UPDATED (June 5, 2024): VICTORY! The eSafety commissioner dropped her legal action against X for refusing to globally suppress content that allegedly violates Australian law. The decision comes a few weeks after an Australian court refused to extend a temporary global takedown order, and just nine days after the court granted FIRE and the Electronic Frontier Foundation leave to…
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In 1879, D.M. Bennett was arrested under the Comstock Act for mailing an anti-marriage tract titled “Cupid’s Yokes” and sentenced to 13 months of hard labor. First Amendment expert who secured posthumous pardon for Lenny Bruce seeks justice from President Joe Biden for another wronged American. WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 17, 2024 — In 1879, publisher…
Senior in-house lawyers are increasingly recognized as invaluable assets for board roles in the evolving corporate governance landscape. Their unique skill sets, honed through years of navigating complex legal terrains, equip them to enhance boardroom dynamics and corporate decision-making. Here are seven compelling reasons why these seasoned legal professionals make exceptional corporate directors: Regulatory Mastery…
Being a top-tier Biglaw firm means having a big, top-tier presence across the world… right? But just how global are these global law firms after all? Is it truly a reality, or is it just a “marketing gimmick”? Law.com International recently analyzed the number of Global 200 firms with 100+ lawyers in financial hubs around…
FIS Race Course, in Mumbai’s upscale Mahalaxmi neighbourhood, was officially launched on June 6 in the presence of Bollywood actors, cricketers, and entrepreneurs providing credence to the international school’s much-awaited initiation in India’s financial capital. “I am so excited for the students who will join FIS as in today’s world educational systems are not narrow…
On Tuesday, July 9 from 12-1:30 p.m. Eastern, the ADL and National Constitution Center will hold their annual Supreme Court Review. Theoretically, the Court will have released all its opinions by then, though that all depends on whether or not they think they’ve successfully pushed any federal trial of Donald Trump well beyond the election….
Chaired by Suzanna Tomassi, higher education specialist from the Department for Business and Trade, experts on Panama and its “city of knowledge” – or Ciudad del Saber – showcased the destination to UK institutional representatives. Tomassi explained that a growing amount of interest prompted the necessity of a webinar to provide institutional representatives for TNE…
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jun 17, 2024 at 10:49 am There are now 16 cases scheduled for the court’s 2024-25 term, which will begin in October. (Anthony Quintano via Flickr) The justices on Monday morning added four new cases to their docket for the 2024-25 term. In a list of orders from the…
(Photo by Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images) The Democrats are up in arms. Joe Biden’s consistently behind in the polls. He’s too old to be president. There’s nothing he can do to turn the tide. Kamala Harris is even less popular than Biden. If Biden is incapacitated, no one trusts Harris to serve as president. A disaster’s…