Above The Law
MARCH 23, 2023
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JURIST
MARCH 23, 2023
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Wednesday released statistics demonstrating 3,697 antisemitic incidents in the US during 2022, a 36 percent increase from the 2,717 incidents recorded in 2021. This is the third year in five years that the number of antisemitic incidents has been higher than the year previous, save for a slight dip in 2020 during stay-at-home orders for COVID. 2022 saw an average of seven antisemitic incidences a day.
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Paralegal Bootcamp
MARCH 23, 2023
In a recent coaching call that I do a couple of times a month inside the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp , I had a question from one of the paralegals about how to handle an attorney who is okay one day and then the next day is yelling and screaming at her. We had some other paralegals also jump in and give their advice on what to do when your boss yells at you.
JURIST
MARCH 23, 2023
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) Wednesday held its first hearing in Beatriz v. El Salvador , a case addressing abortion access in El Salvador. Beatriz, whose real name is witheld for privacy, was denied an abortion in El Salvador despite risks to her health. In early 2013, Beatriz was informed by doctors that her fetus was anencephalic, developing without a brain or skull, and the fetus would not survive more than a few hours after birth.
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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
MARCH 23, 2023
Every lawyer I've spoken to in the last month or so, has been talking about ChatGPT , which has sort of captured the societal zeitgeist. And, whenever the concepts of machine learning or artificial intelligence are brough t up – they’re two very different things, actually – attorneys always start asking: Is this new tech going to take my job? Well, if recent use cases respecting ChatGPT are any indication : the answer is a resounding ‘no ’.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 23, 2023
“Stanford Law Rediscovers Free Speech; The dean instructs student hecklers on the First Amendment”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial. And in Friday’s edition of that newspaper, Tirien Steinbach, Stanford Law School’s associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion, will have an op-ed titled “ Diversity and Free Speech Can Coexist at Stanford; We have to stop blaming, start listening, and ask ourselves: Is the juice worth the squeeze?
JURIST
MARCH 23, 2023
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday that the Government and the Referendum Working Group (RWG) have agreed on the wording of the question that will form the basis of a referendum later this year. The question Australians will be asked to answer is “A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
HowAppealing
MARCH 23, 2023
“The Conservative Legal Movement Is Coming For Public Defenders Next; Judges and politicians have never taken seriously their obligation to keep the promises of Gideon v. Wainwright ; In today’s Supreme Court, its days may be numbered”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes. The post “The Conservative Legal Movement Is Coming For Public Defenders Next; Judges and politicians have never taken seriously their obligation to keep the promises of Gideon v.
JURIST
MARCH 23, 2023
Ethiopia’s House of the People’s Representatives voted Wednesday to remove the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from the country’s list of terrorist organizations. In a Facebook post , the House announced the measure was necessary “in order to bring lasting peace based on the peace agreement.” The measure passed with a significant majority.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 23, 2023
“Appeals court blocks vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers”: Kevin McGill of The Associated Press has this report. You can access today’s en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link. The post “Appeals court blocks vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
MARCH 23, 2023
A Belarus court Thursday sentenced Gennady Mozheyko, a reporter working for the pro-Kremlin Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belarusi , to three years prison. The court found that Mozheyko violated Part 1 of Article 368 of Belarusian law by insulting Belarusian authorities. The court also convicted Mozheyko under Part 1 of Article 130 for inciting social enmity.
HowAppealing
MARCH 23, 2023
“The Secret Joke at the Heart of the Harvard Affirmative-Action Case: A federal official wrote a parody of Harvard’s attitude toward Asian Americans and shared it with the dean of admissions; Why did a judge try to hide that from the public?” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this report online at The New Yorker. The post “The Secret Joke at the Heart of the Harvard Affirmative-Action Case: A federal official wrote a parody of Harvard’s attitude toward Asian Amer
JURIST
MARCH 23, 2023
The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case of Jack Daniels Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products, LLC. Jack Daniels Properties, Inc. (JDPI) claims an excrement-themed dog toy sold by VIP Products, LLC. (VIP), which closely resembles its Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey, violates the company’s trademark. VIP asserts that the toy is a parody, protected under the First Amendment as free speech.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 23, 2023
“The Supreme Court Nominee Who Would Abolish Mother’s Day: How I hid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s incendiary positions.” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site. The post “The Supreme Court Nominee Who Would Abolish Mother’s Day: How I hid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s incendiary positions.” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
MARCH 23, 2023
Conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado medical school, the new report is the latest to gauge the extent of a costly problem that federal regulators are working to solve: Information about doctors varies from provider directory to provider directory.
HowAppealing
MARCH 23, 2023
“How Ginsburg’s death and Kavanaugh’s maneuvering shaped the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade and abortion rights”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis , adopted from her forthcoming book, “ Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court’s Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences.” The post “How Ginsburg’s death and Kavanaugh’s maneuvering shaped the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v.
Above The Law
MARCH 23, 2023
White & Case is suing a former client over unpaid bills. The post When You Stiff A Biglaw Firm, They’re Probably Going To Come After You appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 23, 2023
“Will the Supreme Court Let Jack Daniel’s Go to the Dogs? The high court’s most unusual case of the current term will determine if our trademark laws are all bark and no bite.” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report. The post “Will the Supreme Court Let Jack Daniel’s Go to the Dogs? The high court’s most unusual case of the current term will determine if our trademark laws are all bark and no bite.” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
MARCH 23, 2023
He allegedly stole from the firm because he was promised a raise and never received it. The post Ex-Boutique Partner Gets Prison Time For Stealing From Firm appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
MARCH 23, 2023
“In US abortion pill case, FDA could soften blow of court-ordered restrictions”: Julia Harte, Gabriella Borter, and Brendan Pierson of Reuters have this news analysis. The post “In US abortion pill case, FDA could soften blow of court-ordered restrictions” appeared first on How Appealing.
LawSites
MARCH 23, 2023
This week marked the annual Legalweek show in New York, one of the world’s largest and most prominent legal technology conferences. Although COVID kept me from attending, it is not keeping me from covering the news coming out of the show. Previously, I posted part one of my roundup of Legalweek news, featuring news from Reveal-Brainspace, Casepoint, DISCO, ContractPodAi, Haystack ID and the newly launched Repario.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 23, 2023
Access online the contents of the new issue of The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, focusing on “Appellate Issues In and Around Indian Country”: Via this link. The post Access online the contents of the new issue of The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, focusing on “Appellate Issues In and Around Indian Country” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
MARCH 23, 2023
It's output, as expected, wasn’t useful for legal briefs. So, it seems I won’t be fully replaced just yet. Or maybe I haven’t stumbled across the right prompt. The post ChatGPT: How To Effectively Use It appeared first on Above the Law.
Conflict of Laws
MARCH 23, 2023
The Chinese lawmakers published the draft Foreign Relations Law and the draft Foreign States Immunities Law in December 2022. The English version of the two drafts published in this post is translated by Jingru Wang at the Wuhan Unviersity Institute of International Law.
The IP Law Blog
MARCH 23, 2023
The Ninth Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether parties can contractually agree to shorten the statute of limitations period for bringing a copyright infringement claim. In an unpublished opinion in the case, Evox Productions, LLC v. Chrome Data Solutions, LP (filed Feb. 10, 2023), the Ninth Circuit held that the trial court had properly enforced contractual provisions to find that the Plaintiff’s copyright infringement claims were barred by the agreed-to shortened, statute of limitati
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