HarrisBricken
JUNE 19, 2025
You may have seen this article or some other article yesterday or today, covering the Ontario Supreme Court’s recent certification of a national class action lawsuit against Aurora Cannabis. The defendant entities are all part of the same conglomerate, with Aurora Cannabis Inc. being the parent. You can view their vast array of cannabis products here.
JURIST
JUNE 19, 2025
At the 59th session of the Human Rights Council Thursday, the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights stated that the procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by states and businesses must comply with international human rights standards, warning that failure could lead to serious rights violations. UN experts noted a significant increase in the procurement and deployment of AI systems across the public and private sectors globally.
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JURIST
JUNE 15, 2025
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights Council (UNHRC) warned on Friday that the current regional instability in South Sudan could result in a “collapse” of the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement , which ended the second South Sudan Civil War. UNHRC said that the current coalescence of military and political unrest requires an urgent coordination of international intervention, while warning against any unilateral intervention.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released new guidance on "facility visit and engagement protocol for Members of Congress and staff." "ICE detention locations and Field Offices are secure facilities. As such, all visitors are required to comply with [identity] verification and security screening requirements prior to entry," it specified.
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Attorney at Work
JUNE 17, 2025
Doug Walker | A guide to using Profit First in your law firm to create stability, reduce stress and build a business that pays you first. The post Profit-First Accounting for Law Firms appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 19, 2025
A plaintiff from the Global South. A carbon giant from the Global North. And a courtroom in a mid-sized German city. On May 28, 2025, the Higher Regional Court of Hamm issued its ruling in what has become Germany’s most high-profile climate lawsuit — Lliuya v. RWE. While the court dismissed the claim brought by Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya against RWE, the country’s largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter, it nonetheless delivered groundbreaking findings on civil liability for major GH
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 18, 2025
When shooting, especially at indoor ranges, one of the bigger concerns is hearing protection. Most firearms are loud, and shooting without some means of moderating the noise—ear plugs or muffs—is a sure path to tinnitus and hearing loss. Also helpful are sound suppressors, which reduce the decibel level of firearms' discharges (they remain loud, but less so).
The Estrin Report
JUNE 17, 2025
Strategies to Move Your Career Forward Video Presentation by Chere Estrin, CEO of Estrin Legal Staffing Presented to the Orange County Paralegal Association If you’re ready to do more than just keep your head above water in a demanding legal environment—and instead carve a real path toward career advancement, this webinar is for you. The legal world won’t hand you a roadmap.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 17, 2025
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received more than $2 million in book advances from Penguin Random House in 2024. The news came as part of the justices’ annual financial disclosures , which are filed each year in mid-May and then released in June. The forms, published online on Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, chronicled the payments that some justices – including Jackson, whose memoir, Lovely One , was a New York Times bestseller – received from publishing houses, as well
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EvidenceProf Blog
JUNE 19, 2025
When a judge declares a mistrial, there must be "manifest necessity" for declaring a mistrial or else a criminal defendant cannot be prosecuted again for the same crime under the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Usually, that "manifest.
JURIST
JUNE 21, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for the Myanmar military to stop the recruitment and use of child soldiers on Friday. Since the junta took over Myanmar in the 2021 coup, the recruitment and use of child soldiers has surged, especially after the junta enacted a mandatory conscription in February 2024. HRW Asia Researcher Shayna Bauchner stated: “ The Myanmar military has a long and appalling history of using children as porters, guides, and in combat roles … The junta should immediately st
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
Reckless spending has been driving Social Security toward a fiscal cliff. Scheduled benefits will have to be cut by 23 percent in 2033 to keep the program solvent. This is the grim conclusion drawn by the trustees of Social Security's Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASDI) trust funds, who published their annual report this week.
Attorney at Work
JUNE 18, 2025
Ivy Grey | A negative draft helps clarify your thinking before the real writing begins. Use GenAI to figure out what you don't want. The post What Comes Before the Zero Draft? Exploring the Negative Draft appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2025
We are pleased to announce the release of the 13th annual Above the Law Top 50 Law School Rankings. Above the Law’s rankings are premised on the belief that most people who go to law school want to be lawyers. That’s why it is the outcomes for graduates (e.g., bar passage, job placement) rather than the inputs from entrants (e.g., LSAT score, undergraduate GPA) that matter most in our ranking methodology.
EvidenceProf Blog
JUNE 17, 2025
In the Adnan Syed case, we've spent years trying to track down who received the CrimeStoppers reward in the Hae Min Lee case and whether that person was a witness for the prosecution. At this point, we have an email.
JURIST
JUNE 19, 2025
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Democratic state attorney general in a long-running battle over a law passed by Republicans who wanted to weaken the attorney general’s power during a lame-duck legislative session in 2018. In a 7-0 ruling, the court found the law unconstitutionally violated the separation of powers doctrine.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 17, 2025
Out-of-state drivers have one less thing to worry about when passing through Spartanburg County, South Carolina: For the first time in nearly 20 years, they can travel without fear of Operation Rolling Thunder , an annual law enforcement blitz along Interstate 85. Former Sheriff Chuck Wright initiated the multiday crackdowns in 2006 and expanded them over the years to involve 11 law enforcement agencies.
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Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base
Conflict of Laws
JUNE 17, 2025
It is a real pleasure to share a new essay by Professor Symeon C. Symeonides , written on the occasion of his retirement after fifty remarkable years in the field of conflict of laws. The essay, eloquently titled Reflections from Fifty Years in the Conflicts Vineyard , was presented as part of a symposium held in his honor in May 2024 at Willamette University College of Law, and sponsored by the AALS Section on Conflict of Laws.
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2025
I had the good fortune to attend my first day of the Legal Geek North America conference this week in Chicago. The Conference Legal Geek touts itself as an atypical legal tech conference. It was founded some 10 years ago by Jimmy Vestbirk , who wanted to create a fun, fast-paced, and impactful legal conference and get away from ponderous content sessions with speakers who drone on about their credentials and offer wordy and boring power points.His ethos: “Come to learn, and to teach.
EvidenceProf Blog
JUNE 20, 2025
Does a person assume the risk of breaking a bone while playing amateur ice hockey? That was the classic "torts in sports" question of first impression addressed by the Missouri Court of Appeals in its recent opinion in Becker v.
JURIST
JUNE 16, 2025
Afghanistan is gripped by a “deep human rights crisis” as the Taliban systematically dismantles legal and institutional frameworks, abolishing crucial protections for women and girls, a UN expert warned today. Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, presented his new report to the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, stating that the Taliban is “instrumentalizing the legal and justice sectors” to entrench an institutionalized sys
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 17, 2025
The good guys won a welcome victory at the U.S. Supreme Court last week when the justices ruled 9 – 0 that an innocent family's lawsuit against the federal government over a wrong house raid may now proceed. At the same time, however, the ruling was a depressing reminder that all too many people face all too many legal obstacles when it comes to suing federal agents for misconduct.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 20, 2025
The Supreme Court on Friday shut down efforts by a retired Florida firefighter to sue her former employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act. By a vote of 8-1, the justices ruled that Karyn Stanley, who was forced to retire in 2018 because of Parkinson’s disease, cannot challenge the termination of her health insurance after she retired. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter, writing that the court’s decision “renders meaningless” the protections provided in the ADA “for di
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2025
How well are law departments and law firms working together? What are the biggest challenges to collaboration? What emerging skills are becoming must-haves in the era of generative AI? Above the Law and iManage surveyed over 200 lawyers — at law firms and working in-house — to find out where they see eye to eye and where they may differ. Join us on July 24th at 1 p.m.
Intelligize Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
As outlined in a new Intelligize report, The New Disclosure Challenge: Income Taxes, ASU 2023-09 and Investor Expectations , the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s issuance of ASU 2023-09 is recalibrating how public companies report rate reconciliation and income taxes paid in response to investor scrutiny. For SEC registrants, the update may signal the end of an era of minimal disclosure.
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