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Expungement Crisis: The Long Wait to Restore ‘Ruined Lives’

The Crime Report

Troy Burner (in black shirt) welcomed by his mother Jancie and his cousin Reginald Norwood after his release from prison in 2018. Photo courtesy Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project. On April 8, at a virtual hearing by the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety in the District of Columbia, Troy Burner, a 49-year-old D.C. native, testified in favor of two bills that would expand the number of eligible offenses for record sealing.

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Off-White is Being Sued for Allegedly Infringing Walker Wear’s “WW” Trademark

The Fashion Law

Walker Wear is taking on the soon-to-be LVMH-owned Off-White in a new lawsuit. In the recently-filed trademark infringement and dilution complaint, Walker Wear asserts that in line with Off-White founder Virgil Abloh’s “cheat code,” which sees him “chang[e] others’ designs by only ‘three percent’ and then claim the design as his own,” Off-White is making and selling a $2,234 jacket bearing “a design nearly identical to Walker Wear’s storied WW XXL Athletic mark design.

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Dubai establishes specialized money laundering court to tackle financial crimes

JURIST

The Dubai government’s media office announced on Sunday that the Dubai Courts have established a specialized money laundering court to thwart financial crimes. The new court was set up within the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal. Through this specialized court, the Dubai Courts hope to increase “the UAE’s and Dubai’s global competitiveness by reinforcing the rule of law and upholding the values of justice and transparency.” This money laundering court

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How to Become a Virtual Legal Assistant

The Estrin Report

Is there a brand new career just waiting for you? What exactly is a Virtual Assistant or VA? Simply put, a VA is someone who works remotely, online whether from their home or office. They are independent contractors or employees who work and use technology to deliver services. They provide administrative, technical, social media and creative services to clients.

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Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

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.

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Gun Violence: ‘The Thin Line Between Perpetrator and Victim’

The Crime Report

Pastor Mike McBride. Pastor Mike McBride has spent decades working to reduce gun violence in neighborhoods around the nation, but he’s never forgotten a conversation he had with one young man. McBride, a co-founder of the National Black Brown Gun Violence Prevention Consortium , asked the youth—as he has asked dozens of his peers—to stop endangering the safety of his community by using guns.

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Supreme Court strikes down CDC moratorium on evictions

JURIST

The US Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded its authority in issuing a moratorium order on evictions in counties with heightened levels of community transmission. The CDC order issued earlier this month was the latest in a series of moratoriums that has been either newly issued or extended since March 2020, but only the first moratorium order and a December extension was directly issued by Congress.

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ILTA Reveals Final Attendance Numbers for Its Hybrid ILTACON

LawSites

Much uncertainty surrounded attendance at this years ILTACON , the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association, and the first hybrid version of the conference, as the rise in the Delta variant of COVID-19 cause some to reconsider in-person attendance. Last week, two major vendors announced that they were withdrawing their staff from attending in person, while continuing to support and participate in the conference virtually. iManage was first to withdraw, followed by Lite

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Forensic Lab Contamination in WA Puts Cases in Jeopardy

The Crime Report

Thousands of criminal cases in Washington state have been thrown into doubt by reports of contamination at the state’s only forensic laboratory. Recent sampling at Washington’s only forensic toxicology laboratory, which has a history of false positives, has found more areas contaminated with methamphetamine and cocaine, reports The Seattle Times. The latest findings come after the lab had falsely detected meth in blood samples tested for 11 cases since 2019.

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Handling Questions: A Presenter’s Guide

LLRX

OK, you have gotten through the body of your presentation satisfactorily. Time to relax, right? Nope. There is one hurdle left: The question and answer period. This is when some presenters wilt and others shine. With a few tips, some experience and a modicum of intestinal fortitude, you can shine every time. Jerry Lawson's extensive experience as a speaker is put to good use in this article as he provides best practice advice for each stage of your presentation.

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Contract Lifecycle Management: A Business Enabler Exploring On-Ground Challenges

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.

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US imposes new sanctions over Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

JURIST

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Monday that it was imposing new sanctions over Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict. There has been ongoing concern for human rights abuses throughout the Tigray conflict. In April, the G7 countries called for an investigation into alleged human rights abuses in the region.

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Wyoming Has Its First Surrogacy Law, For Better And For Worse

Above The Law

Huge positive points to Wyoming for recognizing that surrogacy is a viable path to parenthood and that intended mothers to children born by surrogacy should not be in a worse position than intended fathers.

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Prisons Fail to Address Needs of Pregnant Incarcerees: Report

The Crime Report

Women who are pregnant or give birth while incarcerated face a lack of supportive policies and practices, according to findings from the Pregnancy in Prison Statistics (PIPS) Project. The project, spearheaded by Carolyn Sufrin of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Public Health, examined pregnancy and its outcomes among incarcerated women in 22 state prison systems, all federal prisons, six jails, and three youth confinement systems.

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Mask mandate didn’t violate Catholic school’s religious freedom rights, 6th Circuit says

ABA Journal

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a federal judge’s refusal to block a mask mandate in a challenge brought by a Catholic elementary school…

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California Civil Discovery Act Undergoes Significant Overhaul

Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.

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Missouri AG sues school district over mask requirements

JURIST

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday to challenge a school district’s authority to require that students and teachers wear masks. The defendants include Columbia Public Schools, the Board of Education for the School District of Columbia, and the Superintendent for Columbia Public Schools. Schmitt said , “We filed this suit today because we fundamentally don’t believe in forced masking, rather that parents and families should have the po

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Lawyer Networking: Are You a Spoke or a Hub?

Attorney at Work

With my travel picking up, recent experiences have made me think about lawyer networking. I remember the days when the airports in Cincinnati and Memphis were major hubs for Delta Air Lines. Now, they are primarily final destinations. On the other hand, airports like New York’s LaGuardia and Salt Lake City have picked up more and more Delta connections.

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Study: Armed Protests Six Times More Likely to Turn Violent

The Crime Report

America is seeing a steady increase in the number of protests popping up around the country, worrying advocates regarding the gun violence epidemic. Now, according to a new study from the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety and researchers with the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project , armed protests are six times more likely to turn violent compared to protests where no guns are present. .

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Copyrightability of Software: The Next Big Case

Patently O

by Dennis Crouch. The next big software copyright case is before the Federal Circuit in the form of SAS Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Limited , Docket No. 21-1542. The litigation has substantial parallels to Google v. Oracle , but might end up with a different outcome. In Google , the Supreme Court found fair-use but did not decide the issue of copyrightability.

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Dangers of Digital "Reporting": Legal Risks and Unreliable Transcripts

In the world of legal proceedings, the choice between a certified stenographer and digital "reporting" holds significant implications. Certified stenographers go through rigorous training and testing and stand as the gold standard for accuracy in capturing every word. Their expertise ensures a reliable record, a crucial foundation for legal cases.

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Civil society groups urge UK to ban live facial recognition technology

JURIST

Thirty-one UK and European-based civil society organizations have issued a letter to the UK Parliament calling for a ban on the use of live facial recognition technology (LFRT) by police and private companies. The UK government recently issued a new code of practice to provide guidance on the use of surveillance camera systems and facial recognition technology.

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ABA Report: Lawyers And Technology Trends In 2021

Above The Law

Some of the most interesting statistics in this year's report relate to legal research, social media use, and the hardware and software choices of lawyers.

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‘What We Saw Was Not Normal’: Lawyers Discuss Chauvin Trial

The Crime Report

Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin hears sentence. Photo via NBC New s. The quality of evidence, number of expert witnesses and level of resources devoted to the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd was “unheard of,” says Christina Swarns, the executive director of the Innocence Project and former federal appellate public defender.

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Machines Learning the Rule of Law – EU Proposes the World’s first Artificial Intelligence Act

LLRX

Sümeyye Elif Biber is a PhD Candidate in Law and Technology at the Scuola Sant’Anna in Pisa. In 21 April 2021, the European Commission (EC) proposed the world’s first Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA). The proposal has received a warm welcome across the EU as well as from the US, as it includes substantial legal provisions on ethical standards. After its release, the media’s main focus laid on the proposal’s “Brussels Effect”, which refers to the EU’s global regulatory influence: EU laws exceed

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Optimizing Contract Management and Enhancing Team Collaboration: Insights from a Legal Operations Perspective

Speaker: Adina Marta Newman

Learn about a world of effective contract management and seamless teamwork across departments in this upcoming webinar from Cobblestone Software. You'll discover practical strategies and tips that legal professionals can use to streamline contract processes and enhance collaboration, making significant impact across legal and corporate departments. Join us as we show how you can supercharge contract processes, improve team communication, and take your contributions to the next level.

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Malawi Supreme Court reverses death penalty ban

JURIST

The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday issued a ruling reversing its prior judgement that had declared the death penalty unconstitutional. In a corrected ruling, seven of the nine judges that were part of the initial bench hearing the case distanced themselves from the original judgment, claiming that the judge who expressed the opinion of the majority had written his own personal opinion without consultation with any of the other eight justices.

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U.S. Men are More Likely than Women to Buy Counterfeits, According to New Survey

The Fashion Law

Forty-six percent of consumers admitted to purchasing counterfeit goods, according to a new survey, while 30 percent admitted to knowingly purchasing a counterfeit product on more than one occasion. In an attempt to explore the purchasing habits of U.S. consumers, including their attitudes towards counterfeit goods, intellectual property asset management firm Anaqua conducted a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, and ultimately, uncovered results that it deemed to be “surprising” in some cases, includi

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Are Victims of Police Shootings Entitled to Crime Victims’ Compensation?

The Crime Report

While victim compensation funds (VCF) exist to help victims and their families during a traumatic time, in order to be eligible for up to roughly $50,000, victims have to provide a police report of the event. This is no trouble for many victims with documentation; however, that’s not the case for victims where the assailant or perpetrator is a police officer.

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How Will Blockchain Technology Affect Law Firms?

LegalReader

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are here to stay. The technology might yet still be new when compared to the Internet as a whole, but it has already proved it’s ready for wider usage.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.