US v. Millette / 23-01819 (2024-11-20)
Essence of the Opinion
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the revocation of Kevin Millette's supervised release, which was based on his violation of a special condition prohibiting unsupervised contact with minors. The court upheld the district court's finding that Millette's conduct, particularly sleeping…
HR 10177 / Decreasing Overlapping Grants Efficiently Act
Here's the analysis of the Decreasing Overlapping Grants Efficiently (DOGE) Act:
1. Essence of the Bill:
The DOGE Act aims to prevent duplicate and fraudulent federal grant applications by establishing a tracking system for grant applications across federal agencies. The bill prohibits awarding multiple grants for the same purpose…
CASE OF UZU v. UKRAINE
The case concerns a racially motivated attack on a 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen of Afro-Ukrainian descent in a Kyiv metro station in 2015. A group of around twenty people verbally abused him with racist slurs and subsequently physically assaulted him, resulting in various injuries.The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in the case of Orlov v. Ukraine concerning the ineffective investigation of ill-treatment inflicted on the applicant by private individuals in 2009, which resulted in his partial disability. The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture) in its procedural…
The case concerns the lack of an effective investigation into the ill-treatment of a 73-year-old Ukrainian woman who was physically assaulted in the context of a family dispute over a flat in Nikopol. The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment) in its procedural…
The case concerns a dispute between a Ukrainian citizen, Ms. Olga Gavrylyak, and her nephew regarding alleged ill-treatment and property rights to a house in the Lviv Region. The applicant claimed she was physically assaulted by her nephew on August 4, 2014, resulting in minor bodily injuries during a dispute over the sale of her…
The case concerns the annulment of property rights and eviction of a Ukrainian family from their house, which they had purchased at a public auction in 2003. The first applicant bought the house for 15,700 UAH at a State-administered auction, but the previous owner's heir successfully challenged the sale's legitimacy in 2012.The Court found violations…
The case concerns a racially motivated attack on a 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen of Afro-Ukrainian descent in a Kyiv metro station in 2015. A group of around twenty people verbally abused him with racist slurs and subsequently physically assaulted him, resulting in various injuries.The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading…
Case No. 991/3227/24 dated 14/11/2024
Subject of Dispute: Criminal Proceedings against a People's Deputy of Ukraine for Offering and Providing Unlawful Benefit in the Form of Cryptocurrency to an Official for Facilitating Fund Allocation from a State Fund.
Main Court Arguments: The court established that the accused, being a People's Deputy of Ukraine and a member of…
The subject of the dispute concerns challenging a court order returning an appellate complaint due to non-payment of court fees in a case of monitoring the enforcement of a court decision regarding social benefits for a Chornobyl victim. The Supreme Court, in rendering its decision, was guided by the fact that the requirement to pay…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of a regular old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in accordance with the procedure…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in the manner and under the conditions of…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of a regular old-age pension. The Supreme Court deviated from previous practice and concluded that persons receiving a preferential…
The court was guided by the fact that preferential old-age pension is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of an old-age pension. Since the plaintiff is already receiving an old-age pension on preferential terms, he is not entitled to a repeated appointment…
8 Draft Laws Registered:
12150/П Draft Resolution on Adopting as a Basis the Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Implementation of European Union Electronic Communications Legislation Norms
Initiator: People's Deputy of Ukraine
12094/П Draft Resolution on Adopting as a Basis the Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Regulation of Specific…
Legal Acts Review:
1. Livanjski sir Registration:
The EU has registered 'Livanjski sir' as a Protected Geographical Indication, following an application from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This cheese product now enjoys protected status across all EU member states.
2. African Swine Fever Control:
The regulation updates restricted zones for African swine fever in Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy,…
This judgment concerns the validity of EU anti-dumping regulations imposing duties on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings from China and Thailand. The key aspects are:1. The case examines whether anti-dumping duties could be legally imposed on threaded fittings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron, when the original investigation focused on malleable cast…
This is a Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/594 regarding special control measures for African swine fever (ASF).The regulation updates the zoning restrictions for ASF in several EU member states based on the latest epidemiological situation and risk assessments. It modifies the restricted zones I, II and III in affected countries.The…
Laws:
• A mechanism for deprivation of state awards has been introduced as an additional punishment for serious crimes and crimes against national security. Deprivation of awards is possible both by court verdict and by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council within the framework of sanctions. The person loses all benefits, and awards…
Order Defining the Procedure for Implementing Sanctions and Monitoring Their Effectiveness in the System of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
The order establishes a new procedure for implementing sanctions and monitoring their effectiveness within the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The document regulates the mechanism for applying special economic and other restrictive measures in accordance…
