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5 Nov 2021, 12:06 pm
The former acting Civil Division assistant attorney general was subpoenaed by the committee in October for engaging “[i]n unauthorized investigation of allegations of voter fraud” and for failing “[t]o abide by the department’s policy on contacts with the White House. [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 8:57 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to settle potential liability for potentially much higher Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) to OCR for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules violation charges under a voluntary resolution agreement illustrates the need for group health plans and their employer and other sponsors, fiduciaries, and vendors to make HIPAA compliance… [read post]
20 Jun 2023, 10:40 am
Waris Husain, a human rights attorney and adjunct professor of international human rights law at Howard University School of Law in Washington D.C., said in an interview for the museum: “Over the last decade, especially under the Narendra Modi administration and the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruling party, exclusionary ideology—a known mass atrocity risk factor-–has escalated. [read post]
28 Jul 2023, 4:58 am
Such pressure is only compounded by the international obligations that bind the state of Pakistan to act as a responsible member of the global community under international human rights law, and more specifically Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which Pakistan ratified in 2010. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 6:05 am
Legal Challenges and the Jan. 6 Select Committee The select committee held its first hearing at the end of July 2021, during which four law enforcement officers who had protected the Capitol on Jan. 6 testified. [read post]
23 Feb 2023, 8:16 am
Since Jan. 11, 2023 the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee has held, almost on a daily basis, hearings dedicated to the judicial reform package under the provocative heading, “Zion shall be redeemed by justice: restoring justice to the legal system. [read post]
31 Dec 2021, 4:12 pm
Two trailblazing civil-rights litigators. [read post]
12 Dec 2020, 4:55 am
Under the Civil Procedure Law of China (CPL), the general rule of territorial jurisdiction is that a civil action shall be brought in the People’s Court of the place in which the defendant is domiciled subject to various exceptions grouped together under the title of “special jurisdictions”.[9] As the defendants in the present case are domiciled in the Netherlands,[10] the jurisdiction of the Court depended on “special… [read post]
1 Mar 2019, 11:00 am
Two other RJI Fellows, Candace Moore of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Jessica Schneider of Equip for Equality, mapped racial disparities in school discipline and worked with a community organization to. [read post]
22 Oct 2020, 5:01 am
The judge dismissed the plaintiffs’ state-law claims and their claims under the Alien Tort Statute, a law that gives federal courts jurisdiction over civil suits brought by noncitizens alleging violations of international law. [read post]
9 Aug 2014, 1:23 pm
Back in 2011, the federal Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights issued a “Dear Colleague” letter on the subject of campus sexual assault and how, under Title IX, OCR expects colleges and universities to handle claims of sexual assault. [read post]
6 Dec 2015, 9:54 pm
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, December 8th at 2 pm: The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with Pakistan: Prospects and Consequences. [read post]
18 Apr 2024, 6:17 am
A native of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Bosworth sits on the Executive Committee of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 organization for Civil Plaintiff lawyers nationwide. [read post]
19 Feb 2015, 1:30 pm
The President’s apparent acknowledgement of the European game playing provides a useful opportunity to highlight how European officials used the response to the Snowden disclosures to bolster European industry and limit U.S. industry’s ability to do business: Immediately following the unauthorized disclosures in June 2013, the European Parliament tasked its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) with conducting an in-depth inquiry into the… [read post]
21 Dec 2006, 7:58 am
Again, it's a must read by the author of "The Attack on Trial Lawyers and Tort Law. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 7:32 pm
Most scholarship is produced by lawyers and social movement scholars. [read post]
4 Mar 2015, 8:06 am
Military campaigns continue to cause civilian deaths, destruction and displacement, and I urge all parties to the conflict to conduct their military operations in line with international humanitarian law and human rights law. [read post]
30 May 2008, 9:00 am
Those fees were not based upon section 1021.5, but if there is a significant difference that, under current law, allows the lawyers to get their fees under section 1021.5 before class member shares get distributed, we've never heard of it. [read post]
17 Apr 2016, 3:39 am
These checks undermine the argument that the imposition of civil liability is the only way to insure that prosecutors are mindful of the constitutional rights of persons accused of crime. [read post]
22 Dec 2020, 2:39 pm
There is an additional aspect of the Supreme Court’s analysis in Callow: Kasirer J., writing for the majority, dwelt at length about how Quebec law under the Civil Code could assist in understanding the duty of honest performance under the common law. [read post]
