Our Scans · (ZY.4.15) Law · Weekly Summary

• The Iowa legislation, like the Texas law, could mean criminal charges for people who have outstanding deportation orders or who have previously been removed from or denied admission to the U.S. Los Angeles Times
• The present situation in Gaza is catastrophic and that given the international court of justice (ICJ) finding that there is a plausible risk of genocide being committed, the UK is legally obliged to act to prevent it. The Guardian
• A previously optional topic called Australia: making a nation will be mandatory and will instruct year 9 and 10 students on how democracy functions and Australia's legal system. The Sydney Morning Herald
• The United States has crucial opportunities to strengthen its own law enforcement actions against dangerous drug supply by reconceptualizing the counternarcotics effort more broadly as against all activities of criminal actors smuggling dangerous contraband. Brookings
• An Alabama supreme court ruling in February that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law - threatening to cut off access to in vitro fertilization there - brought concerns about reproductive healthcare access back to the fore. The Guardian
• Democrats see an opportunity to pummel Trump on abortion access, as well as concerns about access to in vitro fertilization after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally children. Time
• In the coming year, criminal law practitioners can expect to see more cases exploring how constitutional protections work to keep people secure in the use of their cell phones and other personal electronics. State Bar of Wisconsin
• The United States insists on the primacy of international law but will not join the International Criminal Court for fear its officials might be targeted. The Washington Post
• The lawsuit, filed in a federal court, argues that Canadian laws prevent military exports to Israel because there is substantial risk they could be used to violate international law and commit serious acts of violence against women and children.
• Failure to ensure Israel's compliance puts the lives of millions of Palestinians at risk and threatens to undermine the institutions charged with ensuring respect for international law and the system that ensures civilian protection worldwide. Mirage News
• Law enforcement agencies have developed decryption capabilities that the DOJ said could enable hundreds of victims around the world to restore systems encrypted using the LockBit ransomware variant. Healthcare IT News
• Laws in New York have created opportunities for electric and gas utilities to build, own and operate district thermal systems. Yahoo Finance
• Sweeping and invasive open records requests to harass and intimidate and other misuse of the legal system continue to threaten climate scientists' ability to freely conduct research and openly share it with the public. DNyuz
• An appeals court ordered the Dutch government on Monday to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, citing a clear risk of violations of international law. Daily Pioneer
• A Dutch court on Monday ruled that the Netherlands must stop delivering US-owned F-35 parts to Israel due to a clear risk the fighter jets would be involved in international law violations. Manila Standard
• The Netherlands must stop the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel within seven days, a Dutch court ruled on Monday, citing concerns that they could be used to violate international law as part of the Israeli campaign in Gaza. CNN
• The U.S. government may be complicit under international law in Israel's unfolding genocide of the Palestinian people, a group of legal scholars warned the Biden administration and the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. The Intercept
• In Quebec, some people - including politicians and professors of constitutional law - have been saying in the media that Quebec could go ahead with advance requests even if the Criminal Code is not amended, because amending the Criminal Code is not actually necessary. SenCanada
• The Dutch government announces that it will appeal a decision by a local court ordering a halt on the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel over concerns they would be used to violate international law in Gaza, Hebrew media reports. The Times of Israel
• A court in The Hague ruled that the Netherlands has to end exports of parts for US Lockheed Martin F35 fighter jets to Israel, due to a clear risk of serious violations of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip. Brussels Signal
• US companies developing or deploying general-purpose AI models or AI systems into the European Union will have to plan for compliance with the EU AI Act in addition to the US federal and state laws and regulations in process. ArentFox Schiff
• In parallel, the SEC's regulation by enforcement program will continue with its cases against large crypto exchanges over alleged registration failures under US securities laws, with courts and perhaps Congress expected to weigh in. Clifford Chance

Last updated: 19 April 2024