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US Senate moves forward with tougher immigration detention rules for theft-related charges

JURIST

The Senate voted on Friday to invoke cloture on the “ Laken Riley Act ,” which is a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain non-citizens charged with theft-related offenses in the United States. The bill seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act , requiring the DHS to detain non-citizens charged with offenses such as theft, burglary, larceny, and shoplifting.

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Benefactor: What Happens When a Third Party Pays for Legal Services?

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

It happens from time to time, when a third party pays for the legal services of another. Though, its still a fairly unusual situation. So, the question is: What do you do when it happens? Ideally, two things: First, you want to clearly explain to both the payor and the client that the payor is not the client, the client is which sounds like an obvious thing for lawyers, but wont be for your clients and the person paying the legal fees.

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HRW urges Thailand not to forcibly repatriate 48 detained Uyghur men to China

JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Thailand not to forcibly repatriating 48 Uyghur men to China on Friday. The group stated that the detainees have been imprisoned for more than 10 years and may face a high likelihood of severe human rights violations, including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture. The group urged the Thai government to allow them access to refugee status determination processes.

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Phased Out: Take Your Workflows to the Next Level with Stages

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

The most efficient law firms (and, thus: the most profitable) are driven by effective processes. In fact, creating and managing workflows is one of the most important things that you can do as a law firm owner. However, you can take it further. Many project management, case management and CRM systems now offer the ability to add phases or stages to processes.

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Transform Your E-Learning: Download the Ultimate Localization Use Case!

Uncover the secret to breaking language barriers and expanding your e-learning reach! This powerful use case reveals how Cesco Linguistic Services transformed 19 training modules for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood into culturally relevant courses in Arabic and Spanish—delivered on time and exceeding expectations. Learn how to localize your content seamlessly, avoid costly pitfalls, and connect with diverse audiences like never before.

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Ukraine charges former pro-Russian MP with treason and incitement of hatred

JURIST

Ukraines State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) on Saturday charged former Member of Parliament and businessman Vadym Novynskyi with high treason and incitement of religious hatred in absentia. Despite Novinsky not being explicitly named by the statement of the law enforcement agency, local media reported that the description and thumbnail of the video attached showed that the SBI was referring to him.

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US Supreme Court to decide if Maryland parents can exempt their children from reading LGBTQ+ books

JURIST

The United States Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a case where Maryland parents are asking for their children to be exempt from reading elementary school books involving LGBTQ+ topics such as gender transitions. The respondent, the Montgomery County Board of Education, had approved a bill requiring schools to read their students stories with such subject matter.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 18, 2025

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Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives home, work, travel, education, finance, 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 online security, often without our situational awareness.

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Bolivia judge orders arrest of former President Morales in human trafficking case

JURIST

A Bolivian criminal court judge ordered Friday the arrest of former President Evo Morales after he failed to appear at a precautionary measures hearing in an aggravated human trafficking case. Along with the arrest order, Judge Nelson Rocabado of the Fifth Anti-Corruption and Violence Against Women Criminal Court in Tarija, Bolivia, imposed national travel restrictions, ordered Morales’ assets frozen, and directed the freezing of his bank accounts.

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Turley Wins the Samizdat Prize for Free Speech

JonathanTurley

I was greatly honored yesterday to be selected as one of this year’s recipients of the Samizdat Prize, awarded by RealClearPolitics, a leading news site in the fight against censorship. I will receive the prize at the RCP conference on Wednesday, February 5, 2025,in Palm Beach, Florida. I am deeply grateful to receive this recognition for my work in free speech and my new book, The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.

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Uncovering The Hidden Connections: A Patent Family Survival Guide

Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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US President Biden commutes sentences of 2500 non-violent drug offenders

JURIST

US President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 2500 non-violent drug offenders on Friday, marking the highest number of pardons and commutations issued by a president in US history. Biden said he commuted the sentences because he saw them as disproportionately long for the sentences they would have received today given the passage of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and the First Step Act of 2018.

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Priority by Two Days: TTAB Grants Cancellation in Domain Name Dispute Turned Trademark Battle

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by Dennis Crouch As someone quite familiar with the subject matter, I was looking forward to writing about the trademark battle of Nerdio, Inc. v. NerdIO Limited. The appeal was recently dismissed based upon a joint stipulation, but I still wanted to dig into the TTAB file for a few nuggets. Nerdio, Inc. v. NerdIO Limited , Cancellation No. 92075281 (TTAB May 14, 2024).

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UN raises alarm over rising ethnic violence in Sudan

JURIST

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Trk sounded an urgent alarm on Friday over the escalating ethnic violence in Sudan. Reports of ethnically motivated attacks, hate speech, and violence against civilians have become increasingly common in the ongoing conflict that has already devastated the lives of millions. Turk warned: Retaliatory attacks – of shocking brutality – on entire communities based on real or perceived ethnic identity are on the rise, as is hate spe

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I See Dead Amendments: President Biden Issues Otherworldly ERA Declaration

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in Fox.com on President Joe Biden’s last-minute declaration that the 28th Amendment is now part of the United States Constitution. It appears that our president sees dead amendments, but that is not the greatest thing that should worry you. Here is the column: President Joe Biden wants people to know that he sees dead amendments.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security risks before they become problems.

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Protesters breach Seoul courthouse after impeached South Korea President Yoon arrested

JURIST

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol breached Seoul’s Western District Court early Sunday after the court authorized a warrant for Yoon’s formal arrest and the president was taken into custody, according to national media outlet Yonhap News. Images and video unverified by JURIST purport to show protesters entering the courthouse through a broken window.

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Los Angeles deputy pleads guilty to assaulting transgender man exercising free speech rights

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy, Joseph Benza III, pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge on Friday. He assaulted a transgender man, Emmett Brock, who exercised his First Amendment rights by making an obscene hand gesture while driving. The incident occurred on February 10, 2023. Benza, stationed in Norwalk, was responding to a domestic violence call in Whittier.

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Russia sentences three lawyers for aiding Alexei Navalny amid international condemnation

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Amnesty International on Friday condemned a Russian court’s sentencing of three lawyers for aiding the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), calling the decision “shameful.” Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director Marie Struthers stated: The prosecution and sentencing of Vadim Kobzev, Aleksei Liptser and Igor Sergunin is a shameful attempt to silence those who dared to defend Aleksei Navalny and make his v

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UN launches action plan to monitor and counter antisemitism

JURIST

UN launched Friday the United Nations Action Plan to Enhance Monitoring and Response to Antisemitism. The UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) developed the Action Plan , aiming to ensure a more coordinated and effective response to antisemitism. The Action Plan outlines comprehensive global antisemitism prevention strategies, with a focus on monitoring, training, advocacy, and stakeholder collaboration.

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The New Way of Conducting Patent Research: Proven Strategies For Efficient Due Diligence

Speaker: Andrew Klein

Patent due diligence processes take too long. The information you need is publicly available but accessing it is often tedious & inefficient, requiring you to wade through dozens of PTO websites or for-free tools to gather what you need. Plus, it frequently occurs late in the game, leaving professionals under pressure, sifting through chaotic 100-page PDFs, and frustrated with poorly formatted information & patent numbers.

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European Commission requests information from X under the Digital Services Act

JURIST

The European Commission announced on Friday additional measures in the ongoing proceedings against social media platform X under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The European Commission adopted three new investigatory measures. First, the EU obliged X to provide information on its recommender system, including any changes made to this algorithm. Moreover, the EU issued a “retention order,” which requires the Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) to maintain and preserve any information re

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US appeals court rules DACA unlawful ahead of Trump inauguration

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A federal US appeals court on Friday held that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) violated US immigration law. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a district court’s decision to block the DACA program, finding it to be unlawfully created. The court emphasized that since Congress had deliberately excluded DACA recipients from the nation’s comprehensive immigration and naturalization framework, “Congress’s rigorous classification scheme forec