Paralegal Bootcamp
MAY 6, 2022
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 12 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. Paralegals and legal assistants held about 345,600 jobs in 2020. The largest employers of employees and legal assistants were as follows: Legal Services 73%. Federal Government 5%.
JURIST
MAY 6, 2022
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana Wednesday challenged a new Indiana bail law in US district court. The ACLU claims that the new law places unconstitutional limitations on charitable bail organizations’ ability to pay bail in violation of organizations’ First Amendment and equal protection rights. The lawsuit references organizations like The Bail Project , a non-profit organization with which the ACLU of Indiana partners to provide cash bail to criminal defendants.
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HowAppealing
MAY 6, 2022
“Clarence Thomas says he worries respect for institutions is eroding”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. Rich Mckay of Reuters reports that “ After abortion leak, Justice Thomas warns Supreme Court can’t be ‘bullied.’ ” And Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “ Thomas says government institutions shouldn’t be ‘bullied’ following leak of draft opinion on abortion.
JURIST
MAY 6, 2022
A Spanish judge Thursday ordered the release of pro-Russian Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shary but forbade him from leaving the country pending an extradition hearing. Shary was arrested in Tarragona, where he has resided since 2019, by Spain’s National Police Corps at the request of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU). Judge Jose Luis Calama of Spain’s Audencia Nacional released Shary at the request of Spain’s Prosecution Ministry.
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MAY 6, 2022
“It’s About Time Someone Punctured the Supreme Court’s Veil of Secrecy; Long abetted by a deferential media, the highest court has operated behind closed doors; The public has suffered for it”: Jack Shafer has this essay online at Politico Magazine.
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MAY 6, 2022
“Why Justice Alito’s Draft Opinion in Dobbs Doesn’t Threaten Gay Marriage: Why are the issues different? Because Justice Alito says they’re different.” David French has this essay online at The Atlantic. And the new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast, featuring David French and Sarah Isgur, is titled “ Making Sense of the Supreme Court Leak Part II.
JURIST
MAY 6, 2022
Two indigenous communities Thursday asked the government to repeal the state of emergency near Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine but in vain. The Fuerabamba and Huancuire communities had called for the removal of the emergency that suspends civil liberties such as assembly and protest. They were met with a refusal from the office of the President of the Council of Ministers, Aníbal Torres, who instead attempted to schedule a meeting on May 7 between members of the state and members of the two
HowAppealing
MAY 6, 2022
“How a bioethicist and doctor sees abortion: Her work touches questions we can answer and questions we can’t; But her main focus is elsewhere: ‘the patient in front of me.'” Alvin Powell of The Harvard Gazette has this interview with Louise P King, MD, JD.
JURIST
MAY 6, 2022
UN chief António Guterres Thursday expressed his support for an African country to be given a permanent seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC). He admitted that Africa as a continent was underrepresented when it came to international matters and thus it would be only fair for an African country to have a permanent seat in the council. There are currently ten countries with non-permanent seats and five countries (the US, the UK, China, Russia and France) with permanent seats.
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MAY 6, 2022
“‘I Can’t Have This Baby’: A Lone Abortion Clinic on the Border; In the Rio Grande Valley, women seeking abortions navigate the complex challenges of religion, culture and a new Texas law”: Edgar Sandoval had this front page article in yesterday’s edition of The New York Times.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
MAY 6, 2022
Lawyers often focus on their own expectations when it comes to client intake. They assume a lot about legal consumers’ preferences, without actually investigating what those preferences really are. In that situation, it usually ends up that law firms construct intake programs that don’t reflect relevant trends respecting legal consumers, and that are created for the ease of use of the law firm, and not for the ease of use of the consumer.
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MAY 6, 2022
“What happens when the public loses faith in the Supreme Court? Overturning Roe will likely weaken the public’s already-low trust in the Court; With a contested election looming in 2024, that’s a recipe for disaster.” Zack Beauchamp of Vox has this report.
The Crime Report
MAY 6, 2022
Prominent justice expert Nancy La Vigne has been appointed director of the nation’s pivotal agency in charge of spearheading new crime research. La Vigne, who most recently served as a senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice and director of the Council’s Task Force on Policing, will head the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research arm of the Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice.
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MAY 6, 2022
“The Supreme Court’s investigation of the leaked draft opinion”: Glenn Fine has this post at the “FixGov” blog of the Brookings Institution. Fine previously served as the Inspector General for the Department of Justice.
Attorney at Work
MAY 6, 2022
The benefits of positivity for your law firm? Positive emotions can lower stress, improve coping skills and even open your mind — and that benefits everyone, from team members to clients. . A few weeks before the pandemic struck the U.S., Erin Levine was sharing a story at the Atlanta Legal Tech conference. Erin had been talking with her office staff about the negative nature of their family law clients and how wearing it was for everyone involved, when a team member said: “Isn’t this negativity
HowAppealing
MAY 6, 2022
“The Alito Supreme Court leak necessitates an unprecedented investigation; How finding the draft opinion leaker could help save the court’s integrity”: Law professor Barbara McQuade has this essay online at MSNBC.
Above The Law
MAY 6, 2022
Though there be no atheists in fox holes, maybe they should be in Congress. The post Whatever Happened To Seperation Of Church And State? appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
MAY 6, 2022
On this date in “How Appealing” history: At this very moment twenty years ago, this blog came into existence, boosting your humble author from nearly total obscurity to perhaps a modicum less than nearly total obscurity. On this happy occasion, I once again offer my sincere thanks to everyone who has visited, read a post, emailed to offer comments or tips, said hello in person, and/or followed this blog on Twitter.
LegalReader
MAY 6, 2022
If you suffered facial burns due to a DUI accident and your total economic damages are worth $100,000, your general damages multiplier may be four, leaving you with a total of $400,000.
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MAY 6, 2022
“Draft Opinion Overturning Roe Raises a Question: Are More Precedents Next? The legal reasoning that the Supreme Court’s conservative bloc is considering to end abortion rights could uproot a series of other past rulings that created modern rights.” Charlie Savage has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. Online at The Washington Post, columnist Jonathan Capehart has an essay titled “ Alito’s draft ruling on abortion is a warning to LGBTQ Amer
Above The Law
MAY 6, 2022
You mean the same copyright protections everyone else has? The post Josh Hawley Threatens Disney’s ‘Special Copyright Protections’ For Being ‘Woke’ appeared first on Above the Law.
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MAY 6, 2022
“Alito Abortion Draft Pushes Little-Known Justice Into Spotlight”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report. Chandelis Duster of CNN reports that “ Alito’s long legal career has featured criticism of Roe and abortion rights.” Ed Pilkington of The Guardian (UK) has a report headlined “ Samuel Alito: the abrasive justice taking abortion rights back to the 17th century.” At The Washington Post’s history blog, “Retropolis,” Gillian Broc
Above The Law
MAY 6, 2022
She allegedly used the money to pay her credit card, mortgage, and student loan bills. The post Ex-Biglaw Paralegal Allegedly Embezzled More Than $600K From Firm appeared first on Above the Law.
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MAY 6, 2022
“Justice Alito’s rosy view of pregnancy in America is fantasy; Leaky legal protections and economic penalties riddle the health-care and workplace landscapes”: Ria Tabacco Mar has this essay online at The Washington Post.
Above The Law
MAY 6, 2022
They have no desire to do work at their firms after working remotely for so long. The post Biglaw Associates Threatening To Leave Their Firms If They Have To Return To The Office appeared first on Above the Law.
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