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OCTOBER 27, 2024

Commonwealth leaders from 56 countries announced on Saturday that they will discuss the possibility of reparations from the UK for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. The schedule for the meeting was released during the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, stating that the leaders will “play an active role in bringing about such inclusive conversations,” referring to discussions on reparatory justice regarding the trans-Atlantic trade and chattel enslavement

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2024

According to a new report from Legal.io, law firm mergers are on the upswing, in 2024. The interesting part of that report, is just how many small firms are involved in the merger conversation. All me rgers were up 24% for Q1 of 2024; but, fully 65% of those mergers involved law firms with between 5-20 attorneys. Anecdotally, of late, I have myself been involved in helping to move forward mergers between small firms, including those where 2 solo lawyers have joined forces to form a small law fir

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2024

North Korea announced on Friday that sending troops to support Russia in the war in Ukraine would align with international law, though it held back from confirming any actual deployments in a statement from North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jong Gyu to North Korea’s state news agency. Friday’s statement comes in the wake of claims that Ukraine , the US , and South Korea have evidence that North Korea has already sent thousands of troops to Russia, potentially for deployment against

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Artificial intelligence has fast become a fact of modern life – as it has perhaps been adopted more widely, more quickly, than any previous technology. Yet, lots of attorneys still haven’t had any substantive experiences with AI, to date. But, the fact of the matter is that there are a lot of use cases for AI, in law practice; so, it may be easier to get started, than you think.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2024

A Louisiana judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday barring state police from further homelessness sweeps in New Orleans. The order requires the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to not destroy or dispose of unhoused people’s property without judicial process.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on Friday his plan to limit temporary asylum permits to a maximum of three years and will introduce border controls next month. Schoof said the cabinet had reached an agreement to alleviate the “asylum crisis” after the Council of Ministers meeting. The package of asylum measures includes the reduction of the temporary asylum permit to a maximum of three years, aligning with practices in neighboring countries.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

“Elon Musk Beats Biden’s Regulators on Free Speech; The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overrules the National Labor Relations Board over deleting a tweet”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF Ted Chaiban on Friday called for more international attention directed towards the “forgotten crisis” in Sudan amid the country’s civil war. In a joint statement along with UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou, Chaiban noted the huge amount of displacement and damage caused by the war being fought between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

“Supreme Court ignites wave of lawsuits against federal regulations; Major businesses cited a trio of pivotal rulings from June in a bid to invalidate a vast array of federal climate, education, health and labor rules”: Tony Romm of The Washington Post has this report.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The police of Bolivia announced that they arrested 44 protesters on Friday, after they set up more than 20 roadblocks on highways across the country to prevent the arrest of former president Evo Morales’ on charges of statutory rape and human trafficking. The Bolivian police accused protestors of committing various crimes, including attacks on transportation security, usurpation of functions, criminal association, armed robbery and terrorism.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

“How the 2024 Election Will Reshape the Supreme Court”: Elie Honig has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2024

By Deborah L. Livornese & John W.M. Claud & Charles D. Snow — On October 21, 2024, the Alliance for Natural Health USA (“ANH”), and Meditrend Inc., a homeopathic drug company, filed a complaint on behalf of the homeopathic drug industry against FDA in the District Court for the District of Columbia (“D.D.C.”). This lawsuit presents an interesting reading of the statute at issue, one that is diametrically opposed to that of FDA.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 27, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The ongoing dispute between Inari Agriculture and Pioneer Hi-Bred over utility plant patents has taken its next step, with Inari seeking Director Review of the PTAB's denial of institution in PGR2024-00020 -- arguing that a patentee's reliance on its own trade secret information when developing its invention (here a maize variety) is directly relevant to the question of obviousness.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

This month, there is a new case on the docket after the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos. The First Circuit reversed a trial court that dismissed the case, alleging that the American firearms industry is legally responsible for violence in Mexico. I believe the First Circuit is dead wrong and will be reversed.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

“The Supreme Court’s Future Is on the Ballot; Harris endorses a wholesale restructuring of the judiciary and breaking the Senate filibuster rule to pass it”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The UK Home Office denied Mandla Mandela’s visa to enter the UK on Friday, citing that his application had been rejected because of his stance on the Israel-Palestine war and alleged “support for Hamas.” Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, has been a speaker at many pro- Palestine events in the UK. Mandela was planning to return to the UK to speak at several events in support of Palestine in varying cities such as Manchester and Edinburgh, but was told he needed a visa to do s

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

“Judicial Notice (10.27.24): Money Talks; Susman’s $1.6 billion win, Kobre’s $605 million jury verdict, possible AG picks for Donald Trump, and a prominent litigator turned NYC mayoral candidate.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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