JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2023

The director of Amnesty International’s European Regional Office Friday urged Greek authorities to drop all charges against two dozen search and rescue volunteers and to stop criminalizing aid workers who assist refugees and migrants in need. Director Nils Muižnieks issued his statement after Greece’s Court of Appeal of Mytilene dropped some of the misdemeanor charges previously laid against the volunteers.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 14, 2023

Share On Wednesday, in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools , the court will take up the case of Miguel Perez, a deaf student who says that a Michigan school district failed for years to provide him with a qualified sign language interpreter, leaving him an “academic and social outcast.” The justices will decide whether and when federal education law required him to fully pursue his claims against the school district in administrative proceedings before seeking relief in federal court.

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LLRX

JANUARY 14, 2023

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, 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.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 14, 2023

Share The nation’s immigration courts are breaking under the cumulative weight of a byzantine statutory scheme, chronic understaffing, and insurmountable case backlogs. The noncitizens appearing before them face a host of daunting challenges — language barriers, financial strain, lack of legal assistance, and years-long delays — before they can entertain any hope of resolving their immigration status.

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LLRX

JANUARY 14, 2023

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, 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.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 14, 2023

Get to the Point! | When you want to vary your vocabulary to hold the reader’s interest, the thesaurus is where to turn. The post A Thesaurus Is More Than a Word Processing Feature appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

JANUARY 14, 2023

Broken Flames Productions — an award-winning film studio headed by Ella Greenwood , a Forbes “30 under 30” honoree — has had its work screened at BAFTA and Academy Qualifying festivals across the globe. In addition to filming in such locations as London and Los Angeles, the team has worked with a wide range of top talent, from BAFTA and Olivier Awards winners to up-and-coming young creatives. ▫️ Maya Bartley O’Dea serves as a Co-Director and Lead Producer at Broken

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 14, 2023

We have previously discussed free speech concerns over companies firing workers over their political viewpoints expressed on social media or other forums. A most recent controversy arose after the decision of Limited Run Games to fire community manager Kara Lynne, also known as Kara Gooch, because a trans-rights activist found that she was made critical comments about pro-trans policies.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

JANUARY 14, 2023

SOUNDS LIKE A WRIGHT DEAL! A stunning California estate has recently hit the market, and its original designer was none other than world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Undoubtedly one of the most famous architects of the 20 th century, Wright began work on the 96-acre ranch in Los Banos, CA, as his final project. Dubbed the “ Fawcett Farm ,” the ranch belongs to a group of 60 single-family homes which Wright also designed.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 14, 2023

We have long discussed the increasing speech regulations and restrictions sweeping across universities in the United States, including mandating the use of pronouns and barring the use of other terms. The latest example comes from the University of Southern California’s Suzanne Dworek-Peck School of Social Work which has declared that the term “field” is racist and “anti-Black.” Thus, you cannot say that you are going to do “field work.” “Field” will be replaced with “pra

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