EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2020
On December 17, 2020 North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued a Pardon of Innocence for Ronnie Long. And yesterday, a settlement was reached, pursuant to which Chester Hollman III will be awarded $9.8 million for his 28 years of wrongful.
JURIST
DECEMBER 31, 2020
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges Wednesday against a New York-based jewelry wholesaler who allegedly operated a “fraudulent Ponzi-like scheme in which he raised at least $69 million from at least 80 investors, including a number of current and retired police officers and firefighters.” According to the SEC’s complaint , Gregory Altieri, a licensed geologist from Melville, New York, misappropriated investor funds by falsely claiming that he
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Diane Drain
DECEMBER 31, 2020
How Does the Consolidated Appropriation Act Intersect with Bankruptcy? December 27, 2020 Congress passed the longest bill ever – 5,600 pages. The Consolidated Appropriation Act “CAA”, I can only assume, like so many of the other laws created by the Legislative branch, that this huge Act contains lots of special interest provisions, but I regress.
JURIST
DECEMBER 31, 2020
The United Kingdom formally exited the European Union on the stroke of the New Year with parliament ratifying a new law to govern ties with the continental body. The EU (Future Relationship) Act of 2020 received the Queen’s Royal Assent after getting approval from both houses of parliament late Wednesday. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recalled parliament from recess to vote on the historic agreement he had signed with the EU, aiming to avoid a disruptive “no-deal” breakup fo
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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.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2020
“State Supreme Court upholds Lamont’s authority to close businesses through COVID emergency orders”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2020
“Supreme Court’s New Supermajority: What It Means For Roe v. Wade.” Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report.
SimplyLawJobs
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Going to law school can be both academically demanding and expensive in both time and money, especially if you’re going through it and paying your way alone. It’s not a bad idea when you’re in such a situation to want to find ways that you can make money to help finance you through law school while you’re in law school. . How can you finance law school?
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2020
“In Memoriam: A Tribute to the Judicial Minds We Lost This Year.” Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.
SimplyLawJobs
DECEMBER 31, 2020
There is no denying the fact that working with recent graduates can be taxing, especially in the legal sector. Law firms can rarely afford to bring recent graduates on board without worry for the graduate’s professional competencies or their firm’s reputation. According to the BBC , only 18% of graduates in the UK secured jobs this year compared to the typical 60%, while salaries also fell by approximately 10%.
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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.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2020
“San Quentin Prison COVID releases delayed by state Supreme Court”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 31, 2020
This has been an awful year for New Yorkers in dealing with the massive costs of the pandemic. Adding to those costs is the increase in violent crime under Mayor Bill di Blasio with a 41 percent increase in homicides. Now, the city is focused on an attack on a driver on Fifth Avenue by a mob of bicyclists. The attack in broad daylight on a car captures a sense of lawlessness for many in the city.
Conflict of Laws
DECEMBER 31, 2020
The latest amendments to the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Arbitration Rules enter into force today, providing for a restyling to the 2012 rules (as earlier amended in 2017). The restyling aims to fine-tune the current rules by increasing flexibility, efficiency and transparency of the ICC arbitrations and taking in the practice that the International Court of Arbitration (“Court”) has meanwhile developed and consolidated.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 31, 2020
We have been discussing curious Covid-related offenses this year, but a Wisconsin controversy raises a particularly challenging such question. Advocate Aurora Health has admitted that an employee intentionally removed 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine from refrigeration. The intentional act, originally claimed to be accidental, resulted in the destruction of 500 doses of the potentially life-saying vaccine.
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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.
Conflict of Laws
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Membership. On 4 December 2020, Mongolia was issued with a certificate confirming an affirmative vote in favour of its admission as a Member of the HCCH, following a six-month voting period which ended on 3 December 2020. Mongolia has now been invited to deposit an instrument of acceptance of the HCCH Statute to become a Member of the HCCH. Meetings & Events.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Happy New Year to everyone on our blog! We rang in 2021 at home in McLean, Virginia. New Year’s eve is also my wedding anniversary. Twenty-three years ago, Leslie and I eloped in Old Town Alexandria after dating eight years. Once again, we will celebrate two anniversary dates. I count the anniversary as our 31th while Leslie insists on counting this year as our 23nd anniversary.
LegalReader
DECEMBER 31, 2020
The Justice Department’s civil rights division announced in mid-December it had filed a lawsuit against the Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf in Oklahoma and two of its former employees, alleging the authority shared with a white applicant they had units available but indicated in speaking with black applicant all were already occupied.
The Process Street
DECEMBER 31, 2020
This is a guest post by Jack Paxton , the co-founder of VYPER , a marketing tool that helps brands build email lists, social followings, and revenue using viral giveaways, referral, and reward programs. Jack spent millions of dollars testing different marketing strategies at his marketing agency. He then also co-founded Hyax a fast, conversion & design-focused course and funnel builder for creators.
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Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2020
“Vice President Pence seeks rejection of lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to overturn the presidential election”: John Wagner and Rosalind S. Helderman of The Washington Post have this report. Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Pence Seeks to Dismiss GOP Lawsuit Aiming to Let Him Overturn Election; Justice Department called Texas Rep.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Montreal’s McGill University is the latest school facing an attack on free speech and academic freedom. We have followed efforts to fire professors who hold opposing views on police abuse or the Black Lives Matter organization. At McGill, eight student groups have gone further. They want to rescind the emeritus status of a retired professor to retroactively punish him for opposing their views.
At the Lectern
DECEMBER 31, 2020
In addition to two recorded votes accompanied by a dissenting statement from the denial of review in a juvenile delinquency case with racial considerations, Supreme Court actions of note at its Wednesday conference included: The court agreed to hear Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. As stated by court staff , the issue is, “Did the Court of Appeal properly affirm summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment based on rac
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Here’s a round-up of Supreme Court-related news and commentary from around the web: My Joe Biden Story (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times). What’s To Come For The Supreme Court (Here and Now, WBUR). The Next Big Patent Eligibility Push Is On at the Supreme Court (Scott Graham, The National Law Journal). Happy new year! We rely on our readers to send us links for our round-up.
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LegalReader
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Michigan plaintiff files a lawsuit against his parents for throwing away his pornography collection and they're ordered to pay damages.
The Legal Ease
DECEMBER 31, 2020
We're only a few hours from 2021. Most of us are more than happy to say goodbye to 2020, even knowing that restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to continue for a while. But there is some good news on the horizon with the rollout of two (so far) vaccines. After the year we had in 2020, many of us are re-thinking everything from our regular activities, to our homes, our lifestyles, and our practices.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 31, 2020
The lead plaintiffs in three landmark civil rights cases. A government lawyer who argued at the Supreme Court more than anyone else in the 20th century. A chief justice’s right-hand man. A trailblazing feminist who became a transformative justice. These were among the people we lost in a year that was so defined by death. As the year comes to a close, SCOTUSblog looks back at some of the individuals who died in 2020 after living lives that brought them – at different times and for different reas
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2020
“My Joe Biden Story: In a career as a journalist, I had never encountered a politician like him.” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.
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