JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

South Korea’s National Assembly voted on Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, intensifying the political turmoil that has gripped the country since the impeachment of his predecessor, President Yoon Suk Yeol. The National Assembly unanimously approved the impeachment, with all 192 lawmakers supporting the motion. Members of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the session and protested the decision.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

From the you-broke-it,-you-buy-it dept The post Supreme Court Wont Help Big Telecom Kill NY Law Requiring Affordable Broadband For Poor People appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Syrian security forces announced Thursday the arrest of Mohammed Kanjo Hassan, a high-ranking military official accused of ordering mass executions at the notorious Sednaya prison during the regime of ousted leader Bashar Al-Assad. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), Kanjo was responsible for the executions of thousands of young Syrian detainees at Sednaya prisonwhile he was holding the position of director of the Military Justice Department and field court chief.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

* Someone pretending to represent Nintendo is filing fake DMCA takedown notices. just like we hope "United Healthcare" was a fake for going after Luigi merchandise. [ The Verge ] * Judge Pauline Newman claims the Federal Circuit hid documents in a bid to control the media narrative. If they did, they did a bad job of it because almost every media account of the story begins with "So anyway, the Federal Circuit illegally sidelined Judge Newman." [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Judge calls out Jay-Z over

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a climate change bill into law empowering the state government to levy heavy fines on fossil fuel companies on Thursday. The fines will go to a “superfund” that pays for environmental damages caused by human-driven climate change. The Climate Change Superfund Act creates a climate change adaptation cost recovery program which will be paid for by fossil fuel companies and is estimated to raise $75 billion over 25 years.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday urged Israel to promptly withdraw from southern Lebanon, citing violations of a November 27 ceasefire agreement with the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. In a statement posted on both X and Telegram , UNIFIL stated: “Any actions that risk the fragile cessation of hostilities must cease.” The UN peacekeeping force expressed concern over the ongoing Israeli military destruction of residential areas, farmland

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Which law firm was bestowed with the honor of being named law firm of the year for 2024? The post Top Biglaw Firm Crowned As Law Firm Of The Year, Achieving Industry Greatness appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A violent prison riot in Mozambique on Thursday has resulted in the deaths of at least 33 individuals and the escape of at least 1,500 inmates from a high-security facility in the capital, Maputo. The incident occurred amid widespread civil unrest following the controversial confirmation of the ruling Frelimo party’s victory in the October elections.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Gone but not forgotten. The post The Law Firms We Lost In 2024 appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The UN Secretary-General, Antnio Guterres, condemned Thursday the recent escalation of violence between Yemen and Israel, which resulted in the deaths of at least three people and injured dozens. The Israeli airstrikes targeted critical civilian infrastructure, including Red Sea ports, power stations and Sana’a International Airport, where World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was at the airport with the high-level UN delegation when the strikes occur

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday called on the Chinese government to immediately release Liu Hanbin, a blogger who has been detained for one month following his publication of information regarding a protest by farmers against forced land seizures. RSFs Asia-Pacific Bureau Director Cdric Alviani stated: Chinese blogger Liu Hanbin was only serving the public interest by shedding light on abuses linked to land seizures, and should never be detained, let alone denied the right to meet with

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

ATL's Holiday Card Contest Is Still Running: Cast your vote by December 31st ! Happy Holidays! The post Cast Your Vote! — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy disclosed on Friday that Tehran police authorities have detained Italian journalist Cecilia Sala since December 19. Under instructions from Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Italian diplomatic officials have been monitoring Sala’s detention in Evin prison while working with Iranian authorities to clarify her legal situation.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

Dr. Tara Gustilo won a significant free-speech victory this week before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit against the Hennepin Healthcare System in Minnesota. She was removed from her position after criticizing Black Lives Matter, Critical Race Theory, and certain COVID narratives. An appellate panel rebuked U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson for usurping the function of a jury in assuming facts and failing to apply the correct test for the free-speech claims in the

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs condemned the deliberate destruction of electricity and data cables in the Baltic Sea, in a joint statement issued on Friday. Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs , described this incident as part of a disturbing trend of attacks on infrastructure linked to Russia’s “ shadow fleet “, which is used to refer to ageing vessels often involved in circumventing Western sanctions.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

Just when you thought you could take a breather, were back with a new update on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) saga. On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated its own stay on the nationwide preliminary injunction regarding the CTAs requirements for submitting beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

China imposed sanctions on seven US military firms and their executives on Friday following a recent US arms sales to Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that it froze the sanctioned firms’ and executives’ assets that were located within Chinese jurisdiction. The ministry also prohibited all Chinese organizations and individuals from engaging in any transactions or cooperation with the companies and individuals.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

Briefs are trickling in for the Supreme Court’s fast-paced battle over the upcoming TikTok ban. The outcome of TikTok v. Garland will likely be a watershed moment for free speech in the digital age — especially with respect to non-US media. This post walks through the six amicus briefs all filed early. Three support TikTok and its content creator co-petitioners; and three agree with the appellate court and U.S. government that the ban is appropriate.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced opposition party leader Sun Chanthy to two years in prison for inciting social unrest, according to local media. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court alsopermanently banned Chanthy, the president of the Nation Power Party, from voting or running for office and fined him four million riels (approximately $1,000). The court convicted Chanthy in absentia after he chose not to attend his trial.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

“Leading Conservative Lawyer, Touted by Trump, David Rivkin Has Died”: Meghan Tribe of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The US Congress on Thursday failed to pass a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act (NKHRA). The NKHRA reauthorization bill seeks to renew funding for humanitarian efforts in North Korea and reaffirms the key purposes of the law. Apart from renewing the funding, the reauthorization bill also criticizes the executive branch’s slow implementation of the law, particularly in naming a special envoy.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Heres the Friday morning read: From Trump Immunity to Broadway: Top 2024 Supreme Court Moments (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law) The Universe of TikTok v. Garland in a Nutshell (Adam Feldman, Legalytics) In 2024, state laws of interest to Catholics span abortion to IVF to immigration (Kate Scanlon, Catholic Review) History, Tradition, and the “Short-Martial” (Steve Vladeck, One First

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