The Crime Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A federal jury in Washington state found the Florida-based GEO Group, one of the largest private prison providers in the country and operator of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma since 2005, took excessive profits by paying immigrant detainees below the federal minimum wage.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

These groups call upon China to end its forcible repatriation of North Korean detainees in accordance with the non-refoulement principle in international law. The Contracting States, including China, are obliged not to expel refugees to any places that would subject them to further threats to their life or freedom.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 20, 2022

Law specialization has become increasingly common — almost a necessity. . Abraham Lincoln, licensed to practice law in 1837 in Illinois, may be the archetypal general practice attorney. The Lincoln Legal Papers Project identified over 5,600 cases and nearly 100,000 documents related to Lincoln’s law practice. Ways Clients Win.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2021

Texas and Louisiana filed suit against the federal government Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, alleging that immigration authorities declined to take custody of convicted individuals who could be subject to deportation.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit of California ruled that AB 32, a state law banning private detention facilities, can’t be enforced because it will likely intrude on the immigration authority held by the federal government, reports NPR.

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JURIST

APRIL 28, 2021

In a separate executive order this week, Biden increased the minimum wage for federal contract workers. Any entity that contracts with the US government will now be required to pay their employees at least $15 per hour. Several unions applauded Biden’s creation of the task force. That process starts now.”

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The Crime Report

MAY 10, 2022

A two-year investigation by Georgetown University law center has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has strayed well beyond its duties as an immigration body to become what is in effect a domestic surveillance agency, reports The Guardian. In that period, ICE spent more than $1.3

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 19, 2022

United States , which involves the scope of a key federal bribery law. The justices have agreed to clarify the states’ ability to challenge federal immigration policy, among other issues. The post Supreme Court Considers Scope of Federal Bribery Law appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Last week, the U.S.

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Blackstone Career Institute

JUNE 6, 2024

Blackstone Career Institute offers a variety of online Advanced Paralegal courses that can not only help enhance resumes and learn specific fields of law but also can ensure paralegals meet their NALA or NALS recertification requirements.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Gone are the days when a law firm might only have a secondary income from a related business, such as a title company. Now, law firms and lawyers are moonlighting as business development consultants, app developers, coaches of all kinds, continuing education providers, and fiction and nonfiction authors.

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JURIST

MAY 19, 2022

All the Citizens , represented by UK law firm, Wilson Solicitors , is suing the government for continuing its relationship with the Malaysian company, despite an investigation uncovering allegations of forced labor in Supermax’ factories. ” Supermax is still eligible to apply for future contracts with the Canadian government.

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LawSites

AUGUST 28, 2023

Google’s Local Services Ads can be both effective and economical for generating leads for certain types of law practices. With the integration, a law firm can sign up for a Local Services Ads account, manage its account, set up and run ad campaigns, capture new leads, and measure campaign performance, all from within Clio Grow.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Murillo’s lawsuit is the first case to be filed under a California law passed in 2020 aimed at bringing private immigration facilities into compliance with detention standards outlined in their contracts. The law allows detainees to sue if those standards are not met.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 28, 2023

Liberal societies may be tempted to open up access to same-sex marriage to all, especially when their citizens are involved and regardless of whether the same-sex marriage is permitted under the personal law of the other foreign party. Oppong, Private International Law in Nigeria (Hart Publishing, 2020) pp. 182 ), Richard F.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The motion follows a proclamation issued by Biden on his first day in office ordering a pause on “each construction project on the southern border wall” in order to undergo an “assessment of the legality of the funding and contracting methods used to construct the wall.” Innovation Law Lab , scheduled for March 1.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

New York law says that if someone does not first obtain a government license, then they have no Second Amendment right anywhere, both outside and in their own home. In firearm-possession cases, New York’s penal law sweeps broadly. They lose their jobs, children, and immigration status, risking increased ICE enforcement.

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LawSites

MARCH 9, 2023

As discussed in yesterday’s part one , this post is the second in a three-part series of reflections on the ReInvent Law Silicon Valley event, held in Mountain View Calif., on March 8, 2013, and what it meant to the authors and to the broader movement for innovation in law. Reinvent Law was there when we were all thinking, “Could we?”

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The pursuit of profit is “inextricably intertwined” with America’s system of carceral labor, and criminal punishment, according to a forthcoming paper in the Wisconsin Law Review. Appleman, the Van Winkle Melton Professor of Law and the University Research Integrity Officer for the Willamette University College of Law.

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LawTechnologyToday

JULY 27, 2022

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 18, 2023

Are you a paralegal Who’s wondering if you should go to law school? Should I take my paralegal career to the next level and go to law school? Now I’m not the right person to answer that question because the only time that I contemplated going to law school was when I was in a job that I didn’t like.

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LawSites

JULY 25, 2023

Consider this scenario: You are an immigration lawyer representing a hospital seeking to bring a talented surgeon to the United States under an O-1 nonimmigrant visa — a visa for individuals with extraordinary abilities in the sciences, arts and other fields. A second coming soon is Extract MAX, to extract information from content.

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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. Climate Change as an Increasingly Common Feature of Law Practice Climate change is no longer an issue of concern only to environmental and energy lawyers. In the U.S.,

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 15, 2022

When the school district told him to stop praying, and later did not rehire him, the coach filed the lawsuit now before the Supreme Court, arguing that the school district had violated his First Amendment rights and federal civil rights laws. immigration court. nuclear program but also generated large amounts of radioactive waste.

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SimplyLawJobs

JUNE 16, 2021

This applies to law and law-graduates, apprentices, and overseas lawyers. This part includes two tests with 180 multiple choice questions each that cover the main principles of the law. Most solicitors in the past have completed a two-year training contract at a law firm. the training contract.

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LexForti

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The Journal Committee (“Committee”) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (“RMLNLU”), in collaboration with Khaitan & Co, is organising the 9th edition of the RMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition and Conference on Labour Laws (“RILEC”). About the Event. About the Journal Committee.

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LegalTalkNetwork

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

We also learned about the new member benefits as well as the ABA’s work to advance the rule of law and help people in distress around the country. This year’s meeting featured over 600 CLE programs including the CLE in the City series, which were CLEs held at the most prestigious law firms in San Francisco.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Written by Orji Agwu Uka, Senior Associate at Africa Law Practice (ALP)*. This is the fifth and final online symposium on Private International Law in Nigeria initially announced on this blog. Those pieces of advice and legal representations would have benefitted greatly from a comprehensive private international law treatise.

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LawSites

JANUARY 23, 2023

We currently use this to offer lead generation services to law firms, but we love the potential for other use cases. Catylex Contract Analytics Elevator Pitch: For businesses that depend on contracts, Catylex Contract Analytics delivers quick answers without reading mountains of paper. What makes you unique or innovative?

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LexForti

AUGUST 21, 2021

The Journal Committee (“Committee”) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (“RMLNLU”), in collaboration with Khaitan & Co, is organising the 9th edition of the RMLNLU International Legal Essay Writing Competition (“Competition”) along with the RMLNLU-Khaitan & Co Conference on Labour Laws. About RMLNLU.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Below is my column in The Hill on the recent bills proposed in Florida and California on immigration and guns. In California, Newsom pledged to re-purpose the Texas “heartbeat law” to limit gun rights. Newsom’s gun ‘heartbeat’ law. If written as Newsom described, the law would be dead-on-arrival.

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Chugh LLP

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It is recommended all travelers regularly visit the official website for their destination country or contact a trusted immigration specialist prior to travel. Lawful permanent residents are not required to be fully vaccinated, however they must submit a negative COVID-19 text taken within one day of travel. will this affect my travel?

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

AltFee Elevator Pitch: AltFee revolutionizes law firm pricing by offering a foundation for alternative fee structures. At the heart of AltFee lies a relentless pursuit of innovation – our platform is built to empower law firms to achieve unprecedented success through non-hourly pricing. What makes you unique or innovative?

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 10, 2021

Burberry bags are in the crosshairs of an Italian police probe after a number of individuals have come under the microscope for allegedly exploiting immigrant laborers in connection with the manufacturing of handbags for the British brand. One of the core claims at play was that Italian labor laws were being flouted.

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JURIST

AUGUST 31, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. I had applied for US immigation on a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) in 2019. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding his name. President Ghani fled the country.

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Chugh LLP

MARCH 25, 2022

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducts worksite audits to enforce Form I-9 compliance, and penalties can be steep. Other penalties may include exclusion from government contracts, and court orders to back pay or hire the affected individual. The E-Verify system does not replace the Form I-9 requirement under federal law.

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LawSites

AUGUST 31, 2022

(Also last year, MyCase acquired CASEpeer , a case management platform for plaintiffs’ attorneys, and, earlier this year , it acquired Docketwise , a software platform for immigration attorneys.). MyCase says the feature allows the use of conditional logic so that the text and language of a document or contract can be easily revised.

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LettersBlogatory

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Why, you ask, would Israelis be interested in being married under Utah law? Under Israeli law, as under the law of the Ottoman Empire and the British Mandate that preceded it, marriage is exclusively controlled by the religious communities in the country. Lorenzen, Marriage by Proxy and the Conflict of Laws, 32 Harv.

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