Above The Law
JUNE 1, 2023
The in-house interview process can be grueling. Here are some tips and tricks to help you along the way. The post Preparing For Your First In-House Interview appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
A majority for the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Virginia Tech’s bias reporting policies do not violate free speech principles protected by the First Amendment, upholding a lower court’s decision to deny a preliminary injunction. Speech First, an organization aimed at protecting students’ rights to free speech on college campuses, first brought the suit in federal district court under 42 USC § 1983 for alleged violations of the First and Fourte
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Paralegal Bootcamp
JUNE 1, 2023
This one’s for you, Paralegal Mom! Ever since I was a little girl, I remember having a mind of my own. I was a leader, an outspoken smart mouth with a vigilante-style, ‘protect the underdog’ attitude. I wanted to be perfect at everything I did. I loved school all through twelfth grade. I remember wanting to be very successful. And then I found out I was pregnant at eighteen, right after I received my college acceptance letter.
JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously found Thursday in Slack Technologies v. Pirani that federal securities law requires plaintiffs to prove their shares are directly traceable to misleading information in a registration statement in order to sue. Fiyyaz Pirani, an individual investor, sued Slack Technologies, an instant messaging app, after the stock price dropped.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 1, 2023
“Federal Law and Choice-of-Law Reform”: John Parry has this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.” The post “Federal Law and Choice-of-Law Reform” appeared first on How Appealing.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 1, 2023
“Texas man urges Supreme Court to stay out of major Second Amendment case”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report. You can access the defendant’s brief in opposition at this link. The post “Texas man urges Supreme Court to stay out of major Second Amendment case” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
A federal grand jury indicted former New Mexico House candidate Solomon Peña for his alleged involvement in shootings from December 2022 to January 2023 which targeted four elected officials’ homes in documents unsealed Wednesday. The indictment from the US District Court for the District of New Mexico contains 11 counts including conspiracy, using a firearm during a crime of violence, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and using a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
HowAppealing
JUNE 1, 2023
“Ohio Supreme Court says abortion rights amendment does not require split proposal”: Laura Hancock of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a report that begins, “The Ohio Supreme Court declined a request Thursday from two anti-abortion activists to require that the Ohio Ballot Board divide the abortion rights constitutional amendment into two or more separate proposals, which would make it harder to pass at the ballot box.” You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Cou
JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
The US Supreme Court held Thursday that a local union must litigate a property damage dispute in state court, as opposed to appearing before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters , the court found that federal labor law, under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), did not preempt a company’s state claim that striking truck drivers intentionally damaged company property.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 1, 2023
“Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down two state abortion bans”: Chris Casteel of The Oklahoman has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Oklahoma issued yesterday. And in commentary, online at Slate, law professor Mary Ziegler has a Jurisprudence essay titled “ Oklahoma Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling Shows Path Forward in Deep Red States.” The post “Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down two state abortion bans” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
The UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) on Wednesday expanded the convictions and increased the sentences of two individuals who helped to murder and deport non-Serbs during the Balkan wars. The two, Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović, are former Serbian security officials. T he IRMCT’s Appeals Chamber dismissed the men’s appeals of their convictions for various war crimes, including aiding and abetting murder and forced deportation, against Croats an
HowAppealing
JUNE 1, 2023
“There’s Unsettling New Evidence About William Rehnquist’s Views on Segregation”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen and Dahlia Lithwick have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “There’s Unsettling New Evidence About William Rehnquist’s Views on Segregation” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland on Thursday upheld former Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah’s 20-year prison sentence for war crimes and convicted him of crimes against humanity, the first such conviction in Switzerland. Kosiah was initially convicted and sentenced for war crimes by the Trial Chamber of First Instance in 2021. In confirming Kosiah’s 20-year sentence, the Federal Criminal Court’s Higher Appeals Chamber affirmed his conviction on 21 counts of war crimes—
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HowAppealing
JUNE 1, 2023
“The Bar’s Role in Responding to Attacks on the Court”: Ohio Solicitor General Benjamin M. Flowers has this essay online at the Per Curiam site of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. The post “The Bar’s Role in Responding to Attacks on the Court” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
Ukrainian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on developments in and affecting Ukraine. This dispatch is from Yulii Kozub, a law student from Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. He files this from Vienna. On Tuesday, May 30, there was a mass aerial drone strike on Moscow. Drones have fallen in Russia before and have even hit strategic targets, but it was the first time such a significant, multi-pronged attack had taken place on Russia’s capital city.
Above The Law
JUNE 1, 2023
This is just the start, too. The post Supreme Court Cares Less About The Facts Of A Case Than Hungover 1Ls appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
Canadian MPs passed a non-binding motion Wednesday calling on special rapporteur David Johnston to step aside from his role investigating allegations of foreign interference in Canadian elections, which Johnston quickly rejected. The vote comes as the latest development in the ongoing furor over whether Canada should launch a public inquiry on the matter of foreign election interference, particularly with respect to China, which Prime Minister Trudeau has controversially refused to do.
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Above The Law
JUNE 1, 2023
This Biglaw leader has the scoop on what incoming associates need to know. The post Mayer Brown Chair Jon Van Gorp Shares His Thoughts On How First-Year Associates Can Succeed In Biglaw appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Idaho Wednesday to prevent the enforcement of its law criminalizing doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors. The lawsuit names Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, the prosecuting attorney for a county in Idaho and members of the Idaho Code Commission as defendants. The ACLU brought the lawsuit on behalf of two families, known as the Poe and Doe families, who both have transgender children currently receiving gender-affirming care in I
Above The Law
JUNE 1, 2023
Apparently, the thesaurus is too woke for Judge Ho. The post Judge Ho Writes Entire Concurrence Just To Complain That English Language Has Synonyms For ‘Alien’ appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
JUNE 1, 2023
Northern District of Florida Chief Judge Mark E. Walker on Thursday denied Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' attempt to disqualify him from overseeing The Walt Disney Co.'s suit challenging the Sunshine State's takeover of Disney's self-governing district, although the federal judge opted to recuse himself for other reasons.
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Above The Law
JUNE 1, 2023
We thought this area deserved its own list. The post ‘Legal Tech Lists’: 5 Lawyer Tropes Upended By Legal Tech (Remote Litigation Edition) appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
JUNE 1, 2023
Paul Hastings LLP continued with its hiring spree by adding a former co-chair of Latham & Watkins LLP's entertainment, sports and media practice in Los Angeles, the firm announced Thursday.
Above The Law
JUNE 1, 2023
Associates are sticking around for longer than firms expected. The post Biglaw Firms Are Continuing To Grow Amid Dropping Demand Because Associates Aren’t Quitting appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
JUNE 1, 2023
Justice Clarence Thomas rallied the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to crush a corporate crusade against False Claims Act cases targeting improper yet "objectively reasonable" billing, and the resounding ruling cemented his status as the high court's king of FCA interpretation.
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