MyCase
AUGUST 10, 2022
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become commonplace in our society. If you’ve ever said, “Hey Siri, what’s the weather like outside?” or “Alexa, set a timer.”—you’ve used AI. AI is everywhere, from the facial recognition that unlocks your phone to tracking your DoorDash delivery. It’s also made its mark on the tech community with chatbots, predictive algorithms, and automated systems. .
JURIST
AUGUST 10, 2022
US President Joe Biden Tuesday signed the CHIPS Act of 2022 , which provides $52 billion to boost the US domestic semiconductor industry. The act authorizes the expenditure of more than $200 billion to promote domestic semiconductor production. However, only $52 billion is immediately appropriated as a result of Biden signing the bill. The act also establishes a US Treasury fund to carry out its provisions.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“Qualified Immunity’s Flawed Foundation”: Law professor Alex Reinert has posted this article at SSRN. The post “Qualified Immunity’s Flawed Foundation” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
AUGUST 10, 2022
Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. On Saturday, the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government declared a state of emergency due to what are being called the province’s worst forest fires since 1961.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“Ex-Judge Luttig Calls GOP-Backed Legal Theory Grave Threat”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Ex-Judge Luttig Calls GOP-Backed Legal Theory Grave Threat” appeared first on How Appealing.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“N.Y. federal judge who rescinded retirement still won’t step down”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. The post “N.Y. federal judge who rescinded retirement still won’t step down” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
AUGUST 10, 2022
The Montana Supreme Court Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction against three state laws regulating abortion, temporarily blocking an attempt to enforce abortion prohibitions while the laws are challenged in the courts. Abortion provider Planned Parenthood applied for a preliminary injunction against the immediate enforcement 0f three laws passed by the Montana state legislature: HB 136 banning abortions after twenty weeks from a patient’s last menstrual period, HB 171 banning tele-heal
HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“Abortion Laws Demand Fair Enforcement; Indiana’s Todd Rokita baselessly attacks the physician who treated an Ohio 10-year-old”: Retired Seventh Circuit Judge John Tinder and former U.S. Representative Susan Brooks (R-IN) will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Abortion Laws Demand Fair Enforcement; Indiana’s Todd Rokita baselessly attacks the physician who treated an Ohio 10-year-old” appeared first on How Appeal
JURIST
AUGUST 10, 2022
Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx announced Tuesday that Cook County judges vacated 7 murder charges because of a former Chicago detective’s misconduct in investigating the cases. The individuals were exonerated after the Foxx chose not to oppose legal challenges to their convictions. An eighth individual’s conviction, which Foxx is no longer defending, is still under judicial review.
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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.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“Newsom nominates state Supreme Court’s first Latina justice to take over as chief”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report. Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times reports that “ Gov. Newsom nominates Justice Patricia Guerrero as California’s next chief justice.” And Andrew Sheeler of The Sacramento Bee reports that “ Newsom names first Latina to serve as chief justice of the California Supreme Court.” Today, the Office of California Go
JURIST
AUGUST 10, 2022
The lower house of the Indian parliament Monday passed a bill establishing a central scheme for the purchase and sale of carbon credits. The bill also promotes clean energy by obligating certain large consumers of electricity to use renewable energy and conserve energy. The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act seeks to amend the two-decade-old Energy Conservation Act and introduce a carbon credit trading scheme.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“‘Shocking’ Tom Girardi scandal shows need for legal reforms, California chief justice says”: Matt Hamilton and Harriet Ryan of The Los Angeles Times have this report. Last week, those reporters had a related article headlined “ Tom Girardi’s epic corruption exposes the secretive world of private judges.” The post “‘Shocking’ Tom Girardi scandal shows need for legal reforms, California chief justice says” appeared first on How App
JURIST
AUGUST 10, 2022
US District Judge Charles Breyer ruled Wednesday that the nationwide pharmacy chain Walgreens contributed to and is liable for the opioid epidemic in San Francisco. This decision results from a month-long bench trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu sued Walgreens for public nuisance on behalf of the people of California.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“Historical Tradition: A Vague, Overconfident, and Malleable Approach to Constitutional Law.” Law professor Michael L. Smith has posted this article at SSRN. And at his “Michael Smith’s Law Blog,” he has a related post titled “ Choosing History ” that begins, “Will Baude has written a column in the Washington Post, entitled Of Course the Supreme Court Needs to Use History.
JURIST
AUGUST 10, 2022
The Children’s Commissioner for England released an investigation Monday which revealed that hundreds of children were strip-searched by London’s Metropolitan Police Service between 2018 and 2020. The investigation, led by Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza, uncovered that 650 children were searched, 25% of whom were between the ages of 10 and 15 years old.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“Elena Kagan’s Disavowal of Textualism Came Way Too Late; Many liberals — Supreme Court justices and otherwise — have lost sight of what textualism was created to do: reach conservative policy outcomes.” Yvette Borja has this post at Balls and Strikes. The post “Elena Kagan’s Disavowal of Textualism Came Way Too Late; Many liberals — Supreme Court justices and otherwise — have lost sight of what textualism was created to do: reach conservativ
The Crime Report
AUGUST 10, 2022
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade , nearly every woman, particularly women of reproductive age, is anxious about the future, as many states move to ban abortion. But one group that is often forgotten, yet quite possibly is the most vulnerable , comprises incarcerated women. Nationally, there are 58,000 women pregnant behind bars. Put another way, roughly 3 percent of female admissions to U.S. jails are pregnant people, according to a 2020 study.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“The cognitive dissonance of watching the end of Roe unfold online; People learned about the decision on the same devices they’ll use to help those in need circumvent it”: Melissa Gira Grant has this essay online at MIT Technology Review. The post “The cognitive dissonance of watching the end of Roe unfold online; People learned about the decision on the same devices they’ll use to help those in need circumvent it” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
AUGUST 10, 2022
Facing consequences for the Ukraine war might do Russians some good. The post Ban Russian Tourists From Western Countries appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“Ninth Circuit unlikely to release covert footage from abortion industry conferences; An anti-abortion activist wants an appellate court to lift an injunction blocking the release of over 500 hours of surreptitious footage of abortion industry conferences that a jury found activists had illegally obtained”: Maria Dinzeo of Courthouse News Service has this report on an oral argument that a three-judge panel of the U.S.
Above The Law
AUGUST 10, 2022
Yet another piece of legislation that's blurring the lines between pregnancy and pre-implantation embryos. The post Is Georgia’s New ‘Embryo’ Tax Deduction Bad News For The Future Of IVF? appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“The Supreme Court Wants to End the Separation of Church and State. Justice Alito doesn’t think society is Christian enough. Recent court decisions show how he intends to remedy that.” Law professor Kimberly Wehle has this essay online at Politico Magazine. The post “The Supreme Court Wants to End the Separation of Church and State.
Above The Law
AUGUST 10, 2022
I'll take junk mail over dookie mail anyday. The post Attorney Arrested For Mailing Poop To Politicians appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 10, 2022
“Texas anti-abortion protesters set sights on New Mexico, where the procedure is still protected; As Texans seek abortions in the only neighboring state to allow them, opponents of the procedure follow them across the border, hoping to create more ‘sanctuary cities for the unborn'”: William Melhado of The Texas Tribune has this report.
LegalReader
AUGUST 10, 2022
An attorney for Bryant's widow claims that Los Angeles County has employed "scorched-earth discovery tactics" to pressure her and her loved ones into abandoning their lawsuit.
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