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AUGUST 16, 2022

You can prepare a dynamite brief or brilliant estate plan, but if the client journey is difficult, your client still may not be happy. After 15 months in progress, our new custom home was completed recently. As one might expect, between COVID-19, supply chain issues and labor shortages, all did not go smoothly. I’m no house-building novice — this is the eighth home we’ve built — so I understand that things don’t always go as planned and I know it’s not always the contractor’s fault.

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JURIST

AUGUST 16, 2022

A Catholic pastor in Nicaragua’s Mulukuku has been detained for undisclosed reasons amid a growing crackdown on the Catholic Church by the government of President Daniel Ortega. Óscar Benavidez, a parish priest at the Espíritu Santo Parish of Mulukuku was, according to the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights’s (CENIDH) sources, “taken from his vehicle and taken on a patrol to an unknown destination” after Mass on Sunday.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

“The Grace and Promise of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson”: ImeIme Umana has this article in the September 2022 issue of Vogue magazine. The post “The Grace and Promise of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson” appeared first on How Appealing.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

German prosecutors Tuesday declined to investigate German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his involvement in a tax scandal. In an exclusive report to German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, prosecutors from the Attorney General’s office said they found no evidence that Scholz aided or abetted anyone involved in Germany’s cum-ex scandal. The scandal consisted of a share-trading scheme in which investors manipulated a dividend tax loophole for multiple reimbursements—more than they would otherwise receive.

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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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AUGUST 16, 2022

“DC Circuit Rejects Political Speech Limits for Judiciary Workers; An injunction blocking AO political activity restrictions on its workers applies only to the two employees who brought the challenge, Lisa Guffey and Christine Smith, and not all 1,100 AO employees”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

“Divided Pa. Appeals Court Says Commerce in Arms Act Does Not Bar State Tort Claims; Five of nine Superior Court judges supported the Aug. 12 order reversing a trial court’s decision to sustain the defendants’ preliminary objections”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on an en banc ruling that the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued Friday.

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JURIST

AUGUST 16, 2022

Darragh O’Brien TD , Irish Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Monday referred a report into alleged conflicts of interest at An Bord Pleanála to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). O’Brien asked Remy Farrell SC to prepare the report on the management of alleged conflicts of interest and relevant disclosures by the former deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála Paul Hyde.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

“The Seventh Circuit on Voluntary Dismissals & Jurisdiction, Both Appellate and Article III: The Seventh Circuit addressed whether voluntary dismissals implicate appellate jurisdiction (and said ‘no’) or Article III jurisdiction (and said ‘yes’); But the issue isn’t jurisdictional at all; Voluntary dismissals instead implicate the possible waiver of appellate review.” Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog.

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JURIST

AUGUST 16, 2022

Greek Minister for Migration Notis Mitarachi Monday announced that the Syrian refugees trapped on an islet in the Evros river between Greece and Turkey have been located and a boat was provided to transport them. The refugees’ plight has attracted international attention after Turkey abandoned them there on August 8 after being transported back and forth between the two countries.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

“The ‘Common-Good’ Manifesto”: Law professors William Baude and Stephen E. Sachs have posted this review of law professor Adrian Vermeule ‘s book, “ Common Good Constitutionalism ,” at SSRN. The review will be published in the Harvard Law Review. And at the “Ius & Iustitium” blog, Vermeule has posted a response to the review titled “ The Bourbons of Jurisprudence.” The post “The ‘Common-Good’ Manifesto”

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AUGUST 16, 2022

Liberian President George Weah Tuesday suspended three government officials based on sanctions issued Monday by the US Treasury Department (DOT). DOT sanctioned Nathaniel McGill, Sayma Syrenius Cephus and Bill Twehway under Executive Order (EO) 13818 for their participation in ongoing public corruption. The purpose of EO 13818 is to implement the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act , which allows the US to sanction any international actors engaged in corruption or human rights abuse

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Above The Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

Attorneys live or die by their laptops. The majority of lawyers now use their laptops as desktops. Without the right laptop strategy, firms increase cyber risk, fail to keep attorneys productive and happy, and overpay. Here’s a solution. The post Laptops Rule: How And Why Firms Need A Laptop Strategy appeared first on Above the Law.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

Scotland Monday enacted the Period Products Act, making Scotland the first country to make period products free. The bill was first introduced by Monica Lennon, a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), in 2017. Following her campaign, the Scottish government unanimously passed the Bill in 2020. Under the new act, the Scottish government must set up a Scotland-wide scheme to allow anyone who needs period products to get them free of charge.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 16, 2022

Has there ever been a time in your life when you felt like time was slipping away? For almost three decades, I have missed so much of life that I wanted to share with you what it feels like to people inside. I grew up spending most of my life in juvenile hall, juvenile camps, California Youth Authority, and adult prison. Never really experiencing much of anything.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

For many lawyers in law firms, the rat race of the billable hour often precludes that hard stop from the workday. . The post Why Quiet Quitting Is Simply A Signal That Workplace Burnout Is Real appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 16, 2022

There are currently 500 people working on pandemic-fraud cases across the offices of 21 inspectors general, plus investigators from the F.B.I., the Secret Service, the Postal Inspection Service and the Internal Revenue Service, reports the New York Times. The roughly $5 trillion in federal COVID-relief money approved in 2020 and 2021, with few strings and no oversight, has resulted in one of the largest frauds in American history, with billions of dollars stolen by thousands of people.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

No matter how you decide to optimize your on-page SEO, the results should prove fruitful for your business. The post On-Page SEO For Law Firm Websites appeared first on Above the Law.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

By Douglas B. Farquhar — Those of us who work frequently on FDA inspections of drug and medical device manufacturing facilities have noticed an uptick in regular inspections after a dramatic falloff during the first two years of COVID. That impression was corroborated this week at the GMP by the Sea conference when Douglas Throckmorton, Deputy Director for Regulatory Programs at FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, stated that domestic FDA inspections of facilities have been performed

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Above The Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

Law school is more expensive than ever, but Biglaw associates can handle the cost. Right.? The post An ‘Eye-Popping’ Law School Price Tag To Match Biglaw’s ‘Eye-Popping’ Salaries appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

AUGUST 16, 2022

A D.C. federal judge overseeing the U.S. Department of Justice's civil suit against former casino and hotel mogul Steve Wynn, who is accused of failing to register as a foreign agent, on Tuesday struck a government memorandum that disputed Wynn's motion to dismiss, determining it had "excessive footnotes.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

As the insurance market for litigation risk continues to develop, the need for IP lawyers to keep current in their knowledge of what is available will become even more acute. The post 3 Questions For A Litigator Turned Litigation Risk Insurance Broker (Part II) appeared first on Above the Law.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

It’s no secret that security risks keep increasing. The 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report found a 13% year over year increase in ransomware —a surge that was greater than the past 5 years combined. Executive teams now recognize that successful cyberattacks can be devastating to any organization, as evidenced by the 2022 Gartner Board of Directors Survey that found 88% of board members note cybersecurity risks as business risks.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

Although the final draft contains much-improved provisions, it continues to propose regulations that would undermine the cannabis industry. The post How The Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act Could Hurt The Hemp Industry appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

AUGUST 16, 2022

A Rambo litigator is a consistently overaggressive and dishonest attorney, but the John Rambo of "First Blood," which recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, has several excellent qualities worth emulating in the legal profession, including professional competence, mental resilience and improvisational ability, says Christopher Van de Kieft at Gitlin Horn.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

At least it is just a civil penalty and not a RICO charge. That would be Super Slimey. The post Rick Ross’ Family Gets Hit With A Civil Penalty In One Of The Corniest Ways Possible appeared first on Above the Law.

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