Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Ari Kaplan interviews Paulo Varnieri, a corporate partner at Holland & Knight, and Ross Guberman, founder and CEO of Law Catch. The post Taking Advantage of AI-Empowered Drafting and Legal Tech Tools for High-Stakes Transactions appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced Tuesday that a package of new measures will be considered to tackle the rise of far-right extremism. These new measures are part of a 13-point plan and are both preventive and repressive. They include the financial tracking of right-wing extremist groups in addition to the creation of a special unit called the ”early recognition unit” designed to detect far-right disinformation campaigns.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
According to the New York runways, we'll be putting all sorts of unexpected objects in our hair next fall. The post The Next Big Hair Accessory Trend Is Using Anything *But* A Hair Accessory appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Canada’s Federal Court declared Tuesday that the Prime Minister and Minister of Justice violated their duties to appoint judges to vacancies in superior courts. Federal Court Justice Henry Brown further wrote that the failure to fill judicial vacancies denies Canadians access to justice without delay, a constitutionally enshrined right. The applicant Yavar Hameed, as a human rights lawyer in Ottawa, stated that he experienced significant delays in litigation proceedings in the superior cou
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Conflict of Laws
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
By Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit Lecturer in Maritime Law, Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania Introduction On 14 th February 2024, the High Court of Australia handed down its judgment in Carmichael Rail Network Pty Ltd v BBC Chartering Carriers GmbH & Co KG [2024] HCA 4. The case has ramifications on whether a foreign arbitration clause (in this case, the London arbitration clause) would be null and void under the scheme of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 (Cth) which make
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“Ohioans who worked from home during COVID not eligible for tax refund, court rules; The Ohio Supreme Court decision means cities avoided millions in refunds”: Jessie Balmert of The Cincinnati Enquirer has this report. Andrew J. Tobias of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that “ Ohio Supreme Court upholds taxing former commuters who worked from home during coronavirus pandemic.” And Dan Trevas of Court News Ohio reports that “ Municipalities Taxing Stay-At-Home Wor
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Amnesty International released a statement on Wednesday warning of the Indian government’s disproportionate restrictions on the right to peaceful protest to quell the “ Dilli Chalo” farmers protest. In response to farmers’ protests against agricultural policies, Indian authorities imposed limitations on group gatherings, barricaded along the route of the protest march and deployed tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“Climate protesters smear powder on case housing U.S. Constitution”: Ellie Silverman of The Washington Post has this report. The post “Climate protesters smear powder on case housing U.S. Constitution” appeared first on How Appealing.
EvidenceProf Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Federal Rule of Evidence 405(b) states the following: (b) By Specific Instances of Conduct. When a person’s character or character trait is an essential element of a charge, claim, or defense, the character or trait may also be proved by.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“Threats to US federal judges double since 2021, driven by politics”: Joseph Tanfani, Peter Eisler, and Ned Parker of Reuters has this report. The post “Threats to US federal judges double since 2021, driven by politics” appeared first on How Appealing.
LawSites
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
At the American Bar Association’s Techshow this week in Chicago, the law practice management platform Smokeball will unveil its plan to deploy generative artificial intelligence within its platform across the client lifecycle, from intaking new clients to handling their matters to billing them for the work. It will launch the first set of these Smokeball AI features in beta in March in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, with general availability around the middle of the year
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FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“Why Was Taft a Better Chief Justice than President?” Laura Kalman has this guest post at the “Balkinization” blog, the first of a series of posts to follow in the days ahead in the “ Balkinization Symposium on Robert Post, The Taft Court: Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921–1930.” Retired Justice Stephen G. Breyer is among the anticipated contributors to the symposium, demonstrating that Justices will depart from the U.S.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
I guess that's one way to celebrate Black History Month. The post Florida School Asks Parents If It’s Okay For A Black Person’s Book To Be Read During Black History Month appeared first on Above the Law.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“Congratulations To The 2024 Bristow Fellows; There’s a nice mix of law schools in this latest class, including one school that hasn’t had a Bristow in a long time (if ever)”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Congratulations To The 2024 Bristow Fellows; There’s a nice mix of law schools in this latest class, including one school that hasn’t had a Bristow in a long time (if ever)” appeared f
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The new rules in Denmark focus on two areas of surrogacy. The post Denmark Passes New Pro-Surrogacy Regulations appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“Most Federal Judges Have Enrolled in Home Protection Program; Over 70% of judges have enrolled in program, per Marshals director Davis; Davis also said threats against judges have doubled since 2021”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Most Federal Judges Have Enrolled in Home Protection Program; Over 70% of judges have enrolled in program, per Marshals director Davis; Davis also said threats against judges have doubled since 2021” appeared first
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Gov. Hochul is diverting money from legal aid for low-income New Yorkers. The post New York Governor Provokes Ire Of Biglaw appeared first on Above the Law.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“Liberals Still Have a Chance to Save the Administrative State; With Chevron doctrine in the Supreme Court’s crosshairs, there’s still time to apply the same kind of public pressure that’s kept the justices from going too far”: Simon Lazarus has this essay online at The New Republic. The post “Liberals Still Have a Chance to Save the Administrative State; With Chevron doctrine in the Supreme Court’s crosshairs, there’s still time to apply the same kind of public pressure that’s
LawSites
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Law practice management company Clio said today that Lawyaw, the document automation software it acquired in 2021, will now be called Clio Draft. The new name reflects a deepened integration of products and services since the acquisition, Clio says. “Uniting under the Clio banner gives us a clear focus on delivering value to our customers,” said Clio founder and CEO Jack Newton. “It also sets us up to enhance the future capabilities of legal document innovation by consolidating and c
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“What the Oral Argument Should Have Said”: You can access the new episode of law professor Akhil Reed Amar ‘s podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” via this link. The post “What the Oral Argument Should Have Said” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
As a friend of mine loves to say, they call it the 'practice' of law for a reason, and people usually gain more knowledge of the law the longer they are practitioners in the legal profession. The post Attorneys Should Respect Elder Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“What is the Fifteenth Court’s Precedent?” You can access the latest episode of Texas appellate attorney David Coale ‘s podcast, “Coale Mind,” via this link. The post “What is the Fifteenth Court’s Precedent?” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Even-keeled professionalism may pay off over time, but being a mercurial lunatic always pays off now. The post It Pays To Be A Delusional Hack appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“How the Right Weaponized the Dobbs Ruling to Wage War on Trans People; The Supreme Court’s infamous decision is being wielded against gender-affirming care in the first of many attacks on our rights to come”: Zane McNeill has this essay online at The New Republic. The post “How the Right Weaponized the Dobbs Ruling to Wage War on Trans People; The Supreme Court’s infamous decision is being wielded against gender-affirming care in the first of many attacks on our ri
Law 360
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
A Texas bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in In re: Envision makes it clear that the Bankruptcy Code preempts a section of Delaware state law that terminates a member’s interest in an LLC upon a bankruptcy filing, clarifying conflicting case law, say Larry Halperin and Joon Hong at Chapman and Cutler.
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