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AUGUST 3, 2024
A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced four women to jail after they were convicted of buying endorsement signatures for a potential rival to President Kais Saied in the upcoming presidential elections. The Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance of Jendouba sentenced three women to two years in prison and a fourth woman, who is currently on the run, to four years in prison.
LLRX
AUGUST 3, 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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AUGUST 3, 2024
On Friday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rejected a controversial plea deal that would have prevented three alleged 9/11 terror attack planners from facing the death penalty. Earlier this week, a letter to the families of 9/11 victims revealed that alleged co-conspirators Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Walid Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa al Hawsawi had pled guilty to orchestrating the attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives on September 11, 2001.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 3, 2024
We previously discussed the free speech litigation at Clovis Community College, which censored students promoting Freedom Week in November 2021, a week in which student groups oppose socialism and support conservative causes. It has now settled that case and must pay $330K, adopt a new speech-protective policy, and train staff in the First Amendment.
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AUGUST 3, 2024
UNCHR Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Sudan situation Mamadou Dian Balde said Friday that famine has now been officially declared in Sudan’s North Darfur region and urged action after famine conditions have been confirmed in North Darfur’s Zamzam camp where “nearly 26 million people are struggling to put enough food on their plates every single day,” according to the World Food Program.
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AUGUST 3, 2024
The US Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that adds 66 judgeships for federal district courts over a decade, starting on January 21, 2025. The Senate passed the JUDGES Act of 2024 on its findings that “[b]y the end of fiscal year 2022, [US district court filings] had increased by 30 percent since [1990]” and “[a]s of March 31, 2023, there were 686,797 pending cases in the [US district courts], with an average of 491 weighted case filings per judgeship [annually].̶
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 3, 2024
This afternoon, I have the pleasure of speaking to lawyers and judges at the American Bar Association, which is meeting in my hometown of Chicago. They have asked me to discuss my new book, The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage ” and the erosion of free speech in the United States. The ABA meeting is being held at the Hyatt Regency and I will be speaking at 2 pm.
JURIST
AUGUST 3, 2024
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the Venezuelan government to allow journalists to effectively cover the protests surrounding the results of the recent July 28 election. There are fears that the media is being suppressed and prevented from operating effectively to cover the unfolding protests, with the Venezuelan authorities being accused of mass media censorship.
JURIST
AUGUST 3, 2024
Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin vowed to continue his fight for peace and justice in Russia on Friday after being freed and exiled in a historic prison swap between Russia, the US and other countries. The swap , orchestrated on Thursday, saw 16 prisoners, many of them dissidents, released from Russian jails in exchange for eight Russians held in the West.
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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?
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AUGUST 3, 2024
The UK Parliament enacted the Victims and Prisoners Act on Friday. The new act bars the UK convicted murderers, who receive a sentence of life imprisonment, from marrying or entering into a civil partnership behind bars. They may still seek exemption from the Secretary of State if they find exceptional circumstances. The new law formally introduces the principles of the Victims’ Code into law.
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AUGUST 3, 2024
Chief US District Judge Mark E. Walker ruled Thursday that the state of Florida’s employee health insurance plan violates Title VII employee protections against discrimination on the basis of sex. The court found that Florida’s insurance plan was a clear instance of treating an individual employee differently solely because of their sex, holding that the state’s administration of healthcare benefits was facially discriminatory and violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1
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AUGUST 3, 2024
The Supreme Court of Utah on Thursday upheld a lower court’s decision to temporarily block a state law that bans nearly all abortions. In a 4-1 majority opinion written by Associate Chief Justice John A. Pearce, the court found that the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah (PPAU) had standing and that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in any way.
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AUGUST 3, 2024
A panel of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division on Thursday ruled to maintain the gag order in former president Donald Trump’s hush-money trial. While Trump was found guilty on May 3o of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, the court upheld Justice Juan Merchan’s decision to continue the restraining order until after sentencing has occurred.
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