JURIST
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The US Supreme Court Monday denied an application for review of a federal case involving the largest patent damages award in US history. Plaintiff Centripetal Networks, Inc. attempted to reinstate a $2.75 billion award to be paid by Cisco Systems, Inc. The award was overturned when authorities discovered that the trial court judge had family members who owned Cisco stock.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases. The post Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Here, one of our correspondents who must remain anonymous comments on the repression of people’s daily lives, including even their available forms of transportation, under rules imposed by the military junta.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“Supremely Slow Out of the Gates”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog. The post “Supremely Slow Out of the Gates” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 5, 2022
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Monday delivered an apology speech on behalf of the Crown to the Māori Tribe Ngāti Maniapoto for violations of the Treaty of Waitangi. Ardern stated: The Crown apologises for the devastating long-term prejudice its acts, omissions and violations of Te Ōhākī Tapu nd te Tiriti have caused you. Ngāti Maniapoto did not receive the economic benefits from Te Ōhākī Tapu that the Crown had led you to expect.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Sunday called for the Polish government to stop targeting reproductive rights activists, specifically calling for all charges against lawmaker Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus to be dropped. Scheuring-Wielgus, who participated in a pro-choice protest in October 2020, was charged with “offending religious feelings” and “malicious interference with religious worship” by the Torun prosecutors officer in late November 2022.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“How Right-Wing Groups Set the Stage for the Supreme Court to Rig Future Elections; The ‘independent state legislature’ theory was once considered a fringe notion; Then the Federalist Society and its allies stepped in”: Ari Berman of Mother Jones has this report. The post “How Right-Wing Groups Set the Stage for the Supreme Court to Rig Future Elections; The ‘independent state legislature’ theory was once considered a fringe notion; Then the Federalist S
JURIST
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports the malnutrition rates among Afghan children have almost doubled this year under Taliban rule. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our Correspondent’s name.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“Can the Supreme Court Define a State’s ‘Legislature’? Whether state judges can review election laws is up to the state constitution, not the justices.” Law professor Steven G. Calabresi will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Can the Supreme Court Define a State’s ‘Legislature’?
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Above The Law
DECEMBER 5, 2022
This is a success story for free speech. it's going to be trumpeted as the opposite. The post Troll, Whine, Repeat: Law School ‘Free Speech’ Strategy Ropes In State Supreme Court Justice appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“Supreme Court to decide how much authority state legislatures have over elections”: Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times have this report. The post “Supreme Court to decide how much authority state legislatures have over elections” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Bill, baby, bill! Bill, baby, bill! The post Biglaw Firms Leaking Profits Due To Write-Offs Are Pushing Lawyers To Bill Even More appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“6th Circ. Upholds $40M Teflon Cancer Verdict Against DuPont”: Madeline Lyskawa of Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) on a noteworthy ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today. The post “6th Circ. Upholds $40M Teflon Cancer Verdict Against DuPont” appeared first on How Appealing.
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The Crime Report
DECEMBER 5, 2022
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. For a large part of the history of the United States, domestic abuse was tolerated under the nation’s legal system. There were few laws criminalizing domestic violence , and enforcement of the existing laws was rare. It was only in the past few decades that laws criminalizing domestic violence came to be widespread and enforced.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“4. ‘A Court of Review, Not First View’: More than ever before, the Supreme Court is resolving major legal questions at the beginning of lawsuits; What’s less clear is whether that’s a good thing.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site. The post “4. ‘A Court of Review, Not First View’: More than ever before, the Supreme Court is resolving major legal questions at the beginning of lawsuits; What’s less
Above The Law
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The fact that something is true doesn't mean that it's the perfect introduction to a brief. The post On Introductions To Briefs That Are Both Generic And Harmful appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“Considering the Usefulness of Rebuttal Oral Argument; By tradition, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court — the oldest appellate court in the United States in continuous operation — does not permit rebuttal oral argument”: This month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column will appear in tomorrow’s print edition of The Legal Intelligencer , Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.
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LawSites
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Case Status , a mobile client portal and messaging platform with a primary focus on consumer law firms, has raised $5 million in a Series B round, bringing its total funding to over $11 million. . Last January, the company raised $3.5 million in a Series A venture capital round, and it had previously raised of $1.5 million in seed funding in 2020 and $750,000 in funding in 2019.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“You Won’t Even Believe Where Oral Arguments at SCOTUS Went Today; When a justice starts making jokes about a Black child wearing a KKK outfit as a hypothetical, something has gone incredibly awry”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “You Won’t Even Believe Where Oral Arguments at SCOTUS Went Today; When a justice starts making jokes about a Black child wearing a KKK outfit as a hypothetical, something has gone incredibly awryR
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Johnny Hincapie, who says he was coerced to confess to the 1990 stabbing of Utah tourist Brian Watkins on a New York subway when Colombian-born Hincapie was 18, is set to receive $12.8 million from New York City and $4.8 million from the state for his wrongful conviction, Susan Haigh reports for the Associated Press. Hincapie was released in 2015 after serving 25 years in prison. . .
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“‘Scenes with Santa’ and online-dating inquiries at the 303 Creative argument”: Mark Walsh has this “A View from the Courtroom” post at “SCOTUSblog.” The post “‘Scenes with Santa’ and online-dating inquiries at the 303 Creative argument” appeared first on How Appealing.
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Law 360
DECEMBER 5, 2022
A divided Ninth Circuit panel vacated an emergency injunction Monday forcing a broadcaster to resume dealing with a union, faulting a district court for inferring that the company's rebuke would undermine union support despite the National Labor Relations Board's lack of evidence.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“Alito’s mentions of Ashley Madison and children wearing KKK costumes cap an awkward Supreme Court day”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report. And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “ Alito’s Quip About Black Children in KKK Outfits Creates Awkward Supreme Court Moment.” The post “Alito’s mentions of Ashley Madison and children wearing KKK costumes cap an awkward Supreme Court day” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Associates with loads of billables are going to be making a lot of cash. The post Top 100 Biglaw Firm Enters The Bonus Games With A Match — Plus Even More Money For High Billers appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“The Supreme Court Is About to Ask the Wrong Question About the First Amendment”: David Cole has this essay online at The New York Times. The post “The Supreme Court Is About to Ask the Wrong Question About the First Amendment” appeared first on How Appealing.
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