Attorney at Work
AUGUST 20, 2021
We’ve all been there: Working long hours on numerous matters, we feel we can never catch up, much less get ahead. In the legal industry, this is often the norm. But is the norm actually a “normal” amount of work? In this COVID-19 environment, and amid the “ Great Resignation ,” lawyers and staff who remain in the firm often have more responsibilities and work than before the pandemic.
JURIST
AUGUST 20, 2021
Women law students reporting for JURIST in Myanmar have written this open letter to women law students in Afghanistan, including those also reporting for JURIST, who face an uncertain and potentially grim future under the new Taliban regime. Given the military coup that suddenly upended human rights and the rule of law in the Southeast Asian nation in February, our Myanmar correspondents are not unfamiliar with some of the challenges their Afghan sisters-in-law are now facing.
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The Fashion Law
AUGUST 20, 2021
Chinese fast fashion giant Shein is making headlines this week after revealing that it is debuting a design contest of its own, one that will see emerging designers compete before a panel of judges, including Khloé Kardashian, designer Christian Siriano, former J. Crew creative director Jenna Lyons, stylist Law Roach and InStyle director Laurel Pantin, in order for a chance to win $100,000.
JURIST
AUGUST 20, 2021
Chief Judge Miranda Du of the District of Nevada on Wednesday struck down 8 USC § 1326 (a) &(b) , which criminalizes the re-entry of migrants who have previously been deported from the US, as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Section 1326 was struck down because the court found that the law was enacted with a discriminatory purpose and had a disparate impact on Latinx persons, and the government failed to establish that the law would have been enacted but fo
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 20, 2021
“Solving the Procedural Puzzles of Texas’ Fetal-Heartbeat Law”: Law professors Charles W. (Rocky) Rhodes and Howard Wasserman have posted this article at SSRN.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 20, 2021
“Prop. 22 is ruled unconstitutional, a major blow to California gig economy law”: Margot Roosevelt and Suhauna Hussain of The Los Angeles Times have a report that begins, “California’s giant ride-hailing and delivery companies suffered a major setback Friday as a state Superior Court judge invalidated a 2020 ballot proposition that allowed Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other businesses to classify their workers as independent contractors.” Roland Li of The San Francisco
JURIST
AUGUST 20, 2021
The Austrian Constitutional Court on Wednesday suspended the deportation proceedings of an unidentified Afghan national (“the Applicant”) upon request from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to do so earlier in the month. The Applicant was scheduled for deportation after two failed asylum applications and was held in a detention facility since April.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 20, 2021
“Texas ‘Latex Clubs’ Defeat Sexually-Oriented Business Fee”: Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.
JURIST
AUGUST 20, 2021
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday filed a 28-page statement of interest in a lawsuit filed by the city of St. Louis challenging a Missouri state law that prohibits enforcement of federal firearms laws and subjects state and local law enforcement officers to civil suits and monetary penalties. Missouri House Bill No. 85 (“HB85”), also known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act, was signed into law in June by Governor Mike Parsons in an act of defiance against the fed
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 20, 2021
“Supreme Court won’t block work on Obama presidential center; A group that has long opposed construction on the site of a historic Chicago park asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block construction work”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this report.
Above The Law
AUGUST 20, 2021
For a variety of reasons, court reporters perform a vital role in the legal process and deserve much respect within the legal community.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 20, 2021
“George Mason grants professor COVID vaccine mandate exemption after ‘natural immunity’ lawsuit”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.
ABA Journal
AUGUST 20, 2021
Starting with the 2023-2024 school year, law schools’ Standard 509 Information Reports will include information about the number of students who receive student loans, and…
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 20, 2021
“When the Supreme Court Couldn’t Stop a Lynching”: Peter Canellos has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
Above The Law
AUGUST 20, 2021
* "Muh LiBerTy" is like the adult version of "no, that has cooties,” but with the threat of death ignored. See: [ ABA Journal ] * Philadelphia, overcast: Danny DeVito loses his Twitter check after supporting worker's rights. At least he's not making any 1st Amendment claims over it. [ IGN ] * Prosecutors went out of their way to charge folks in Black Lives Matter protests.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 20, 2021
“Requesting Reconsideration of Precedent”: Robert S. Peck has this post at the “Appellate Advocacy Blog.
Above The Law
AUGUST 20, 2021
Always Emory : Another law professor using inappropriate language in class. At least this time the professor owned up to it and apologized. But a better "success" for the school would be just not using it in the first place. I Gave My Love A Pillow. : Capitol rioters love them some Mike Lindell. Leave Britney Alone : If she's a bad boss, by all means quit.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 20, 2021
“Text Statistics for 2021 Granted Cert Petitions”: Adam Feldman has this post at The Juris Lab.
LegalReader
AUGUST 20, 2021
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The Crime Report
AUGUST 20, 2021
New York City police officials, confronting a lagging vaccination rate among officers even as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise in the city, warned officers that they would discipline unvaccinated personnel who do not wear masks while on duty, reports the New York Times. New York’s Police Department appears to have one of the lowest vaccination rates among city agencies.
The IP Law Blog
AUGUST 20, 2021
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the NCAA’s decision to petition a trademark held by a Urology office due to its alleged likeness to its own trademarks, ‘March Mayhem’ and ‘March Madness.’. Watch the full episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here. Listen to the podcast of this episode on your favorite platform or online, here.
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The Crime Report
AUGUST 20, 2021
Most Californians say crime is an important issue facing the state, including more than two in three who consider it very important, reports KPIX 5. CBS News commissioned a poll of more than 1,800 Californians about important issues the state is facing, such as the economy, homelessness, and COVID. While wildfires (77 percent) and COVID (72 percent) topped the list, crime is close behind at 68 percent.
SCOTUSBlog
AUGUST 20, 2021
Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a direct challenge to the court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma , a confrontation clause question involving statements about possible future crimes, and a split over the scope of who is covered by the qualified immunity doctrine. Last year, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in McGirt v.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 20, 2021
Following campus and nationwide protests against police violence, the University of California (UC) system will make significant changes to campus policing practices, adding new independent accountability boards, mandating public disclosure of more law enforcement data, and elevating the role of mental health and social service professionals, UC president Michael V.
SCOTUSBlog
AUGUST 20, 2021
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Friday morning read: When the Supreme Court Couldn’t Stop a Lynching (Peter Canellos, The New York Times). Filmmaker Overcomes Supreme Court Setback to Pursue North Carolina for Stealing Footage (Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter).
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