JURIST

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The New Zealand Parliament passed legislation Thursday that will allow people to amend the gender identity on their birth certificates. The country first allowed self-identification on birth certificates in 2018 but required applicants to prove they underwent medical treatment to align their sex and gender identities. The Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2017 , which was unanimously passed, eliminates that requirement.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As a solo law firm, you are small but mighty — able to run a lean business operation, offer customized and competitive pricing, and outperform your BigLaw competitors through personalized legal services delivery. Yet year after year, the biggest struggle for solo practitioners and small law firms is finding time to do what matters most: marketing and growing their practice.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The New Zealand government announced Thursday that it would ban the sale of cigarettes for future generations to reach its smoke-free 2025 implementation plan. The Cabinet paper highlights that cigarette smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death in New Zealand, causing between 4,500 and 5,000 deaths each year. Smoking-related harm disproportionately impacts Maori, Pacific and low-income communities.

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Law360 , the legal news service owned by LexisNexis, is today introducing audio versions of every story it publishes. For every story published on Law360, readers will now see an icon they can click to listen to an audio version of the article, read by a relatively lifelike male or female “newscaster” voice. Rachel Travers , vice president and general manager of Law360, said this is the first legal news service to offer this feature. “We know that the legal profession has many

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JURIST

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in cases concerning state funding for religious private schools and proceedings for incarcerated people challenging their convictions due to incompetent counsel. In Carson v. Makin , the court will determine whether Maine’s scheme of outsourcing public education to secular private schools by compensating parents for the cost of tuition violates the free exercise clause because it excludes religious schools.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

When we apply the same creativity and compassion we have for our clients to ourselves, we can reach new heights at the office and home, even if the office is home. The post Long Before The Pandemic, I Started A Virtual Law Firm To Accommodate Working Moms Like Me appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 9, 2021

“State judge declares Texas abortion law unconstitutional — but does not stop it from being enforced; The fate of the statute remains uncertain; An appeal to the ruling is already underway, and an opinion on the law from the U.S. Supreme Court is still pending”: Reese Oxner and Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune have this report on a ruling that the District Court for the 98th Judicial District in Travis County, Texas issued today.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As America’s relationship with guns and gun ownership has ebbed and flowed, the marketing tactics used to entice women to purchase firearms have begun to take center stage in the firearms debate. In 1994, the Women & Guns magazine showed a white woman on the cover wearing a blue dress with an apron and pearls, cleaning a semi-automatic rifle in a kitchen.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Programming note: At 10 a.m. eastern time on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to issue one or more opinions in argued cases. You can access the opinion or opinions via this link just as soon as the Court posts them online. I will be traveling for much of Friday, and thus additional posts will not appear here until late Friday afternoon at the earliest.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Part of America’s struggle to tackle what many have called the epidemic of gun violence is addressing the fact that anyone can go online and research how to build a ghost gun. Three years ago, YouTube vowed to remove all videos about how to make firearms on the grounds that they violate their guidelines. But many of these videos are still online, NBC News reports.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 9, 2021

“Andy Warhol Foundation Asks Supreme Court to Review Prince Pop Art Dispute; Warhol’s estate says there is a ‘cloud of legal uncertainty over an entire genre of visual art’ after an appeals court found his image of Prince to be too visually similar to Lynn Goldmith’s photograph for the difference in their artistic meanings to be legally relevant”: Ashley Cullins of The Hollywood Reporter has this article.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The pandemic ushered in a new era, one in which remote work and practicing law from jurisdictions in which you're not licensed is par for the course. The post A Remote Work Ethics Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 9, 2021

“Architecture and the First Amendment Before the Supreme Court; Eleventh Circuit found that architectural design would not be understood as protected speech”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about a petition for writ of certiorari pending in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In case you were wondering how much a Biglaw lawyer's promise is worth. The post Biglaw Firms Stood On Principle Against The Capitol Riot… They Were Totally Lying! appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 9, 2021

“Court Packing Is Discreditable as Ever; Judicial independence is too important to sacrifice for a majority’s temporary political advantage”: Professor Keith E. Whittington will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Workplaces that have the least chances of harassment happening or becoming a serious problem have a workplace culture that is informed and vigilant.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 9, 2021

“Ninth Circuit Conservatives Use Muscle to Signal Supreme Court”: Andrew Wallender and Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law have this report.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Billion dollar database, my @$$! The post US Contemplates Joining 21st Century As Free PACER Bill Advances Out Of Judiciary Committee appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Law firms will be able to easily absorb higher expenses driven by a talent war because of strong revenue growth in 2021, according to the…

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Give your clients a heads-up personally through a call or meeting. It'll help you and your colleagues ease through this transition. The post Preparing For Maternity Leave — In-House Edition appeared first on Above the Law.

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Chugh LLP

DECEMBER 9, 2021

By: Gladys Gervacio. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will temporarily waive the requirement that Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, must be signed by a civil surgeon no more than 60 days before an applicant files an application for an immigration benefit. the temporary policy . The waiver aims to help individuals affected by COVID-19 associated delays, especially delays with the medical examination.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A recent survey from Women Beyond Walls (WBW) has found that more than 70 percent of organizations working with incarcerated women said they did not receive funding from women’s rights or feminist foundations, reports Reuters. More than 60 percent of organizations working with incarcerated women said they were in a precarious financial situation, and more than a quarter said they may be unable to operate next year due to a lack of funds.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Share On Wednesday, the court heard oral argument in Shinn v. Ramirez and Jones , two death penalty cases that will determine whether prisoners may develop new evidence to support claims that their lawyers were constitutionally ineffective at trial. The argument was notable because a surprising group of justices appeared genuinely to struggle with the legal issue at the heart of the case – repeatedly calling it “rather odd,” “very odd,” “close,” and “really a tough case.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

When a delay is as good as a win. The post Mark Meadows Files LOLsuit Against Nancy Pelosi For Bad Congress Thingy appeared first on Above the Law.

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