EvidenceProf Blog
APRIL 19, 2021
Today, the judge in the Derek Chauvin trial gave an implicit bias jury instruction. Here was the instruction: I think these instructions are a good addition to the standard jury instructions. Indeed, in my new article, "The Constitutional Right to.
JURIST
APRIL 19, 2021
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Friday announced visa restrictions on Ugandan government officials accused of human rights violations and repressive acts during the January 14 general elections and campaign period. President Yoweri Museveni has been in power for 35 years. After the January 14 general election, he was declared the winner with 58 percent of the votes.
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Paralegal Bootcamp
APRIL 19, 2021
Do paralegals work long hours? That depends on a variety of factors, including: the practice area you work in how busy your attorney is how productive you are during the workday (see chart below) the company/organization you go to work for your technology skills that can affect your proficiency and productivity the technology that is available to you to get your work done your attorney’s definition of a work/life balance what your annual billable hour requirement is.
JURIST
APRIL 19, 2021
Ousted Myanmar lawmakers and opponents of the military junta hitherto constituting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw have officially announced the formation of a National Unity Government (NUG) as part of a push to restore democracy in the country and end the military coup d’état begun on February 1. The President of this parallel civilian authority is U Win Myint, Myanmar’s ousted former President.
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Paralegal.edu
APRIL 19, 2021
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HowAppealing
APRIL 19, 2021
“Cavity Search and Shackles at Trial: Sotomayor Speaks Up on Denied Cases; The Obama appointee urged lower courts to consider alternatives to searches that she called degrading and inhumane, while also dissenting over a man’s shackling in a trial that sent him to death row.” Alexandra Jones of Courthouse News Service has this report.
The Process Street
APRIL 19, 2021
As the CEO of Custify , Philipp Wolf helps SaaS businesses deliver great results for customers. After seeing companies spend big money with no systematic approach to customer success, Philipp knew something had to change. He founded Custify to provide a tool that lets agents spend time with clients—instead of organizing CRM data. Customer success is vital to a company’s growth because customers are the ones that bring revenue.
HowAppealing
APRIL 19, 2021
“Unchallenged Testimony Sends Trial Over Slain Child to Top Court; The Supreme Court took up a case Monday over gunfire in the Bronx that struck and killed a 2-year-old bystander; One suspect took a plea to a simple gun charge, and the state used that man’s testimony to convict another”: Kaila Philo of Courthouse News Service has this report.
My Shingle
APRIL 19, 2021
Did you know that your Retainer Agreement can make you money? That is, if you’re not using one of those stale, eight-page tomes chock full of legalese that clients can’t understand. Or one of those outdated forms from a retired lawyer that still references fax machines and billing rates for secretaries. Here’s the problem.
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APRIL 19, 2021
“Sonia Sotomayor’s Lonely Battle to Give the Voiceless a Voice at the Supreme Court; In two new opinions, the justice continues to provide a small grace to victims of unconstitutional abuses ignored by her colleagues”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
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APRIL 19, 2021
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HowAppealing
APRIL 19, 2021
“Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers keynote speech at Oklahoma City bombing ceremony”: Josh Dulaney of The Oklahoman has this report. And Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Merrick Garland Highlights Domestic Terror Threat at Oklahoma City Tribute; Attorney general cites current concerns in speech on anniversary of 1995 attack.
LegalReader
APRIL 19, 2021
No personal injury claim is ordinary. A car accident case could appear uncomplicated until you discover abnormalities in the road surface or a defective airbag.
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APRIL 19, 2021
“Supreme Court Seems Poised to Back Limits on Green Cards; The justices heard arguments on whether immigrants with ‘temporary protected status’ who entered the country illegally may apply for lawful permanent residency”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court seems likely to back limits on immigrants seeking green cards.” David G.
Conflict of Laws
APRIL 19, 2021
The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law (Brill) is an annual, internationally refereed publication. The Editors call for both short notes and commentaries, and longer in-depth articles, for publication in Volume 18 of the Yearbook (2020), which will be published in early 2022. Notes and commentaries should be between 3,000 to 7,000 words. Articles may be from 8,000 to 15,000 words.
HowAppealing
APRIL 19, 2021
“High court seems ready to send virus funds to Alaska Natives”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report on an oral argument (audio and transcript link) that the U.S. Supreme Court heard today in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation , No. 20-543.
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APRIL 19, 2021
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HowAppealing
APRIL 19, 2021
“You Can’t Fight Big Condiment”: Online at Courthouse News Service, columnist Milt Policzer has an essay that begins, “Big Condiment wins again. I’m speaking, of course, of a ruling issued last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that mostly favored Kraft Heinz Foods Company over a small-time sauce maker.
LegalReader
APRIL 19, 2021
Microplastic pollution is everywhere, from the tallest mountain to the deepest sea to human guts, and we still don't know all the effects it has.
HowAppealing
APRIL 19, 2021
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court granted review in one case and requested the views of the Solicitor General’s Office in one case. In Brown v. Polk County , No. 20–982, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari. And in Whatley v. Warden, Ga. Diag. & Classification Prison , No. 20–363, Justice Sotomayor issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari.
InHouseBlog
APRIL 19, 2021
Revitalize your career – there is no better time than now when the world is beginning to adjust to a New Normal. There is no reason that you cannot use this opportunity to hit a big reset button on your career if you feel it is needed, and even if you only want to make changes in certain aspects of it. There are many tips to help you better manage where you are and where you are going, from the power of saying “No” to jumpstarting your legal job search. “Carson Tate of Wo
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HowAppealing
APRIL 19, 2021
“[D]evices must be regulated as devices and drugs — if they do not also satisfy the device definition — must be regulated as drugs”: So ruled the majority Friday on a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit , rejecting the FDA’s arguments to the contrary.
Patently O
APRIL 19, 2021
Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. Daktronics, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2021). Sööt’s patent covers a winch system used for major theatre productions. A jury found Daktronics Vortek product infringed under the doctrine of equivalents and awarded $1 million in damages. On appeal, the Federal Circuit reversed, holding that “ Under the proper construction, the Vortek product does not infringe claim 27 either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents.” The problem with this decision is that nei
HowAppealing
APRIL 19, 2021
“Appeals court rejects academic’s libel suit over claims of affair with Flynn; The ruling upheld an earlier district court decision throwing Svetlana Lokhova’s suit out in its entirety”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report on a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued Thursday.
LegalReader
APRIL 19, 2021
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