Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Danielle DavisRoe | If you’re using the new Outlook interface, you’ll want to customize the settings to best meet your needs. The post 8 Settings to Change in the New Outlook Interface appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The United Nations Human Rights Council issued a resolution Wednesday establishing an independent international fact-finding mission in Sudan. The resolution comes in response to nearly six months of armed conflict in Sudan between two military factions, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In September, over 50 human rights organizations across the globe wrote a joint statement to the United Nations, urging them to take decisive action in the c
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HowAppealing
OCTOBER 12, 2023
“9th Circuit stays ruling against California ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines”: Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times has this report. Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “ Ninth Circuit suggests it will uphold California’s ban on large-capacity gun magazines.” And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “ California’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines can remain in effect, court rules.” You can access Tuesday’s order of a
JURIST
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER), a group founded by prominent anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum, agreed on Wednesday to drop their lawsuit challenging law firm Perkins Cole’s diversity fellowship program. AAER moved to drop the suit after Perkins Cole announced changes to their fellowship program that would welcome applications from all students instead of only students from marginalized communities.
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HowAppealing
OCTOBER 12, 2023
“May it please the court? These three Supreme Court first-timers sure hope so.” Jenna Greene of Reuters has this report. The post “May it please the court? These three Supreme Court first-timers sure hope so.” appeared first on How Appealing.
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HowAppealing
OCTOBER 12, 2023
“Trump’s Claim That He Can’t Be Prosecuted Collides With Precedents; The former president says he has ‘absolute immunity’; But an array of Supreme Court decisions tells a different story”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. The post “Trump’s Claim That He Can’t Be Prosecuted Collides With Precedents; The former president says he has ‘absolute immunity’; But an array of Supreme Court decisions tells a different story” appeared first
JURIST
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Prominent Australian journalist Cheng Lei was released Tuesday by Chinese authorities and reunited with her family in Australia after being detained in China since August 2020. Lei was formally arrested in 2021 following allegations by Chinese officials that Lei had been illegally supplying Chinese state secrets overseas whilst working as a news anchor for the Chinese Government’s English-language television channel CGTN.
The IP Law Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has again relied on the Supreme Court’s Alice case to invalidate patents on the grounds that they are directed to an abstract idea. Realtime Data LLC v. Fortinet Inc. ( Fed. Cir. 8/2/2023) 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 19857. Realtime owned several patents covering systems and methods for digital data compression. In 2017 and 2018, Realtime sued a number of entities in the District of Delaware for infringement of five of its patents.
JURIST
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The highest administrative court in France, the Conseil d’Etat (Council of State), dismissed on Wednesday a class action against the French government for alleged racial profiling practices amongst French police in identity checks against people of African origins and Arabs. In dismissing the class action lawsuit, the Council of State reasoned that the administrative court has no competence in restructuring existing frameworks and redefining public policies for the repression of delinquency and
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Updated: A judge should be removed from office for exchanging more than 500 texts with a bailiff during a murder trial in which she mocked participant appearances and “displayed gross partiality,” according to a disciplinary petition filed by Oklahoma’s chief justice.
JURIST
OCTOBER 12, 2023
A Russian court dismissed an appeal Tuesday from Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been held in pre-trial detention for more than six months on allegations of espionage, ruling that Gershkovich will continue to be held in jail. According to Russian state-affiliated news source TASS, the court “considered the appeal of Gershkovich’s defense against the decision to extend his period of detention and decided to leave the decision of the first instance unchanged, and the c
Above The Law
OCTOBER 12, 2023
This sure sounds like another lawyer caught using ChatGPT to make up caselaw. The post Lawyer Calls Evicting People A ‘Patriotic Duty,’ Apparently Cite-Checking Fake Cases In Briefs Less Of A Patriotic Duty appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 12, 2023
A law student at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law is facing 28 counts of invasive visual recording for allegedly recording guests in bathrooms…
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The greatest guilt I carry is that I genuinely love my job, and I also love my family. I don't believe these affections are mutually exclusive. The post Mommy Guilt: The Pressure To Feel Guilty appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 12, 2023
A Tampa, Florida, lawyer who identified her employer as White & Case has been arrested after she was accused of leaving two children, ages 3…
Above The Law
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Among the good news this week, a woman won the Nobel in economics (and got a check for the same amount as the men did). The post To JD Or Not JD … appeared first on Above the Law.
JayS.Rothman&Associates
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Restaurants throughout Southern California are getting the wrong kind of media attention. Story after story highlights restaurant workers who are standing up and fighting back after experiencing sexual harassment. In one example, Swami’s Café and Honey’s Bistro owners face allegations of allowing a manager to inappropriately touch female employees and make sexual comments.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Her mid-trial texts were wild. The post Judge Could Be Removed From The Bench For Texting During Murder Trial appeared first on Above the Law.
Rocket Matter
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Sure, you can keep sending out invoices and waiting 30 days or more for payment, hunting down clients, and not knowing when you’ll be paid. Sure, you can get all manner of payments from different payment processors across the internet and in the mail - from Stripe to Paypal, from eChecks to old-timey checks, and back again. But many of these payment processors each take their own chunk, tariff, and slice, with fees that lack transparency and aren’t so simple to understand.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Paid Your Loans For 20 Years Already? : This group thinks that's not enough. Wait, The 5th Circuit Did Something Right? : Take that, Texas ! Nice While It Lasted: Survey says 25% of associates are preparing to leave their firms. "True Patriot" Can't Find Time To Verify Cases: Check your work, people. Put The Phone Down, Your Honor: Judge faces removal for mid-case texting.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 12, 2023
A total of six men have come forward to say a therapist recommended and paid for by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints touched them inappropriately during counseling sessions related to struggles with their sexuality, Jessica Miller reports for ProPublica and the Salt Lake Tribune. The three men who most recently came forward said their counseling sessions with clinical mental health counselor Scott Owen were paid for with money donated by church members to help those in need.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 12, 2023
European Union regulators ordered Illumina to divest Grail. Illumina is appealing antitrust findings in Europe and the U.S., but the DNA sequencing giant revealed that divesting all or part of Grail is an option even if it wins both legal challenges.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Officials at the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services (MCILS) have offered initial approval for an $8.8 million proposal that would create a statewide network of public defender offices, reports Samantha Hogan for the Maine Monitor. The proposed expansion would enable the hiring of more than three dozen public defenders and mostly mirror the state’s existing prosecutorial districts.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Sweep and a pin. The post Fulton DA Fani Willis Reads Jim Jordan For Filth. Again. appeared first on Above the Law.
ALPS
OCTOBER 12, 2023
I’m lucky to spend some of my free time running in Montana’s mountains and woods. Over the years I’ve occasionally returned from a run with a little life lesson – something nature has taught me – stuck in my head. It seems funny to say, but I’ve learned quite a bit from trees.
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