Above The Law
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Keeping your interviewing skills fresh is important, even if you are happy at your present job. The post Do This If You Love (Or Don’t Love) Your Job appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Thursday announced that he will not issue execution warrants while in office, thus continuing a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania. The governor also called on the PA General Assembly to abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania. Speaking in Philadelphia, Shapiro shared that his view of the use of the death penalty has changed over the years, specifically after speaking with families who lost loved ones in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that kil
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Weirdly it's not a monument to questionable legal ethics. The post Faced With The Prospect Of A Clarence Thomas Statue, State Senator Calls The Supreme Court Justice An ‘Uncle Tom’ appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Thursday held that provisions authorizing police to use personal data through automated data analysis or automated data interpretation are unconstitutional. The provisions, § 25a(1) of the Hessian Law on Public Safety and Order and §49(1) of the Act on Data Processing by the Police for Hamburg, both provide a statutory basis for police to link previously unconnected automated data bases and data sources in analysis platforms and pe
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
“N.Y. court system nixes COVID vaccine mandate for employees”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters has this report. The post “N.Y. court system nixes COVID vaccine mandate for employees” appeared first on How Appealing.
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ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
A 2021 Missouri law that allows prosecutors to ask courts to set aside wrongful convictions has resulted in the exoneration of a man who spent…
JURIST
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Australian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Australia. Gwendolyn Devoy is a law student at Newcastle University. She files this dispatch from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. After the closing of the third block of hearings of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme earlier this month, it has been revealed that the Australian Government received numerous warnings that the Scheme was unlawful.
The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
A recent study set out to determine how monetary sanctions can affect the likelihood young people will reoffend. Do fees and fines act as a deterrent, steering juvenile offenders away from future crimes? In “ A Statewide Analysis of the Impact of Restitution and Fees on Juvenile Recidivism in Florida Across Race & Ethnicity, ” researchers found that fees and restitution assessed against young people actually increased juvenile recidivism in Florida.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The Kentucky Supreme Court Thursday ruled to keep two statewide abortion restrictions in place. Both restrictions went into effect when the US Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade , and found that there is no federal constitutional right to abortion , in June 2022. The decision addressed two statutes: KRS 311.722 (the trigger ban) and KRS 311.7707-11 (the heartbeat ban), both of which prohibit termination of pregnancy after about six weeks, when fetal cardiac activity is typically first detected.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
“A New Goal for Abortion Bills: Punish or Protect Doctors; The legislative calendar is packed with 300 abortion bills.” David W. Chen of The New York Times has this report. The post “A New Goal for Abortion Bills: Punish or Protect Doctors; The legislative calendar is packed with 300 abortion bills.” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The Lancet medical journal released a report Wednesday revealing that 54 people who underwent Utah’s eugenic sterilization program are still surviving. An estimated 830 people were subjected to the state-sanctioned practice, which started in 1925 and ended in 1970. The report blamed the state’s eugenicists for the introduction of the program.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
“The Supreme Court hears two cases that could ruin the internet; Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh seek to conscript big tech into the war on terror; the results could be disastrous”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “The Supreme Court hears two cases that could ruin the internet; Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Wednesday urged a Somali court to dismiss charges against journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin. The groups also claimed that the government’s decision to apprehend Mumin was an attempt to victimize strong-willed Somali journalists. In a letter to Somalia’s attorney general, the groups stated that “Continuing [Mumin’s] prosecution not only casts a chilling effect on m
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
“Google Case at Supreme Court Risks Upending the Internet as We Know It; The ruling could transform the way YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and other online companies work”: Emily Birnbaum of Bloomberg News has this report. The post “Google Case at Supreme Court Risks Upending the Internet as We Know It; The ruling could transform the way YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and other online companies work” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Get ready for executives to blame the next big cyberattack on all you pesky kids working from home. The post Leadership Blaming Working From Home For Its Own Data Privacy Failures appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
“Domestic-Abuse Gun Ban in Peril After Recent Supreme Court Ruling; Some judges reject firearm ban for alleged abusers subject to protective orders”: Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal has this report. The post “Domestic-Abuse Gun Ban in Peril After Recent Supreme Court Ruling; Some judges reject firearm ban for alleged abusers subject to protective orders” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
It is thou shalt not kill, not thou shalt not kill unless, like, you are super-duper mad about it. The post Massachusetts Rules That Being Told Of Infidelity No Longer (Partially) Excuses Being A Murderer appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
“The Third Circuit Split on Pure Bivens Appeals; The Third Circuit split on whether federal officials can appeal Bivens issues without appealing from the denial of qualified immunity”: Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog. The post “The Third Circuit Split on Pure Bivens Appeals; The Third Circuit split on whether federal officials can appeal Bivens issues without appealing from the denial of qualified immunity” appeared first on How Appeal
Law 360
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Fox News Network's hosts and executives privately ridiculed and criticized claims that the 2020 election was rigged, calling them "total bs," "crazy" and "dangerously insane" behind the scenes, all while continuing to treat the claims as legitimate on air, Dominion Voting Systems said in a brief made public Thursday.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
“Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over the Existence of Black Judges; The right-wing freakout over the qualifications of Black judges makes sense only if you view whiteness as an entitlement to power, and multiracial democracy as an existential threat”: Madiba K. Dennie has this post at Balls and Strikes. The post “Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over the Existence of Black Judges; The right-wing freakout over the qualifications of Black judges makes sense only
LawSites
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
A survey out today of lawyers, paralegals and administrative support professionals at midsized law firms finds that nearly three-quarters report feeling stress, burnout, or being overwhelmed in the past year, and that understaffing is a leading cause, with 92% saying their firms have been impacted by staffing or resources shortages. Of the lawyers and paralegals who responded to the survey, the greatest sources of their stress are understaffing and client demands.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
“*That* Sure Wasn’t In My Talking Points; Why I nearly fell off my chair”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site. The post “*That* Sure Wasn’t In My Talking Points; Why I nearly fell off my chair” appeared first on How Appealing.
ALPS
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
In my day-to-day, I do a lot of research. Researching whatever information I can find about law firms and attorneys that I feel might be a good fit for ALPS's book of business. Sometimes, as was the case today, my research bears grim findings. Today, I came across an obituary for an attorney that passed over a decade ago. This individual took their own life in a rest stop off of a busy highway in the middle of nowhere, alone.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
“SCOTUS Spotlight: Daniel Geyser.” You can access the new episode of the “SCOTUStalk” podcast from “SCOTUSblog” via this link. The post “SCOTUS Spotlight: Daniel Geyser.” appeared first on How Appealing.
The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Mayors, government officials and leaders across the state of New York gathered in Albany on Wednesday for what is colloquially known as “Tin Cup Day,” making their cases for budget increases and specific allocations as the legislature prepares to negotiate the Governor’s proposed budget. This year, a number of officials and community advocates made arguments based on public safety and criminal justice concerns and initiatives that included addressing discovery burdens within New York’s court sy
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