A new week, a new collection of legal news and miscellany:
- You’ve probably heard about the Panama Papers, a collection of papers leaked from a Panamanian law firm detailing numerous shady financial transactions among the world’s wealthy and powerful (NY Times)
- The 1st Circuit ruled that Puerto Rico’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional (BuzzFeed)
- New Orleans is releasing prisoners pre-trial who can’t afford lawyers (CityLab)
- The 9th Circuit affirmed a prohibition on possession and distribution of marijuana by a Hawaiian church (Jurist)
- Here’s a discussion of why musician’s are speaking out against illegal uploads and the safe harbor provision of the DMCA (Pitchfork)
