Above The Law
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The firm is happy to report that there won't be any kind of 'job apocalypse' thanks to its firmwide adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. The post Top Magic Circle Firm Takes A Chance On Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The Canadian government announced a new visa policy for Mexican nationals in a press release on Thursday, citing “an increase in asylum claims made by Mexian citizens that are refused, withdrawn or abandoned.” The policy creates new requirements for Mexican nationals receiving an electronic travel authorization (eTA) to travel to Canada by air.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Who needs the DSM V when you have Deuteronomy? The post There’s A Multistate Trend Of Public Schools Replacing Guidance Counselors With Pastors appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders issued a position paper Wednesday urging European nations to stop the state repression of environmental protest and to live up to their obligations under the Paris Agreement to cut global warming. In the paper, Michel Forst stated that the “ repression that environmental activists who use peaceful civil disobedience are currently facing in Europe is a major threat to democracy and human rights.” He emphasised that addressing the en
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LawSites
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Jimoh Ovbiagele , cofounder in 2014 of the now-shuttered AI legal research startup ROSS Intelligence, is returning to legal tech as chief executive officer of a new startup, Bench IQ , that says it is using generative AI to provide comprehensive insights into the decision-making patterns of judges — based not just on their written rulings, but also their rulings from the bench.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
“Why the Supreme Court Had to Hear Trump’s Case; The D.C. Circuit’s ruling was so sweeping that it posed a danger to our constitutional democracy”: David B. Rivkin Jr. and law professor Elizabeth Price Foley will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Why the Supreme Court Had to Hear Trump’s Case; The D.C.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The EU blocked a proposal on Wednesday aimed at fostering sustainability and responsible corporate behavior in the bloc. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) aimed to accomplish these goals while also protecting human rights and the environment in companies’ operations and corporate governance. The European Commission previously adopted the proposal on February 23.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
“AI Use in Law Practice Needs Common Sense, Not More Court Rules”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law. The post “AI Use in Law Practice Needs Common Sense, Not More Court Rules” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
German authorities arrested alleged Red Army Faction (RAF) fugitive member Daniela Klette in Berlin on Monday after several years on the run and evading arrest for armed robbery and attempted murder charges, a German public prosecutor’s office shared Tuesday. Klette was arrested in Kreuzberg, a district of Berlin, the country’s capital and largest city.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
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FEBRUARY 29, 2024
“Federal court lets Indiana ban on gender-affirming care for minors take effect”: Caroline Beck of The Indianapolis Star has this report. And at his Substack site, Chris Geidner has a post titled “ Seventh Circuit restricts trans minors’ rights in Indiana without a word explaining why; The appeals court allowed Indiana’s law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors to go into effect for the first time Tuesday in an unusual, questionable order.” The pos
JURIST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The New Zealand Parliament started on Tuesday the first reading of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill. The amendment seeks to repeal the previous government’s initiatives in controlling tobacco sales. The previous government set the Smokefree 2025 goal , to reduce smoking rates for all population groups to less than 5 percent.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
“New website will let law clerks judge their judges”: Rachel Weiner of The Washington Post recently had this report. The post “New website will let law clerks judge their judges” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Alabama State Senator Tim Melson filed a bill Tuesday in an effort to protect the state’s in-vitro fertilization (IVF) industry following the recent state Supreme Court ruling. Senator Melson proposed Senate Bill 160 in order to prevent more clinics from halting operation. This bill would give criminal and civil immunity to health care providers performing IVF as long as they are following “commonly accepted practices.” On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
“The Four Internet Analogies of the Apocalypse: How the Supreme Court in the Netchoice oral arguments got snagged on the most basic problem in the history of the Internet, and what that reveals about how they should rule.” Kate Klonick has this post at her Substack site, “The Klonickles.” The post “The Four Internet Analogies of the Apocalypse: How the Supreme Court in the Netchoice oral arguments got snagged on the most basic problem in the history of the Internet,
JURIST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday that the US Congress passed a 2022 $1.7 trillion government spending bill unconstitutionally. Federal District Judge James Wesley Hendrix blocked the enforcement of a portion of the bill, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PFWA), based on a violation of the US Constitution’s “ quorum clause.” The 2022 spending bill passed through Congress via a proxy voting rule, which was implemented in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic under former Speaker
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
“Philly saw a surge in medical malpractice filings after Pa. change on court location rules; A new system of medical malpractice case management, designed to get through a pandemic backlog, is helping it get through cases more quickly”: Harold Brubaker of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. The post “Philly saw a surge in medical malpractice filings after Pa. change on court location rules; A new system of medical malpractice case management, designed to get through a pa
JURIST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The French Senate adopted the constitutional bill to include the right to abortion in the French constitution on Wednesday. The Bill was passed with 267 senators voting in favour of the Bill and 50 against. The bill sought to enshrine the freedom to resort to voluntary termination of pregnancy into Article 34 of the French constitution. Article 34 of the French constitution provides the Parliament’s duty to determine rules in various areas including civil rights, criminal justice systems a
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FEBRUARY 29, 2024
“Pa. High Court Cleared Up a Big Strict Products Liability Law Question in ‘Sullivan’”: Jeffrey F. Laffey has this essay online at The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers. The post “Pa. High Court Cleared Up a Big Strict Products Liability Law Question in ‘Sullivan’” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The Hong Kong government announced Wednesday that it concluded the four-week public consultation period for a new local security law under Article 23 of the Basic Law , which is Hong Kong’s mini-constitution. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee previously stated on January 30 that the proposed legislation aims to safeguard national security while respecting human rights in accordance with the Basic Law and international covenants.
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FEBRUARY 29, 2024
“Senator Kennedy’s Judicial Pop Quizzes Trip Up Nervous Nominees”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Senator Kennedy’s Judicial Pop Quizzes Trip Up Nervous Nominees” appeared first on How Appealing.
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FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The thesis of Kyra Strick's instructive paper promotes a proactive approach to a rapidly increasing online security crisis. Strick states that in the dynamic landscape of cybersecurity, scam baiting has emerged as a captivating and unconventional approach to combating online fraud. Scam baiting is the practice of engaging with scammers to expose their tactics and disrupt their operations.
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FEBRUARY 29, 2024
“‘One More Stressor’: Three Circuits Keep Panels Secret Until Argument Day; Some appellate attorneys want the Fourth, Seventh and Federal circuits to join the other federal appeals courts in giving more than same-day notice of the judges who will hear their case.” Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report. The post “‘One More Stressor’: Three Circuits Keep Panels Secret Until Argument Day; Some appellate attorneys want the Fourth, Seventh
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Dealing with daily biases, encountering Courtroom Karens, facing routine microaggressions, and striving for genuine acknowledgment means that clerking while Black ain't easy. The post Black Hair Big Law (Part IV): Clerking While Black And The Rise Of Courtroom Karen appeared first on Above the Law.
The IP Law Blog
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down many patents on the grounds that they are invalid as directed to an abstract idea, relying on the Supreme Court’s Alice decision. In In re Elbaum (Fed. Cir. 12/20/2023) 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 33719, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s rejection of the claims in a patent application as directed to an abstract idea.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
California examinees report seeing their own breath while taking the bar. The post Bar Examinees Subjected To Freezing Conditions At Test Venue appeared first on Above the Law.
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