Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Ruth Carter | If you limit your inputs, your stress will reduce. Here are tips and tricks to simplify your to-dos to work more efficiently and have a calmer mind. The post Limit Your Inputs to Improve Your Output: Calming the Frazzled Mind appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The US Supreme Court left in place an admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia on Tuesday after the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the admissions practice. The plaintiffs in the case argued that the school’s policy discriminates against Asian Americans. Justice Samuel Alito dissented from the majority decision, along with Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The move marks Guess’ first acquisition in its 43-year history. The post Guess, WHP Global Acquire Rag & Bone appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The Parliament of Poland constituted an inquiry committee which held its first meeting on Monday to investigate the illegal use of Pegasus, a spyware software, by the members of the last ruling government and state officers, including police and other fiscal authorities. The newly formed committee is exclusively involved in inquiring about the “legality, regularity, and purposefulness of operational and reconnaissance activities undertaken among others” by various organs of the gover
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
In this op-ed, Maj. Aaron Brynildson argues the need for a judge advocate unit for the Space Force. The post Why The Space Force Needs Its Own JAG Corps appeared first on Above the Law.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Calamari, anyone? The post RIP To The Kraken. Here’s Hoping Whatever Replaces It Is Equally Ridiculous. appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
A partner with Weil, Gotshal & Manges apparently missed an opinion telling his law firm that incorporating an argument by reference can’t be used to…
LawSites
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Still less than a year since it launched, CoCounsel, the generative AI legal assistant originally developed by Casetext, has had quite a year. Now, as it expands into new markets, we get details on its adoption to date. It was March 1, 2023, that Casetext launched CoCounsel , a product developed in partnership with OpenAI that uses the GPT-4 large language model to assist lawyers with a variety of tasks.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Share The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a group of challenges to ozone regulation that came to the justices on their so-called “shadow docket” – that is, as emergency appeals. Three states, along with several companies and trade associations, have asked the court to temporarily block a rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce air pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states.
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Remember when Republicans pretended to care about that s**t? The post Peter Navarro Is REALLY Trying To Get Himself Thrown In Email Jail appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Switzerland guilty of three human rights violations Tuesday. According to the court, the Swiss courts failed to adequately address the question of whether racial profiling was at play. Police subjected Mohamed Shee Wa Baile, a Swiss national, to an identity check at Zürich station while on his way to work.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
There are plenty tools and data sharing standards available to foster a more cohesive and integrated approach to healthcare interoperability. However, providers aren’t really adopting these tools, experts said during a recent panel.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Rached Ghannouchi, the Tunisian opposition leader and head of the Ennahda main opposition party, commenced a hunger strike on Monday in solidarity with other anti-government figures. Ghannouchi, aged 82, has been incarcerated since last year on charges of incitement against police and plotting against state security. His recent conviction in a separate case, resulting in a three-year prison sentence for accepting external financing, prompted his decision to join the protest fast.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
It's not going to work, but one can dream! The post John Oliver Tries To Tempt Clarence Thomas Into Retirement Offering Millions, Sweet Ride appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Share As I explain in my preview , the question in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St. is whether the workers here – truck drivers for the company that makes Wonder Bread – count as transportation workers exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act. The key language protects employees, by excluding from the FAA’s arbitration requirement, all “contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
About 57% of patients have gone to a doctor’s appointment to discover that the provider was not the right one for their condition, according to new research from Zocdoc. Because of this, the company launched a new tool called Guided Search that helps pair patients with the correct provider.
LawSites
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The Belgium document automation company ClauseBase has launched a major expansion of its product to add new capabilities for clause extraction, AI-powered document review, and automated proofreading, all with the goal of providing an all-in-one platform, within Microsoft Word, for contract drafting, reviewing and negotiating. ClauseBase launched in 2018 as a contract drafting platform that allows lawyers to turn their clauses into intelligent and reusable clauses and manage them in a clause libr
Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The lawsuit alleges Biglaw assisted FTX in its misconduct. The post Crypto Investors Come For Biglaw Firm appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Share The justices will hear oral argument this morning in Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Frozen embryos are children, Ala. high court says in unprecedented ruling (Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, The Washington Post) Labrador asks U.S.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The leader of this firm has the scoop on what makes life at smaller firms so enjoyable for lawyers, from culture to work-life balance to gaining hands-on experience. The post Braverman Greenspun’s Managing Partner On How To Retain Attorney Talent At A Smaller Firm appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Share On Wednesday, Feb. 21, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, Feb. 21 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
This isn't the first time the judge has appeared in the pages of Above the Law. The post Judge With An Itchy Trigger Finger Arrested For Shooting Ex In The Head appeared first on Above the Law.
Patently O
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
By Dennis Crouch and Timothy Knight* The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on February 21 in an important copyright case – Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy. The central issue is whether copyright plaintiffs can recover damages for infringing acts that occurred more than three years before filing suit, under the “discovery accrual rule.” Copyright’s statute of limitations bars claims not “commenced within three years after the claim accrued.” 17 U.S.C.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
It is likely heartening to Sonos to see the handling of a patent case get overturned by the CAFC in the same week that Sonos lodged its own criticisms of the same judge to the same appellate court. The post Sounding Off On Appeal appeared first on Above the Law.
OneLegal
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Deposition objections serve to protect attorneys and their clients from improper questions and preserve the integrity of the testimony. The post What to know about California deposition objections appeared first on One Legal.
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