JURIST
MARCH 3, 2021
The Cuban government has passed a long-awaited animal welfare law after decades of ignoring citizens’ demands for animal rights legislation. The Animal Welfare Bill requires state agencies and animal welfare organizations to uphold duties concerning animal physical and mental health while prohibiting all forms of animal abuse, which carries fines up to 7,000 pesos.
EvidenceProf Blog
MARCH 3, 2021
Similar to its federal counterpart, Iowa Rule of Evidence 5.403 states that Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or.
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JURIST
MARCH 3, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – At least 10 people were killed, scores injured and hundreds arrested Wednesday morning in Myanmar as police and soldiers used live-fire rounds, tear gas and smoke grenades to break up multiple pro-democracy protests against the February 1 military coup. In Mandalay two protesters were killed when police dispersed a student strike there; students had gathered behind barricades with shields and were attacked by police and snipers.
MyCase
MARCH 3, 2021
It’s been nearly a year since the start of the pandemic. Shortly after its arrival, quarantines and shutdowns followed in many areas of the country, causing many law firms to shift to a remote workforce. With that sudden and unexpected transition to remote work, lawyers began to increasingly rely on cloud-based technologies in order to ensure that they could continue to represent their clients no matter where they happened to be working on any given day.
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JURIST
MARCH 3, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Estimates of the number of protesters killed by police Wednesday in Myanmar surged through the day as protesters and their supporters assessed casualties to opponents of the Myanmar military coup after police and soldiers opened fire and violently broke up multiple marches and strikes across the country. Initial estimates early afternoon local time said up to 10 people had been killed, but estimates after midnight local time were putting the toll at over fifty.
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JURIST
MARCH 3, 2021
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Allegheny County Judge Anthony Mariani, alleging that Mariani violated the public’s First Amendment rights by blocking virtual access to courtroom proceedings. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on behalf of the Abolitionist Law Center (ALC).
HowAppealing
MARCH 3, 2021
“SC bill reviving electric chair, firing squad clears Senate, heads to House”: Emily Bohatch of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report. And Andrea Salcedo of The Washington Post reports that “ South Carolina could force death row inmates to choose between electric chair, firing squad.
JURIST
MARCH 3, 2021
Charlotte Newman, a Black manager at Amazon.com, filed a lawsuit Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia accusing Amazon of racial discrimination. Her complaint alleges that Amazon hires Black people for lower positions, despite their qualifications, and that the company promotes Black people at lower rates than white workers. Newman claims that she was hired in 2017 as a Public Policy Manager, despite the fact that she applied for and was qualified for a higher-level positi
HowAppealing
MARCH 3, 2021
“J&J Appeals $2.1 Billion Talc Judgment to Supreme Court”: Cameron Ayers has this post at the “Mesowatch” blog about a petition for writ of certiorari (scroll down) filed yesterday in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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JURIST
MARCH 3, 2021
UN human rights experts called on US officials to end environmental racism in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” on Tuesday, citing concerns over future development plans that could double the already elevated risk of cancer for area residents. Cancer Alley, which encompasses most of the St. James Parish, gets its name from the increased levels of cancer caused by the nearly 150 oil refineries, plastic plants and other polluters that line the banks of the Mississippi River between Bato
LawTechnologyToday
MARCH 3, 2021
Over the last year, companies and industries were forced to adapt and adjust to a global pandemic that has shifted the way business is done. Companies looking to stay ahead of the challenges had to quickly incorporate or implement technology in order to operate — like adding new technologies that enhanced customer or employee interaction. The pandemic has been a catalyst that has accelerated the adoption of many different technologies.
JURIST
MARCH 3, 2021
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed a data privacy bill into law on Tuesday, making Virginia the second state to do so. The Consumer Data Protection Act applies to businesses that control or process the personal data of at least 100,000 consumers, or businesses that control or process the data of at least 25,000 consumers and derive more than 50 percent of their gross revenue from the sale of that data.
HowAppealing
MARCH 3, 2021
“The Roberts Court and DIGs”: Bryan Gividen has this post at The Juris Lab.
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JURIST
MARCH 3, 2021
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Monday that they have filed a criminal complaint in Germany accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other top officials of committing crimes against humanity. The allegations arise from the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi and the detention of 34 other journalists in Saudi Arabia. The Paris-based media advocacy group filed the 500-page complaint in federal court in Karlsruhe, Germany.
HowAppealing
MARCH 3, 2021
“The Hidden Ideological Stakes of SCOTUS Patent Case”: Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.
JURIST
MARCH 3, 2021
More than 300 demonstrators took to the streets of Dhaka on Monday to protest the death of a writer and commentator in prison, who had been charged under Bangladesh’s controversial Digital Security Act (DSA). The deceased, Ahmed, had been arrested last May after posting comments on social media in which he criticised the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LawTechnologyToday
MARCH 3, 2021
The Legal Technology Resource Center ’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. This initiative launched in 2015 with a list of innovators and leaders in legal technology and with this year’s additions, that list now includes 132 talented and influential women leaders. Every Monday and Wednesday, we will be featuring a woman from our class of 2021.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 3, 2021
“Institutional Racism, Affirmative Action, and Judicial Hubris: Part I.” Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.
ALPS
MARCH 3, 2021
A lawyer and non-lawyer business partner own a business. These two have a falling out and litigation ensues. The non-lawyer business partner and other third parties have access to and are continuing to use one of the business’s shared calendars. The lawyer can therefore see when any of these folks schedule an appointment, to include appointments relating to the litigation.
HowAppealing
MARCH 3, 2021
“At the Supreme Court, even time is up to interpretation”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.
The Process Street
MARCH 3, 2021
90% of customers feel that the companies they buy from could do better when it comes to how they experience onboarding. Customer success is about helping your customers understand and leverage the value of your product; you’re basically helping them achieve their goals. In a sense it’s one step beyond traditional customer support, taking a proactive approach to understanding and addressing customer needs.
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SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 3, 2021
On Monday, the justices heard 90 minutes of argument in United States v. Arthrex, Inc. and two consolidated cases about whether hundreds of administrative patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are “principal officers” of the United States. Arthrex, a medical technology firm, The post Justices appear conflicted about status of administrative patent judges appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
LegalReader
MARCH 3, 2021
Global expansion of any business is more complicated than it seems, and therefore trying to do it successfully without employing outside help is very hard (if not impossible).
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 3, 2021
We will be live blogging on Thursday, March 4, as the court releases opinions from the 2020-21 term. This live blog is sponsored by Casetext: making litigation more efficient with A.I. and machine learning technology. ?. The post Announcement of opinions for Thursday, March 4 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
LegalReader
MARCH 3, 2021
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