JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Following a four-day trial, a US federal judge ruled on Friday that North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) because it dilutes the voting power of Native American voters. The case is in the US District Court for the District of North Dakota. Chief Judge Peter D. Welte authored the opinion of the court.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul released a proposed set of cybersecurity regulations that require hospitals to establish new policies and procedures to protect themselves from ever-intensifying cyber threats. The state also put aside $500 million in funding to help hospitals upgrade their technology systems to comply with these new rules.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab released a report detailing alleged collaboration between Belarus and Russia in the systematic deportation of Ukrainian children on Thursday. The 66-page report, titled “Belarus’ Collaboration with Russia in the Systematic Deportation of Ukraine’s Children,” analyzes open source information to establish key details regarding the removals.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Co-edited by Rishi Gulati, Thomas John and Ben Koehler, the Elgar Companion to UNCITRAL is now out. This is the second in the trilogy of books on the three key international institutions mandated to work on private international and international private law. The Elgar Companion to the HCCH has already been published in 2020, with the Elgar Companion to UNIDROIT out in 2024.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride pleaded guilty on Friday to three charges of stealing and unlawfully sharing military information. In a statement outside the courtroom, McBride’s lawyer Kieran Pender, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre said : There is no public interest in prosecuting whistleblowers, and certainly no public interest in sending them to jail.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Security forces in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir engaged in a fatal encounter that killed five suspected militants, police reported on Friday. Police say that at least two were adolescents were among the deceased, and three had recently joined rebel factions. Officials say they initiated the operation after intelligence revealed insurgents hiding in a village in the southern Kulgam district.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Fifth Circuit judge defends lower-court ruling in Rahimi, domestic-violence order gun ban case; The arguments at SCOTUS didn’t go well for Zackey Rahimi, but Judge James Ho isn’t done with the case just yet”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site. You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

France’s Independent Commission on Incest and Sexual Violence against Children (CIIVISE) published a report on Friday calling for the removal of the statute of limitations for sexual violence, in particular in cases of sexual violence against minors. CIIVISE’s report provided recommendations to the public dealing with four structures: “the pillars, reality, denial, and protection” CIIVISE says that its report is based on three years of collecting testimonies from survivor

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Judicial Notice (11.18.23): So Long, Farewell; David Boies goes out on top, Donna Adelson goes to jail, a Sidley Austin associate goes viral (and gets fired), and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (11.18.23): So Long, Farewell; David Boies goes out on top, Donna Adelson goes to jail, a Sidley Austin associate goes viral (and gets fired), and other legal news from

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on Thursday (Legislative Decree No 36 of 2023) granting amnesty for certain crimes committed before the decree was issued, subject to conditions. Judge Muhammad Eid Baloza announced that 350 prisoners in Damascus have been released under the decree as of Saturday. The decree stated that misdemeanors and violations will be pardoned.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“This man fudged his income to put his family on food stamps. Should he be denied a gun? Second Amendment appeals are flying at a moment of uncertainty over just how far the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is willing to go to roll over gun laws.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report. The post “This man fudged his income to put his family on food stamps.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Every Supreme Court conference this year is on a Wednesday, except for this week. Because of Thanksgiving, the conference will take place on Tuesday. (Court calendar here ; next year there will be three Tuesday conferences.) We assume the conference list will be published on Monday. The court will be closed on Thursday and Friday. It looks like the day after Thanksgiving is a judicial holiday , but not a state holiday.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“I Have an Idea For Fixing a Supreme Court That’s Too Small to Be Ethical: The justices claim they can’t recuse when they should because there are only nine of them; Congress can fix that!” Madiba K. Dennie has this post at Balls and Strikes. The post “I Have an Idea For Fixing a Supreme Court That’s Too Small to Be Ethical: The justices claim they can’t recuse when they should because there are only nine of them; Congress can fix that!

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Judges at the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, ordered Azerbaijan on Friday to let ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh in September return to their homes, and to keep the Armenians remaining in the enclave safe, as part of a set of emergency measures. The court said that the Republic of Azerbaijan has committed to certain obligations as per the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Judicial Backgrounds Influence the Standard of Review”: Judge Kira L. Klatchko and professor Quinn A.W. Keefer have this article in the new issue of the University of the Pacific Law Review. The post “Judicial Backgrounds Influence the Standard of Review” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

New York Judge Arthur Engoron on Friday declined to sign a mistrial motion filed by former US President Donald Trump in a civil fraud case against the Trump family and Trump Organization, stating the motion was “utterly without merit.” Trump filed the mistrial motion on November 15 alleging misconduct by court officials overseeing the case, including Engoron.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Maureen McCarthy Scalia, Wife of Late Supreme Court Justice, Is Selling Her Virginia Home for $1.1M”: Jennifer Kelly Geddes of Realtor.com has this report. The post “Maureen McCarthy Scalia, Wife of Late Supreme Court Justice, Is Selling Her Virginia Home for $1.1M” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The International Criminal Court (ICC) released a statement on Friday saying it received a referral from Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Comoros, Djibouti and South Africa regarding the Situation in the State of Palestine. ICC Prosecutor Karim AA Khan KC affirmed that an investigation is currently ongoing with its own dedicated team. The ICC previously opened their investigation in 2021 covering “crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court that are alleged to have been commit

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Voters back abortion rights, but some opponents won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?” Julie Carr Smyth and Christine Fernando of The Associated Press have this report. The post “Voters back abortion rights, but some opponents won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

German police, through order of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), raided the Islamic Center of Hamburg (IZH) and five other organizations, saying the groups were pro-Hezbollah and support the Hezbollah’s activities on Thursday. Authorities say the other organizations are subsidiaries of IZH. The raid involved police forces from several regions, and 54 objects were seized and evaluated by the federal security authorities.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Adelson family had ‘piles’ of cash and millions in the bank when Dan Markel was murdered”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. And Chris Iorfida of CBC News reports that “ For Toronto’s Markels, justice and advocacy after ‘unthinkable’ murder has come slowly, but surely; 5 people charged, 4 convicted so far in Florida murder of Dan Markel, including his former in-laws.” The post “Adelson family had ‘pilesR

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Below is a longer version of my column in the New York Post on the leaking of the interviews of former counsel to Donald Trump. The interviews could magnify the difficulties for both Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Counsel Jack Smith in their respective prosecutions. These cases still represent a serious threat to Trump, but these prosecutors must first overcome a glaring potential contradiction.

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