Attorney at Work
JULY 7, 2023
Lee Rosen | I have not always been good to the people who work for me. Here are a few things I learned from my misbehavior. The post Easy Ways to Make Your Assistant Happy appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
JULY 7, 2023
The Parliament of Ghana passed an extreme anti-gay bill on Wednesday, which is set to tighten laws against members of the LGBTQ+ community. Ghana’s 275 members of Parliament unanimously passed the bill, known as the 2021 Promotion of Appropriate Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. The bill is set to criminalize the promotion, advocacy, funding and acts of homosexuality.
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HowAppealing
JULY 7, 2023
“Key gun control measure in the crosshairs at US Supreme Court”: John Kruzel of Reuters has this report. The post “Key gun control measure in the crosshairs at US Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JULY 7, 2023
The UK High Court of Justice held Thursday that the Cabinet Office must hand over all documents Covid-19 Inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett requests, including former prime minister Boris Johnson’s diaries and WhatsApp messages. The Cabinet Office launched a judicial review case against Hallett’s request last week. While Hallett argued she should determine which documents were and were not relevant to the Inquiry, the Cabinet Office disagreed and took the challenge to the High Court.
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HowAppealing
JULY 7, 2023
“Mallory, Consent, and Political Economy”: Zachary D. Clopton has this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.” The post “Mallory, Consent, and Political Economy” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JULY 7, 2023
“In Her First Term, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Came to Play’; The first Black female member of the Supreme Court wasted no time in finding her footing, asserting herself in dissents, alliances and questions from the bench”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. The post “In Her First Term, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Came to Play’; The first Black female member of the Supreme Court wasted no time in finding her footing, asserting hers
JURIST
JULY 7, 2023
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) dismissed India’s objections regarding the legitimacy of arbitration to address the ongoing Indus River disputes between India and Pakistan on Thursday. Consequently, the court has reinstated a previously stalled procedure that had been impeded for a considerable number of years. Pakistan asserts that India’s proposed hydroelectric energy projects will substantially diminish the Indus’ flow, negatively affecting Pakistani agriculture.
HowAppealing
JULY 7, 2023
“How long will Americans put up with the court’s originalism?” Online at The Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus has an essay that begins, “Lower-court judges are bound to follow the law as decreed by the Supreme Court. They aren’t bound to like it. And so, lost amid the end-of-term flurry at the high court, came another remarkable ruling by U.S.
JURIST
JULY 7, 2023
Three non-governmental organizations filed for a judicial review claim on Friday against the UK government over its revised climate change strategy. The organizations seek to challenge the lawfulness of the government’s new plans, claiming they are “inadequate” to address the threat of climate change. Environmental and legal organizations Friends of the Earth , Client Earth and Good Law Project filed their claim against UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Carbon Budget Delivery Pla
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JULY 7, 2023
“The Most Baffling Argument a Supreme Court Justice Has Ever Made; An opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas exposed the limits of originalism”: Adam Serwer has this essay online at The Atlantic. The post “The Most Baffling Argument a Supreme Court Justice Has Ever Made; An opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas exposed the limits of originalism” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JULY 7, 2023
A Hong Kong court found Cheng Wing-chun guilty of insulting the National Anthem under the National Anthem Ordinance on Wednesday. Cheng is the first person to be convicted under this ordinance. This was after he allegedly insulted the national anthem and desecrated the regional flag. Cheng was convicted shortly after he used a 2019 anti-government protest song in an edited video of the national anthem.
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JULY 7, 2023
“I won my fight for free speech at the Supreme Court, but it’s a victory for all of us; My Supreme Court case is a huge reminder, if we want free speech, we must defend it for others”: Lorie Smith has this essay online at Fox News. The post “I won my fight for free speech at the Supreme Court, but it’s a victory for all of us; My Supreme Court case is a huge reminder, if we want free speech, we must defend it for others” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JULY 7, 2023
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Poland’s former Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court breached the European Convention on Human Rights when it suspended and removed the judicial immunity of Judge Igor Tuleya. Before his suspension, Tuleya emerged as a prominent figure in opposition to Poland’s judicial reforms.
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JULY 7, 2023
“1849 Wisconsin law doesn’t ban abortions, Dane County judge rules”: Alexander Shur of The Wisconsin State Journal has this report. Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that “ Dane County judge allows abortion lawsuit to proceed, says 1849 law does not ban abortions.” And Todd Richmond of The Associated Press has a report headlined “ Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue.” You can access today’s ruling of the
JURIST
JULY 7, 2023
July 7th, also known as Saba Saba (7-7), is a very significant and historical day for Kenya as a nation. It was on this day 33 years ago, in 1990, that Kenyans all over the country took to the streets to not only demand free and fair elections but also demand the restoration of multiparty democracy. The day will forever be enshrined in Kenyan history due to the fact that Kenyans united as one, regardless of tribal differences, to fight for a common cause in an era where everyone was leaving in f
HowAppealing
JULY 7, 2023
“No One Can Stop Talking About Justice John Marshall Harlan”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times. The post “No One Can Stop Talking About Justice John Marshall Harlan” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
JULY 7, 2023
Just a few of the dumbest things people are saying about the Supreme Court. The post Counting Down The Most Egregious Lies People Tell About The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.
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JULY 7, 2023
“The Supreme Court Had A Few Surprises This Year. That Doesn’t Make It Moderate.” Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Holly Fuong of FiveThirtyEight have this report. The post “The Supreme Court Had A Few Surprises This Year. That Doesn’t Make It Moderate.” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
JULY 7, 2023
Nowhere are clichés more overused and misused than in legal tech marketing and sales. The post ‘Legal Tech Lists’: 7 Words And Phrases Lawyers Don’t Want To Hear appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JULY 7, 2023
“Appellate Judges Reject Challenge to Pennsylvania State Damages Cap; The ruling upholds an order reducing a $7 million verdict against SEPTA to $250,000; The case, which is likely bound for the Supreme Court, is part of a broader effort to dismantle liability caps”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on an unpublished opinion that the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued yesterday.
Above The Law
JULY 7, 2023
Because when federal investigators can’t find the culprit, it’s time to bring in Rudy. The post Rudy Giuliani Says He’ll Sniff Out The Person Who Left Cocaine At The White House appeared first on Above the Law.
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JULY 7, 2023
“By The Numbers: Vote Breakdown Is a Tale of Two Supreme Courts.” Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “By The Numbers: Vote Breakdown Is a Tale of Two Supreme Courts.” appeared first on How Appealing.
SCOTUSBlog
JULY 7, 2023
Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Rents in New York City are among the highest in the country and rising. According to a report from brokerage firm Douglas Elliman , median rents in Manhattan reached a record high in May of $4,395 per month.
Law 360
JULY 7, 2023
An Illinois federal judge indicated Friday she would grant initial signoff to a $3.45 million settlement resolving claims that a restaurant franchising company violated Illinois' biometric privacy law when it made workers scan their fingerprints to clock in and out of work.
LLRX
JULY 7, 2023
Nicole L. Black notes the milestone of Thomson Reuters announcement that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Casetext, a legal research software company, for $650 million. For the past decade, Casetext has provided a legal research platform grounded in AI technology. The company consistently developed innovative features that utilized AI technology to streamline legal research and brief creation, most recently releasing CoCounsel, a generative AI legal assistant tool powered by GPT-4, wh
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