#law

See tagged statuses in the local bookrastinating.com community

& picks of the day:

➡️ @Curia (English) & @Curia_fr (French) - Judicial branch of European Union, application & interpretation of EU law, cases between govs & EU institutions

➡️ @ELA - European Labour Authority, helps co-ordinate enforcement of EU labour laws

➡️ @NationalLawReview - Online US-based legal journal, mainly business law

➡️ @connlrev - Law journal published & edited by students at Univ of Connecticut USA

➡️ @heidilifeldman - Law professor at Georgetown Univ USA

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〝What the Philippines needs, according to Migrante, is inward investment, not to export its workforce. Forcing workers into exploitation overseas, its members say, is not a solution to the country’s problems. The Philippines imports, in the words of Concepcion, “everything, even toothpicks … we are not a self-reliant economy. We are rich in natural resources, and yet we might as well still be a colony.”〞

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/oct/26/how-filipino-domestic-workers-become-trapped

Played with and ActivityPub. Makes me wonder why catalogues don't have something that publishes an item feed (beyond rss or alerts within ILS). Loads of libraries do new book blog posts so the need appears to exist. But I can imagine a prof on Mastodon following a catalog, getting serials updates or item elements (title, author table of contents, best link?), especially if could subject filter. Courts with filings too? Direct to client

A media frenzy covered the filing of two bizarrely flimsy lawsuits against Kaiser Permanente by detransitioners Chloe Cole and Kayla Lovedahl.

No one in the media has deigned to cover Kaiser's scathing response, until today.

In addition to telling you how Kaiser answered, in my piece I went a bit further and finally explained why these lawsuits aren't real lawsuits and were never intended to win. Support my work if you can!

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/detransitioner-lawsuit-lovdahl-cole-kaiser

Minor mystery re: US legal history:

I came across this 1989 pamphlet summarizing US Immigration law. The "PROBLEMS" list has 33 reasons the US might deny visitors/immigrants or require certain permits/visas/authorizations.

#24 is marked "[Repealed]". What was it, and when did Congress repeal it?

https://catalog.gpo.gov/F?func=find-b&find_code=WTI&local_base=GPO01PUB&request=immigration+laws+general+information+ lists the editions of this pamphlet; I think to read them I have to hit up a FDLD.

https://ask.gpo.gov/s/FDLD

cover of a pamphlet: Immigration and Naturalization Service United States Immigration Laws General Information [DOJ INS official government seal]
Details within pages 10-11 of the pamphlet, including: PROBLEMS The following are reasons you cannot be allowed into the United States. You are required to tell a consular officer or immigration officer if any of these reasons apply to you: 1. You are mentally retarded. 2. You are insane. 3. You have ever been insane. 4. You are mentally ill or homosexual. 5. You are a drug addict or alcoholic. 6. You have a dangerous, contagious disease. (TB, leprosy, syphilis, HIV, AIDS) 7. You are an intending immigrant and you have a disease or medical problem which would prevent you from earning a living. 8. You are a beggar. 9. You have been convicted of a serious crime or have ever committed a serious crime. 10. You have been convicted of two or more crimes and were jailed for or more years. ..... 23. You are a drug trafficker or have been convicted of possession of drugs or marijuana. 24. [Repealed] 25. You are coming as an immigrant and cannot read or write some language. .....
[end of the "Problems" list:] 31. You have helped aliens enter the United States illegally. 32. You are a graduate of a medical school and are coming as an immigrant to practice medicine. 33. You were a Nazi and helped persecute people. Many reasons listed above can be overcome to allow for your admission, either as an immigrant or nonimmigrant. You should contact an immigration office or American Consulate to inquire about waivers and other authorizations for admission.