JURIST
JANUARY 13, 2022
The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue , a case concerning the time limit to file petitions with the US Tax Court to review Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determinations. On June 5, 2015, the IRS notified Boechler, P.C., a personal injury law firm in North Dakota, of a discrepancy between prior tax document submissions.
Paralegal Brief Submitted Articles
JANUARY 13, 2022
Advanced AI can help legal teams tackle the challenges of modern ediscovery sets, but it can be hard to navigate the purchasing process. Read more for best practices and tips for purchasing AI tools.
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JURIST
JANUARY 13, 2022
The Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA) Thursday ruled that an Austrian website provider’s continuous use of Google Analytics and the resultant transfer of personal data to Google violated the European Union’s (EU) privacy law, the General Data Protection Rules (GDPR). The ruling responded to a series of representations filed by the Austrian privacy advocacy group noyb before the DPA on the basis of the European Court of Justice’s (CJEU) Schrems II decision.
EvidenceProf Blog
JANUARY 13, 2022
Similar to its federal counterpart, South Dakota Rule of Evidence 19-19-901(b)(9) provides that The following are examples only--not a complete list--of evidence that satisfies the [authentication] requirement: (9) Evidence about a process or system. Evidence describing a process or system.
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JURIST
JANUARY 13, 2022
The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law published a report Wednesday identifying thousands of people being held in Mississippi’s county jails while awaiting trial because they cannot afford bail or public defenders unavailable when required. According to the report, Mississippi’s county jails have more than 5,800 detainees.
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JURIST
JANUARY 13, 2022
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments for two immigration cases Tuesday that address the rights of detained noncitizens to have a bond hearing after six months of detention. Both cases were brought by noncitizens seeking asylum relief who had been detained for extended periods of time without bond hearings following the issuance of a removal order.
Attorney at Work
JANUARY 13, 2022
Artificial intelligence tools have become prevalent in legal practice, particularly in eDiscovery. That doesn’t mean, however, that law firms and litigation support teams have been quick to embrace them. Despite their benefits, many legal organizations have been hesitant to implement AI tools. AI Hesitation. In the ABA 2020 Legal Tech Survey , 23% of law firms reported not being interested in AI, while 34% said they didn’t know enough about AI to speak to their firms’ interest.
JURIST
JANUARY 13, 2022
India Chief Correspondent Neelabh Bist reports for JURIST from New Delhi on the recent actions of a COVID-impacted Supreme Court of India as it deals with a security breach involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi just as several Indian states prepare to head to the polls. As of Wednesday, India recorded over 200,000 fresh COVID-19 cases per day with the Supreme Court itself falling victim to the virus, as four Supreme Court justices and more than 150 of its staff have tested positive.
Above The Law
JANUARY 13, 2022
The judges were found to have done their due diligence. The post Federal Judges That Hired The ‘I HATE BLACK PEOPLE’ Law School Student Cleared Of Misconduct appeared first on Above the Law.
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Patently O
JANUARY 13, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. The chart below shows the number of Supreme Court patent decisions broken-up by decade. The ramp-up in the late 1800s is tied to the “second industrial revolution” in the US. The drop in cases after 1890 is largely procedural. Congress created the regional circuit courts of appeals as a buffer between the trial courts & Supreme Court.
Above The Law
JANUARY 13, 2022
You don't even have to be working on this planet, as long as the work is good. The post Yet Another Reason To Work From Home: In-House Counsel Don’t Care Where The Work Is Done appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 13, 2022
A Michigan judge who blasted a 72-year-old cancer patient for failing to maintain his lawn is getting attention for her Zoom hearing comments.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 13, 2022
“On vaccine mandates, the Supreme Court is doing a job Congress should have finished long ago”: Columnist Charles Lane has this essay online at The Washington Post.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 13, 2022
Since when do you get to choose your punishment? The post Judge Gives Prison Guard Who Violated Someone’s Liberty Chance To Represent Country appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 13, 2022
“Universities Breach Their Contracts; Students have legal recourse against unreasonable Covid restrictions”: Law professors Max Schanzenbach and Nadav Shoked will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 13, 2022
Photo by Suzy Tolen via Flickr. Kirby Boyce hopes 80, 239 people in Massachusetts – and ultimately a majority of people across the state and the country – agree with him on the need for safer gun storage. Those are the number of signatures Boyce, a retired computer consultant who lives in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, needs to get an initiative placed on the state ballot requiring firearm owners to keep all weapons in their residence, place of business or vehicles in a gun safe, or fa
HowAppealing
JANUARY 13, 2022
“A Split Supreme Court Decision on Vaccine Mandates; At least the Justices struck down OSHA’s overreach on private employers”: This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
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The Crime Report
JANUARY 13, 2022
Despite a drastic need for educational and self-empowering materials in prisons, authorities routinely impede incarcerees’ access to works deemed controversial for arbitrary and biased reasons, a practice long overdue for public examination, according to Andy Chan and Michelle Dillon, board members of the nonprofit organization Books to Prisoners , in an op-ed for the Washington Post.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 13, 2022
“New Jersey Adds Abortion Protections to State Law; Move comes as U.S. Supreme Court weighs federal protections for abortion rights”: Jennifer Calfas of The Wall Street Journal has this report. Susan K. Livio and Brent Johnson of The Newark Star-Ledger report that “ Murphy signs law protecting abortion rights in N.J. ” And Katie Sobko of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey reports that “ New Jersey law protecting abortion rights signed by Murphy in Teaneck Thursday
Above The Law
JANUARY 13, 2022
Lawyers often seek out mindfulness practices because they want more peace and calm in their lives -- but it can also help you make peace with your anger. The post How Mindfulness And My Inner Lawyer-Mom Helped Me Face My Own Anger appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 13, 2022
“Pork producers and bacon lovers, stop squealing over California’s new animal welfare law”: Columnist Helaine Olen has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.
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Intelligize Blog
JANUARY 13, 2022
In cases of corporate wrongdoing that rise to the level of criminality, bringing charges to hold companies accountable can either feel like overkill or a slap on the wrist. After all, businesses don’t run themselves – people do. Holding the proper individuals responsible therefore has a greater impact on forcing companies and their peers to […].
HowAppealing
JANUARY 13, 2022
“Defending the Consensus Constitution: The genius of the American system is that the Constitution fragments power to promote stability, carefully considered policy, and liberty.” John O. McGinnis has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 13, 2022
The 2022 ABA Midyear Meeting, which will take place from Feb. 9 to 14, had been scheduled to be in Seattle.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 13, 2022
“Judiciary Urges Dialogue on Electronic Case Files Bills, Seeks Delay in Action”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued this news release today. Among the federal judiciary’s message to Congress — “not so fast” on giving away PACER for free, please.
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