JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

Vice President of the Tigray Interim Administration, General Tadesse Woreda, stated Saturday that the Interim Administration will take tough measures to ensure that the increasing security threats and crimes in Tigray are addressed and controlled. In line with this announcement, the Tigray Interim Administration released a statement revealing a new initiative to combat crime in the region.

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JULY 14, 2024

“On the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett is unafraid to ‘go her own way’”: Henry Gass of The Christian Science Monitor has this report. And Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “ How Amy Coney Barrett emerged as the Supreme Court justice to watch.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The Constitutional Court of Latvia ruled against a challenge to a law that converted Russian-language schools to Latvian. It stated that the decision to make the school language Latvian was valid under the country’s legal framework and international commitments. Latvia, a former member of the Soviet Union, gained its independence and officially became a country in 1991.

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Intelligize Blog

JULY 14, 2024

Much of the information we bring you in this blog comes from insights our team surfaces from the Intelligize research platform. Today, I’m pleased to share that performing research on our platform just got a whole lot easier and more powerful. We’ve enhanced the value of our SEC compliance analytics and research platform with the launch of Intelligize+ AI , which incorporates new search technologies and generative artificial intelligence to offer users a more powerful and efficient research expe

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday released its decision to retain the 30 percent government job quota for the children of freedom fighters in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. In the judgement delivered by Justice Khizir Hayat, the court found that both the judiciary and all authorities of the state machinery were bound by previous authority preserving the quota system.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

An Ecuador court convicted and sentenced gang members for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, the Attorney General’s Office announced on Friday. Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead in Quito on August 9 of 2023, just a few days before election day. Videos show him being escorted to a vehicle when gunshots rang out.

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Above The Law

JULY 14, 2024

Walgreens’ financial performance is still rocky, but experts agree there is a good chance that CEO Tim Wentworth can lead the company to recovery. To make this happen, Walgreens will have to let go of its retail clinic dreams and focus more on making its core pharmacy business as strong as possible. The post Walgreens’ Finances Are in Dire Straits — But All Hope Is Not Lost appeared first on MedCity News.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

Japan’s Defense Ministry announced disciplinary action on Friday against 218 members of the ministry and the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) for various misconducts, including mishandling classified materials. Among those disciplined, 11 officials were dismissed, two were demoted, 83 were suspended, 14 received pay cuts, and seven were formally reprimanded.

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Law 360

JULY 14, 2024

Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2024, our list of 158 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

Chinese and Russian naval forces began a joint exercise at a southern Chinese military port, the spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, Zhang Xiaogang, announced Friday. The annual “Maritime Joint-2024” exercise, agreed upon by both nations, is taking place near Zhanjiang until mid-July. Its stated objectives include demonstrating the partners’ ability to address maritime security threats, maintain regional stability, and deepen their strategic partnership

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CARET Legal

JULY 14, 2024

An age-old joke goes something like this: a person walks into a bank and says, “How can I not have any money, I still have checks left?”. Although checks may be unfamiliar to some younger generations, the comparison between revenue and income is akin to this difference. A firm can have a large amount of revenue, but in the long run, the amount of income determines what is available to pay bonuses and invest back into the firm.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The Supreme Court of Pakistan overturned on Saturday the conviction of ex-PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi Saturday for violating the country’s marriage laws in 2018, according to Khan’s lawyer, Naeem Panthuja, who celebrated on social media. Khan and his wife were sentenced to seven years for violating the law by marrying before the passage of the prescribed three-month “iddah” period after Khan’s wife’s previous divorce.

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JULY 14, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In the recent case of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. v. Insall , No. 23-1888 (7th Cir. July 12, 2024), the Seventh Circuit affirmed an arbitration award requiring Zimmer to continue paying royalties to the estate of Dr. John Insall even after the expiration of the underlying patents. This decision highlights the significant deference afforded to arbitration agreements and the limited ability of courts to vacate arbitral awards, even when they conflict with Supreme Court preceden

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The Philippine Senate ordered the arrest of a small-town mayor on Thursday who failed to attend hearings probing her suspected connections to Chinese criminal networks. The Senate president signed the arrest order, authorizing the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms to detain Mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, after she missed a second consecutive hearing on Wednesday, citing stress as her reason.

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InHouseBlog

JULY 14, 2024

If you are interested in long-term career success, a focus on becoming an indispensable lawyer is key.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The Tunis Court of Appeal Specializing in Financial Corruption Cases has issued arrest warrants against Tunisian businessman and former MP Lotfi Ali, as well as the former CEO of the Gafsa Phosphate Company (CPG), Romdhane Souid, TAP reported Saturday. Speaking to TAP, Deputy Attorney General Sonia Moussaoui confirmed the issue of the arrest warrants, and in addition to naming Souid and Ali, identified three additional defendants; Slim Feriani, who served as the Minister of Industry under the 2

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At the Lectern

JULY 14, 2024

In People v. Arellano , the Supreme Court on Thursday restricted a superior court’s resentencing options for defendants who successfully have their murder convictions vacated under 2018 legislation — Senate Bill 1437 — that limited accomplice liability for felony murder and eliminated it for murder under the natural-and-probable-consequences doctrine.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

An independent report released Sunday by the Australian Institute of family Studies (AIFS) determined that the Australian government’s plan to address elder abuse has been “valuable.” The report examined the appropriateness, efficiency and effectiveness of the National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians through an array of case studies, surveys and interviews.

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At the Lectern

JULY 14, 2024

On Thursday, the Supreme Court reversed the death penalty and some convictions in People v. Lamb based on retroactively applied 2021 legislation — Assembly Bill No. 333 — that narrowed criminal liability for gang-related activities. Lamb was convicted of murdering a fellow member of a white supremacist gang in 2002. The court left intact convictions for first degree murder, attempted murder of a police officer, conspiracy to commit murder, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The Indian state of Patna’s high court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday to take 13 people custody for their alleged involvement in leaking the examination paper for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). NEET is responsible for the selection and admission of candidates to various medical schools in India. CBI’s request for custody of the accused persons was initially denied by the Exclusive Magistrate, CBI, Patna.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 14, 2024

Below is my column on the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump. We all watched as the horrific scene unfolded on television. It was a traumatic moment for the entire country, but it was hardly surprising given this age of rage. We are still learning about the suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks , 20, was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday to take up a case against Russia for the strike on Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital last week. The hospital is located in Kyiv and is the largest children’s hospital in Ukraine. It houses the only oncological laboratory in the country. Although hundreds of individuals were evacuated ahead of the strike, some were still in the hospital when it happened.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The EU Commission announced Friday that social media platform “X” (formerly “Twitter”) breached EU guidelines under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This follows an investigation launched into X’s advertising transparency, availability of data, and risk management. X were informed of these preliminary findings on Friday, which found three primary breaches of the DSA.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided Friday that Emilee Carpenter, a religious wedding photographer seeking an exemption to the New York Human Rights Law under the First Amendment, had enough factual basis for a claim and could proceed to the district court. Carpenter sought a preliminary injunction for the New York law from the court because she wanted to express her beliefs under the First Amendment that marriage should only be between a man and a woman within her business, t

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The Polish parliament rejected Friday a draft bill to decriminalize consensual abortion assistance, according to reproductive rights activists. The initiative was part of a group-bill proposal, which underwent an extensive debate early April in the Sejm (the Polish Parliament) and was protested against by thousands of people. The refusal to decriminalize consensual abortion assistance was heavily criticized by the Center for Reproductive Rights via a statement, considering abortion criminalizing

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