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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 21, 2021

LLRX

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

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“The Fifth Circuit Made Me Do It: The latest national injunction.”

HowAppealing

“The Fifth Circuit Made Me Do It: The latest national injunction.” Samuel Bray has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.

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Robots are coming for the lawyers – which may be bad for tomorrow’s attorneys but great for anyone in need of cheap legal assistance

LLRX

Imagine what a lawyer does on a given day: researching cases, drafting briefs, advising clients. While technology has been nibbling around the edges of the legal profession for some time, it’s hard to imagine those complex tasks being done by a robot. And it is those complicated, personalized tasks that have led technologists to include lawyers in a broader category of jobs that are considered pretty safe from a future of advanced robotics and artificial intelligence.

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Australia: SPC safely taking the lead on mandatory vaccines - Gilchrist Connell

Mondaq

The iconic Australian fruit and vegetable processor SPC will be making the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all its staff.

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Transforming eDiscovery: Document Summarization, Sentiment Analysis, And Chatbots Take Center Stage

A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.

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Call for Entries: 9th RMLNLU-Khaitan & Co. Conference & Essay Competition on Labour Laws

LexForti

About the Opportunity. The Journal Committee (“Committee”) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (“RMLNLU”), in collaboration with Khaitan & Co, is organising the 9th edition of the RMLNLU International Legal Essay Writing Competition (“Competition”) along with the RMLNLU-Khaitan & Co Conference on Labour Laws. About RMLNLU.

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SC imposes fine on Ministry of I&B in contempt proceedings

LexForti

The Supreme Court, in furtherance of non-compliance of its directions, imposed a fine of Rs. 1,00,000 on the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. The Ministry failed to comply with apex court’s verdict passed on September 26, 2018. In the instant case, the aggrieved petitioner (a departmental candidate) filed a plea for the revival of contempt proceedings against the Ministry as the latter failed to provide departmental candidates with all the benefits of service and consider their applic

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Former Alabama Police Officer Sentenced to 25 Years For Shooting Suicidal Man

JonathanTurley

Madison County Jail. There is a notable criminal case out of Alabama this week after a judge sentenced former Huntsville police officer William “Ben” Darby to 25 years in prison for shooting and killing a suicidal man who was holding a gun to his own head. Jeffrey Parker never pointed the gun at Darby or his fellow officers before he was shot by Darby.

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Who Owns the Copyright in a Movie?

The Hollywood Lawyer

A motion picture comprises many separate elements. The audience can understand the storyline with the help of the movie’s script and dialogue. The soundtracks enhance the overall experience for the movie’s audience, as do the sets, costumes, and acting. There are a great number of people required to incorporate a high degree of effort to […].

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Australia: Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, Practice and regulation, and Cases - Holding Redlich

Mondaq

This newsletter links to recent media releases, reports and cases relating to competition and consumer law.

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Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.

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JonathanTurley

In 2016, a post concerning musician Ted Nugent appeared on the blog. The original posting included this photo which was later deleted : This photo was taken by Larry Philpot of www.soundstagephotography.com.

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Australia: Inside Track: Healthcare - In the media - Holding Redlich

Mondaq

This newsletter links to recent media releases relating to healthcare in Australia.

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Federal appeals court upholds Texas law prohibiting second trimester abortion method

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday overturned a panel decision and upheld Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8), which seeks to prohibit a specific type of dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion method. In a plurality decision, Circuit Judges Jennifer Walker Elrod and Don Willett wrote that the lower US District Court for the Western District of Texas committed numerous reversible legal and factual errors, applying the wrong test to assess SB8, and disregarding and misreading the

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“Heteroromantic” Privilege? James Madison University Pulls Controversial Diversity Training Video

JonathanTurley

James Madison University has been under fire for a controversial video used for diversity and social justice training of employees. The video details groups of privileged and oppressed persons. While employees were reportedly told not to share the material with others, the material became public before the school suddenly pulled it off of its sites.

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Contract Lifecycle Management: A Business Enabler Exploring On-Ground Challenges

CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.

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“Supreme Court Grants Temporary Reprieve to Biden Immigration Policy; Justice Samuel Alito briefly stayed a ruling from a federal judge that would have forced some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while U.S. officials considered their cases”

HowAppealing

“Supreme Court Grants Temporary Reprieve to Biden Immigration Policy; Justice Samuel Alito briefly stayed a ruling from a federal judge that would have forced some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while U.S. officials considered their cases”: Eileen Sullivan and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.

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Federal appeals court reinstates Trump-era immigration policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday denied the Biden Administration a stay on a district court order reinstating a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while their immigration cases are pending. At the end of 2018, the Trump Administration implemented the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) in response to an increase in immigration at the US-Mexico border.

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No, The Disaster in Afghanistan is Not an Impeachable Offense

JonathanTurley

During the Trump Administration, we regularly discussed Democratic members and writers calling for the impeachment of Trump for everything from criticizing NFL kneelers to obnoxious tweets. Not to be outdone, many Republicans have been demanding the impeachment of Joe Biden for an array of missteps or controversies. Most recently, Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene called for the impeachment of Biden for the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. ( This is the second such motion for Greene ).