JURIST

MARCH 10, 2024

Irish voters decisively rejected on Saturday two constitutional amendments that would have significantly altered the definition of family and gender roles within the home. In accordance with Article 46 of the Constitution , the Irish government submitted two amendments by referendum: the 39th Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 , aimed to protect families formed upon “durable relationships” other than marriage, and the 40th Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 10, 2024

Attorneys are slowly starting to access data about their law firms , so that they can make more informed decisions about what they will do to manage their businesses. And, each day, data is being aggregated around your law practice , which means the information pile from which you have to pull, continues to increase. So, how do you organize it, in an effective way?

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JURIST

MARCH 10, 2024

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Sunday the arrest of 33 suspects alleged to be connected to the Islamic State (IS) on charges of “preparing and seeking action before the upcoming local elections,” of having provided “personnel to conflict zone” and “financial aid to the organization within the scope of financing terrorism,” ahead of the March 31 local elections.

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Above The Law

MARCH 10, 2024

Given the link established across studies between marketing practices and the opioid overdose crisis, a few strategic steps can form a path forward for clinicians and policymakers.

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JURIST

MARCH 10, 2024

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado claimed Saturday that the regime of President Nicolás Maduro has kidnapped her campaign manager Emill Brandt in the State of Barinas and that another of her campaign managers has been kidnapped and is currently being held in El Helicoide, calling the prison “the largest torture center in Latin America.” Members of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service, the secret service of Maduro’s government, detained Brandt, who is also a membe

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JURIST

MARCH 10, 2024

The El Salvador legislature approved President Nayib Bukele’s request to extend the state of emergency, which has been ongoing for two years, for 30 days. The approval by the 147th plenary session marks an extension number 24 since the decree was declared. Speaking after the approval, Ernesto Castro, president of the assembly, said , “Defending the life and well-being of Salvadorans is the reason why we were elected.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2024

“Loyola first asserts § 922(o) is unconstitutional because machineguns are protected by the Second Amendment’s plain text, and § 922(o) conflicts with our Country’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” A unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected that argument on plain error review in a per curiam, unpublished opinio n issued today (on a Sunday, no less!).

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Above The Law

MARCH 10, 2024

Health systems aren’t seeing a ton of ROI when it comes to their AI investments quite yet, as use of the technology is still in an iterative stage. However, Mount Sinai CEO Brendan Carr thinks that is likely to change in the next couple years.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2024

“The Naïve Pundits Enabling the Supreme Court’s Big Con; The widely held belief that the high court occupies a special place in the Constitutional firmanent is out of joint with that body’s increasingly ignominious decisions”: Jess Coleman has this essay online at The New Republic. The post “The Naïve Pundits Enabling the Supreme Court’s Big Con; The widely held belief that the high court occupies a special place in the Constitutional firmanent is out of joint with that body’s

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 10, 2024

Written by Muhammad Zubair Abbasi , Lecturer at School of Law, Oxford Brookes University ( mabbasi@brookes.ac.uk ) Introduction: In a recent judgment Tousi v Gaydukova [2024] EWCA Civ 203 , the Court of Appeal dealt with the issue of the relevance of foreign law to the remedy available under English law in respect of an overseas ceremony of marriage.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2024

“A so-called activist Supreme Court shrugs at extreme campus speech rules”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “A so-called activist Supreme Court shrugs at extreme campus speech rules” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Patently O

MARCH 10, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In January 2024 a then-secret order from US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) had a major impact in the Masimo v. Apple case. That opinion from CBP’s Exclusion Order Enforcement (EOE) Branch has now been released in redacted form and provides some insight into how Apple was able to quickly modify its Apple Watch designs to avoid the ITC’s limited exclusion order that would have blocked import of the infringing devices.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 10, 2024

This post is written by Guodong Du and Meng Yu and published at China Justice Observer. It is reproduced here by kind permission of the authors. Key takeaways: In September 2023, the Shanghai Third Intermediate People’s Court ruled to recognize the Tokyo District Court’s decision to commence civil rehabilitation proceedings and the order appointing the supervisor ((2021) Hu 03 Xie Wai Ren No.1).

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2024

Last August the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”)/Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) reschedule cannabis from schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule III. By doing so, FDA/HHS believe that cannabis no longer meets schedule I criteria but does not meet schedule II criteria either.

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JURIST

MARCH 10, 2024

The Scottish government launched a public inquiry into Emma Caldwell’s murder in 2005, a case that brought significant attention to the failures of police investigations. Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs Angela Constance announced in a statement to the parliament that an “independent, judge-led, statutory Public Inquiry” will take place into the investigation of the case.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2024

“Do Americans still have a right to privacy? With courts coming for abortion and IVF, it’s hard not to wonder what the Supreme Court will go after next.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “Do Americans still have a right to privacy? With courts coming for abortion and IVF, it’s hard not to wonder what the Supreme Court will go after next.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MARCH 10, 2024

The United States issued a statement on Friday condemning Zimbabwean authorities for their alleged attempts to intimidate US government officials and aid workers, subjecting them to unlawful overnight detention, prolonged interrogation and eventual forced deportation. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) alleged that their aid workers, who were there to “support civic participation, democratic institutions, and human rights,” had been verbally and physically assaulted

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2024

“No More Justices at the State of the Union; John Harlan thought it unconstitutional for him to attend; Biden proved him right”: Nathan Lewin will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “No More Justices at the State of the Union; John Harlan thought it unconstitutional for him to attend; Biden proved him right” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 10, 2024

Special Counsel David Weiss has filed a blistering opposition to the motion to dismiss by Hunter Biden in California that cites his own book and conflicting statements as creating “nothing more than a house of cards.” The filing (below) shows how Hunter’s claims (repeated by many in the media) collapse under even cursory review in court.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2024

“Judicial Notice (03.09.24): ‘It Could Have Been Worse’; More musings on Trump v. Anderson, free-speech rulings in the circuit courts, notable hires by Sidley and Simpson, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (03.09.24): ‘It Could Have Been Worse’; More musings on Trump v.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2024

“Will the Supreme Court Now Review More Constitutional Amendments? After their ruling on a Fourteenth Amendment case, which keeps Donald Trump on the ballot, will the Justices be willing to revisit Dobbs, or Second Amendment cases?” Jill Lepore has this Comment online at The New Yorker. The post “Will the Supreme Court Now Review More Constitutional Amendments?

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2024

“Trump ballot ruling raises new questions even as it answers others; Legal scholars say the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump should be allowed to run for president leaves some ambiguity that could lead to confusion after the November election”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report. The post “Trump ballot ruling raises new questions even as it answers others; Legal scholars say the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump should be allowed to run for president leaves

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2024

“After Trump ballot ruling, critics say Supreme Court is selectively invoking conservative originalist approach; Some legal scholars criticized the court for ignoring arguments based on the text and original understanding of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment in a ruling that kept Trump on the ballot”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

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