JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) released a statement on Friday calling attention to media freedom in Hong Kong. The MFC is a partnership of 50 countries formed in 2019 that advocates media freedom and the safety of journalists. The statement expresses the MFC’s deep concern at the “Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities’ continued attacks on freedom of the press and their suppression of independent local media in Hong Kong” As per the statement, the prosecution of media w

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 30, 2023

“US appeals court allows California to bar guns in most public places”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. Update : You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. The post “US appeals court allows California to bar guns in most public places” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, announced a family-based humanitarian pathway on Thursday that enables Sudanese and non-Sudanese nationals to reunite with their family in Canada permanently. Through this pathway, people who are extended family members of Canadian citizens or permanent residents could meet their relatives again, provided they resided in Sudan when the conflict began on April 15, 2023.

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LLRX

DECEMBER 30, 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

DECEMBER 30, 2023

India on Friday reiterated its request to Pakistan for the extradition of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who is sought by India in connection with multiple terrorist acts, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Indian Ministery of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagachi confirmed the request in a weekly briefing. Answering a question, the spokesperson said : The person in question is wanted in numerous cases in India.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Turkish authorities detained 32 people on Friday that they claimed had links to the Islamic State (IS). Authorities allege that the individuals were planning to carry out attacks on synagogues and churches as well as the Iranian embassy. The Turkish National Intelligence Agency (MIT) claims that it identified several high-ranking members of IS within the country and acted to stop any plans they may have had to disrupt the peace.

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LegalTalkNetwork

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As we bid farewell to 2023, Legal Talk Network takes a moment to celebrate the incredible journey we’ve had over the past year. From welcoming new shows to bidding adieu to some of our longest-running hosts, 2023 was a tremendous year of growth, change, and exploration. Here’s a snapshot of the milestones that shaped our year. New Shows, New Perspectives In 2023, Legal Talk Network proudly introduced two new shows: the Sidebar podcast and the California Innocence Project podcast.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 30, 2023

by Du Tao*/Xie Keshi On September 1, 2023, the fifth session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress deliberated and adopted the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China, which will come into force on January 1, 2024.

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At the Lectern

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Supreme Court won’t be filing any opinions on Monday. Although Mondays and Thursdays are the court’s normal filing days , this Monday is New Year’s Day and, of course, all courts are closed. The Supreme Court will thus be starting 2024 with nine cases in the opinion pipeline, i.e., cases argued but not yet decided. Several have been on the docket for a while.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Supreme Court of British Columbia blocked a bill Friday that would ban the consumption of illegal substances of illegal substances in public. This year, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia passed Bill 34, or the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act. According to its explanatory note, the bill requires a local government to consult before considering a proposed bylaw relating to the consumption of an illegal substance in public.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 30, 2023

“How Abortion-Rights Backers Changed Their Message — and Started Winning; Supporters of abortion access have emphasized ‘freedom’ and ‘values’ in successful campaigns in red-leaning states, with more to come in 2024”: Molly Ball of The Wall Street Journal has this report. The post “How Abortion-Rights Backers Changed Their Message — and Started Winning; Supporters of abortion access have emphasized ‘freedom’ and ‘values’ in successful campaigns in red-leaning states

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested and charged Karrem Nasr, an American citizen residing in Egypt since July 2023, for attempting to provide support to al-Shabaab. Nasr, a resident of New Jersey, traveled to Kenya with the intent to join al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, following Hamas’ attack in southern Israel on October 7.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 30, 2023

“Prosecutors Ask Appeals Court to Reject Trump’s Immunity Claims in Election Case; The filing by the special counsel, Jack Smith, was the latest move in an ongoing battle over whether former presidents can be criminally liable for things they did while in office”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report. C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Jack Smith Asks Appeals Court to Reject Trump’s Immunity Claim; Special prosecutor responds to former presiden

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2023

A UK government report released Wednesday detailing the discriminatory policy used to decide which asylum seekers can be housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge was subsequently deleted from the government website. Although the policy discriminated against asylum seekers on the grounds of age and sex, the government stated this discrimination was justified under provisions in the Equality Act 2010 , which allows discrimination in certain situations.

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

C-Span/YouTube Screenshot Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s onetime fixer and lawyer, has admitted to a federal court that he was the source of fake case citations used to support his effort to end his supervised release from his earlier criminal convictions. He blamed Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the error, though also seemed to though his own attorney under the bus for not checking his work.

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