Attorney at Work
MAY 4, 2022
When you started your law firm, it was probably just you — and maybe a paralegal or assistant. Then more business came in and you were working crazy hours, so you hired. You didn’t really care what you paid in salaries; you just needed the help. When somebody said they needed something, you usually said fine, “Order it!” Because in the beginning, you were making really good money.
JURIST
MAY 4, 2022
Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Here, one of our correspondents looks back on recent developments, including the junta’s institution of sweeping electrical power cuts across the country, the burning down of numerous rural villages in junta military raids, and an NUG investigation of alleged crimes committed by NUG-loyal PDF forc
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Patently O
MAY 4, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. For the chart below, I tabulated about 7,000 individual votes from the Federal Circuit Judges in patent cases decided 2014-2021. For each judge, I show the percentage of individual decisions that sided with the patent challenger; or patent owner in each case. The results here are not highly surprising. Judges Moore, Newman, O’Malley, and Stoll are all more likely to favor the patentee while Judges Lourie, Hughes, Dyk, Prost, and Reyna relatively more likely to side with
JURIST
MAY 4, 2022
Two Ukrainian advocacy groups in the United Kingdom announced that they intend to file a lawsuit Monday against the UK’s Home Secretary, Priti Patel, over processing delays for thousands of Ukrainian refugees entering the UK. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left more than 5.5 million Ukrainians in search of refuge, according to the UN Refugee Agency.
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MAY 4, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. In a divided opinion, the Federal Circuit rejected a PTAB non-obviousness decision–holding that “generic industry skepticism” is irrelevant to the question of obviousness. Auris Health, Inc. v. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. , 2021-1732, — F.4th —, 2022 WL 1275241 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 29, 2022). I suggest the Auris Health majority departs from KSR by again drawing sharp lines rather than allowing for a functional, flexible analysis.
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HowAppealing
MAY 4, 2022
“Who Are the Best Lawyers? There’s Litigation About That. Elsewhere, two attorneys — both of whom handle marijuana-related matters — are in a dispute over who can call themselves the ‘dopest lawyer.'” Jacob Gershman will have this front page article in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
JURIST
MAY 4, 2022
Judge Paul A. Magnuson of the US District Court for the District of Minnesota accepted former police officer Derek Chauvin’s plea deal Wednesday, which was initially filed in December 2021, with Chauvin pleading guilty to two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. Magnuson “deferred accepting [Chauvin’s] plea pending issuance of a preliminary resentence investigation report,” which now has been issued.
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MAY 4, 2022
“Once Close Allies, Roberts and Alito Have Taken Divergent Paths; Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. have become emblems of a stark divide at the Supreme Court as it confronts whether to overturn Roe v. Wade”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
JURIST
MAY 4, 2022
A Tulsa, Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit brought by three survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre may proceed but dismissed part of the plaintiffs’ “public nuisance” claim. The lawsuit will allow for the survivors to seek reparations for the harm caused from the massacre. Lessie Benningfield Randle, 107, Viola Fletcher, 107, and Hughes Van Ellis, 101, filed the lawsuit against the City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Tulsa Regional Chamber and others for the 1921 Tulsa Ma
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MAY 4, 2022
“What an Unprecedented Supreme Court Leak Says About the Future of Abortion — and About Precedent Itself: The fragility of the right to an abortion has become synonymous with the fragility of the Court’s legitimacy.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this Daily Comment online at The New Yorker.
JURIST
MAY 4, 2022
A Missouri man was executed Tuesday after the US Supreme Court denied his stay of execution in a two sentence order on Monday. Carman Deck asked the court to determine whether his constitutional rights were violated because there was a delay between his conviction and his final sentencing. Deck argued that the delay prevented him from having counsel and from contacting family members to provide evidence that Deck had faced physical and emotional abuse as a child. .
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MAY 4, 2022
“As Leak Theories Circulate, Supreme Court Marshal Takes Up Investigation; Not since Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein refused for decades to disclose the identity of their Watergate source has Washington been as eager to unmask a leaker”: Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs will have this article in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.
JURIST
MAY 4, 2022
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) announced Tuesday that the European Union (EU) is no longer invited to send observers for Brazil’s October general election after President Jair Bolsonaro’s government raised objections. The TSE said in a statement that the fundamental requirements for a comprehensive electoral observation mission were not fulfilled.
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MAY 4, 2022
“Draft abortion opinion puts new spotlight on confirmation hearings; Supreme Court nominees told senators they saw Roe as reaffirmed precedent; Now they appear ready to overturn it”: Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post has this report.
JURIST
MAY 4, 2022
The U nited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported Monday that m ore than 12 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Over 5.6 million have left for neighboring countries and another 6.5 million people are estimated to be displaced inside Ukraine. The risk of serious injury and death posed by the invasion has forced many civilians to evacuate their homes to pursue safety, security, and assistance.
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MAY 4, 2022
“Why There Are No Women in the Constitution: There is little mention of abortion in a four-thousand-word document crafted by fifty-five men in 1787; This seems to be a surprise to Samuel Alito.” Jill Lepore has this Daily Comment online at The New Yorker.
JURIST
MAY 4, 2022
A Fiji court Tuesday issued an order to seize a Russian-owned superyacht after an application was made to register a US warrant to seize the vessel. The Amadea arrived in the island nation three weeks ago and was impounded by police following a filing in the High Court of Fiji by Christopher Pryde, director of public prosecutions, to restrain the superyacht from leaving Fijian waters.
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HowAppealing
MAY 4, 2022
“Women Wouldn’t Lose Their Right to Choose If We Elected Presidents by Popular Vote; Four of the five justices who are prepared to overturn Roe were installed by popular vote–losing presidents; Blame the Electoral College”: Timothy Noah has this essay online at The New Republic. Also online there, Matt Ford has an essay titled “ The Supreme Court Won’t Stop With Abortion Rights; Tuesday’s leaked draft decision is a fearsome template for overturning a slew of r
Above The Law
MAY 4, 2022
Vacations at numerous firms are not a true break from work. The post Law Firms Should Consider Mandatory Vacation Policies appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
MAY 4, 2022
“What Alito Got Right: The Court’s job is not to determine which rights we should possess but rather which rights we do possess.” David French has this essay online at The Atlantic. And Elaine Godfrey of The Atlantic has an article headlined “ The GOP’s Strange Turn Against Rape Exceptions; If Roe v. Wade is overturned, 22 states have abortion bans that would quickly become law; Many of those bans contain no exemptions for rape or incest.
Above The Law
MAY 4, 2022
You want to obsess over the leak? FINE. The post Taking Bets On Who Leaked The Supreme Court Opinion appeared first on Above the Law.
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MAY 4, 2022
“Supreme Court Leak Investigation Will Be Led by Ex-Army Lawyer; Marshal job best known for opening court sessions with ‘Oyez’; Roberts directs Curley to open probe over ‘betrayal’ of court”: Joe Schneider of Bloomberg News has this report.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MAY 4, 2022
By Jennifer Danis and Zoe Makoul , The recently released Sixth IPCC Assessment Report describes a world suffering from the ramifications of climate change, disproportionately impacting our most vulnerable populations. The United States is no exception, and some states are taking the initiative to mitigate worsening climate impacts. New Jersey has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet the requirements set forth in the Global Warming Response Act (GWRA), but the state’s
HowAppealing
MAY 4, 2022
“Overturning Roe Opens Door for Long-Dormant State Abortion Bans; Michigan’s law was passed in 1846, Virginia’s in 1848; States could face years of legal fights if Roe is overruled”: David Welch and Francesca Maglione of Bloomberg News have this report.
Law 360
MAY 4, 2022
A Maryland federal judge certified eight classes of Marriott International Inc. guests in multidistrict litigation over a major data breach that compromised the personal information of more than 100 million guests at its Starwood-branded hotels, although some other classes were denied certification.
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