Arizona's 'personhood' law, Ripple v. SEC, judicial succession & Bengals' running back teaches at law school ??
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???Good morning. A federal judge blocks a 2021 Arizona law recognizing the personhood of a fetus from the moment of fertilization, Ripple Labs says?the SEC made an "unprecedented" move to keep the names of its expert witnesses under wraps, a prominent court reform group calls on the federal judiciary?to bar conditional retirement of judges and the Cincinnati Bengals running back to co-teach a class at Texas A&M's law school. Here is today's Legal File ??
U.S. District Judge Douglas Rayes on Monday blocked a 2021 Arizona law recognizing the personhood of a fetus from the moment of fertilization, siding with abortion providers.
During the hearing, Rayes expressed concern about a state policy that the provision's effects be interpreted case by case in court. He said the policy is:
"So vague that it (makes) it impossible for plaintiffs to do their work with fair notice of conduct that is forbidden or required, in violation of their procedural due process rights."
The Center for Reproductive Rights, which argued on behalf of providers last week, also said the provision could conflict with a state law set to take effect this year allowing abortion up to the 15th week of pregnancy.
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Counsel for crypto company?Ripple Labs and its executives criticized the?U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s request to keep the identities of its expert witnesses secret in the regulator’s lawsuit alleging Ripple has been conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering by selling cryptocurrency?XRP.
The SEC requested the secrecy after claiming one of its experts had received threats.
Attorneys from?Debevoise, Paul Weiss, Kellogg Hansen?and?Cleary,?representing Ripple and its executives, sent a letter to?U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres?calling the SEC’s request “egregious,” adding that:
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"The SEC's attempt to shield the identities and opinions of its experts from any public scrutiny is both unprecedented and unsupported by any evidence of need.”
The U.S. Judicial Conference's Codes of Conduct Committee should step in to address a pattern of "unseemly behavior" by judges trying to dictate White House nominations, prominent court reform group Fix the Court's executive director Gabe Roth, said?in an email ?last week that he released on Monday.
Roth cited U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Kanne's 2018 decision to take senior status contingent on an ex-clerk, Indiana Solicitor General Tom Fisher, being nominated to take his place on the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Kanne reversed course after learning then-Republican President Donald Trump would not nominate Fisher after then-Vice President Mike Pence, the former governor of Indiana, opposed the pick. Kanne?died in June ?still an active 7th Circuit judge.
Trayveon Williams,?a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals, is set to co-teach a spring class at the Texas A&M University School of Law on name, image, and likeness — which refers to the year-old National Collegiate Athletic Association rule that allows college athletes to be compensated for endorsements and appearances.
Williams told the campus publication Texas A&M Today:
“These kids are coming into a completely different world now. They’re in the position to make millions and have a platform to do big things. We can be at the forefront and be the ones who are preparing these future advocates who can put these athletes in the best position possible.”
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