JURIST
AUGUST 28, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Friday upheld the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule prohibiting smoking in HUD-subsidized public housing units. The Housing Act of 1937 authorizes HUD to provide standards to keep public housing “safe and habitable.” In 2016, HUD promulgated the Smoke Free Rule.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 28, 2022
“The Philosopher Kings of North Carolina; Four state Justices invent a way to undo constitutional changes”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “The Philosopher Kings of North Carolina; Four state Justices invent a way to undo constitutional changes” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
AUGUST 28, 2022
Federal prosecutors in New Mexico Friday announced the arrest of Herman Leyvoune Wilson (also known as Bilal Mu’Min Abdullah) on charges of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Wilson is also accused of attempting obstruct, influence and impede at least one official proceeding in the fall of 2020. Federal prosecutors for the US Department of Justice’s New Mexico office and National Security Division, in conjunction with the FBI Albuquerque Field Offic
HowAppealing
AUGUST 28, 2022
“Justice Alito’s Crusade Against a Secular America Isn’t Over: He’s had win after win — including overturning Roe v. Wade — yet seems more and more aggrieved; What drives his anger?” Margaret Talbot will have this Profiles article in the September 5, 2022 issue of The New Yorker. The post “Justice Alito’s Crusade Against a Secular America Isn’t Over: He’s had win after win — including overturning Roe v.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
JURIST
AUGUST 28, 2022
Moderna filed suit in the US and Germany Friday against Pfizer and BioNtech for three claims of patent infringement. Moderna claims that Pfizer and BioNtech used the company’s patented mRNA technology in COVID-19 vaccines without Moderna’s permission. Moderna alleges that before the pandemic, they had over a decade of research on mRNA in coronaviruses, with six different “mRNA candidates for infectious disease in clinical trials.” The company obtained various patents for
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LLRX
AUGUST 28, 2022
Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 28, 2022
“We Can Be Framers Too: The Constitution doesn’t have to be something we merely inherit; it could be something we can change ourselves — starting with rewriting the too-stringent rules for making such changes.” Law professor Jedediah Britton-Purdy has this essay online at The Atlantic. The post “We Can Be Framers Too: The Constitution doesn’t have to be something we merely inherit; it could be something we can change ourselves — starting with rewriting t
Mondaq
AUGUST 28, 2022
In this article Shula de Jersey and Matt Davies provide a brief mid-year update looking at what the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") has achieved so far this year.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 28, 2022
“Justice Abbi Silver resigns from Nevada Supreme Court, capping off a 33-year legal career”: Rio Lacanlale of The Reno Gazette Journal has this report. The post “Justice Abbi Silver resigns from Nevada Supreme Court, capping off a 33-year legal career” appeared first on How Appealing.
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LLRX
AUGUST 28, 2022
Articles and Columns for August 2022 Data Mining Resources 2022 – Data mining and knowledge discovery is a quickly evolving field that is part of the portfolio of CI, BI and KM professionals, law librarians, research analysts, infopros, data scientists, data journalists and students in college and graduate programs. This expansive bibliography by Marcus P.
Patently O
AUGUST 28, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. Patent cases regularly involve expert testimony about the how a “ person having ordinary skill in the art ” (PHOSITA) might think. PHOSITA is the objective ‘reasonable person’ that serves as a reference point for most patent doctrines. Often, PHOSITA is particularly defined by some educational or experience level related to the particular area of technology.
Broadcast Law Blog
AUGUST 28, 2022
As summer begins to wind down, just like the rest of the world, the FCC and other government agencies seem to pick up speed on long delayed actions. Broadcasters can anticipate increased regulatory activity in the coming months. For September, there are a few dates to which all broadcasters should pay attention, and a few that will be of relevance to a more limited group.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 28, 2022
There is a controversy in the Denver Public School system as students were shown a video telling them not to call police if they see a violently racist or homophobic incident because police are perpetrators of such violence. What is particularly shocking, however, was the response of the school district to the showing of this insulting and dangerous film.
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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.
A People's Choice
AUGUST 28, 2022
This article helps you understand how a durable power of attorney for healthcare works and how to establish one.
Mondaq
AUGUST 28, 2022
In the latest of our legal guide series, BCL partner John Binns explores the sorts of considerations that regulated-sector businesses should have when establishing themselves.
iHire
AUGUST 28, 2022
iHire's 2022 State of Online Recruiting Report analyzes the results of its survey of 3,668 U.S. job seekers and 539 employers across 57 industries.
Mondaq
AUGUST 28, 2022
Parties to any employment arrangement want to minimise their risk and maximise the potential of the working relationship.
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Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.
JURIST
AUGUST 28, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday signed a decree granting monthly benefits to migrants who fled Ukraine and entered Russian territory. The decree extends monthly payments of 10,000 rubles ($166) to disabled people, people over the age of 80, and pregnant women who entered Russia from Ukrainian territory as well as the disputed Donbas region.
Mondaq
AUGUST 28, 2022
The offence of obscene exposure, penalties & defences. Recent example included.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 28, 2022
Since the start of the controversy over the Mar-a-Lago raid, I have called for the release of a redacted affidavit and the appointment of a special master to sort through the seized material, including alleged attorney-client privileged material. Indeed, I felt that this was one of the four failures of Attorney General Merrick Garland in not taken proactive steps to assure that public that this was not a pretextual raid to collect sensitive material for other investigative purposes.
Mondaq
AUGUST 28, 2022
Stealing credit cards is a type of larceny carrying criminal penalties.
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