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Law professor says Uber driver tried to abduct her on ride to the airport16:51, April 18 12 0 Nancy Leong, a professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, described Tuesday’s incident through a series of posts on her Twitter account and called on Uber to take action. USA Today, the Huffington Post and Denver7 also have stories.
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Facebook must face class action over facial recognition, judge rules
16:35, April 18 11 0
The lawsuit challenges Facebook under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, which was passed in 2008 to prohibit private companies from collecting some kinds of biometric identifiers, including scans of facial geometry, without obtaining people’s written consent. -
New York’s governor plans to use pardon power to restore voting rights to felons on parole
15:58, April 18 12 0
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to bypass the state legislature and grant pardons to more than 35,000 felons on parole making them eligible to vote. -
Seeking to side with plaintiffs suing New York, city council sues for right to file amicus briefs
15:07, April 18 11 0
The New York City Council has sued the city’s law department for the right to file amicus briefs in court cases—including cases in which plaintiffs are suing the city. -
Government too slow to protect low-paid workers, say MPs
15:06, April 18 10 0
The government is under fire from MPs for being too slow to act to protect low-paid workers from exploitation. -
The taboo on chemical weapons has lasted a century – it must be preserved
14:16, April 18 12 0
At about 5pm on 22 April 1915, French and Algerian troops on the Ypres front in Belgium noticed a lull in the German artillery fire that had been targeting their lines. Bracing themselves for an expected infantry advance, they were puzzled instead to observe a greenish-yellow cloud drifting towards them, then lapping over the tops of the trenches. -
The Guardian view on the tax credit ‘rape clause’: a disturbing part of a greater wrong
13:40, April 18 11 0
A year ago, a repugnant policy now known as the “rape clause” came into force. The government established a two-child cap for child tax credits (applied to universal credit too), but allowed women to claim for further children conceived without their consent. Women’s groups and medical staff warned that, among many other problems, this risked retraumatising victims by forcing them to disclose assault against their wishes. But the measure received relatively little attention, in part because it received no parliamentary debate or vote. Alison Thewliss, the sharp-eyed Scottish Nationalist MP who spotted it, was right to describe the policy as immoral. But she was wrong to say that smuggling it into law via a statutory instrument was the “final insult”: for another came this week, when the work and pensions secretary, Esther McVey, was challenged on the policy. -
Time to take a stand on killings in Gaza
13:04, April 18 15 0
For several weeks you have reported the killings by Israeli forces in Gaza. Each week Israel has placed troops on the security border with Gaza with the intention to shoot to kill Palestinians demonstrating. So far 35 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,500 injured with live ammunition. Instructions to shoot to kill were given in advance (Deaths in Gaza will haunt Israeli snipers, Letters, 13 April; Letters, 17 April). -
ABA president calls for restructuring of immigration courts to increase independence
10:33, April 18 16 0
In her prepared remarks, Bass says that immigration courts should be restructured as independent Article I courts, and immigrants should be given increased access to counsel, according to an ABA press release. -
Former Dorsey & Whitney partner is disbarred for collecting fees from outside clients
09:25, April 18 18 0
A former nonequity partner at Dorsey & Whitney in Seattle has been disbarred for collecting more than $56,000 in fees from outside immigration clients without telling the firm about the work.
Week News
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Ex-lawyer convicted for coercing clients into sex gets 80-year sentence
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Alfie Evans' parents return to court amid Alder Hey protests
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‘Right to be forgotten’ can apply to criminals: UK high court rules against Google
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BBC journalist 'forced' me to reveal raid on Cliff Richard's house, ex-detective tells court
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Sandy Hook parents sue Alex Jones of Infowars over hoax claim
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The Guardian view on the tax credit ‘rape clause’: a disturbing part of a greater wrong
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Facebook must face class action over facial recognition, judge rules
Month News
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Bill toughening penalties for harm and threats to family lawyers heads to Wisconsin governor
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High court overturns decision to release John Worboys
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Sessions says US attorney is reviewing FBI conduct, second special counsel not needed now
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Supreme Court sends signal that police ‘can shoot first and think later,’ Sotomayor dissent says
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Lawyer who ‘didn’t realize’ he was suspended in 2010 can’t resume practicing law, court says
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A&O boosts white-collar team with Kingsley Napley hire
Year News
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'Single unlock' prison regime breached youth's rights, court told
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Kentucky judge recuses himself from all adoption cases involving same-sex partners
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Hong Kong democracy campaigners jailed over anti-China protests
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Estonia considering new legal status for artificial intelligence
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Congolese fighters convicted of raping young girls in landmark case