JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Munich Higher Regional Court on Monday sentenced Islamic State (IS) woman Jennifer Wenisch to a total of 10 years in prison for membership in a terrorist organization abroad, aiding and abetting attempted murder by omission, and a crime against humanity resulting in death. The court found the defendant guilty of allowing her former husband Taha al-Jumailly to tie a five-year old Yazidi girl to a courtyard railing in scorching midday heat.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Despite the way that attorneys often act, the law firm timeline is not a direct one, from open to close. There are bumps along the way, and also phases. In modern video games, wayfinder beacons guide players to a final destination. Each segment makes up a whole journey. Law firms operate in the same way. (As does the movie ‘ Moana ’.) And, by the way, your law firm is always moving forward; it has to be , it’s like a shark – because, the opposite of growth, is stagnation.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York (NYC PBA) announced Monday that it filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin Mayor Bill de Blasio from enforcing his recent vaccine mandate for municipal workers. Additionally, the NYC PBA shared that it filed a request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the mandate from being enforced while the lawsuit is pending.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The loss of a pet is one of the most deeply life-altering events, yet seldom acknowledged in the workplace. It's time for that to change.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain, the founders of online fantasy sports platform Dream11, filed a petition Monday in the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed against them over the new state law that bans betting and gambling in online games. The move comes after an FIR was registered against the founders on the basis of a complaint filed by Manjunatha, a cab driver residing in Nagarbhavi district.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The High Court of Rajasthan Monday held that an accused who is arrested and is in custody for any other criminal offence, whether it arises out of a similar or different offence, cannot be granted anticipatory bail. The court discussed at length the issue of whether a person who is arrested in another case other than for which he had already been arrested can be granted anticipatory bail.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“The Supreme Court Fix We So Desperately Need: Maybe the answer to the counter-majoritarian difficulty was branding all along?” Chris Williams has this post at “Above the Law.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A Hong Kong district court on Monday found that delivery worker-turned-activist Ma Chun-man was guilty of incitement to secession for his actions at over 20 protests and interviews last year. Famously named “Captain America 2.0” by news sources for dressing like the fictional character at demonstrations, Ma was the second person to be convicted under China’s Law on Protection of National Security of Hong Kong.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Kansas Supreme Court indicates it could punt on whether a key COVID-19 law is constitutional”: Andrew Bahl of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report. Katie Bernard of The Kansas City Star reports that “ Kansas Supreme Court questions validity of Johnson County judge’s COVID ruling.” And Roxie Hammill of the Shawnee Mission Post reports that “ Shawnee Mission mask case at center of Kansas Supreme Court hearing over pandemic powers law.” The Supreme C

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Australian Government on Monday published a draft of a new online privacy act regulating social media companies. The proposed act, called the Online Privacy Bill , builds on Australia’s Privacy Act of 1988. The act purportedly “enables the introduction of a binding online privacy code for social media and certain other online platforms, and increases penalties and enforcement measures.”.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“9th Circuit Rejects DOJ’s Bid to Swiftly Dismiss Avenatti’s Appeal; Prosecutors can renew their dismissal request in their answer to Avenatti’s opening brief, but the Ninth Circuit on Monday dashed any hopes of expeditious dismissal without briefing on the merits”: Meghann M. Cuniff of The Recorder has this report.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A Dallas program that dispatches teams of clinicians and social workers along with police officers on 911 calls is the biggest winner of this year’s Police Reform and Racial Justice Grant Program , created by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in partnership with Target. The Rapid Integrated Group Healthcare Team (RIGHT) Care program, which aims to reduce unnecessary arrests and hospitalization in the city, received $175,000 in grant money to expand the mental health response program into a 24/7 serv

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocks 3 anti-abortion laws”: Carmen Forman of The Oklahoman has this report. And in today’s edition of The Tulsa World, Barbara Hoberock has a front page article headlined “ Oklahoma Supreme Court puts three abortion laws on hold.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Emojis helped prosecutors building a case against a Los Angeles city councilman but didn’t work as intended in a plaintiff’s employment discrimination case. Law.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Name the Supreme Court After Whichever Brand Cuts the Biggest Check; A reactionary Supreme Court with a shiny new plaque on the front door is still a reactionary Supreme Court”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 26, 2021

$500,000 Biglaw Signing Bonus? Sign me up. Billing For Diversity: At Greenberg Traurig. Art Is Subjective After All: Victory for Vermont Law. Biglaw Lawyer Marries Royalty: And the controversial ponytail. GOP Demands DOJ Back Off School Board Investigations: So we can get back to threatening public servants like the founding fathers would've wanted.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Alaska Supreme Court will decide legality of new ranked-choice voting system ahead of 2022 election”: James Brooks of The Anchorage Daily News has this report.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2021

When cloud-based company Clio surveyed American consumers in 2018, 23% expressed an openness to working with a lawyer remotely.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“The ugly origins of qualified immunity”: Columnist Radley Balko has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Federal Judge Theodore D. Chuang has decided to consider adding a “terrorism enhancement” to the prison terms of Patrik Mathews and Brian Lemley Jr., two white supremacists who prosecutors said plotted to carry out deadly violence at a Virginia guns-rights rally last year to provoke what one of them called “a full-blown civil war,” reports the New York Times.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Judge Pryor’s Friendly Fire: What role does natural law play in originalism?” Hadley Arkes has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Female correction officers report pervasive sexual harassment and assaults being while on the job at Rikers Island, with the Department of Correction union saying at least 24 employees have been victims of sexual assault by an inmate this year, reports CBS New York. The correction officers union joined city councilmembers outside Rikers Island, detailing what they call pervasive sexual harassment and assault by inmates.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Powerful special interests are pouring millions into the 2021 Pa. Supreme Court race”: Angela Couloumbis and Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA have this report.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Enterprise reporter Alfred Ng and Investigative Data Journalist Maddy Varner detail how many non profit organizations that often deal in sensitive issues, like mental health, addiction, and reproductive rights—are feeding data about website visitors to corporations.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Conservative justices, ignore all the empty threats about court-packing”: Columnist Henry Olsen has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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