LegalReader
JUNE 7, 2021
Although most interns sometimes have to deal with menial work during their tenure, internship programs are still worth their weight in gold when it comes to improving your employability chances. .
The Estrin Report
JUNE 7, 2021
For those of you seeking a dynamic new job: Do not use a resume that is “one size fits all”. Tailor your resume to the job description. Employers will not imagine that you have had the right responsibilities for the job if it is not on the resume. For those of you seeking a top candidate: Don’t waste your time with what you think are “behavioral” questions such as: If you were an animal, what would you be?
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JURIST
JUNE 7, 2021
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday on an immigrant status case regarding noncitizens seeking to change their immigration status from temporary protected status (TPS) to lawful permanent residency. The court decided that noncitizens with temporary humanitarian relief from deportation cannot partake in the “adjustment of status” process to obtain lawful permanent residency in the US without leaving the country.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2021
“The Supreme Court may toss Roe. But Congress can still preserve abortion rights. A simple majority vote in the Senate would nullify the threat to reproductive health posed by the Mississippi case.” Law professor Neal Kumar Katyal has this essay online at The Washington Post.
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JURIST
JUNE 7, 2021
Nicaraguan police detained opposition presidential hopeful Arturo Cruz on Saturday and charged him with “conspiring against Nicaraguan society.” Cruz is the second opposition politician to be detained in less than a week as President Daniel Ortega seeks to maintain power leading up to the November presidential election. Cruz was a former ally to Ortega and served as the ambassador to the US for Ortega from 2007 to 2009.
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EvidenceProf Blog
JUNE 7, 2021
Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) reads as follows: (b) During an Inquiry into the Validity of a Verdict or Indictment. (1) Prohibited Testimony or Other Evidence. During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may.
The Estrin Report
JUNE 7, 2021
For those of you seeking a dynamic new job: Do not use a resume that is “one size fits all”. Tailor your resume to the job description. Employers will not imagine that you have had the right responsibilities for the job if it is not on the resume. For those of you seeking a top candidate: Don’t waste your time with what you think are “behavioral” questions such as: If you were an animal, what would you be?
The Crime Report
JUNE 7, 2021
Within a decade or less, thousands of self-driving cars could be zooming on American highways, but law enforcement is still a long way from addressing the safety and criminal issues posed by sharing the road with traditional vehicles, warns a panel convened by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). The panel, comprising researchers from the RAND Corporation and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), as well as selected police, industry and traffic safety leaders, recently identified 33 ch
JURIST
JUNE 7, 2021
El Salvador revoked its anti-corruption agreement with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) Friday, ending its membership after nearly three quarters of a century. El Salvador officials accused the OAS of showing political bias, and of lacking consistency and principles. The OAS aims to fight corruption through democracy, human rights, security, and development.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 7, 2021
Share The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that noncitizens who have been granted temporary humanitarian relief from deportation cannot use the process known as “adjustment of status” to obtain lawful permanent residency in the United States without leaving the country. The court ruled in Sanchez v. Mayorkas that adjustment of status is reserved for those who were inspected at the border and admitted to the United States by an immigration officer, thus disqualifying the majority of thos
LawSites
JUNE 7, 2021
As companies plan for safely returning to the office, two new resources — including one that is free — are available to help legal professionals advise them with access to comparative federal and state legal requirements and case law. One of these new back-to-office resources is an expansion of the COVID-19 State & Federal Compare Smart Chart , a comprehensive, free resource that Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. first launched shortly after the onset of the pandemic as a way of sup
JURIST
JUNE 7, 2021
The Supreme Court of New Zealand ruled on Friday that murder suspect Kyung Yup Kim can be extradited to China, subject to certain further assurances being received from China as to torture and fair trial-related issues. Kim, a Korean-born permanent resident of New Zealand, is accused of murdering Peiyun Chen while he was in Shanghai in 2009. In May 2011, New Zealand received a request from China seeking his extradition on one count of intentional homicide.
LegalReader
JUNE 7, 2021
One should never underestimate the importance of cybersecurity in business. With every year, the number of cyberattacks worldwide rises at an alarmingly high rate. Statistics show that larger businesses are more likely to be the target of cyber-attacks. Nevertheless, medium and small businesses are not immune to cyber threats either.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
JURIST
JUNE 7, 2021
The EU adopted a plan Friday banning Belarus airlines from flying over EU territory or landing in EU airports. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s security forces allegedly reported a false bomb threat on a Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania. The flight was forced to redirect outside of EU airspace to Minsk, where Belarusian security forces arrested Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Seofia Sapega, a Russian citizen studying in Lithuania.
The Crime Report
JUNE 7, 2021
Thirteen cities have completed an eight-week “policy-sprint” to develop programs to create an emergency response that assigns civilian mental health counselors to respond to 911 calls, CNN reports. . The Alternative Dispatch Programs, developed by Everytown For Gun Safety and What Works Cities, is aimed at reducing the burden of police who ordinarily respond to such calls.
LawSites
JUNE 7, 2021
A first-of-its-kind tool introduced last year to automate the drafting of litigation briefs has been named new product of the year for 2021 by the American Association of Law Libraries. The product, Compose , introduced in February 2020 by legal research company Casetext , helps attorneys automate the creation of the first draft of a litigation brief.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2021
“Gripped by ‘Dinner Party-gate,’ Yale Law Confronts a Venomous Divide; A dispute centering on the celebrity professor Amy Chua exposes a culture pitting student against student, professor against professor”: Sarah Lyall and Stephanie Saul of The New York Times have this report.
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 7, 2021
Share On Tuesday in United States v. Cooley , the Supreme Court upheld a power that tribal governments have long assumed they possessed as a basic necessity of ensuring public safety. The court held that tribal governments — and thus their police officers — retain the power to temporarily stop, and if necessary, search non-Indians traveling on public rights-of-way (highways) through reservations for suspected violations of federal or state laws.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2021
“The Tiger Mom and the Hornet’s Nest: For two decades, Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld were Yale Law power brokers; A new generation wants to see them exiled.” Irin Carmon has this article in the June 7, 2021 issue of New York magazine.
Broadcast Law Blog
JUNE 7, 2021
The Newspaper Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule is Finally Dead – And More Ownership Rule Changes – Including for Radio – Are to be Considered. Last Friday, the FCC took two actions on broadcast ownership resulting from the recent Supreme Court decision (about which we wrote here ) upholding changes to the ownership rules that the FCC adopted in 2017. Those 2017 changes (summarized here ) and any additional changes to the rules, including changes to the radio ownership rules that have not been sub
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2021
“Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Orem man who was convicted, then later acquitted, of killing his wife”: Jessica Miller of The Salt Lake Tribune had this report back in August 2019. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued this decision reinstating plaintiff’s fabrication of evidence claim against the prosecutor.
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The Fashion Law
JUNE 7, 2021
A handful of pieces from designer Philipp Plein’s rock-n-roll-inspired Spring/Summer 2020 collection – which included skull-adorned face masks, heavily studded and/or spiked leather jackets and over-the-knee boots, and “KISS” embroidered mini dresses thanks to a collaboration with the band – are at the center of a new copyright lawsuit. In the complaint that it filed against a number of Philipp Plein’s corporate entities in a New York Federal Court on Friday, Resurrect By Night (“RBN”) claims th
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2021
“Following DC Circuit Ruling In Public Records Case, New Request Demands Senate Intel Committee Reveal Full CIA Torture Report”: Mike Masnick of Techdirt has this post discussing a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued Friday.
LegalReader
JUNE 7, 2021
Being armed with this basic knowledge and guidelines related to bankruptcy and hiring a bankruptcy attorney should assist you in the successful filing and conclusion of your case and get you on the road to financial stability.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2021
On Saturday, June 5, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit posted online an opinion with an issuance date of Friday, June 11, 2021: Thanks to a reader based in Sweden(!) for emailing me on Saturday about the issuance of this decision. The decision lacks any identification of its author, nor does it state that it was issued per curiam.
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