Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Teddy Snyder | Adopt “yes, I can” as your motto, and go after that well-deserved award. The post Give Yourself a Pat on the Back — and an Award appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
A former Australian government lawyer Tuesday informed a royal commission that he withheld legal advice that the Robodebt scheme , an automated debt assessment and recovery method utilized by Services Australia from 2015 through 2019, was illegal. Former chief counsel for the Department of Social Services (DSS) Paul Menzies-McVey told the inquiry that he was aware of three pieces of legal advice from as early as 2014 stating that the program was unlawful under the Social Security Act.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Just when you thought the facts couldn't be more cartoonish. The post Law Firm That Made Associates Pay Back Salary For COVID Slump Got $792K In PPP Loans appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday announced Russia will suspend its participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). The treaty represents the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia. Putin claimed the US wanted to “inflict a strategic defeat” on Russia and “climb on [Russia’s] nuclear facilities.” A statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry further explained this, alleging that Western countries–such as nuclear-equ
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
“Another D.C. Circuit Chevron Special: A case study in how judges rubber stamp executive law-writing.” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Another D.C. Circuit Chevron Special: A case study in how judges rubber stamp executive law-writing.” appeared first on How Appealing.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
“Default on U.S. Debt Is Impossible; The Constitution makes clear that bondholders have to be paid, and other obligations aren’t ‘debt'”: David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey have this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Default on U.S. Debt Is Impossible; The Constitution makes clear that bondholders have to be paid, and other obligations aren’t ‘debt'” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Must have blown it all on shirts. The post Steve Bannon Goes Shopping For New Lawyers Even As His Old Lawyers Are Suing Him For Unpaid Bills appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
“In Vermont, a School and Artist Fight Over Murals of Slavery. Created to depict the brutality of enslavement, the works are seen by some as offensive. The school wants them permanently covered. The artist says they are historically important.” Jenna Russell of The New York Times has this report. The post “In Vermont, a School and Artist Fight Over Murals of Slavery.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday debated the scope of a 27-year-old federal law that shields social-media companies from liability for content published by others. At issue in Gonzalez v. Google is whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects internet platforms when their algorithms target users and recommend someone else’s content.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
“Supreme Court Frustrated and Wary Over Legal Shield for Tech Companies; The case, concerning a law that gives websites immunity for suits based on their users’ posts, has the potential to alter the very structure of the internet”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes, Cristiano Lima, and Will Oremus of The Washington Post report that “ Supreme Court seems cautious on Google case that could reshape internet; Justices across the ideological spec
LawSites
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Kathryn Tewson was a little-known paralegal when, on Jan. 24, she was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. That day, she published a scathing series of tweets recounting her investigation of DoNotPay , the company that describes itself as “the world’s first robot lawyer.” She concluded that the company’s supposed AI-driven products were little more than smoke and mirrors and that its representations about its products constituted consumer fraud.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
“Supreme Court Turns Down Facebook Police Parody Case Backed by the Onion; The Facebook page’s creator, Anthony Novak, had sued Ohio city for violating his civil rights”: Joseph Pisani of The Wall Street Journal has this report. And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “ Supreme Court won’t hear man’s free speech case after he was jailed for making fun of police online.” The post “Supreme Court Turns Down Facebook Police Parody Case Bac
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Share Over a dissent from two of the court’s liberal justices, the Supreme Court turned down an appeal asking them to decide whether a criminal-defense attorney is required to initiate negotiations with prosecutors when his client is likely to get a better result from a plea deal. The denial of review on Tuesday in the case of Quartavious Davis , who was a teenager when he was convicted for his role in a string of armed robberies in south Florida in 2010, came as part of a list of orders from th
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases. And in Davis v. United States , No. 22–5364, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a dissent , in which Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined, from the denial of certiorari. The post Access online today’s Order List of the U.S.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Forget ChatGPT, let's have AI help pay our bills. The post Your Invoice Is Not A Special Snowflake And It’s Costing Lawyers Time And Money appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
“Congress Couldn’t Rein In Big Tech. Now the Supreme Court Is Stepping In. Gonzalez v. Google could pierce the internet’s legal shield. Lawmakers pushed legislation to reform Section 230 for years.” Emily Birnbaum of Bloomberg News has this report. On today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “ Supreme Court showdown for Google, Twitter and the social media world.” And online at Balls and S
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Sick burn by the charging prosecutor in this celebrity case. The post Prosecutor Rips Biglaw Billing Practices While Downgrading Manslaughter Charges Against Alec Baldwin appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
“Legal Progressives Have Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’; Liberal law professors used to love the Court’s Justices unconditionally. Now they’re starting to criticize little things they do”: At the “Law & Liberty” blog, Mark Pulliam has this post reviewing law professor Stephen Vladeck ‘s forthcoming book, “ The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.” The post “Legal
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
You can only hope these students can pick up the shattered remains and seek solace and refuge in each other’s arms, harbor hope, and not remain jaded by such senseless acts. The post Ode To Michigan State University, MSU Law, And A Grieving Spartan Nation appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Access online the live audio of this morning’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Gonzalez v. Google LLC , No. 21-1333: The Court will be streaming the oral argument via this link beginning shortly after 10 a.m. eastern time. And C-SPAN will be live-streaming the oral argument via this link. The post Access online the live audio of this morning’s U.S.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Keeping Up With Constitutional Law : Kim K's legal learning saga continues. Even Wikipedia Can't Tell You About Tha t: State Secrets Privilege protects the NSA again. Sometimes Less Is More Justice : Baldwin's charge reduced after pointing out an ex post facto. For Whom The Paycheck Protects : Larson Latham Huettl's bad publicity is even more shameful once you check the receipts.
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ALPS
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Catchy title, right? Well, we must ‘fess up – OpenAI’s ChatGPT lent us a hand. We submitted this request: “Suggest several striking titles for an article about why lawyers are afraid of being replaced by AI.” We got 12 proposed titles in return, all of them credible as well as catchy. ChatGPT takes the world by storm, including the cybersecurity world We have been blown away by the number of articles about OpenAI’s ChatGPT since it was released in late November of 2022.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
It's nice to have a legal luminary on your side when trying to post bail. The post Sam Bankman-Fried’s Bond Guarantors Reveal The Surprisingly Lucrative World Of Legal Academia appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Morrison & Foerster LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and 80 other law firms on Tuesday backed Covington & Burling LLP's opposition to releasing the names of clients targeted by a cyberattack to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, emphasizing the dangers of weakening the principle of attorney-client privilege.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
A little less than half of the damages awarded in 2020 have already been reversed on appeal, which may not bode very well for big verdicts achieved in 2021 and 2022 as well. The post 3 Takeaways From The Lex Machina 2023 Patent Report appeared first on Above the Law.
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