JURIST

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Kenyan government halted all Worldcoin-related activities on Wednesday while it conducted a thorough inquiry into the project’s legality and data protection practices. Founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Worldcoin is an identity cryptosystem that aims to provide everyone with access to the global economy. Individuals who wish to use Worldcoin must first obtain a WorldID by visiting a Worldcoin Operator and providing their unique personhood at what the company calls an Orb.

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The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks to hire multiple faculty for tenure-track or tenured positions.

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JURIST

AUGUST 2, 2023

Four UK teaching unions, the National Education Union (NEU), the NASUWT teacher’s union, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), and the Association of School and College Leaders accepted the government’s recent pay rise offer on Monday. The 6.5% increase in pay for UK teachers will bring planned industrial action in autumn to an end. Teaching unions in the UK have partaken in a series of strikes during the year demanding fair pay in line with inflation, including seven national strike

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 2, 2023

“Supreme Court Roundup (October Term 2022)”: William S. Dodge and Maggie Gardner have this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.” In other recent posts of interest at that blog, Timothy R. Holbrook has a post titled “ Abitron Eliminates Circuit Tests but Causes More Confusion.” And Maggie Lee and Martina E. Vandenberg have a post titled “ Congress Amends the TVPRA to Correct Ninth Circuit’s Erroneous Ruling in Ratha.” The post “Supreme

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JURIST

AUGUST 2, 2023

Cambodia’s National Election Committee (NEC) released the provisional results of the county’s general elections on Tuesday, which recorded over 440,000 spoiled ballots. The Cambodian People’s Party declared a landslide victory last week, winning 120 of the 125 seats of the National Assembly. The party FUNCINPEC won the remaining five seats.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 2, 2023

Camille Stell | Are you financially prepared for a long life after law? You may live a lot longer than you think — tips for planning accordingly. The post Are You Financially Ready for Retirement? appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 2, 2023

“Supreme Court Approval Holds at Record Low”: Jeffrey M. Jones of Gallup has this report. The post “Supreme Court Approval Holds at Record Low” appeared first on How Appealing.

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ALPS

AUGUST 2, 2023

Remember the Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka? A lot of lawyers thought they had discovered a golden ticket when they discovered ChatGPT. They were enthused about how fast it was and how they could utilize it for legal research, drafting legal documents, case analysis, legal compliance, composing client communications and the list goes on. It was dizzying in its speed and the conversational language was irresistible – and understandable.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 2, 2023

“Limits of congressional power to regulate Supreme Court untested; Comments from Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. stirred debate about how much authority lawmakers could wield over court operations”: Michael Macagnone of Roll Call has this report. The post “Limits of congressional power to regulate Supreme Court untested; Comments from Justice Samuel A.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 2, 2023

The company's chief lawyer weighs in on his career path, the future of the legal industry, and what he would change about the practice of law. The post Innovative Thinker: Colin Levy Of Malbek appeared first on Above the Law.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has sued competitor CSX Transportation Inc. and a Vermont subsidiary of Pan Am Railways Inc. in Delaware's Court of Chancery, accusing CSX of "brazenly and repeatedly" violating contractual agreements and "hamstringing" Norfolk Southern's freight railroad access to New England.

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LawSites

AUGUST 2, 2023

LexisNexis is providing new details today on its collaboration with Microsoft to offer legal professionals AI-powered products and capabilities directly within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem that is typically the center of their workflows. In a briefing yesterday, Jeff Pfeifer , chief product officer, Canada, UK and USA, at LexisNexis, revealed new information about the products being developed through the LexisNexis-Microsoft collaboration, all of which are focused on integrating generative AI cap

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OneLegal

AUGUST 2, 2023

How does electronic service work when electronically filing court documents in Los Angeles? Get started on the rules and requirements of California eService. The post eFiling 101 for Los Angeles: electronic service appeared first on One Legal.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Labor Department recently sued UnitedHealth Group subsidiary UMR, alleging that it wrongfully denied claims for emergency room services and urinary drug screenings since 2015. UMR did not determine the medical necessity of the claims, denying them “based solely on diagnosis codes and not applying a prudent layperson standard,” according to the complaint.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court Approval Holds at Record Low (Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup) Missouri man executed for 2002 abduction, killing of 6-year-old girl lured to abandoned factory (David A. Lieb, The Associated Press) A new Supreme Court case could allow criminals to get guns without background checks (Ian Millhiser, Vox) Supreme Court Justice Ket

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Above The Law

AUGUST 2, 2023

Your firm may be elite, but is it among the best of the best? Find out here. The post The Am Law A-List: Ranking The Most Elite Law Firms In America (2023) appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

A biotech company accused of profiting from its unauthorized use of a Black woman’s regenerative cells has settled a lawsuit filed by her family.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 2, 2023

The amount of profit that has been made without giving the family a dime is bewildering. The post Henrietta Lacks’s Family Is Holding Researchers Accountable Under A New Theory appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

Katten Muchin Rosenman has confirmed that it is “parting ways with a small number of our attorneys and business support professionals.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 2, 2023

What would you do if intestinal distress hit you mid-exam? The post A Really Crappy Thing To Go Through During The Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

AUGUST 2, 2023

Amazon has continued its battle to knock out fake reviews with a complaint filed in Washington state court that accuses a website's owners of being part of a scheme to bribe customers to leave bogus five-star reviews on the e-commerce giant's platform.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Biglaw attorney will be looking at allegations of hazing on the football team. The post Loretta Lynch’s Hazing Investigation appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law Prose

AUGUST 2, 2023

Last time, we promised a treatment of editing vs. proofreading. Both involve improving a draft, but there are major differences. There are even two types of editing: macro-editing (reorganizing sections, supplying new text, etc.) and line-editing (making sentence-level improvements, such as enhancing word choices and rewording sentences so that, to the extent possible, each one ends with punch).

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Above The Law

AUGUST 2, 2023

The day posting selfies of yourself online became a career option was a step backward for humanity. The post AI People Are Just Fancy Cartoons And, Frankly, I Hope They Put Human Influencers Out Of Business appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

AUGUST 2, 2023

The ex-girlfriend of the former chief financial officer of biopharmaceutical company Immunomedics has agreed to pay a civil fine in a yet-to-be-determined amount to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's insider trading claims, according to court documents.

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