SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to a group of states, companies, and trade associations seeking to temporarily block a rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce air pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states that do not want to adjust their emissions policies. During approximately 90 minutes of oral arguments, the court’s conservative justices voiced skepticism about the process that the EPA followed in implementing the r

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas , Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. All of them are from CIED ( Centro de Investigación de los Estudiantes de Derecho , a student research center in UNSAAC’s faculty of law dedicated to spreading legal information and improving legal culture through study and research, promoting critical and reflective debate to contribute to the dev

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A Coca-Cola delivery man whose Tourette syndrome caused him to use profanity and racial slurs when stocking customer stores was not entitled to keep that…

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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. The 10th of February 2024 was a particularly dark day for the citizens of Myanmar. At 8:00 PM, the Ministry of Information under the ruling State Administration Council (SAC) issued a significant notification regarding the People’s Military Service Law, a compulsory military service statute origin

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

No, you can't overturn and arbitration ruling based on vibes. That is not a thing. The post Judge Orders Pillow Pumper To Pay Up In Election Fraud Contest appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on six individuals affiliated with various armed factions in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday. Sanctioned individuals were allegedly involved in obstructing disarmament and repatriation efforts, committing human rights violations such as murder and sexual violence, recruiting child soldiers, orchestrating or carrying out attacks on civilians, and facilitating destabilizing activities through the illicit

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Belarusian law students enrolled at European Humanities University are filing reports with JURIST on current circumstances in Belarus under the constitutionally-disputed presidency of Alexander Lukashenka. Ulyana Belaya and Katsiaryna Vasilionak file this dispatch from Vilnius, Lithuania. Back in 2020 presidential elections happened in Belarus, followed by massive protests and even more massive waves of repressions.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Prospects for loan forgiveness have been improving. The post More Lawyers Working In Public Service Are Starting To See Their Student Loans Vanish Thanks To The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Share So what would you expect if a state supreme court wrote an opinion directly inconsistent with “perhaps the most fundamental rule” of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence in the area, an opinion that would get a failing grade in any law school course on criminal law? Well, your first guess would be that the Supreme Court would unanimously reverse, and if you were bold you’d predict a short opinion assigned because of its triviality to the most junior justice.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

You actually can't fake relatability. The post Stop It: Your Harvard Law Degree Does Not Make You A Man Of The People appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Share Nothing in Wednesday’s decision in Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty surprised anybody familiar with last fall’s oral argument. The argument revealed a bench deeply skeptical of the uncertainty maritime insurance contracts would face under a lower-court decision limiting the enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in those contracts.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not even ChatGPT could invent a case to make this stick. The post Airline Said It’s Not Responsible For Terrible Advice From Its Own Customer Service AI Bot. The Court… Disagreed. appeared first on Above the Law.

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OneLegal

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

By understanding the risks and benefits of generative AI, you can minimize unintended consequences that have troubled legal professionals. The post Generative AI in legal research: Opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies appeared first on One Legal.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

He joins a cadre of other Black law firm leaders, and has high hopes for more inclusion in the future. The post Biglaw Firm Names Its First-Ever Black Managing Partner appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court's liberal wing denounced during oral argument Wednesday their colleagues' decision to consider the merits of four related emergency requests to prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from implementing a plan to reduce cross-state pollution without first getting lower court input.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

At least, all publicly-traded companies in the same sector, according to the SEC. The post Material Non-Public Information About One Company Is Material Non-Public Information About All Companies appeared first on Above the Law.

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iHire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Learn how to manage job search stress with the results of iHire’s survey on the correlation between one’s job search and mental health.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Let's hear it for #1! The post Move Over Joe Rogan, The Lawyers Are Here appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Supreme Court Rules for Georgia Man on Double Jeopardy Claim”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report. Ryan Knappenberger and Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service report that “ Supreme Court says Georgia can’t retry mentally ill man who killed his mother; The high court said that despite an unusual split verdict, Georgia could not bring another trial against Damian McElrath because doing so would violate the double jeopardy clause.” At “SCOTUSblog,&#

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Elsberg Baker & Maruri is looking to hire 14 new associates in the coming months. The post Selendy Gay Spin-Off Firm Opens Its Doors, With More Partners From The Elite Boutique In Tow appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Biden nominates Chicago judge to be first Hispanic judge on 7th Circuit”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Biden Puts Forward Trial Court Judge for Seventh Circuit Seat.” And Nolan Stout of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Biden announces 5 judicial, 2 US attorney nominees; The nominations are for positions in D.C., Illinois, Arizona, Iowa and the Court of Appeals.” The post “Biden nominates Ch

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Federal Rule of Evidence 406 provides that Evidence of a person’s habit or an organization’s routine practice may be admitted to prove that on a particular occasion the person or organization acted in accordance with the habit or routine practice.

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