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France politics

Sarkozy's Prison Sentence Halved to 6 Months

Paris appeals court upholds conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy for illegal campaign financing but reduces his sentence.

Sarkozy plans to appeal the decision to France's highest court, the Court of Cassation. [ more ]

New York Post

Supreme Court spurns Derek Chauvin's appeal of George Floyd verdict

The Supreme Court will not hear Derek Chauvin's appeal of his second-degree murder conviction in the death of George Floyd.

Chauvin's appeal was based on claims of a prejudiced jury and concerns of potential violence if he was acquitted.

Chauvin is also appealing his federal charges and sentence in connection with Floyd's death. [ more ]

New York Post

Mets reliever Yohan Ramirez's ban for throwing behind Rhys Hoskins reduced to two games

Ramirez's suspension for throwing behind Hoskins was reduced to two games after an appeal.

Ramirez faced Hoskins again after his ejection and struck him out in a subsequent game. [ more ]

ABC7 San Francisco

Juventus

World Cup winner Paul Pogba banned 4 years for doping; verdict is 'incorrect,' he says

Paul Pogba banned for four years due to failed doping test at Juventus

Pogba plans to appeal the verdict but faces challenges due to lack of mitigating reasons [ more ]

www.france24.com

Juventus

Italy slaps French football star Paul Pogba with four-year doping ban

Paul Pogba received a four-year ban for testing positive for testosterone.

Pogba plans to appeal the ruling, potentially putting an end to his career prematurely. [ more ]

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www.mercurynews.com

Federal judge reverses himself, rules that California's ban on billy clubs is unconstitutional

Judge struck down California law banning club-like weapons based on Second Amendment rights.

Ruling based on new Second Amendment regulations following a U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. [ more ]

Above the Law

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

Charlie Adelson files appeal of conviction and life sentence in the Dan Markel murder case.

Elena Kagan's potential return to Harvard University as president. [ more ]

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Above the Law

Alina Habba Has SO MANY Grounds For Appeal In New York. But Shhhhh They're Secret, So Don't Ask.

Trump's lawyers are appealing the $355 million civil fraud verdict, claiming the ruling was insane and easy to appeal.

Trump's lawyer Alina Habba is steadfast in frustrating the Attorney General's attempts to put Trump out of business, vowing that the goal will not succeed. [ more ]

Truthout

Left-wing politics

Trump Has 30 Days to Pay $450M in Fines and Penalties From Civil Fraud Case

Trump ordered to pay $450 million in fines for civil fraud case

Appeal unlikely to succeed as investigative journalist points out a pattern of lying to lenders [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Television

Late Night Cheers the Rejection of Trump's Immunity Claim

The three-judge panel rejected Trump's arguments in a strongly worded ruling.

Trump plans on appealing to the Supreme Court. [ more ]

Queerty

Alina Habba denies Trump fired her via social media last night

Donald Trump announces he is seeking new legal help to fight the defamation case with Jean E. Carroll.

Alina Habba denies being fired and says they are still representing Trump and working on the case. [ more ]

New York Post

Trump lawyers to use 'conflict of interest' between judge, Carroll's lawyer in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: 'Insane'

Donald Trump's lawyers plan to use a previously undisclosed conflict of interest between the judge and the lawyer in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case as the basis for their appeal.

The conflict of interest involves the judge, Lewis Kaplan, and the lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, who worked together at the same law firm in the early 1990s. [ more ]

www.bbc.co.uk

Trump ordered to pay $83m in damages in defamation trial

Judge confirms 'M' on verdict form means millions, signaling large damages for Trump

Trump plans to appeal and avoid paying damages by putting up a deposit [ more ]

therealdeal.com

Court Denies Huge Builder's Remedy Project in Redondo Beach

A court has denied Leo Pustilnikov's application to build a 35-unit apartment project in Redondo Beach, following a tentative ruling a week ago.

Pustilnikov plans to appeal the decision. [ more ]

Tech Policy Press

Privacy professionals

Reviewing Amicus Briefs Filed in Appeal of California Age Appropriate Design Code Act Injunction | TechPolicy.Press

The Age Appropriate Design Code Act in California, which seeks to create a safer online space for minors, has been preliminarily enjoined due to First Amendment concerns.

California Attorney General Robert Bonta has filed an appeal arguing that the lower court mischaracterized the Act as speech regulations instead of economic regulations. [ more ]

Tech Policy Press

Privacy professionals

Reviewing Amicus Briefs Filed in Appeal of California Age Appropriate Design Code Act Injunction | TechPolicy.Press

The Age Appropriate Design Code Act in California, which seeks to create a safer online space for minors, has been preliminarily enjoined due to First Amendment concerns.

California Attorney General Robert Bonta has filed an appeal arguing that the lower court mischaracterized the Act as speech regulations instead of economic regulations. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Giuliani Was Ordered to Pay $148 Million. What Happens Now?

Rudolph W. Giuliani has been ordered to pay $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers he defamed.

Giuliani plans to appeal the verdict, and the judge will need to enter a judgment ordering the amount he is required to pay. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Giuliani Was Ordered to Pay $148 Million. What Happens Now?

Rudolph W. Giuliani has been ordered to pay $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers he defamed.

Giuliani plans to appeal the verdict, and the judge will need to enter a judgment ordering the amount he is required to pay. [ more ]

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Above the Law

Trump Lawyers Pissed To Discover That Their Failure To Plan Is Not The Court's Emergency

Donald Trump lost his bid to lift the gag order in his New York civil fraud case.

Trump's lawyers made repeated frivolous arguments that angered the court. [ more ]

Above the Law

6 months ago

Florida's First Loss Was From The Teachers. The Second Was From The Attorney's Fees

Florida is challenging a judge's ruling that the state must cover legal fees for University of Florida professors who sued the state

The legal fees amount to $372,000 and were awarded to the plaintiffs

The case could set a precedent for determining when losing adversaries must pay for their opponents' lawyers [ more ]

BBC Sport

4 weeks ago

Soccer (FIFA)

Dundee fined for Dens Park's pitch problems

Dundee face a significant penalty of £186,000 for pitch issues. [ more ]

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Music

Vybz Kartel, Sentenced to Life in Prison in 2014, Wins Appeal of Murder Conviction

Vybz Kartel won an appeal due to juror misconduct in the original trial.

The Privy Council overturned the convictions citing a violation of the defendants' fundamental right to a fair hearing. [ more ]

BBC Sport

Chelsea

Will there still be 'chaos' at end of Premier League season?

Everton's points deduction reduced from 10 to 6, moving them up to 15th in the Premier League.

Burnley and Sheffield United face near impossible task to escape relegation due to Everton's points deduction. [ more ]

EU data protection

The Verge

EU data protection

TikTok's attempt to stall DMA antitrust rules rejected by EU court

TikTok's bid to stall EU's gatekeeper designation has been rejected by the court

TikTok will have to comply with DMA rules before the EU decides on the outcome of the appeal [ more ]

Tech Policy Press

EU data protection

Reviewing Amicus Briefs Filed in Appeal of California Age Appropriate Design Code Act Injunction | TechPolicy.Press

The Age Appropriate Design Code Act in California, which seeks to create a safer online space for minors, has been preliminarily enjoined due to First Amendment concerns.

California Attorney General Robert Bonta has filed an appeal arguing that the lower court mischaracterized the Act as speech regulations instead of economic regulations. [ more ]

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www.cbc.ca

Canada news

Ontario teachers awarded additional pay to compensate for Bill 124 | CBC News

Public high school teachers and elementary teachers in Ontario will receive additional retroactive salary increases to compensate for constrained wages under Bill 124.

The arbitrator has awarded an additional 2.75% salary increase for the third year, on top of the 0.75% increase in each of the first two years.

The Ontario court has declared Bill 124 unconstitutional, but the government has appealed and a ruling is expected on Monday. [ more ]

www.90min.com

FC Barcelona

Barcelona fined 23m over agent payment issues

Barcelona has been fined 23m for falsifying agent payments between 2012 and 2015.

The club failed to properly declare payments to agents in order to avoid paying taxes. [ more ]

www.newsshopper.co.uk

Manhunt for Abdul Ezedi who could be 'being helped' continues after nearly a week

The police have released new CCTV footage of the suspect and are appealing for information about his whereabouts.

Authorities believe the suspect is being helped by others and have arrested one person for assisting an offender. [ more ]

www.standard.co.uk

Homophobic killer who murdered man in east London graveyard loses bid to appeal sentence

Erik Feld, a man who murdered a father-of-two in a homophobic attack, has lost his bid to have his sentence reduced.

Feld's lawyers argued that his sentence was excessive due to the sentencing judge not properly accounting for his personality disorder, but the appeal was denied. [ more ]

www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk

Call 999 if you see girl, 16, missing from Mitcham last seen nine days ago

Police are appealing for help in finding missing teenager Julia Skala from Mitcham, London

Julia Skala was last seen on January 8, 2018 wearing a black North Face jacket, black trousers, and white Nike trainers [ more ]

www.standard.co.uk

Pedestrian in 60s dies following horror car collision in Hounslow

A man in his sixties died after a collision on Springwell Road in Hounslow, London.

Emergency services were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at the scene. [ more ]

www.standard.co.uk

Second man arrested over 1984 East Finchley murder of Anthony Littler

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in a decades-old cold case.

The victim, Anthony Littler, was found with head injuries in an alleyway near East Finchley Tube Station in 1984. [ more ]

www.newsshopper.co.uk

URGENT concerns for south east London teen, 15, missing from home for two weeks

A teenager from Southwark has been missing for two weeks, and the police are increasingly concerned for his welfare.

He was last seen on CCTV getting on a number 20 bus at Walthamstow Central station.

The police are appealing for the public's help in finding him and ask anyone with information to come forward. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

London politics

In His Second Sentencing in Two Days, Imran Khan Gets 14 Years

Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison in a separate case just one day after receiving a 10-year sentence.

The new sentence comes amidst a widening crackdown on Khan's party ahead of the scheduled national election.

Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have both denied any wrongdoing and plan to appeal the verdicts. [ more ]

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

Demolition of Captain Tom's family's spa begins

Demolition of an unauthorised spa pool block at Captain Sir Tom Moore's family home has begun.

The family lost an appeal against an order to remove the building and failed to challenge the decision in the High Court. [ more ]

The Verge

Apple

Apple Watches without banned blood oxygen features will go on sale Thursday morning

Apple is appealing the decision made by the US International Trade Commission (USITC).

Apple is taking steps to comply with the ruling by introducing a version of Apple Watch without the Blood Oxygen feature. [ more ]

The Verge

Apple

Apple appeals US ban on Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9

Apple has filed an appeal to the International Trade Commission's decision to ban U.S. sales of Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 models, court records show.

www.mediaite.com

Maggie Haberman Says Trump Lies About The Election' And Jan 6 Attack Hurt With Average Voters And His Advisers Know It

Former President Trump's lies about the election and the Capitol riot are not helpful with general election voters.

Trump's absence from the public eye and media interviews may impact his appeal in the general election against President Biden. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Prosecutors Ask Judge to Deny Trump's Request to Freeze Election Case

Federal prosecutors have asked the judge in Donald Trump's trial to reject his request to freeze the case as he appeals a recent ruling.

Prosecutors argue that the trial should proceed as scheduled and unresolved legal issues should be addressed during the appeal period. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Trump Seeks Freeze of Election Case as He Appeals Immunity Ruling

Donald Trump's lawyers are requesting a delay in the case charging him with seeking to overturn the 2020 election as they appeal a recent ruling that he is not immune from prosecution.

They hope that a protracted appeal, potentially to the Supreme Court, could result in the trial being pushed off until after the 2024 election or at least after the Republican Party's nominating convention in July. [ more ]

The Washington Times

Trump appeals judge's ruling rejecting his claim of immunity in federal election subversion case

Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Trump's lawyers have asserted that he cannot face criminal charges because the actions spelled out in the indictment fell within his duties as president. [ more ]

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Left-wing politics

When Michael Dreeben Accepted John Sauer's Invitation to Talk about Speech and Debate - emptywheel

The appeal of Judge Tanya Chutkan's immunity opinion by Trump is interesting for the personnel involved.

Former Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben has joined the Special Counsel team for the appeal. [ more ]

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LA real estate

USC Appeals Apartment Project for Blocking LA Coliseum Sign

USC has mounted a Trojan defense against an approved five-story building it says would block the sign for the 100-year-old Memorial Coliseum.

www.nytimes.com

US news

Giuliani Was Ordered to Pay $148 Million. What Happens Now?

Rudolph W. Giuliani has been ordered to pay $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers he defamed.

Giuliani plans to appeal the verdict, and the judge will need to enter a judgment ordering the amount he is required to pay. [ more ]

ESPN.com

National Football League

Steelers' Kazee suspended rest of season for hit

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Damontae Kazee has been suspended for the remainder of the regular season and any potential postseason games for repeated violations of player safety rules.

Kazee was penalized and ejected from Saturday's game against the Indianapolis Colts for an illegal hit on Michael Pittman Jr. that left the wide receiver concussed. [ more ]

Behind the Steel Curtain

Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers RB Warren fine rescinded from October game vs. Rams

Jaylen Warren's fine from the NFL has been rescinded upon appeal, giving him back a game check worth $48,556.

Warren has been one of the NFL's most fined players, but this decision gives him a break. [ more ]

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English Premier League

Everton file appeal against 10-point deduction by Premier League

Everton Football Club has filed an appeal to overturn the Premier League's decision to deduct 10 points from the club for breaching financial rules.

The deduction is the biggest sporting sanction in the Premier League's history and threatens Everton's 70-year status in the top division. [ more ]

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