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Israeli AG: Netanyahu mustn’t deal with judicial changes

TEL AVIV, Israel —

Israel’s attorney general has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must avoid being involved in an overhaul to the country’s judicial system proposed by his government, saying in a letter made public Thursday that he risks a conflict of interest in his ongoing corruption trial.

Netanyahu’s new far-right government has made changing the legal system a centerpiece of its legislative agenda and despite mounting public criticism, has charged ahead with steps to weaken the Supreme Court and grants politicians less judicial oversight in their policymaking.

Netanyahu is on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting

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Local woman’s Capitol riot case is going to trial

Feb. 2—The day before jury selection was to start for several members of a militia group charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, a Thomasville woman made a last-minute request for her case to be separated from the others.

Laura Steele sought instead in a request filed on Tuesday to have a bench trial, in which the judge alone would hear the evidence and arguments and would issue the verdict. US District Judge Amit Mehta rejected that request on Wednesday.

“Trial by jury is the constitutional norm, and the nature, gravity and public interest in Ms.

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Ethical Issues for Attorneys Regarding Restrictive Covenants

our colleagues Peter A. Steinmeyer, Erik W. Weibustand Angel A. Perez co-authored an article in Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s The Journalentitled “Restrictive Covenants: Ethical Issues for Attorneys.”

Following is an excerpt:

Companies across the US commonly use non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants to protect the company’s legitimate business interests. These agreements are used with employees at all levels but often focus on those with access to the company’s trade secrets and confidential information. In-house attorneys, in particular, may take on non-legal, business roles that expose them to sensitive information that the company seeks to protect from …

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Law enforcement shares efforts to get illegal guns off the streets of Marion County

Local, state and federal law enforcement shared their efforts Wednesday to make Marion County safer by putting dozens of suspects behind bars.

Deputies said the focus was specifically on curbing violent crime.

Photos: Law enforcement shares efforts to get illegal guns off the streets of Marion County

Law enforcement’s goal was to put away as many people illegally possessing guns as possible to get them off the streets of Marion County.

The partnership has been going on for four years. From July 2018 to this past December, they have arrested 60 people, and 49 of them are now serving time.

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The MetaBirkins Battle | IP LawWatch

In 2021, artist Mason Rothschild launched metabirkins.com and announced that he would be selling non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) called MetaBirkins. The MetaBirkins offering consisted of 100 NFTs depicted as fury purses that resembled the well-known Birkin bag. Hermѐs, owner of the BIRKIN trademark as well as the BIRKIN trade dress, took issue with Rothschild’s MetaBirkins NFTs and sent a cease and desist letter. Despite Hermѐ’s demands, Rothschild refused to discontinue the sale of the MetaBirkins NFTs.

The MetaBirkins Battle | IP LawWatch

Photos from Complaint filed by Hermѐs International in Hermès International, et al. v. Mason Rothschild (1:22-cv-00384)

On January 14, 2021, Hermѐs filed suit against the

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Is plagiarism an illegal act? How can you avoid plagiarism? – The Legal Lock

Plagiarism is a well-known term in academia and on the internet. It is considered very unethical and depending on which country or institution you are in, it can cause varying damage to your life and reputation.

Plagiarism is a term that is often confused with copyright infringement for obvious and not-so-obvious reasons. Plagiarism is a term that means copying or duplicating someone else’s ideas or work and claiming or presenting it as one’s own.

On the other hand, copyright infringement is the unauthorized or unlicensed copying of someone’s work, which is illegal in most countries and is listed in law

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100 Industry Organizations Request Extension of Comment Period on FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban

As we predicted, earlier today, 100 industry organizations submitted a request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to extend the comment period for its proposed rule banning non-competes nationwide by an additional 60 days. According to the letter, “[t]he regulated community should be given sufficient time to assess the potential consequences of the rulemaking and develop insightful comments for the Commission to consider.” The letter further states:

This rulemaking, as the FTC itself acknowledges, will impact a significant portion of the economy. Given the breadth of the rules, a sufficient comment period is needed to ensure the regulated community can …

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Fed. Dist. Court in CT Rules Meriden, CT’s Zoning Regulations Discriminatory

This post was originally published on the RLUIPA Defense blog by Evan Seeman, Esq. of Robinson & Cole, and is reposted with permission.

A district court has ruled that the City of Meriden, Connecticut (the City) discriminated against Omar Islamic Center Inc. following the City’s denial of the Islamic Center’s application to move its mosque to another location. The Islamic Center (the Center) outgrew its prior location – a 1,200 square foot space above a pizza restaurant in a neighboring city – and was unable to accommodate the members of the assembly, the number of students interested in its Quran

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