Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Every lawyer has had some type of case setback — whether it’s the judge deciding for the other party on a motion, losing the case, or being fired by a client. It doesn’t matter how good you are, or how many years you’ve been in practice, even minor setbacks can cause stress and feelings of […]. The post What You Can Learn From Case Setbacks appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Paralegal Bootcamp
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
When I was starting out, many people told me that I will need a few years of experience being a legal assistant/secretary and/or a paralegal degree before landing a paralegal position. To me, that was quite disappointing. I did not have the experience, but I had the degree. Being a paralegal and having a paralegal degree are two different things. This is why most law firms don’t hire a paralegal graduate without experience right out of paralegal school.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The US Supreme Court Thursday released the list of oral arguments it will hear during the January 2023 session. The court will hear seven arguments in a session that begins on January 9, 2023. The court will first hear arguments in the cases of In re Grand Jury and Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) on January 9.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Sorry, not sorry. The post Federal Judge Weeps For Poor Defenseless Federalist Society, Ruthlessly Bullied By Legal Bloggers appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Thursday reviewed the UK’s human rights record for the fourth time. The UPR announced the review on November 7. Some delegations, such as the Maldives and Malaysia, commended the UK on its recent efforts to protect women and girls by criminalizing gendered offenses. Other delegations, such as Malawi and Ireland, highlighted the UK’s hesitancy to resolve lingering fallout from the Northern Ireland Troubles and called for increased
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
In the wake of the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson overruling Roe v. Wade , residents of Vermont Tuesday voted to pass Proposal 5 amending the state constitution to formally include a right to reproductive freedom. The final vote was 211,157 in favor of adoption and 63,995 against. The amendment, as added to the state constitution, reads: Article 22.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
“‘A Moment of Truth for the Federalist Society’: Politics or Principle? The conservative lawyers’ group killed its white whale. Now it must cope with its internal contradictions.” Peter S. Canellos has this article online at Politico Magazine. The post “‘A Moment of Truth for the Federalist Society’: Politics or Principle?
JURIST
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
US District Judge for the Northern District of California Charles Breyer Wednesday granted final approval of Volkswagen and Porsche’s $80 million settlement of a class action lawsuit. The companies were accused of manipulation of fuel economy and fuel emission tests for nearly 500,000 gasoline-powered Porsche class vehicles with a model year between 2005-2020.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
“Millions Poured into State High Court Races Gain Parties Little”: Alex Ebert and Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law have this report. The post “Millions Poured into State High Court Races Gain Parties Little” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, according to an Amnesty International report released Thursday. The allegations center on civilian torture, Russia’s forcible transfer of Ukrainian civilians to Russian-controlled territory and family separations. Russia has routinely denied all war crime charges. The report includes numerous testimonies of civilians fleeing conflict zones and facing restricted escape routes by Russian forces.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
“Federal Judge David Stras Reflects on the Holocaust and First Amendment at Harvard Law School Talk”: Leah J. Lourenco, Jasmine Palma, and Linda Zhang of The Harvard Crimson have this report. The post “Federal Judge David Stras Reflects on the Holocaust and First Amendment at Harvard Law School Talk” appeared first on How Appealing.
Intelligize Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The broad-based commitment to fighting climate change has become one of the dominant themes in the global business community. But what if all the promises about carbon emissions and breathless reports of progress on climate-related goals are nothing but hot air? As watchdogs have started interrogating the actual effects of corporate environmental programs, they’re finding […].
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
“Abortion ruling author Alito gets standing ovation at conservative legal gala; Four of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority received a warm reception at the Federalist Society event”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report. The post “Abortion ruling author Alito gets standing ovation at conservative legal gala; Four of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority received a warm reception at the Federalist Society event” appeared first on How Appealing
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
In the lawsuit, two patients claimed Facebook’s pixel tracking tool is being improperly used on hospital websites, and redirecting people to sign in through their Facebook account to be able to sign-in or out of the hospital’s patient portal to request an appointment or talk with a provider. .
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
“Newsom’s two appointees to California Supreme Court win approval, making history”: Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times has this report. And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “ Oakland civil rights attorney confirmed to California Supreme Court, becoming its second LGBT justice.” The post “Newsom’s two appointees to California Supreme Court win approval, making history” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Hey look, if you're gonna get accused of crimes you may or may have not committed, just be rich! /s. The post Trailing Justice To Oregon: NYU Takes A State To Court appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
“Conservative U.S. judge mocks Federalist Society’s critics at annual convention”: Jacqueline Thomsen and Nate Raymond of Reuters have this report. Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal reports that “ Judge William Pryor Mocks Federalist Society Critics; Pryor’s comments during FedSoc’s annual convention made fun of a sitting senator, a law professor and the media.” And at “Above the Law,” Joe Patrice has a post titled “ Federal Judg
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ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
A New Jersey judge has concluded that the state bar association is violating anti-discrimination law by reserving 13 leadership positions for members of certain underrepresented…
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
“Counsel chose to attend a ballgame instead of timely filing his client’s response to the motion to dismiss.” So explained an unpublished per curiam opinion that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday. Earlier, the opinion explains that it wasn’t just any ballgame: “counsel moved for a 14-day continuance in order to watch his son make his minor league baseball debut in Illinois.” The Ninth Circuit, however, was
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
It's not that hard. The post You Have To Check Out This Epic Supreme Court <em>Jeopardy!</em> Fail appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
On Wednesday, a federal judge called for the city of Portland, Oregon and the Department of Justice to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the city’s police reforms, Maxine Berstein reports for the Oregonian. The judge cited lack of progress on two major issues with Portland police: the ongoing investigation into offensive slides that advocated violence against protest demonstrators and “dirty hippies” included in an officer training slide show and fraught negotiations with the police unio
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Would any other lawyer have gotten away with this? The post Tom Girardi: The Story That Will Not Fade Away appeared first on Above the Law.
The IP Law Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Hermès is suing an artist for trademark infringement over his series of digital artworks called MetaBirkins. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the case on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Listen to this podcast episode here.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
* You know you have to be doing something wrong as a state when a law school sues you. [ NYU News ]. * Things appear to be looking up for the Indian Child Welfare Act. [ West Hawaii Today ]. * Success doesn't always make you safe in layoff season. [ Law.com ]. * The infighting among judges soft banning aspiring Yale clerks continues. [ Daily Princetonian ].
LawSites
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
You can’t go home again, Thomas Wolfe famously wrote. But legal tech news announced today suggests otherwise. In an integration between two law practice products, Lawmatics , the legal CRM product founded by Matt Spiegel in 2017, now integrates with MyCase , the law practice management platform that Spiegel originally founded in 2009 and left in 2015. “Both Lawmatics and MyCase represent innovative answers to different problems in case management and client intake,” said Spiegel, who is La
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