JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The governments of the Republic of Chile, the Republic of Costa Rica, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Luxembourg, and Mexico referred Afghanistan for further investigation to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday for violation of women’s rights in Afghanistan. In a press release, the Chilean Monitory of Foreign Affairs said: Today, the governments of the Republic of Chile, the Republic of Costa Rica, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The book titled Private International Law on Rights in rem in the European Union. Derecho internacional privado sobre derechos reales en la Unión Europea and edited by Maria Font-Mas of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain, has just been released with Marcial Pons. The book is the result of the several years of collaborative work (referred to here and here ) of the researchers from different countries convened by Maria Font Mas under the project PID2020-112609GB-I0 “Property Rights Sy

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Leninsky District Court of Kursk issued an in absentia arrest order for France 24 journalist Catherine Norris Trent and several other unidentified individuals on Tuesday. In a statement issued on Telegram, the court alleges that the group crossed into the Sudzhansky District of Kursk illegally while filming a report with Ukrainian armed forces. According to France 24, its journalists were embedded with the Ukrainian military and were granted access to Ukrainian-held areas of Kursk following the

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CARET Legal

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Without a robust system in place, attorneys risk spending valuable time searching for critical pieces of evidence, potentially overlooking key details that could make or break their case. For litigation attorneys, effective evidence management can be the difference between winning or losing a case. With the complexities of organizing, tracking, and accessing evidence, a Legal practice management system (LPMS) offers powerful solutions.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Kazakhstan’s authorities on Thursday to guarantee a fair appeal for an investigative journalist sentenced to prison for spreading false information. The rights group also called on the country to revise its laws concerning speech offenses to align them with international standards for freedom of expression. HRW considered the reporter’s imprisonment sentence disproportionate to the crime allegedly committed.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

WhatsApp Ireland Ltd has appealed a €225 million ($236 million) fine to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Tuesday, the European Union’s highest court of appeal. The company, owned by Meta, is challenging a binding decision issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) regarding alleged violations of its data privacy obligations.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Application No. 10/028,284, filed in December 2001, provides a fascinating window into the evolution of patent eligibility jurisprudence. This application – assigned to GE Financial and prosecuted by folks at Hunton and Williams – is still pending 23 years after its original filing date. Filed pre- Bilski and still pending post- Alice , the application claims a “waterfall tool” that analyzes financial product pricing by tracking how actual revenue “cascades downR

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 8-1 on Wednesday that the Quebec government acted dishonorably by refusing to negotiate funding terms for the First Nations police force in the Mashteuiatsh community. The court dismissed the Canadian province’s appeal, upheld the lower court’s decision, and ordered the province to pay $767,745 in accumulated deficits from 2013-2017.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We started the day with our annual Turley Turkey Bowl, which has been running for over 50 years. We then returned to prepare our big family feast. We served traditional fare, including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, Waldorf salad, pumpkin pies, and all the rest. We should be in a food coma in time to watch the NFL games.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Peanut the Squirrel is back. at least in court. The rodent has achieved fame in the last couple of months, which few animals short of Rin Tin Tin have reached. He is certainly the most famous of his genus since Rocket “Rocky” J. Squirrel. After Mark Longo and Daniela Bittner posted cute pictures of Peanut on social media as their companion and friend, New York officials from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) raided their home on Oct. 30 and seized both Peanut and a r

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