST
OCTOBER 21, 2023
New York Judge Arthur Engoron imposed a $5,000 fine on former President Donald Trump Friday for violating a partial gag order. Engoron imposed the fine after Trump failed to remove a social media post alleging that one of Engoron’s law clerks had an affair with Senator Chuck Schumer. Engoron said he told Trump to remove the post because it included disparaging and “untrue” remarks about a law clerk working under Engoron in the civil fraud case.
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