JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday announced that zero-emission vehicles startup Nikola Corporation has agreed to pay $125 million to settle charges that it violated US securities laws and defrauded investors by misleading them about its products, technical advancements, and commercial prospects. The settlement emerges from the SEC’s order issued earlier this year, holding the company liable for “allegedly misleading statements and for other alleged deceptions

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The Process Street

DECEMBER 22, 2021

It was a year of milestones here at Process Street. Perhaps the one we’re most excited about: 1 million workflows ! That’s right, since launching Process Street users have now created more than 1 million workflows on the platform. That’s 1 million ways you’re helping us with our mission of making recurring work everywhere fun, fast, and faultless for teams everywhere.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a female law student reports on what she witnessed Wednesday while waiting for a passport in one of the country’s major cities. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding her name. The text has been only lightly edited to respect the author’s voice.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Our criminal legal system for decades has failed to truly keep all communities safe. I’m proud to be part of a national movement of reform-minded prosecutors who are reimagining public safety. In many ways, what we are doing is trying to make our criminal legal system more closely resemble what it claims to do, but too often does not: find the truth, hold people accountable, and make communities safer.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The former chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was found guilty by a federal jury Tuesday of lying to authorities about his connections to China and one of its universities, according to a press release from the Department of Justice (DOJ). Charles Leiber was convicted by a jury in the US District Court for the Federal District of Massachusetts of two counts of making false statements to federal authorities, two counts of counts of making and subscribing a fal

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Japan executed three death row convicts Tuesday for the first time since 2019, according to the Japan Times. The three executions are the first carried out under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The three prisoners were identified as Yasutaka Fujishiro, 65, Tomoaki Takanezawa, 54 and Mitsunori Onogawa, 44. Fujishiro was convicted for killing seven of his relatives in Hyogo Prefecture in 2004.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but have you seen their voting history? The post While You Gather ‘Round Yuletide Logs, Please Burn The Fascist Ones appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Former Danish immigration minister Inger Støjberg was voted out of the Danish parliament Tuesday, following her impeachment and conviction earlier this year for illegally separating married couples seeking asylum while in office. Støjberg was responsible for overseeing the immigration system in Denmark during the 2015 European migration crisis and received criticism for her extremely strict enforcement of the law, as well as the introduction of new immigration regulations and policies.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If the foo s s. The post Michael Flynn Sues Jan. 6 Committee For Making Him Plead The Fifth Like A Common Criminal appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a statement Tuesday that described deteriorating conditions for migrants on the Poland-Belarus border, while also urging both countries to prioritize humanitarian aid and ensure the proper enactment of international asylum law. Poland and Belarus have been locked in a border dispute since earlier this fall when Poland accused Belarus of deliberately funding and encouraging Middle Eastern migrants to cross their shared border

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“How Medical Abortion Challenges the Practice and the Moral Condemnation of Ending a Pregnancy”: Law professor Sherry F. Colb has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Lawyers should not be afraid to let their swagger show while practicing law. The post Appreciate Lawyers Who Have Swagger appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“After SCOTUS hearing, a new look at baby ‘safe haven’ laws”: Astrid Galván of The Associated Press has this report.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 22, 2021

While it’s looking unlikely that Build Back Better will pass yet this year, the past few days have foreshadowed a possible resurrection in 2022. The post Build Back Better Luck Next Year appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For years, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) has been working on challenging the misuse of cash bail in the state’s 67 counties, but despite a number of concerns raised over the years noting disparities in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, little has changed. . Now, a new report shows that judges assigning cash bail in violation of the rules is not an issue confined to Pittsburgh or Philadelphia. .

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Some states are changing the rules for peremptory challenges—and in one case, eliminating them altogether—in an effort to eliminate racial bias in jury selection.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Secret Service cases and data from the Labor Department and the Small Business Administration estimate that nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs set up to help businesses and people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, reports the Associated Press. Most of that figure comes from unemployment fraud. The Labor Department reported about $87 billion in unemployment benefits could have been paid improperly, with a significant portion attributable to fraud.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

If it can be proven that your injury or the death of your loved one was due to the negligence of a healthcare provider solely, you may have a case for malpractice and can recover damages.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Handgun ownership increases the risk that individuals with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) will reoffend, according to a new study by the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program. The study also found a smaller but still significant risk of committing any kind of violent crime among handgun owners charged with or convicted of IPV-related offenses.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Want to know what kind of year this has been for legal technology companies? Consider Evisort. The company, which provides AI-driven contract management, is today releasing a year-end report that reveals that it has doubled both its revenue and headcount in 2021. That growth follows the company’s announcement last February that it had raised $35 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $55 million.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Position can be located in Los Angeles, San Diego, or San Francisco/Silicon Valley. The post Seeking Junior To Senior Litigation Associate Attorney appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The justice system continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two years after courthouses first began closing and limiting operations, according…

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 22, 2021

We've got a now-former partner story too. The post Judge Gets Testy… Becomes Former Judge appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 22, 2021

More than $300 million in new federal grants will go to programs to improve substance-abuse counseling and treatment for young people, veteran and others at risk from the continued opioid epidemic. In a statement accompanying the announcement Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said the COVID pandemic should not obscure the risks from a “precipitous rise in opioid and stimulant misuse and overdoses.”.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 22, 2021

* Law prof who oopsied a sexism and a racism on his final exam has to get schooled before he can return to his post. Looks like the law is a profession of continuous learning after all. [ ABA Journal ]. * The Kellogg's strike is over and a contract has been agreed to. That's Grrrreat! [ Kiro7 ]. * Go Army, Beat COVID! The Army is finishing up on a vaccine that should cover current and future variants of the Rona and its SARS cousins. [ Defenceone ]. * Lincoln County in Georgia is down to just on

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