Diane Drain
APRIL 25, 2021
There is so much mis-information about bankruptcy and how it works, or does not work. Know your options before making any decision to file or not to file bankruptcy or participate in a “debt workout scheme” Below is a YouTube video presented by John Oliver, who does a fairly decent job describing the challenges with filing bankruptcy, including the history of our current bankruptcy laws.
EvidenceProf Blog
APRIL 25, 2021
Similar to its federal counterpart, Ohio Rule of Evidence 606(B) provides that Upon an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not testify as to any matter or statement occurring during the course of the.
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JURIST
APRIL 25, 2021
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders on Saturday held a meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, where they called for an “immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar.” While the meeting addressed several region-specific economic, sociocultural and COVID-19-related issues, the focal point was the situation in Myanmar. The meeting was chaired by Brunei’s head of state Hassanal Bolkiah and attended by the leaders of all 10 ASEAN member States.
HowAppealing
APRIL 25, 2021
“Split-Second Decisions: How a Supreme Court Case Shaped Modern Policing; Officers using deadly force rely on a legal doctrine set forth decades ago; Now, the movement launched by the death of George Floyd is trying to change that standard.” David D. Kirkpatrick will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.
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JURIST
APRIL 25, 2021
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that non-citizens and non-residents can claim an aboriginal right under the constitution. The case was about the definition of “Aboriginal peoples of Canada” in Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution. The court found the central question to be whether people who are not Canadian citizens or do not reside in Canada can exercise this right.
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JURIST
APRIL 25, 2021
The US Supreme Court Thursday held that Social Security disability claimants are not bound by the issue-exhaustion requirement in administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings. Writing for a 9-0 court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor concluded that although the Social Security claimants in Carr v. Saul did not raise the issue of an improper ALJ appointment at their hearings, failure to do so did not prevent the claim from being heard in federal court.
HowAppealing
APRIL 25, 2021
“Federal court: Tennessee’s 48-hour abortion waiting period law still active during appeal.” Adam Friedman of The Tennessean has this report on an order , accompanied by dissenting opinions, that the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued Friday.
Patently O
APRIL 25, 2021
Recent Headlines in the IP World: Mallory Hackett: AliveCor Aims to Ban Sales of Apple Smartwatches, Claiming Patent Infringement (Source: MobiHealthNews). Dom Amato: Patently Confusing: Vermont Businesswoman Testifies on Tricky US Patent System (Source: WCAX). Sean Silcoff: IP Experts Say Ottawa’s Proposed Regulations Could Harm Their Business and Drive Up Patent Costs for Domestic Innovators (Source: The Globe and Mail).
HowAppealing
APRIL 25, 2021
“A cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on student speech”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.
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LegalReader
APRIL 25, 2021
O'Keefe claims that CNN defamed him by suggesting that he was banned from Twitter for spreading disinformation, when Twitter had actually banned him for operating fake accounts.
HowAppealing
APRIL 25, 2021
“A freedom on which all can agree; will the Supreme Court?” John Bursch has this essay online at The Hill.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 25, 2021
Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of two controversial abortion laws – and, more broadly, to clarify how lower courts analyzing abortion restrictions should apply last year’s fractured decision in June Medical Services v. Russo. These two new petitions join Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (which has been pending before the justices for nearly a year) in asking the court to wade back into the abortion debate.
HowAppealing
APRIL 25, 2021
“Supreme Court poised for another historic spring”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.
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LegalReader
APRIL 25, 2021
The 73-year-old woman, who has dementia, suffered fractures and sprains after being thrown on the ground by Loveland Police officers--all for allegedly stealing $14 worth of items from a local Wal-Mart.
HowAppealing
APRIL 25, 2021
“Supreme Court to debate whether nonprofits must reveal donors despite threat of violence”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.
iHire
APRIL 25, 2021
Returning to the office after a long stint of working from home? Ease your transition with this advice.
HowAppealing
APRIL 25, 2021
“The Supreme Court debates the all-powerful F-word”: Columnist Nicholas Goldberg has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.
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LexForti
APRIL 25, 2021
In the recent case by the Telangana High Court, the Assessing Officer was charged with litigation costs for not considering the evidence filed by the petitioner. According to the facts of the case, the petitioner submitted in his plea that he received neither any reminder notices not any opportunity was provided for the petitioner for a personal hearing.
Conflict of Laws
APRIL 25, 2021
We all know that the 3rd Nuremberg law banned marriages between Jews and Non-Jews. But did you know that it was first applied not by a German but by a Dutch court, as the law applicable under private international law? Didier Boden presents fifteen years of research – not just of court decisions, but also of administrative practice, with a focus on the personal fates of the couples involved.
At the Lectern
APRIL 25, 2021
Cheryl Miller interviewed Justice Martin Jenkins for The Recorder. Among other things, Justice Jenkins discussed his “unbroken string of having tremendous colleagues” at the three different courts on which he’s served, why he left the Court of Appeal to become Governor Gavin Newsom’s judicial appointments secretary, positive public reaction to his milestone enrobing as California’s first openly gay Supreme Court justice and his comfort in being seen “as a sta
LegalReader
APRIL 25, 2021
Atlanta Public Schools will pay $750,000 to the family of a student who was allegedly sexually assaulted.
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Attorney at Work
APRIL 25, 2021
Download your copy here. Attorney at Work contributor Ari Kaplan , principal of Ari Kaplan Advisors, has released an eBook based on key takeaways from dozens of thought leaders who have participated in his Virtual Lunch series. Available for download here, the 95-page eBook, “Eating Alone, Dining Together: A Year of Insights and Inspiration From the Virtual Lunch,” shares perspectives on remote work, entrepreneurship, virtual events, leadership, gratitude, wellness, the future of the legal profe
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 25, 2021
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. At the FCC’s regular monthly Open Meeting, the Commissioners voted to adopt new rules mandating sponsorship identification of foreign government-provided broadcast programming.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 25, 2021
Share The Supreme Court will close out its April argument session next week with two major First Amendment cases. On Wednesday, it will hear the case of a Pennsylvania student who was removed from her high school cheerleading team after posting offensive messages on social media. But on Monday, it will first hear a very different First Amendment case: a challenge to California’s requirement that charities and nonprofits operating in the state provide the state attorney general’s office with the
LegalReader
APRIL 25, 2021
In his lawsuit, Paxton asked a court to compel the Biden administration to reinstate former President Donald Trump's "Return to Mexico" program.
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