Above The Law
MAY 9, 2022
Thomson Reuters unveiled the Q1 Law Firm Financial Index and there are some potentially problematic findings. The post Law Firms Put A Lot Of Eggs In One Basket… And That Basket Is Looking Iffy appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
MAY 9, 2022
A Paris appeals court Monday upheld former prime minister François Fillon’s conviction for the misuse of public funds. The conviction resulted from a scandal where Fillon paid his wife, Penelope Fillon, over €600,000 for work that she never performed. However, the court decided to shorten Fillon’s initial sentence of five years in prison to four years with three years suspended, meaning that the former prime minister will likely not spend any time in prison.
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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
MAY 9, 2022
In the last piece in this short series, we discussed how important it is for law firms to be focused on engaging potential clients. That’s how you bait the hook; but, there’s still the matter of reeling in those leads – and, to accomplish that, you’ll need a way for clients, following an initial engagement, to take a next step, in order to advance the process.
JURIST
MAY 9, 2022
Law students and young lawyers in Ukraine are filing for JURIST on developments and legal issues arising as the country defends itself against Russian invasion. Here, JURIST Ukraine Chief Correspondent Anna Tymoshenko, a law student at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, says that for a variety of reasons, the International Criminal Court in The Hague is not the appropriate tribunal to adjudicate Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
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HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
Ninth Circuit agrees that Flavor Flav was untimely: According to an unpublished decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today, perhaps the performer’s attorney would have likewise benefitted from wearing a clock necklace.
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HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“Stay Mad Like Sam”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring law professors Kate Shaw , Melissa Murray , and Leah Litman , via this link.
JURIST
MAY 9, 2022
UK officials Monday announced further sanctions against Russia and Belarus worth £1.7 billion. The sanctions are aimed at encouraging Russia to cease its invasion of Ukraine. The UK already have a number of sanctions in place. The UK package of sanctions involves increasing tariffs on £1.7 billion worth of imported goods. The tariffs will increase by 35 percent on goods such as platinum and palladium.
HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“Outside Philly and Pittsburgh, it can be as hard to get an abortion in Pa. as in Mississippi; Although Pennsylvania never enacted restrictions as stringent as Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks, the laws on the books still mostly wiped out access from Philly to Pittsburgh”: Sarah Gantz of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.
JURIST
MAY 9, 2022
Peru’s Commission for the Constitution and Regulations of Congress Friday rejected a bill presented by the country’s executive branch that seeks to call a referendum to draft a new Constitution. The proposal was rejected 11-6 in the Commission, made up mostly of legislators belonging to political parties other than President Pedro Castillo’s party, “Peru Libre.” The Commission pointed out that the proposal was incompatible with the constitution, saying that it was c
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HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman to retire, leaving opening on the court”: Andrew Adams of The State Journal-Register of Springfield, Illinois has this report. You can access Justice Garman’s retirement announcement at this link.
The Crime Report
MAY 9, 2022
Dashawn Carter, a 25-year-old homeless man who had been transferred to Rikers from a state psychiatric hospital, was found hanging from a window in his cell at the Anna M. Kross Center, making his supposed suicide the fourth inmate death at the jail this year, reports the New York Times. Carter had been taken into custody after being charged with first-degree robbery and third-degree burglary and had been cleared to be held in a general population housing area known as Quad Upper 12 by mental he
HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“The Dan Markel Case: Charlie Adelson Gets A New Lawyer; Why did his first lawyer, David Oscar Markus, withdraw from the case?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
The Crime Report
MAY 9, 2022
Photo by Jonathan Quilter via Flickr. Even in a country where gun violence feels routine, the last several weeks have been shocking. A large swath of Washington, DC shut down recently after a gunman fired dozens of rounds from an apartment window toward a nearby school. He injured four people, including a 12-year-old student, before killing himself.
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HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“Senate eyes quick passage of security for Supreme Court family members”: Jordain Carney of The Hill has this report. Update : In other coverage, Ali Zaslav, Jessica Dean, and Ted Barrett of CNN report that “ Senators aim to quickly pass bill to expand security for families of Supreme Court justices.
Above The Law
MAY 9, 2022
Lawyers are always expected to be credible and reliable sources of information. The post From Lawyer To Trusted Advisor: 5 Strategies For Building Trust appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“Supreme Court gets defensive after abortion draft leak; The justices take the spotlight in an era when violence against public officials and attacks on buildings have increased”: Michael Macagnone of Roll Call has this report.
Broadcast Law Blog
MAY 9, 2022
The FCC released a Public Notice last week setting the date for comments on the results of GeoBroadcast Solutions tests of their “ zonecasting ” system that would allow FM boosters within a primary FM station’s protected contour to originate limited amounts of programming different than that carried on the main station. Comments on the tests are due by June 6 , with replies to the comments due by June 21.
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HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“Judicial Notice (05.07.22): Cui Bono? My speculation on Leakgate — and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
The Crime Report
MAY 9, 2022
An Alabama law that makes it a felony to provide gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender youth has gone into effect after Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill on April 8, reports Reuters. The legislation makes it a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison to provide puberty blockers, hormones and medical procedures to transgender youth under 19.
HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“SNL’s McKinnon tries a Justice Barrett impression. Will it stick? The show turns to its most proven player to respond to news that the court is preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade.” Travis M. Andrews of The Washington Post has this report. Update : You can view the video on YouTube via this link.
The Crime Report
MAY 9, 2022
The majority of gun homicides and assaults involve illegal guns, and the latest data and research supports the fact that criminals are getting these guns by stealing them from unlocked cars across the country, according to new research published by Everytown for Gun Safety. The research, published on Monday, emphasizes the fact that on average, at least one gun is stolen from a car every 15 minutes in America. .
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HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“Abortion rights activists demonstrate outside conservative Supreme Court justices’ homes; A candlelight vigil is planned for Monday night outside the home of Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the leaked draft opinion”: Rebecca Shabad of NBC News has this report.
Above The Law
MAY 9, 2022
'We only call balls and strikes. Unless our team is losing. Then it’s hockey and we start punching.'. The post Nothing Is A Better Distraction From A Nakedly Political Court Than A Totally Important Game Of Whodunit appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
MAY 9, 2022
“A retro reading of the Constitution imperils many rights beyond abortion”: Law professor Kenji Yoshino has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.
Above The Law
MAY 9, 2022
Tucker Carlson was last seen sobbing uncontrollably after discovering a proxy he used to justify racial prejudice toward a SCOTUS candidate may be on the chopping block. The post The Only Thing Better Than A 180 On The LSAT Is A 187 appeared first on Above the Law.
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