LLRX
JUNE 25, 2021
Jim Calloway is Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program and co-author of the ABA books “How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times” and “Winning Alternatives to the Billable Hour: Strategies That Work.” In this article he explains how beyond secure document sharing, client portals for law firms can serve as a “virtual lobby” for clients and potential clients.
JURIST
JUNE 25, 2021
The Cowessess First Nation announced the discovery of 751 unmarked graves near the site of the Marieval Indian Residential School, approximately 160km east of Regina, Saskatchewan, on Thursday. The bodies were found using ground-penetrating sonar across an area of 44 square kilometers. The site is believed to have been a cemetery for victims of the residential school, which operated from 1899 to 1996.
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Attorney at Work
JUNE 25, 2021
Whether you travel near or far, physically or virtually, here are some tips from our tech experts on getting away from it all. Summer’s here and the country’s reopening around us. A time like this will inspire many lawyers and staff members to take a family road trip, spend time off at a nearby beach town, or hop a plane to a farther-away dream spot.
JURIST
JUNE 25, 2021
Canada’s House of Commons approved a bill on Tuesday that amends the Criminal Code to criminalize certain activities associated with LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in order to discourage and denounce it. The lower house passed the bill by a vote of 263 to 63 and, it defines “conversion therapy” as “a practice, treatment or service designed to change a person’s sexual orientation to heterosexual, to change a person’s gender identity or gender expression to cisgender
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
The Crime Report
JUNE 25, 2021
With 34 homicides already this year, Rochester is on pace for a record-high 70 murders in 2021–a per-capita rate that exceeds Chicago, one of America’s most violent large cities, reports Reuters. Among cities with fewer than 500,000 people, Rochester saw the third-largest jump in its per-capita rate during the 12 months ending in April, according to americanviolence.org , a crime-mapping website.
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Patently O
JUNE 25, 2021
by Dennis Crouch. Kanye West and Yeezy v. Walmart (California State Court 2021). West helped to design the YZY Runners — a shoe that I would never have imagined possible. Walmart’s version are clearly knock-offs and West has sued. [ WestvsWalmartYeezyComplaint ]. The problem for West is that there is no underlying design patent, utility patent, or copyright registration.
JURIST
JUNE 25, 2021
The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian government “to refrain from imposing sanction on any media house or harassing, intimidating, arresting and prosecuting” Nigerians for the use of Twitter and other social media platforms, pending its determination of a substantive suit filed by NGOs challenging the ban. The order comes as a result of the Nigerian governemnt’s suspension of Twitter after the platform had removed a post from Nigerian President Muhammadu B
HowAppealing
JUNE 25, 2021
“Strange Alliances: Justices Defy Partisan Labels in String of Recent Decisions; This notable marker of the current term is no doubt music to the ears of two justices in particular — Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justice Stephen Breyer.” Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this report.
JURIST
JUNE 25, 2021
The Stockholm Administrative Court on Tuesday upheld a 5G equipment sales ban against Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies. The Swedish telecom regulator, the Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), had banned the company and its Chinese counterpart, Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation (ZTE), in October last year citing security concerns raised by the Swedish intelligence services.
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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
JUNE 25, 2021
“3rd Circuit Punts Questions of Medical Device Liability to Pa. Supreme Court; In determining that state law is unresolved on two issues of medical device products liability, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has sent the issue to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for review”: P.J. D’Annunzio of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on an order that the U.S.
CourtTechBulletin
JUNE 25, 2021
The National Center for State Courts is excited to deliver the ideas, information, and strategies to put technology to work in our courts. Education is the reason we host the Court Technology Conference. As usual, we’re featuring multiple education tracks covering practical applications of technology and innovation. This year, there’s a particular focus on what we can learn from our pandemic experiences.
HowAppealing
JUNE 25, 2021
“Ohio ethics rule says firms can’t use rivals’ names to rig search results”: Chinekwu Osakwe of Reuters has this report on an opinion that the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct issued earlier this month.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 25, 2021
Share Alaska Native corporations are eligible for about $500 million in COVID-19 relief money that Congress earmarked for Native American tribes, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. The case required the court to decide whether Alaska Native corporations are “Indian tribes” for the purpose of the 2020 CARES Act.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
HowAppealing
JUNE 25, 2021
“Supreme Court Limits Suit on False Terrorism Ties on Credit Reports; In a 5-to-4 decision, the court said only people who had suffered ‘concrete harm’ from being associated with terrorism had the right to sue”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court sides with credit agency, oil refineries and Native Alaskans in flurry of rulings.” David G.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 25, 2021
Share The Supreme Court on Friday substantially narrowed a class action against TransUnion , one of the nation’s three major credit-reporting companies. By a vote of 5-4, the court ruled that roughly 1,800 people whose personal information was given to someone else have a legal right to sue on their claim that TransUnion failed to follow proper procedures, but about 6,000 other people whose information was not disclosed do not.
HowAppealing
JUNE 25, 2021
“The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Issued a Decision Too Extreme for Clarence Thomas; In a sweeping 5–4 decision, the court stripped Congress of its power to create new rights”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. And online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “ Supreme Court Blocks Congress on the Right to Sue; Liberals join Clarence Thomas in the dissent, but for different reasons.
The Crime Report
JUNE 25, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that on Thursday the Department of Justice arrested the first defendant in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots to face charges that included assaulting a journalist, as the total number of people arrested topped 500, reports the Washington Post. The department announced the arrest of Shane Jason Woods, 43, of Auburn, Ill., who was allegedly recorded tripping and pushing to the ground a police officer who had been sprayed with bear spray.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 25, 2021
“Can Congress Insure Fair Elections? The legal scholar Rick Hasen discusses the dangers of election subversion and voter suppression.” Isaac Chotiner has this “Q&A” online at The New Yorker.
The Crime Report
JUNE 25, 2021
In Columbus, OH., members of the House Criminal Justice Committee voted to approve a proposed state law that could make it illegal to shoot cell phone video of police this Thursday, says News 5 Cleveland. House Bill 22 would expand the states obstruction of justice laws by including failure to follow a lawful order from police or diverting a law enforcement officer’s attention.
HowAppealing
JUNE 25, 2021
“Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid Quietly Rewrote Four Decades of Takings Clause Doctrine; For the first time, the 6-3 conservative majority powered a hard-right change in the law”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.
The Fashion Law
JUNE 25, 2021
Rihanna’s hot-selling Savage X Fenty venture is being sued by fellow undergarments-maker Adore Me. In the trademark infringement complaint that it filed in a federal court in California on Thursday, Adore Me claims that Lavender Lingerie, the company that does business as Savage X Fenty (“Savage”), is “blatantly and willfully trading upon Adore Me’s goodwill and infringing Adore Me’s intellectual property, including through [its] unauthorized use of a mark or marks confusingly similar to Adore M
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HowAppealing
JUNE 25, 2021
Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued rulings in three argued cases. 1. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez , No. 20-297. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan joined.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 25, 2021
Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, the use of acquitted conduct in sentencing decisions, when a sentencing court must consider a defendant’s juvenile status as a mitigating factor, and compassionate release under the First Step Act. According to the federal Sentencing Guidelines, a judge may adjust the recommended range of an offense based on a defendant’s “relevant conduct.
HowAppealing
JUNE 25, 2021
“The Supreme Court’s Cheerleader Decision Has Something to Frustrate and Disappoint Everyone”: Frank D. LoMonte has this future tense essay online at Slate.
LegalReader
JUNE 25, 2021
It is difficult to determine the future course of nursing homes and assisted living care. However, a valuable life lesson that the pandemic has brought to the forefront is the value of social interaction. .
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