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APRIL 25, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari to two cases, Reed v. Goertz and Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company , which focus on statute of limitations and personal jurisdiction issues. In Reed , petitioner Rodney Reed asked the court to decide when “the statute of limitations begins to run for an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking DNA testing of crime-scene evidence on the ground that available state procedures are constitutionally inadequate.” Currently, circuit cour

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APRIL 25, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. I was reading recent PTAB ex parte cases looking to see how the Office is handling enablement questions. The first three cases I read all involved the same setup: The examiner made a rejection that that the PTAB suggests might have been better suited as an enablement rejection. For example, in Ex Parte Sugimoto (PTAB 2022), the PTAB explained that “the Examiner conflates enablement with indefiniteness.” The PTAB then noted similar sentiment in Ex parte Nunes (PTAB

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments for Kennedy v. Bremerton School District and Nance v. Ward. In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District , the court will decide whether a public school employee has the right, under the First Amendment, to pray in view of students on the football field. Joe Kennedy , who was employed as a part-time coach by a public school, was removed from his position as a football coach at a public high school because “he knelt and said a quiet prayer by hi

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APRIL 25, 2022

Philadelphia women mark National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims. Sept 2021. Photo courtesy Mothers in Charge. Violence is contagious. Those who are victims of crime are more likely to commit it. So as we mark National Crime Victims’ Rights Week ( April 24-30) at a time of rising crime rates, it’s an opportunity to rethink how we support survivors of crime.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2022

Seven residents of Llano County, Texas Monday filed a federal lawsuit against elected officials and library leaders regarding restricted access to and removal of library books. The plaintiffs alleged that defendants violated the First Amendment “by ordering the restriction and removal of library books that they subjectively disagreed with or disliked” and the Fourteenth Amendment by “blocking public access to Library Board meetings, adopting and implementing library collection

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2022

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Monday granted a stay of execution for Melissa Lucio, who was scheduled to be executed on April 27 for the 2007 capital murder of her two-year-old daughter. The trial court will review new evidence to determine if she is innocent. Lucio maintains that she was wrongfully convicted. Lucio’s daughter, Mariah, was found unresponsive and not breathing on February 17, 2007.

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APRIL 25, 2022

“Prayer Shouldn’t Be a Firing Offense; I ask the Supreme Court to uphold my right to thank God after football games”: Joe Kennedy will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2022

Guinea’s former president, Alpha Conde, was released from house arrest last week. Conde was removed from office by the army in September 2021, and he was temporarily replaced by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya. In January, Doumbouya announced the establishment of an 81-member National Council of Transition (CNT) to serve as the country’s parliament and legislate during the transition leading up to elections.

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APRIL 25, 2022

“No Matter How You Feel About Masks, You Should Be Alarmed by This Judge’s Decision”: Lawrence Gostin and Duncan Hosie have this essay online at The New York Times.

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Above The Law

APRIL 25, 2022

His suspension will be for three years. The post Lawyer Who Shot Driver During BLM Protest Suspended From Profession appeared first on Above the Law.

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APRIL 25, 2022

“2 Parents Appeal Their Convictions in Varsity Blues Scandal; The business executives John B. Wilson and Gamal Abdelaziz each received a long sentence, but in appeals, their lawyers say the key claim against them is legally flawed”: Stephanie Saul of The New York Times has this report.

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Above The Law

APRIL 25, 2022

Martial like war time, which is different from the beloved Tekken character. The post All’s Fair In Love And Attempts To Overthrow The Rule Of Law appeared first on Above the Law.

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APRIL 25, 2022

“Supreme Court Leans Toward Coach in Case on School Prayer; Members of the court’s conservative majority indicated that the coach, Joseph A. Kennedy, had a constitutional right to kneel and pray at the 50-yard line after games”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court majority sympathetic to coach who prayed at midfield; But questions about Joe Kennedy’s actions and the school district̵

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Above The Law

APRIL 25, 2022

Associates who are happy working remotely can keep doing just that. The post Top 20 Biglaw Firm Announces Reopening Plans, And Lawyers Won’t Be Required To Return To The Office appeared first on Above the Law.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court granted review in two new cases.

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Above The Law

APRIL 25, 2022

You'd think the 'masks take away my liberty!' people would be against state-mandated childbirth. The post What SB8’s Legalese Really Means appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 25, 2022

According to a research letter recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine , more than 4,300 children and teens died of firearm-related injuries in 2020, a 29.5 percent increase from 2019. Guns killed more people ages 1 to 19 in the U.S. than vehicle crashes, drug overdoses or cancer, the letter said. Gun homicides alone, which disproportionately affect younger Americans, went up by 33 percent from 2019 to 2020. “The increasing firearm-related mortality reflects a longer-ter

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Above The Law

APRIL 25, 2022

Martial Stewart Living : MTG had some fun suggestions for sprucing up the country by overthrowing the Constitution with a military crackdown. Office Mandates : Cooley's reopening plans don't require lawyers to return, but they're encouraged to participate in the office life. On the other hand, Davis Polk is going with a Tuesday-Thursday office attendance requirement.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Share During nearly two hours of oral argument on Monday, a majority of the Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to a high school football coach who sued his school district after he lost his job because of his post-game prayers at the 50-yard line. It was unclear, though, what rationale the justices might adopt if they ultimately rule in the coach’s favor.

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Above The Law

APRIL 25, 2022

That's our story and we're sticking to it! Er, maybe a few more edits. The post Law Firm Leaving Russia Has A Bit Of Trouble Describing Its Russian Spin-Off appeared first on Above the Law.

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APRIL 25, 2022

When the originators of the American Legal Technology Awards first came up with the idea early in 2020, their plan was to cap off the competition with a grand formal gala celebrating legal technology. Unfortunately, COVID came along and put the kibosh on the gala, but the awards went ahead virtually, announcing the first crop of winners in September 2020 , and then repeating the round in 2021, with winners named last November.

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Above The Law

APRIL 25, 2022

Of course a deal this big needs some top-notch attorneys. The post The Biglaw Firm That Helped Elon Musk Buy Twitter appeared first on Above the Law.

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ALPS

APRIL 25, 2022

Why We Wrote This Article . The President of Sensei Enterprises, co-author Sharon Nelson, is a woman. She is involved with multiple groups and associations of women lawyers. For two years, she has been hearing that women suffered more than men during the pandemic and that they have “lost ground” professionally. So. along with her co-authors, who are accustomed to a woman leader, we set out together to learn and report on what has happened to women lawyers in the last couple of years and what th

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Above The Law

APRIL 25, 2022

Lawyers just don't want to go back to the office -- and partners are having a hard time forcing the issue. The post Biglaw Leaders Realizing They’ve ‘Got No Leverage’ When It Comes To Making Lawyers Return To The Office appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

APRIL 25, 2022

The third infringement trial in a multibillion-dollar dispute over patents owned by VLSI kicked off Monday in Austin, Texas, with an attorney for Intel saying its allegedly infringing chip products are the result of its own hard work and innovation, not infringement.

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