Attorney at Work
JULY 19, 2023
Paralegals and AI: This is the time to focus on things artificial intelligence tools cannot do; therein lies job security. Advice from Sensei Enterprises. The post Paralegals Worry: Will We Lose Our Jobs to Artificial Intelligence? appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
JULY 19, 2023
The Pakistan government banned a total of 43 apps Tuesday to tackle unregistered loan companies and safeguard consumers from fraudulent services. The order was made by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication(MOITT) amid public outrage that broke out when a Rawalpindi man committed suicide after accruing substantial debt. Along with promptly blocking these apps, the Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque said the government is beginning an awareness
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HowAppealing
JULY 19, 2023
“Gun control laws in California and beyond in peril as Supreme Court expands 2nd Amendment”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report. The post “Gun control laws in California and beyond in peril as Supreme Court expands 2nd Amendment” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JULY 19, 2023
South Australian aboriginal group the Barngarla people won a legal battle against the federal government Monday after it began development of a nuclear waste facility on a Bangarla sacred site. The Federal Court of Australia found that there was “apprehension of bias” when then-Resources and Water Minister Keith Pitt decided the facility’s location in 2021.
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HowAppealing
JULY 19, 2023
“U.S. Senate confirms Ohio’s Rachel Bloomekatz as federal circuit judge”: Sabrina Eaton of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report. Andrew Goudsward and Jacqueline Thomsen of Reuters report that “ US Senate confirms Ohio public interest lawyer to federal appeals court.” John Crawley of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Bloomekatz Confirmed to Sixth Circuit as Senate Clearing Backlog.” Yesterday, the U.S.
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HowAppealing
JULY 19, 2023
“The Supreme Court Has a Clear Intellectual Lightweight”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “The Supreme Court Has a Clear Intellectual Lightweight” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JULY 19, 2023
Kosovo’s former intelligence chief, Driton Gashi, was convicted of “abuse of official post or authority” on Wednesday in consequence of deporting six Turkish people who had permanent residence or temporary permits unlawfully. According to the basic court in Pristina, Gashi was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison and not allowed to serve in any public positions for four years after being released from the custody.
HowAppealing
JULY 19, 2023
“SEC punts on whether syndicated loans are securities, in closely watched appeal”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. The post “SEC punts on whether syndicated loans are securities, in closely watched appeal” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JULY 19, 2023
The police chief of Malaysia’s Senagor state police, Hussein Omar Khan, told Reuters on Tuesday that police in the Malaysian state of Senagor are investigating the disappearance of Myanmar refugee and activist Thuzar Mong and her family. Khan’s comments come two days after Human Rights Watch urged the Malaysian government to look into the July 4, 2023 abduction of Myanmar refugee activist Thuzar Maung and her family.
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HowAppealing
JULY 19, 2023
“The Supreme Court Inadvertently Instituted Affirmative Action for White Men; The perverse result of the Supreme Court’s decision banning race-based admissions preferences is to give white men a leg up in getting into college”: Law professor Naomi Schoenbaum has this essay online at Politico Magazine. The post “The Supreme Court Inadvertently Instituted Affirmative Action for White Men; The perverse result of the Supreme Court’s decision banning race-based admission
LawSites
JULY 19, 2023
Since 2011, Fastcase has released an annual list of the Fastcase 50, honoring 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.” Fortunately, even though Fastcase merged earlier this year with vLex , that tradition continues, as Fastcase has now announced the 2023 honorees. I say “fortunately” because, as I wrote when last year’s list was announced, the Fastcase 50 is probably the best-available roster of those who are leading the charg
HowAppealing
JULY 19, 2023
“Conservative Legal Activist Leonard Leo — Part 2”: You can access yesterday’s new episode of the Maine Wire podcast via this link. The post “Conservative Legal Activist Leonard Leo — Part 2” appeared first on How Appealing.
Patently O
JULY 19, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Intellectual property rights in the U.S. have long been a mix of state common law rights and federal statutory rights. Patents and copyrights were established in the Constitution and enacted by the First Congress in 1790. Those rights were fairly quickly established as exclusively federal, meaning that there is effectively no patents or copyrights offered by individual states.
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Law 360
JULY 19, 2023
Following a tense Tuesday hearing during which a D.C. federal judge sharply questioned Crowell & Moring LLP's "bad idea" to solicit Humana to bring a legal action against former client Walgreen Co., the firm urged the court not to decide yet whether it broke its ethical duties to Walgreens.
Above The Law
JULY 19, 2023
When asked about the recent spate of Supreme Court ethics scandals, Kavanaugh deferred to what Chief Justice John Roberts said about that (which hasn’t been much). The post Justice Brett Kavanaugh Charms Judicial Conference But Ducks Supreme Court Ethics, Partisanship Concerns appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
JULY 19, 2023
State and federal courts have handed down rulings in Illinois cases so far this year that have altered the legal landscape for biometric privacy claims in the state, opened up an area of uncertainty for False Claims Act litigants and upheld a state statute tacking 6% prejudgment interest onto personal injury and wrongful death verdicts.
Above The Law
JULY 19, 2023
Turns out these layoffs were for the greater good of the firm. The post Top 50 Am Law Firm’s Leader Explains His Decision On Layoffs, Deferrals Amid Turbulent Economy appeared first on Above the Law.
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ABA Journal
JULY 19, 2023
A small-town Illinois lawyer who once sued oil companies over contaminated land has turned her attention to climate change and the companies allegedly fueling the…
Above The Law
JULY 19, 2023
* Contract waiver. it's the real thing. [ Corporate Counsel ] * Vivek Ramaswamy continues to run for president for some unknown reason and just released his Supreme Court shortlist focused on the most unqualified and tantrum prone judges on the Federalist Society bench. Demeaning the bench is now a feature and not a bug. [ Washington Post ] * Illinois Supreme Court upholds bail reform, rejecting bizarre argument that "only allowing rich defendants out of jail" was a constitutional issue. [ CNN ]
ABA Journal
JULY 19, 2023
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Above The Law
JULY 19, 2023
Given Beyoncé’s superstar status and the publicity it has generated, the IRS will give special attention to this case as it will have an effect on public compliance and respect for the tax laws. The post Beyoncé Is Fighting Her $2.7M Tax Bill In Court appeared first on Above the Law.
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Law 360
JULY 19, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to review Quad Graphics v. North Carolina Department of Revenue, but importantly kicked the legs from under Quad's outcome a week later, stating in its Mallory decision that the high court has the prerogative to overrule its own decisions, says Richard Pomp at the University of Connecticut.
Above The Law
JULY 19, 2023
Goes to show the MPRE is a better test of memory than ethics. The post News Flash: Stealing Your Jailed Client’s Money Isn’t The Best Idea appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
JULY 19, 2023
A California federal judge on Wednesday said he was inclined to toss "almost everything" in a proposed copyright class action from artists claiming that artificial intelligence art platforms from Stability AI and others massively misappropriate protected imagery, but they could "take comfort" that he'd allow them to submit a revised complaint.
Above The Law
JULY 19, 2023
It's a Taco Tuesday miracle! The post ‘Taco Tuesday’ Trademark Terminated Thanks To Taco Bell appeared first on Above the Law.
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