Attorney at Work
JUNE 11, 2025
Kerry Barrett | The digital-first vetting process has become standard practice for clients choosing legal representation. The post From Invisible to Influential: A Quick Guide to Attorney Video Marketing appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
Monday's decision by Judge Liles Burke (M.D. Ala.) in Boe v. Marshall dealt with whether the defendants should be able to publicly disclose documents that they had obtained in discovery. (The underlying case involves a challenge to Alabama's restrictions on youth gender medicine.) First, the factual background: The World Professional Association for Transgender Health ("WPATH") touts its guidelines and standards of care for treating transgender children as the product of rigorous science and bro
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 11, 2025
On June 7, 2024, a large group of reporters covering the Supreme Court (including this reporter) sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts, asking him to consider live-streaming the audio of the court’s opinion announcements. They have not received a response to the letter, which they are now publicly releasing. The letter appears below. (In an article we ran on June 3, Kit Beyer of Fix the Court also urged the justices to livestream opinion announcements.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
"When you see this, do you think it's just fun? Or do you think that it's illegal? It is definitely the latter. Whether it's fun or not." This is the beginning of a Facebook post by Colorado's Aspen Police Department (APD). What is this possibly fun but definitely illegal activity? The post includes a photo that shows two children on a bike—one child sitting on the seat and the other on the first rider's lap—riding on a sidewalk.
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Above The Law
JUNE 11, 2025
This week, thousands of clerkship hopefuls apply broadly for federal clerkships via the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review (OSCAR). Then, over a several-day period, judges extend interview offers, and students hop on planes or trains with as little as 24 or 48 hours of notice to vie for prestigious post-graduate opportunities. This year, as judges review candidates, the reverse happens, too.
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EvidenceProf Blog
JUNE 11, 2025
Jurors are supposed to deliberate in private, without the presence of any non-jurors in the deliberation room. So, what should an appellate court do when the trial judge "allow[s] the case agent to present.firearms and ammunition to the jury during.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
From L afayette v. Abrami by Vermont Superior Court (Lamoille County) Judge Benjamin Battles; the case was decided May 20, but just posted on Westlaw: Plaintiff's pro se complaint alleges the following facts. Plaintiff is the parent of a Vermont high-school basketball player and a "lifelong student of the game." Plaintiff's son, who plays for a school outside of Chittenden County [where Burlington is located], is "one of Vermont's top-performing high school basketball players.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 11, 2025
On April 23, 2025, United States Deputy Solicitor General Edwin S. Kneedler made his 160th argument before the Supreme Court, following which he will be retiring. This article is one in a series of tributes from Mr. Kneedler’s former colleagues on his remarkable career. Edwin Kneedler was the very model of a public servant. His career at the Justice Department spanned nine presidential administrations and coincided with remarkable changes in constitutional law and statutory interpretation.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
People who want a larger, more active state frequently point to their favorite European country (usually a small Scandinavian nation) and ask why America doesn't provide lots of "free" services like that alleged utopia. The answer is that it could but that wouldn't necessarily make people happier. The U.S. is a large and diverse country where people don't nearly agree with each other on what they want, and it's difficult for government to provide more services without fueling arguments over what
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JURIST
JUNE 11, 2025
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday denounced the recent attack on Colombian congressman and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, calling it an assault on the very pillars of democracy. HRW Americas director Juanita Goebertus stated: “The attack against Miguel Uribe Turbay is a chilling reminder of the darkest chapters of political violence in Colombia.” She added: “ Colombian authorities should investigate this heinous crime, avoid incendiary political rhetoric, and strengthen prot
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
6/11/1993: Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 11, 1993 appeared first on Reason.com.
ABA Journal
JUNE 11, 2025
When Arizona changed its ethics rules in 2020 opening the door for alternative business structures and nonlawyer ownership for law firms, it sent shock waves…
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
From Cantrell v. Breaud , decided Monday by Louisiana Court of Appeal Judge Daniel L. Dysart, joined by Judge Karen K. Herman: On the afternoon of Sunday, April 7, 2024, from the balcony of her residence at the Upper Pontalba Apartments, Ms. Breaud took photographs of Mayor Latoya Cantrell and NOPD Officer Jeffrey Vappie, a member of the mayor's security detail, while the two were seated at a table on the Chartres Street side balcony of the Tableau Restaurant, located in the French Quarter.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2025
“Georgia high court rejects election board rules for hand counts, inquiries; Republican-controlled State Election Board tried to alter ballot-counting rules ahead of presidential election”: Mark Niesse of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report. And Jeff Amy of The Associated Press reports that “ Georgia Supreme Court overturns some election rules, curbing State Election Board’s power.” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Georgia at th
JURIST
JUNE 11, 2025
The European Commission (EC) unveiled its 18th sanctions package against Russia in a press conference on Tuesday, targeting exports, revenue streams, and lowering the price cap on Russian oil. The EU said this package serves to increase pressure on Russia in light of its ongoing war with Ukraine. At the press conference, EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas said that the current EU sanctions on Russia have been working, citing that the nation has lost “billions in oil revenues” and th
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2025
“Supreme Court press corps asks chief justice to live-stream court’s opinions”: NPR has this report. You can view the letter at this link.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
The Pacific Legal Foundation and Catholic University Law Review have posted a call for papers for a symposium on "Searching for Constitutional Limits on Environmental and Natural Resources Law." Here is the write-up: Even in its most flattering light, the modern administrative state coexists uneasily with the core constitutional principle that the federal government possesses only limited enumerated powers, while the States and the people retain the remainder.
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Why does it take 20-40 hrs. to create a compliant legal brief? TypeLaw analyzed 10,000+ briefs to determine the anatomy of the average brief—how many words, paragraphs, citations to the record, and more. See the research results in this infographic.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 11, 2025
On Thursday, June 12, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 12 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
As legislative efforts to limit fossil fuel consumption falter, environmental activists have turned to the courts with increasing frequency and ever-more-expansive legal theories. Some of this litigation relies upon state tort law. Other suits rely upon more innovative arguments. Several groups have pressed constitutional arguments that the failure to control various forms of pollution violate federal or state constitutional rights.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2025
“Nine reasons for cautious optimism about individual liberty: The pernicious emphasis on group rights over individual rights ran into a unanimous Supreme Court.” Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
A new episode of the Academic Freedom Podcast has been released. The podcast is sponsored by the Academic Freedom Alliance and the Center for Academic Freedom and Free Speech at Yale Law School. This episode features a conversation with Brian Galle , the Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Tax Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, an expert on taxation and nonprofits.
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My Shingle
JUNE 11, 2025
Generative AI isn’t just another shiny object. It’s a powerful tool that lawyers are already using to transform their practices. But let’s be honest: most training out there? It doesn’t quite hit the mark. Forget static CLEs and high-level ethics panels.This is about getting your hands dirty and seeing real tools in action. That’s why… The post Want to See How Lawyers Actually Use AI?
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 11, 2025
The Dispatch has named Kelsey Dallas as managing editor of SCOTUSblog, further cementing its legal and editorial offerings. In her role as managing editor, Dallas will help improve SCOTUSblog’s considerable offerings and steer the website into the future. “I am overjoyed that Kelsey is coming onto SCOTUSblog,” said Zachary Shemtob, executive editor of SCOTUSblog.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 11, 2025
The monks of St. Catherine's Monastery, a 1,600-year-old Greek Orthodox site in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, closed its doors to visitors in protest after an Egyptian court ruled that the monastery's land belongs to the government. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery, St. Catherine's faces uncertainty as the ruling strips the monks of property ownership, prompting fears of eviction or conversion into a museum.
LawSites
JUNE 11, 2025
Eve, an AI platform for plaintiffs’ law firms, today announced the beta launch of its AI Intake Specialist, an AI-powered intake feature that the company says will transform how plaintiffs’ law firms capture and qualify potential clients.
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