Above The Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
We surveyed more than 1,600 attorneys to find out. The results of our latest In-House Counsel Compensation Survey are now available. The post How Much Do In-House Lawyers Make? appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Voters in Oregon Tuesday adopted a ballot measure to place stricter requirements on gun ownership. The final vote was close with 740,335 in favor and 716,656 against, as of the time of this report. The new measure requires Oregonians to obtain a permit from the state police before acquiring a firearm. The applicant must pay a fee for the permit as well as pass a background check, submit fingerprints and a photo ID, and not be prohibited from possessing firearms.
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
More than 31% of people with employer-sponsored insurance stuck with a job they disliked for the company’s health insurance, a Forbes Advisor survey found. Another 8% of respondents left a job they liked to seek better coverage.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
US voters in California, Michigan, Kentucky and Vermont Tuesday voted in favor of abortion rights in four state ballot measures. Results from Montana’s vote remain inconclusive, but abortion advocates are poised to win. In June, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v. Jackson Women Health Organization and ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion at the federal level.
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Well. can't say they weren't warned. The post After Kris Kobach’s Incompetence Costs Kansas $1.9M, Voters Choose Him As State’s Top Lawyer appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
“Supreme Court Closely Divided in Case on Native American Adoptions; In considering the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, the justices explored congressional power and equal protection principles”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Law on placement of Native American children divides Supreme Court; Justices seemed inclined to reconsider parts of law that prioritizes foster or adoptive parents
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Voters in Iowa Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to adopt a constitutional amendment allowing people to keep and bear firearms. The final vote was 745,118 in favor to 398,881 against. This will make Iowa the 45th state to include the right to keep and bear firearms in its state constitution. The amendment as ratified reads: Right to keep and bear arms. Sec. 1A.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
“Women Remembered to Vote on Abortion; Contrary to the media narrative, women responded to what the Supreme Court did in June”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “Women Remembered to Vote on Abortion; Contrary to the media narrative, women responded to what the Supreme Court did in June” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Illinois and Tennessee Tuesday voted on Election Day ballot measures to add protections to workers’ rights to organize and engage in collective bargaining. These measures add to the majority of US states with right-to-work laws. In Illinois, 58.5 percent of voters said yes to adding Section 25, titled “Workers’ Rights,” to Article I of the Illinois Constitution.
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Take a wild guess while you brush up your resume. The post Will Biglaw Firms Make ‘Deeper Cuts’ Or Offer Smaller Payouts For Partners? appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Voters across Nevada, Connecticut, Michigan, Arizona, Nebraska and Ohio Tuesday voted on whether to expand or restrict voter access to election procedures. Some of the issues addressed in the proposed ballot initiatives and constitutional amendments paralleled issues in the over 100 lawsuits filed leading up to Election Day. In Nevada, with approximately 77 percent of the vote recorded, it appears voters chose to amend the state’s constitution to allow open primary elections and rank-choic
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Updated: The former chief financial officer of bankrupt Los Angeles law firm Girardi Keese has been arrested on a federal charge of wire fraud.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont Tuesday voted on Election Day ballot measures to end the practice of enslavement after criminal conviction. Under the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, slavery and involuntary servitude may not exist “except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” This language results in what advocates call a “slavery loophole.” Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont chose to end the
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ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Voters in Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon and Vermont have approved state constitutional amendments banning the use of slavery as a punishment.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
JURIST staffers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law are filing dispatches on various aspects of the November 2022 midterm elections in Pennsylvania. Here, JURIST Assistant Editor and Pitt Law 1L JP Leskovich reports on his experience as a local poll worker on November 8. . The world has been watching the US midterm elections, particularly as they’ve played out in Pennsylvania.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
While voters in Alabama, Tennessee and Vermont approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, Louisiana, a former slave-holding state, did not, reports Aaron Morrison for the Associated Press. Meanwhile, in Oregon, “yes” was leading its anti-slavery ballot initiative, but the vote remained too early to call as of Wednesday morning.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Voters in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota Tuesday voted on recreational marijuana legalization measures. Maryland and Missouri approved the measures while Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota did not. Maryland Question 4, on the ballot as a constitutional amendment, was approved by a vote of 65.54 percent to 34.46 percent.
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The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
In one of the most closely watched midterm elections in decades, Americans defied fears of widespread violence and fraud to vote without major problems Tuesday. There were no major incidents or issues reported anywhere in the country, through there were a few complaints about long lines and voter intimidation, r eports the Associated Press. But many were bracing themselves for post-election controversies.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Wow. Just wow. The post Fifth Circuit Cites Junk Science And Vaccine Skeptics In Latest Opinion And That Should Absolutely Terrify Everyone appeared first on Above the Law.
Broadcast Law Blog
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
With election results still being tabulated in many states in close political races, we thought that it is worth reminding broadcasters of the advice given by the FCC in 2020, when it issued a public notice stating that Lowest Unit Charges (or lowest unit rates as they are often called) do not apply to post-election political ads (e.g., ads that urge ballots to be counted in any particular manner or objecting to the election results).
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Nothing But the Ruth! | Here are the steps I’m taking to save me from my workaholic self. The post Working on Not Being a Workaholic appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
The federal government may not be codifying abortion rights, but these states are. The post States Protecting Abortion Rights This Election appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Mary Moriarty, the chief public defender of Minnesota’s Hennepin County, easily won the race for Hennepin County Attorney on Tuesday, with 58 percent of the vote, and will now take over the prosecutor’s office, report Camille Squires and Daniel Nichanian for Bolts. She defeated her opponent Martha Holton Dimick, a retired county judge and a former prosecutor in the office.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
It is really hard to do discovery when people are pretending they don't see you. The post Minority Report: Progress Just Isn’t Progressing As Quickly As You’d Think appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
A concurring judge in a First Circuit Court decision finding that New Hampshire lawmakers did not run afoul of the Constitution in making it a crime to ridicule people with false statements believes that it’s time for the Supreme Court to overrule its precedent in this area, reports Thomas F. Harrison for the Courthouse News Service. The decision upholding the state’s criminal defamation law could become a vehicle for the Supreme Court to expand free speech.
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