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1 Apr 2024, 5:50 am by Natalia Kubesch
Further, while section 241 of POCA allows for the confiscation of assets derived from “gross human rights violations” – regardless of whether the conduct was criminal in the country where it occurred – the definition of such violations is narrowly construed, limiting it to situations where: (i) a “whistle-blower” or “human rights defender”; (ii) has been subjected to torture or inhumane or degrading treatment; (iii) by, or on behalf of, a… [read post]
1 Apr 2024, 3:00 am by Jeff Welty
Fletcher, 522 U.S. 118 (1997), the Court stated that absolute immunity protected a prosecutor for the act of filing burglary charges against a defendant, but the same prosecutor enjoyed only qualified immunity for the act of submitting an affidavit supporting probable cause for the charges. [read post]
29 Mar 2024, 7:28 pm
 Under the Biden Administration, agencies across the USG have pursued policies, initiatives, and programming to promote respect for human and labor rights, expand the use of green energy, further a just transition, counter corruption, protect human rights defenders (HRDs), advance gender equity andequality, and promote rights-respecting technology. (2024 US NAP p. 3, 4)One moves here from collaboration and incentive to compliance based regimes overseen by a blended techno-bureaucracy… [read post]
And yet, the Sagadahoc S.O. has been happy to create and perpetuate the public perception that Skolfield’s hands were tied when he tried to deal with Card because Card had committed no crime. [read post]
26 Mar 2024, 12:05 am by Josh Richman
   How one state's 2008 law has effectively curbed how face recognition technology is used there, perhaps creating a model for other states or Congress to follow. [read post]
25 Mar 2024, 12:39 pm by Amy Howe
Defending the 2016 changes, the FDA (in arguments echoed by Danco) tells the justices that the changes were both “reasonable and reasonably explained. [read post]