The Process Street
JUNE 11, 2021
AOL and Time Warner. Daimler Chrysler. Sprint and Nextel. Quaker Oats and Snapple. You see where this is going, right? I admit: the role of Monday morning quarterback is not very challenging – particularly in these four cases. If nothing else, they serve as a prime reminder that even the highest flyers can – and do – fall, and fall hard.
EvidenceProf Blog
JUNE 11, 2021
In Timbs v. Indiana, Tyson Timbs was charged in June 2013 with two counts of dealing in a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit theft, all felonies. He pleaded guilty in 2015 to selling $260 worth of heroin and served.
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JURIST
JUNE 11, 2021
The European Commission on wednesday referred Italy to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for the country’s failure to comply with the requirements of wholesome and clean drinking water under the Drinking Water Directive. The Drinking Water Directive requires EU member states to ensure that water intended for human consumption is clean and free from micro-organisms, parasites and substances that could pose a potential danger to human health.
CourtTechBulletin
JUNE 11, 2021
Alpine Texas Federal Courthouse The US Government General Services Administration’s 18F Team performed an “11-week Path Analysis on the federal judiciary’s Case Management and Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system. Our research focused on user needs, business agility, organization and processes, and the Administrative O?ce of the U.S. Courts’ (AO) culture and legal mandates.
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JURIST
JUNE 11, 2021
The European Commission on Wednesday advanced its infringement proceedings against the EU island states of Cyprus and Malta over their cash-for-passports schemes, in a move that may eventually see the two states face court proceedings and fines. The Commission justified its actions by arguing that the “golden passport” schemes of the two states, which offered citizenship in exchange for pre-determined payments and investments, were a breach of EU law.
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JURIST
JUNE 11, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – One of our Myanmar law students reporting for JURIST calls on the international community to help thousands of Myanmar people displaced from their homes in Min Dat, Chin State, by recent junta military action. She also comments on a disquieting surge in COVID-19 in Kalay State, near the border with India. The military junta is putting enormous pressure on Min Dat.
The Crime Report
JUNE 11, 2021
Federal authorities denied nearly 80 percent of the requests by prisoners for compassionate release last year, according to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC). Data for the 2020 calendar year provided by federal courts around the country show that 2,549 motions for early release were granted out of a total 12,138 filed, or roughly 21 percent, the USSC said in a report released Thursday.
LawSites
JUNE 11, 2021
I reported here last week on a statement issued by a committee of Massachusetts’ highest court recommending that law firms and other legal employers permanently adopt flexible working options as their standard, rather than as the exception. Maintaining flexibility in individual working arrangements serves the dual purposes of enhancing lawyer well-being while also advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, the committee said.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2021
“‘The adult in the room’ — Eva Guzman could shake up Texas attorney general’s race.” Metro columnist Gilbert Garcia has this essay online at The San Antonio Express-News.
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Patently O
JUNE 11, 2021
The Journal of the Patent & Trademark Office Society has been publishing intellectual property scholarship for 100+ years (since 1918). Originally it was the Journal of the Patent Office Society , the journal changed its name in 1985 to expressly include trademarks. The US Patent & Trademark Office (formerly the US Patent Office) had changed its name in 1975.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2021
“As Beshear prepares to lift COVID-19 rules, Supreme Court hears cases on governor’s powers”: Joe Sonka of The Courier Journal of Louisville, Kentucky has this report.
The Crime Report
JUNE 11, 2021
In the latest attempt by international human rights lawyers to get an investigation started at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague into allegations of atrocities against Uyghurs by China, a group of attorneys have presented evidence to prosecutors at the court that they say establishes jurisdiction for the global tribunal to investigate allegations Chinese authorities are involved in grave crimes targeting the majority Muslim ethnic group, reports the Associated Press.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2021
“Meet the federal judge who overturned California’s decades-old assault weapons ban”: Eric Levenson and Josh Campbell of CNN have this report. And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “ Feinstein’s support of Judge Benitez way back in 2004 turns around and bites her in 2021.
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The Crime Report
JUNE 11, 2021
As more states legalize pot, police departments across the country are finding it difficult to justify maintaining expensive K9 units that use specially-trained dogs to sniff out drugs, reports 1010WCSI.com. There are about 50,000 K9’s currently working in departments nationwide, and each dog costs approximately $8,000 plus about $15,000 in training costs.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2021
“Why Does Elena Kagan Keep Roasting Brett Kavanaugh? The justice’s latest opinion may be an ominous sign for the Supreme Court’s upcoming blockbusters.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 11, 2021
Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, First Amendment challenges to the use of membership fees by a union or bar association to engage in political speech, as well as the definition of a state “tax” under the federal Tax Injunction Act. Two petitions ask the justices to consider the First Amendment implications of professional fees that are used for political and ideological speech.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2021
“‘People of Praise leaders failed me’: Christian group tied to Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces reckoning over sexual misconduct.” Beth Reinhard and Alice Crites of The Washington Post have this report.
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LegalReader
JUNE 11, 2021
You should talk about the medical malpractice only with your second doctor and your attorney. Your first medical facility shouldn’t be able to get any information from you.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2021
“Newly Released Financial Disclosures Show Every Justice Supplemented His or Her Income in 2020; Books, teaching and rent lucrative for some, meager for others; justices’ reimbursed travel falls off 86% due to COVID”: Fix the Court issued this news release today and has posted the available financial disclosures online at this link.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 11, 2021
Share The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were reflected in an unusual source: the justices’ 2020 financial disclosures, which the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts released (and Fix the Court posted online ) on Friday. Unlike in previous years, the justices mostly stayed close to home, with only two justices reporting reimbursements for trips after the pandemic hit in mid-March.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2021
“Supreme Court chief quietly gave pay raise to himself and other judges without legislative approval”: Bobby Harrison of Mississippi Today has this report.
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LawTechnologyToday
JUNE 11, 2021
Too many law firms are operating without the critical software tools for legal lead intake and law firm management needed to keep up in today’s market. Worse yet, many who do are still operating within a patchwork of software platforms that aren’t talking to one another. Integrating your systems to support a legal lead’s journey from intake all the way through their case is the key to success.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2021
“Veronica Rossman — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.
My Paralegal Place
JUNE 11, 2021
What are the differences between a Focus Group and Mock Trial? A focus group is an exploratory, creative conversation with jurors guided by one or two consultants. A mock trial is a structured, argumentative case presentation in which attorneys present both sides of the case. Focus groups and mock […]. The post A Paralegal’s Guide to Focus Groups and Mock Trials appeared first on.
HowAppealing
JUNE 11, 2021
“Jury awards $15 million to people who lost eggs, embryos at S.F. fertility clinic”: Annie Vainshtein of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.
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