Attorney at Work
AUGUST 13, 2021
When you think of organizational skills for lawyers, you probably think first of the physical things: an uncluttered office, pristine case files, and the ability to find exactly what you’re looking for exactly when you need it. But critical organizational skills also include time management, strategic planning, the ability to set priorities, and self-care.
JURIST
AUGUST 13, 2021
The US Supreme Court on Thursday denied an application for an emergency writ of injunction against Indiana University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, upholding the rulings of the two lower courts. Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied the application without seeking response from the university or the state and without referring it for a vote to the full Court.
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EvidenceProf Blog
AUGUST 13, 2021
Federal Rule of Evidence 706(a) provides that On a party’s motion or on its own, the court may order the parties to show cause why expert witnesses should not be appointed and may ask the parties to submit nominations. The.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 13, 2021
A new documentary about the “Liberty City Seven,” a group of men charged with terrorism-related offenses in 2006, is drawing attention to the FBI’s use of informants and sting operations following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. The men charged by the government operated out of a warehouse in the poor, predominantly Black Liberty City neighborhood, in Miami, following religious principles.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 13, 2021
“Paul, Weiss Touts Anti-Death Penalty Reputation… So Why Is The Firm Helping Oklahoma Kill A Man? And the sovereignty questions involved aren’t much better.” Joe Patrice has this post at “Above the Law.” My earlier coverage of this cert. petition can be accessed here , here , here , here , and here.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 13, 2021
“Eviction Moratorium Left in Place by Judge Despite Legal Doubts; Federal judge says any stop to Biden’s moratorium must come from higher court”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report on a ruling that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued today. And Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “ The Supreme Court’s Eviction Docket; The Justices block a New York ban, as the CDC gets a reprieve
The Crime Report
AUGUST 13, 2021
In Minneapolis, where George Floyd was murdered by a police officer last summer, the push to invest in violence prevention services is playing out — and producing mixed results, the Wall Street Journal reports. Floyd’s death upturned standard practices on public safety, prompting people to de-emphasize the role of police in responding to emergency situations.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 13, 2021
“Catching Up With One of the First Covid Patients to Be Put on a Ventilator; When he was admitted to the hospital, David Lat was one of a dozen New Yorkers there with Covid; When he finally left, the city was on lockdown; He’s made some changes since then”: Alix Strauss will have this article in the local edition of this Sunday’s New York Times.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 13, 2021
A National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report released Thursday grapples with a question that has challenged law enforcement reformers around the world. Are there common standards that can guide efforts by police in vastly different countries to promote the rule of law and protect the population? The report, the first of five examining policing worldwide, notes that the gap between scientific evidence of what works in effective law enforcement and actual practices is widening in many countries whe
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 13, 2021
“Don’t Be Fooled by Amy Coney Barrett’s Performance of Moderation; Two new COVID-related cases show the court lurching ever rightward”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 13, 2021
Despite the recent movements and legislation aimed at tackling Anti-Asian incidents, these incidences are still occurring. Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, there have been 9,081 anti-Asian incidents, according to a report published Thursday by the nonprofit coalition Stop AAPI Hate says CBS News. The national data represents self-reported incidents between March 19, 2020, to June 30, 2021.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 13, 2021
“Kavanaugh in the Suburbs: The Smash-Up shows us how a suburban family experiences America’s culture wars.” At the “Law & Liberty” blog, Mark Judge has this post reviewing Ali Benjamin’s novel, “ The Smash-Up.
LawTechnologyToday
AUGUST 13, 2021
The American Bar Association’s Law Practice Division publishes a bi-monthly magazine, Law Practice , which contains insightful articles and practical tips on marketing and client development, practice management, legal technology, and finance. July/August’s “Big Ideas” issue serves as a type of long-range planning session for the practice of law and its possible societal impact.
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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
AUGUST 13, 2021
“Sidney Powell and the limits on a litigator’s ‘license to lie'”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.
LawSites
AUGUST 13, 2021
A week away from the first hybrid version of ILTACON, the annual convention of the International Legal Technology Association, and with mounting fears around the surge in the Delta variant of the virus, a major vendor, iManage, has informed its customers that it will not send staff to the conference in Las Vegas. “We let ILTA attendees know last night that due to the current travel ban in place for all iManage employees, we will not be sending in-person staff to ILTACON 2021,” iManage spokespers
HowAppealing
AUGUST 13, 2021
“This Attorney Took On Chevron. Then Chevron-Linked Judges and Private Prosecutors Had Him Locked Up.” Sofia Andrade has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
L4SB
AUGUST 13, 2021
Every Easter, chocolate bunnies of various shapes and sizes can be found in most grocery store. Some bunnies even sport a recognizable gold wrapper—including the Lindt gold bunny. A German federal court recently ruled that Lindt & Spruengli’s gold bunny, specifically its golden shade of foil wrap, is a protected trademark. The verdict comes after […].
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 13, 2021
“Email-fail, counselor? Appeals courts are in no mood for excuses.” Jenna Greene of Reuters has this report.
Above The Law
AUGUST 13, 2021
One of the most basic tenets for a successful conservatorship is to make sure there is a working and respectful relationship -- and here, there was not.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 13, 2021
“Solicitor General’s Office Adjusts as Prelogar Steps Back”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.
Above The Law
AUGUST 13, 2021
In the current law firm landscape, the fact that a lawyer has been designated a partner often conveys very little about the economic arrangement between that lawyer and the firm.
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LawInSport
AUGUST 13, 2021
Copyright disputes relating to video games are becoming commonplace in American courts, and a recent decision from a federal court in Texas has permitted one such dispute to proceed to trial. On February 12, 2019, former professional wrestler Booker T. Huffman sued Major League Gaming and video game publisher Activision, claiming copyright infringement [1].
SCOTUSBlog
AUGUST 13, 2021
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Friday morning read: What the Supreme Court Decision Means for NY’s Eviction Moratorium (David Brand, City Limits). Making Sense of Chrysafis v.
Above The Law
AUGUST 13, 2021
The entrepreneurial lawyer balances so much that it’s easy to forget planning for the end of a business and worst-case scenarios.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 13, 2021
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that conviction appeals related to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Mcgirt vs. Oklahoma , which decided that large swaths of eastern Oklahoma — in particular the Muscogee (Creek) Nation lands — fall within Native American reservations, cannot be applied retroactively to undo a final conviction, reports the Norman Transcript.
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