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25 Jul 2013, 4:30 am by Guest Blogger
One interesting scrap of legal news that passed under the radar recently was a testy exchange involving Hideaki Ueda, Japan’s human rights envoy to the United Nations at a session of the UN torture committee in Geneva, Switzerland. [read post]
24 Apr 2014, 7:17 pm
Council of Europe: Committee of Ministers adopts recommendation on rights of older persons On 19 February 2014, the CoE Committee of Ministers adopted a recommendation to governments aiming at ensuring that older persons fully enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms guaranteed in the European Convention on Human Rights. [read post]
12 Aug 2017, 10:57 pm by William D. Kickham, Esq.
  However, if anyone under the age of 18 is found to possess less than two 2 ounces of pot, in addition to a civil fine the minor will be required to complete a drug education program. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 4:00 am by Ken Chasse
And in regard to my recommendation that there needs to be a national civil service for law societies to compensate for benchers’ lack of necessary expertise, the Treasurer states: Mr. [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 5:13 pm by Mark Bennett
The idea behind a lawyers’ assistance strike force is that when a criminal-defense lawyer is under attack for doing her job, the strike force can intercede for the lawyer and protect the defense function. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 6:45 pm by Dan Bushell
  But in a nod to Brown, perhaps, the Court clarified that when the Advisory Committee notes speak of civil rights cases, they are referring to desegregation cases and the like, where only non-monetary relief is at issue. [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
” He ruled that the committee acted under “color of law,” because it was approved by the bankruptcy court and a creature of law. [read post]
6 Aug 2018, 12:03 pm by Robert Ambrogi
Under the rule, LPPs will be limited to practicing in three areas of law: Cases involving temporary separation, divorce, parentage, cohabitant abuse, civil stalking, custody and support, and name change. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 11:58 am by Law Lady
The court certified a significant and unresolved issue of New York law that is determinative of this appeal: Is there a right of public performance for creators of pre-1972 sound recordings under New York law and, if so, what is the nature and scope of that right? [read post]
24 May 2024, 11:03 am by Seeger Weiss
Her practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in various settings, including class action securities and consumer matters under whistleblower laws. [read post]
14 Nov 2017, 2:15 pm
Today, thanks to litigation brought by the ACLU, the ACLU of Arkansas, and the LawyersCommittee for Civil Rights Under Law, Sherwood has agreed to stop jailing people for being poor. [read post]
5 Dec 2015, 5:03 am by Timothy P. Flynn
Since 2009, this law blog has tracked marriage equality and its attendant same-sex civil rights movement. [read post]
16 Jul 2020, 6:02 pm by Daphne Keller
PACT allows court-order based takedowns under any federal criminal or civil law, or under state defamation law. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 6:00 am by Joy
Now they’ve dragged him into the middle of a bitter family feudCharlottesville civil trial will pit free speech vs. organizing violence Chicago Blackhawks Ignored 2010 Sexual Assault Accusation, an Investigation SaysNursing home in London charged under Ontario's health and safety act after nurse's COVID deathConsumers increasingly desire remote legal services, Clio CEO saysNHL fines Chicago Blackhawks $2 million, GM Stan Bowman steps down after sex assault… [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 9:19 am by Matthew Nelson
  They contend that corporations are obligated under many different sources of law and regulations to preserve records irrespective of litigation demands. [read post]
15 Oct 2020, 8:39 pm by James Romoser
Among the witnesses who testified in opposition to Barrett’s confirmation was Kristen Clarke, the president of the LawyersCommittee for Civil Rights Under Law. [read post]
26 Sep 2011, 3:46 am by Adam Wagner
The person with a right to the property who wants to recover possession should go to the civil courts for a possession order to protect their position. [read post]
11 Apr 2018, 11:07 pm by Steve Lubet
Confederate forces had begun the Civil War when they fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, only five weeks after inauguration day. [read post]