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.
Above The Law
MAY 8, 2024
A twice-defenestrated CEO? Check. Funneling business to the wife? Check. Dogs with C-suite titles and business cards? Check and check! The post Collapsed Republic Bank A Veritable Red Flag Emporium appeared first on Above the Law.
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Above The Law
MAY 6, 2024
Sidley and Weil will have one office each in mainland China after these closures are complete. The post More Top Biglaw Firms Are Closing Offices In China appeared first on Above the Law.
Conflict of Laws
MAY 3, 2024
With great sadness did we receive notice that Erik Jayme passed away on 1 May 2024, shortly before his 90 th birthday on 8 June. Everyone in the CoL and PIL world is familiar with and is probably admiring his outstanding and often path-breaking work as a global scholar. Those who met him in person were certainly overwhelmed by his humour and humanity, by his talent to approach people and engage them into conversations about the law, art and culture.
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Law 360
MAY 8, 2024
Coldwell Banker has been sued in Illinois state court by a proposed class of employees who claim it violated Illinois' biometric privacy law by failing to get their informed consent before requiring them to scan their fingerprints to access biometric lockboxes that store keys for rental units shown to potential customers.
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JURIST
MAY 7, 2024
UN independent human rights experts warned Monday that violations of women and girls’ rights in Haiti are “continuing with impunity.” They said in a statement that increasing levels of violence, along with corruption and poor governance, are undermining the rule of law in Haiti, resulting in a weakening of the justice system. According to the experts women and girls disproportionately suffer from the crisis in the country, with pre-existing inequalities and gender-based discrim
Above The Law
MAY 6, 2024
Lockheed Martin alleged in court filings that Howmet cut off the supply of titanium after the aerospace giant refused to agree to higher prices, threatening production of the F-35. The post Lockheed, Howmet Settle Lawsuit Over F-35 Titanium appeared first on Above the Law.
FDA Law Blog
MAY 6, 2024
By Lisa M. Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA recently issued a draft guidance which would update the agency’s Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions guidance. The draft guidance provides recommendations on what is required to meet cybersecurity obligations under section 524B of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C).
Intelligize Blog
MAY 7, 2024
When we talk about environmental risks, carbon emissions usually come to mind first. New regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission , however, should raise the visibility of water for companies too, after working water-related financial risks into the first-ever disclosure rules for climate risk. The climate disclosure rules call for issuers to report water-related risks posed by short-term events such as hurricanes and long-run concerns like shifting weather patterns.
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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.
Law 360
MAY 8, 2024
Amazon asked an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to throw out a jury's verdict that the e-commerce giant owes $525 million for infringing three of Kove IO's patents relating to cloud data storage technology, saying the Chicago software company didn't actually prove infringement.
JURIST
MAY 3, 2024
Inadequate protections by the de-facto Taliban authorities in Afghanistan continue to leave the Shia- Hazara community at risk and contribute to their plight, according a report released Friday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report highlighted that endless conflict in the country continues to affect the lives of many marginalized communities in the country, particularly Hazaras and emphasized that the Islamic State Khorosan Province (ISKP) has notoriety for persistent attacks targeting Shia Ha
Above The Law
MAY 6, 2024
There are over 100 campuses hosting protests right now, but those schools don't get cheap Google hits so these principled conservatives are just mad at Columbia. The post Federal Judges Say They Won’t Hire From Columbia, Leveraging Their Public Offices To Bully An Institution They Don’t Like appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
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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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.
Intelligize Blog
MAY 2, 2024
As expected, big business is lining up to take on the Federal Trade Commission’s new ban on noncompete agreements. In a move cheered by labor interests across the United States, the FTC approved a measure last month prohibiting employers from using contracts to prevent their workers from moving to rival companies. It took roughly 24 hours for the U.S.
Law 360
MAY 8, 2024
California joined attorneys general from more than a dozen other states and Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to urge Congress to ensure that proposed federal data privacy legislation sets a "floor, not a ceiling" that would preserve more stringent protections states have enacted and allow them to add new laws to address rapid technological developments.
JURIST
MAY 8, 2024
The UK Home Secretary James Cleverly announced on Wednesday that the country will expel an “undeclared” Russian military intelligence officer, accusing the defence attaché of espionage. Alongside the expulsion, a wave of sanctions against Russia will be introduced to “dismantle R ussian intelligence gathering operations in the UK.” The other sanctions to be imposed will include the removal of diplomatic premises status from several Russian properties in the UK and the in
Above The Law
MAY 7, 2024
Conservative judges cite a former liberal Supreme Court justice to justify their boycott against Columbia. The problem is. it's a lie. The post Judges Boycotting Columbia Defend Decision Based On Outright Lie appeared first on Above the Law.
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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.
LLRX
MAY 4, 2024
Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 3, 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 Friday morning read: Supreme Court’s next chapter on abortion puts women’s health in its crosshairs (Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service) Advocates say Supreme Court must preserve new, mostly Black US House district for 2024 elections (Kevin McGill, The Associated Press) Where does the Supreme Court stand on gender-affirming care bans?
Law 360
MAY 8, 2024
Years of participation in swimming events, especially in the open water, have proven to be ideal preparation for appellate arguments in court — just as you must put your trust in the ocean when competing in a swim event, you must do the same with the judicial process, says John Kulewicz at Vorys.
JURIST
MAY 5, 2024
Asylum Aid, a leading UK charity providing free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers and refugees, announced on Friday that it was launching legal action against the Home Office’s Safety of Rwanda plan to “ensure that all individual cases against removal to Rwanda are properly considered.” The charity said its legal action against the Rwanda plan aims to ensure the government does not overlook “evidence of individual risk in Rwanda cases,” and to preven
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MAY 8, 2024
Lawyers, bar associations, and law societies have an important but not fully recognized role to play in achieving the net zero goal in the Paris Agreement. Over the last few years, a unique collaboration involving the American Bar Association (ABA), the International Bar Association (IBA), the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), and the Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW) has begun to discuss the role of lawyers in combatting climate change and share best practices.
ABA Journal
MAY 3, 2024
A bankruptcy law firm in Minnesota has filed for Chapter 11 protection after losing a legal dispute with a competitor.
Law 360
MAY 3, 2024
In a precedential ruling Friday declining to revive Cognizant Technology investors' derivative claims over a bribery scandal, the full Third Circuit held that the best way to review such cases on appeal was from the beginning, not giving deference to the lower court's decision or considering whether there was an abuse of discretion.
JURIST
MAY 2, 2024
The US expanded its sanctions against entities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong on Wednesday. The sanctions were implemented following persistent warnings from US officials, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. These officials have explicitly cautioned China against the provision of dual-use items—materials that can be used for both civilian and military purposes—to Russia, asserting that these items are critical in enhancing
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