JURIST

MAY 12, 2024

The Philippines on Saturday deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of building an “artificial island” amid the two Asian countries’s ongoing conflict over the territory, the office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in a statement. “The Philippine Coast Guard (PGC) has deployed its BRP Teresa Magbanua to monitor the supposed illegal activities of China, creating an ‘artificial island’ on Escoda S

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Above The Law

MAY 15, 2024

Although it's polite to entertain this flight of fancy for a short time, the two experiences are not similar. The post Business School And Law School Should Not Be Compared appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MAY 8, 2024

A class action complaint filed this week accuses New York prison officials of holding disabled inmates in solitary confinement in violation of state law. Solitary confinement has been a core feature of the US penal system since the 18 th century — dating back to the earliest state prisons, where the inmates seen as most depraved were isolated to prevent the spread of their moral influence.

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Above The Law

MAY 14, 2024

When in doubt, write a new exam from scratch. The post The California Bar Is Flat Broke And Its Plan To Fix This Involves Throwing Out The Existing Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law.

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MAY 9, 2024

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MAY 9, 2024

When the American Bar Association’s ethics panel finally got around to issuing an opinion on lawyer blogging in 2018 — a full two decades after lawyers had started blogging — it conjured for me the image of Rip Van Winkle, who fell asleep in 1769 and awoke 20 years later, having slept through the Revolution.

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Above The Law

MAY 13, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice recently launched a task force on healthcare monopolies. Experts have varying opinions on how it will impact the healthcare industry. The post DOJ Launches Task Force on Healthcare Monopolies: Will It Make A Difference? appeared first on MedCity News.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 9, 2024

With the shift toward remote collaboration, we're witnessing a significant shift from the traditional “pen-holder" approach to document management to a more dynamic and collaborative method of co-authoring legal documents. The post The Future of Collaboration: Embracing the Digital Shift in Co-Authoring Legal Documents appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Law 360

MAY 14, 2024

After an Illinois federal jury determined that Amazon owes $525 million for infringing three of Kove IO's patents relating to cloud data storage technology, the Chicago software company asked a judge Tuesday to add $180 million in interest, while also arguing Amazon owes attorney fees for its surprise trial tactics.

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MAY 11, 2024

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JURIST

MAY 11, 2024

Argentina’s main labor unions held a 24-hour general strike of bus, train, subway, and airplane services on Thursday to express their discontent with President Javier Milei’s austerity policies. The strike led to the shutdown of transportation services and the emptying of streets as millions of workers joined the stoppage. The call for the strike was made by the General Confederation of Labor, the Argentine Workers’ Central Union (CTA), and the Autonomous CTA.

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Above The Law

MAY 14, 2024

So that $300 million Hudson Bay made from extending BB&B’s life by 10 weeks belongs to it, or something. The post Bed Bath & Beyond Just Realized The Hedge Fund That (Briefly) Saved It Actually Killed It appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 12, 2024

Nothing But the Ruth! | Cory Chalmers from A&E's "Hoarders" has tips to help overcome clutter in the office. The post Overcome Clutter and Hoarding in the Office: Advice from the Expert appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Law 360

MAY 14, 2024

Boeing breached its deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice stemming from the deadly 737 Max 8 crashes, but the government hasn't yet decided whether it will criminally prosecute the American aerospace giant for defrauding regulators, the DOJ said in a Texas federal court filing Tuesday.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 10, 2024

A Missed Opportunity or the First of Many Decisions to Come? The recent rulings on climate change by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) are—as others have pointed out in this blog symposium —both “historic and unprecedented” for various reasons, not least regarding the question of reparation for climate change-related harm. While redress is a pivotal question to think through in relation to climate change, it has, somewhat surprisingly, received less attention from scholars and has no

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JURIST

MAY 11, 2024

A senior Philippine national security official called Friday for the immediate removal of Chinese diplomats believed to be responsible for a reported leak of a phone call between one of the diplomats and a Filipino admiral about tensions in the South China Sea. This comes just over a week following alleged Chinese harassment and use of water cannons against a Filipino humanitarian mission en route to Scarborough Shoal, a flashpoint in the region.

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Above The Law

MAY 14, 2024

Who Needs The NCBE Anyway?: If the California Bar cuts ties, you may be able to take the test at home ! Diversity Matters: Biglaw DEI Chief answers questions about diversity in the field. Familiar Name Across The Pond!: Perkins Coie opens its first London office. Don't Mess With Judy: Judge Judy sues over false media headlines. Suspect In Shot Attorney Case Arrested: He turned himself in shortly after the shooting.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 9, 2024

With the publication of the Elgar Companion to UNIDROIT , edited by Ben Köhler, Rishi Gulati, and Thomas John, the trilogy of books on the three key international institutions mandated to work on private international law and uniform private law is now complete. The volumes on the HCCH and UNCITRAL have been published in 2020 and 2023 respectively. The editors have kindly shared the following description with us: The comprehensive Companion provides a unique overview of UNIDROIT, the primary ind

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Law 360

MAY 13, 2024

A former BP PLC senior manager has admitted engaging in insider trading over the British oil and gas company's planned $1.3 billion acquisition of TravelCenters of America Inc., according to court records entered Friday.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 9, 2024

Much has been said already about the decision in KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland granted on Apr 9, 2024 by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court). The Court’s decision was groundbreaking in that it established an obligation to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a human rights duty, required countries to establish a carbon budget, and arguably established a new right under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (see here , here , and here ).

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2024

The US government filed a motion on Friday to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that requires the federal government to comply with court supervision about the treatment of migrant children in its custody. This action follows the recent publication by the Health and Human Services Department of its own regulation on protective measures, slated to take effect on July 1.

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Above The Law

MAY 14, 2024

Learn all about the vetting process — and what to watch out for — in this recent episode of the Non-Eventcast. The post What To Look For When Choosing A Digital Marketing Agency appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 8, 2024

Gray Robinson | The effects of stress can be reversed by focusing on some simple countermeasures throughout the day. The post How to Reverse the Effects of Stress appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Law 360

MAY 13, 2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has urged the Fourth Circuit to reject a chemist's discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation claims, arguing that "Grinch" is not a protected class and federal law doesn't protect an individual "from not being well-liked in the workplace.

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MAY 8, 2024

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: North Carolina Landowner Aims Wetlands Lawsuit at Supreme Court (Bobby Magill, Bloomberg Law) Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. ‘Over Ruled’ to be released Aug. 6 (Hillel Italie, The Associated Press) Justice Samuel Alito to address record-breaking 2024 class at Franciscan University (Kate Quiñones, Catholic

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