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AUGUST 9, 2021

The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled on Sunday that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (NCLH), a cruise ship company, can enforce proof of vaccine requirements before boarding, delivering a blow to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ‘s plan to ban “vaccine passports” within the state. In arriving at her judgment, Judge Kathleen Williams stated that NCLH has shown that irreparable injury would be caused to the company if it were to abide by Florida Statute § 381.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Burnout and compassion fatigue are human responses to overwhelming emotional trauma and constant stress. . Lawyers care. That is why we make the sacrifices required to be successful, effective advocates for our clients. We work long hours, deal with adversity — often on a daily basis — and are often criticized for what we do. We are compassionate in that we feel the pain of others and want to use our skills to help.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 12, 2021

Your mindset is so important to your success as a new paralegal. Let’s look at 3 mindset shifts you can make early in your paralegal career. 1. Stop calling yourself a “newbie” paralegal. They will think you are the person who you think you are. By referring to yourself as the “newbie paralegal,” you are giving yourself an unnecessary label. Labels are never good for anyone.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

What is “RON”? Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us had never heard of RON, which is the acronym for “Remote Online Notarization.” If you are an active Notary Public, you may have heard the term but did not pursue it.

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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.

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JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Thursday denied an application for an emergency writ of injunction against Indiana University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, upholding the rulings of the two lower courts. Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied the application without seeking response from the university or the state and without referring it for a vote to the full Court.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

Nearly two thirds of gun owners who live with children don’t store all firearms locked up and unloaded, according to a study of California adults published in JAMA Network Open. The study — part of the University of California, Davis’s Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) — examined data from the 2018 California Safety and Wellbeing Survey. In contrast to their findings on the prevalence of unsecured guns around children, researchers found that nearly two thirds of gun owners without chil

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 11, 2021

The RealReal reported what it calls “another quarter of strong growth,” during which it generated $105 million in revenue, and its highest quarterly gross merchandise volume to date, with the total value of pre-owned luxury goods sold increasing by 91 percent on a year-over-year basis to $350 million and 53 percent compared to the same period in 2019.

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JURIST

AUGUST 9, 2021

Plaid Inc agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $58 million on Thursday after six months of negotiation and mediation between the parties’ representatives. The parties submitted their proposed settlement to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland Division. The court must approve the settlement for it to take effect.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 13, 2021

When you think of organizational skills for lawyers, you probably think first of the physical things: an uncluttered office, pristine case files, and the ability to find exactly what you’re looking for exactly when you need it. But critical organizational skills also include time management, strategic planning, the ability to set priorities, and self-care.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

Still photo courtesy WBAL-TV11 Baltimore. The last several months has seen an uptick in shootings and homicides in American cities that has gained national attention. But one less-known outcome of this violence has been the threat to the lives of violence interrupters working to end cycles of violence before they claim more victims. That includes my home city of Baltimore, which has seen the recent deaths of two Safe Streets workers: Dante “Tater” Barksdale and Kenyell “Benny” Wilson in Balt

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 11, 2021

Luxury goods tend to be associated with exclusivity rather than inclusivity, but thanks to the universal scrutiny of social media and consumer activism, high-end brands are under increasing pressure to be seen as companies who care. In this vein, some have spent large sums on initiatives that address environmental concerns or used their expertise to help deal with the pandemic.

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JURIST

AUGUST 12, 2021

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, warned Tuesday that the failure to stop the growing violence and human rights violations in Afghanistan is having devastating consequences for its civilians. Following the withdrawal of US soldiers from Afghanistan, the Taliban has quickly taken control of vast areas of the country. In the preceding week, it seized control of eleven provincial capitals.

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LawSites

AUGUST 9, 2021

Aiming to create a community that brings together developers, investors and buyers of legal technology products in order to expand opportunities for all three groups, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) will launch the ILTA Innovation Hub Aug. 22 during its annual ILTACON in Las Vegas. “ILTA sits at the center of the legal services ecosystem,” says a brochure describing the Hub.

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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.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

With last month’s announcement of the appointment of Angela Mclaren as the new City of London police commissioner , the three chiefs of police in the UK’s capital city are now all women. It’s the first time in UK history this has happened, and it represents solid endorsement for women in the highest ranks of British policing. She joins Lucy D’Orsi, who was appointed in December 2020 as the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police at their headquarters in London, and Dame Cressida Di

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the midst of trademark battles in China, New Balance is policing its famous “N” and the source-identifying design of its 574 sneaker in the U.S., with the sneaker-maker filing suit against Michael Kors, arguing that the fashion brand “recently began using an N design on footwear that is virtually identical and confusingly similar to” its own mark, as well as the trade dress-protected design of its 574 sneakers.

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JURIST

AUGUST 12, 2021

Apple reached a settlement Tuesday to end a copyright lawsuit it initiated against Florida startup Corellium LLC for Corellium’s “virtual” version of the iPhone used for research to detect potential bugs. Corellium allows users to run software-only virtualizations of iOS, which means that researchers can test iPhone software on computers instead of iPhone devices.

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Broadcast Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. In the run-up to the August 11 National EAS Test, the FCC released a Public Notice reminding broadcasters to ensure their EAS equipment is all updated, their EAS equipment can receive and process the National Periodic Test code (the “six zeroes” national location code), and their equipment is c

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

The recent suicides of four police officers on duty during the Capitol insurrection, coupled with the recruiting and retention crisis in American law enforcement, warrants urgent action to promote officer wellness, reports Marc Levin in an op-ed for The Hill. There were 174 officer suicides in 2020, making officers more likely to die from suicide than in the line of duty — even as shootings of officers increase.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 12, 2021

Allbirds has built a $1 billion brand of footwear that has been coined as making “Silicon Valley’s favorite shoes,” in the process has “beaten the odds in the startup world by raising a quarter of a billion dollars and turning earth-friendly wool sneakers into a legit product category,” as Fortune put it early this year. In addition to amassing fans across the globe and investors like Tiger Global Management, Lerer Hippeau, Fidelity, and T.

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JURIST

AUGUST 9, 2021

The dissolution of Nepal’s House of Representatives (‘HoR’) last December and a subsequent constitutional crisis sparked great legal debate in the mountain kingdom that came to a head last month with an historic Supreme Court judgment holding the dissolution unconstitutional. Nepalese law students Smriti Phuyal and Smriti Pantha from NLU Delhi and Kathmandu University School of Law file this exclusive report for JURIST from Kathmandu.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 12, 2021

Do a good job of saying “no” to things you don’t want, and you’ll get more chances to say “yes” to things you do want. Try these tips. Who knows why we do it, but most of us tend to say “yes” to things when we ought to say “no.” You know the drill: Can you bring cupcakes to the party? Sure. I’m jammed, can you handle this TRO for me before 5 p.m.?

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AUGUST 13, 2021

A new documentary about the “Liberty City Seven,” a group of men charged with terrorism-related offenses in 2006, is drawing attention to the FBI’s use of informants and sting operations following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. The men charged by the government operated out of a warehouse in the poor, predominantly Black Liberty City neighborhood, in Miami, following religious principles.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2021

There's a business case to be made for hiring attorneys with ADHD, autism, learning disabilities and other neurological differences.

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JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2021

Brazil’s Indigenous People Articulation (APIB) filed Monday a statement before the International Criminal Court (ICC) requesting an investigation into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity committed by Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro. The complaint centres on “systematic and anti-indigenous” social and environmental policies enacted by Bolsonaro since his term began in January 2019, exasperated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 10, 2021

Share The Supreme Court has not yet announced whether it will return to normal operations when the 2021-22 term begins in October. This article is part of a symposium about how the coronavirus pandemic changed the court — and which of those changes are worth keeping. Clare Cushman is resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society. This article is adapted from an essay she wrote last year on epidemics and the Supreme Court.

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