Attorney at Work

MARCH 24, 2022

When delivering negative feedback we think we must be firm — even mean. Instead, here’s how to give tough feedback that actually motivates change. I once worked with a midlevel manager who, when advised of someone’s shoddy work or bad behavior, would inevitably respond with a simple, “Okay, I’ll tell her.” And that was exactly what he would do: Take the person aside, metaphorically hold his nose, and say something like, “You don’t write very well.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

South Africa’s Western Cape Division of the High Court Wednesday halted the construction of Amazon’s new Africa headquarters and ordered the developer to consult with local indigenous people who say the site is on sacred land. Judge Patricia Goliath ruled that Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust (LLPT), the developer of the site, must cease construction immediately and undertake “proper and meaningful consultation” with the Khoi and San indigenous populations.

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MARCH 24, 2022

Apple launches the first smartphone driver’s license/ID with Arizona Additional states to follow, including Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, and the territory of Puerto Rico Read more ».

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a law student in Kabul reports on a surprise Taliban announcement that Afghan schools above the sixth grade would continue to be closed to girls, just as they were scheduled to reopen for them. He also comments on a disconcerting surge in anti-Persian nationalism among Taliban leaders that is having a variety of negative social consequences.

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Above The Law

MARCH 24, 2022

What's worse than 'death penalty sanctions'? Alex Jones is fixing to find out. The post Alex Jones’s Lawyers And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day appeared first on Above the Law.

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MARCH 24, 2022

Share The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a man on death row in Texas can have his pastor touch him and pray out loud while he is being executed. The decision in Ramirez v. Collier was the latest chapter in the nearly three-year-long dispute over the presence of spiritual advisers at executions, and the justices appeared to express some frustration that the case was before them at all.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled 8-1 that a Texas death row inmate may have his pastor touch him and pray out loud during his execution. Petitioner John Henry Ramirez argued that Texas’ refusal to allow a spiritual advisor to lay hands on him or recite prayers and scripture as he is executed substantially burdens his free exercise of religion as protected by the First Amendment to the US Constitution and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).

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ABA Journal

MARCH 24, 2022

Judge Patricia Guerrero will become the first Latina justice of the California Supreme Court following her confirmation by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments earlier…

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd. , a case concerning federal district courts’ authority to apply a particular statute to private commercial arbitral tribunals. In August 2017, Luxshare, Ltd. (Luxshare) purchased business units from ZF Automotive US, Inc. (ZF) for approximately $1 billion, and the deal closed in April 2018.

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MARCH 24, 2022

“U.S. Senate promotes Ghislaine Maxwell’s judge to appellate court”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. And Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Maxwell Judge Nathan Confirmed to New York-Based Appeals Court.” Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan ( S.D.N.Y. ) to serve on the U.S.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

The family of Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan in July 2021, filed a petition Tuesday before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against several high-level Taliban leaders and commanders. Reuters had placed Siddiqui with the Afghan Special Forces in Spin Boldak district in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.

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MARCH 24, 2022

“Little is known about Justice Thomas’ hospitalization, part of a history of secrecy from the court; The Supreme Court is not required to be transparent about justices’ health”: Chris Geidner of Grid has this report.

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MARCH 24, 2022

A federal judge in Los Angeles is expected to approve a settlement worth $18 million in a case involving video game giant Activision Blizzard, Inc. and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The case was initiated in July of 2021 when the video game company was sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DEFH) for allegedly creating a hostile work environment.

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MARCH 24, 2022

Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued rulings in two argued cases. 1. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Houston Community College System v. Wilson , No. 20-804. You can access the oral argument via this link. Interestingly, the transcript of this oral argument begins with Chief Justice John G.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

District Judge Norman K. Moon of the Western District of Virginia Wednesday granted preliminary injunctions for 12 families to request mask requirements for their immunocompromised children in school. The complaint challenged Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that allows parents of students attending Virginia public schools to choose for their children to not be subject to mask mandates.

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MARCH 24, 2022

“Crime Focus at Jackson Hearing Most Intense Since Marshall”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Madison Alder, and Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law have this report.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

Idaho Governor Brad Little Wednesday signed a new abortion bill into law, despite expressing grave concerns about the wisdom and constitutionality of the measure and warning that it could re-traumatize victims of sexual assault. Senate Bill 1309 bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and allows family members of what it calls “a preborn child” to sue the abortion provider.

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Above The Law

MARCH 24, 2022

His actions brought 'undeserved discredit to the administration of justice.'. The post Turns Out Judges Can’t Do Whatever They Want, And Certainly Can’t Grope Employees appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

The UN Security Council Wednesday failed to adopt a Russia-drafted resolution for civilian protection and humanitarian aid access to those impacted by the war in Ukraine which failed to mention Russia’s role in creating the war. Of the 15 UN Security Council members, only Russia and China voted in favor. The other 13 members abstained. Thursday marks one month since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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MARCH 24, 2022

“How Some Texans Are Getting Abortions Despite a Devastating Law”: Samuel Dickman and Kari White have this guest essay online at The New York Times.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

A jury for the US District Court for the Northern District of California awarded Comet Technologies $40 million in damages on Wednesday, finding that a rival company had misappropriated trade secrets on equipment used in the manufacturing of semiconductor chips. That sum was split evenly between $20 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages, according to court filings.

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MARCH 24, 2022

“SCOTUS will consider war powers in case of ailing veteran claiming employment discrimination”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.

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MARCH 24, 2022

Indigenous-led group NDN Collective announced Wednesday that it had filed a lawsuit in South Dakota federal court against a local hotel operator after she pledged on social media to ban Native Americans from the hotel. The owner’s social media post came after a shooting last weekend at the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City in which the victim and the suspect were Native American.

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MARCH 24, 2022

“Jackson on track for confirmation, but GOP votes in doubt”: Mary Clare Jalonick and Kevin Freking of The Associated Press has this report.

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MARCH 24, 2022

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Wednesday said that the surging violence in Colombia caused the internal displacement of people, forced restriction of movement, and injury or death of people by explosives to reach the highest level of the past five years. The country’s internal armed conflict has lasted almost 60 years and has killed at least 260,00 people.

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