EvidenceProf Blog
MAY 5, 2021
Similar to its federal counterpart, Mississippi Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement that: (A) a reasonable person in the declarant’s position would have made only if the person believed it to.
The Crime Report
MAY 5, 2021
The states of the Deep South are America’s most determined jailers, reflecting the “tough on crime” ethos of policymakers, where more individuals are behind bars for longer periods than most other places in the country, says the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). According to the SPLC, the population of Southern prisons expanded 127 percent between 1990 and 2019, while the overall U.S. incarcerated population grew by 86 percent in the same period.
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The Fashion Law
MAY 5, 2021
Sotheby became one of the latest establishment names in art to dive into non-fungible tokens – “NFTs” – by way of its collaboration with anonymous digital artist Pak and NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway. The auction house sold The Fungible Collection , a “novel collection of digital art redefining our understanding of value,” for more than $17 million , with some pieces, such as “The Switch,” a monochrome 3D construction that is going to be changed by the artist at some unspecified moment in the fu
JURIST
MAY 5, 2021
Nine major US sports unions on Monday announced their joint opposition to legislative efforts to impose new voting restrictions. Following the November 2020 election, many states have either considered or have passed legislation restricting the right to vote. In early March, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation that made early voting more difficult, in addition to other changes.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
LegalReader
MAY 5, 2021
Legal can benefit from implementing tech to move faster and collaborate with the business… And, this can help them save time and redirect their focus towards the work that really matters.
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LegalReader
MAY 5, 2021
It’s certainly apparent that legal tech, AI, Big Data, and Online Courts are transforming the way one sees and makes use of the legal industry today. .
HowAppealing
MAY 5, 2021
“Planned Parenthood ‘carefully reviewing’ Lubbock’s Sanctuary City anti-abortion ordinance”: Matt Dotray of The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal has this report. And Stephen Paulsen of Courthouse News Service has a report headlined “ Setting Stage for Court Battle, Texas City Votes to Ban Abortion; After voters in Lubbock approved a local ban on nearly all abortions, the ACLU warned of a costly legal fight.
Above The Law
MAY 5, 2021
This Bill Barr Benchslap Is Everything: This federal judge sees through the lies. Judge Loses His Cool: The allegations are startling. Rudy Giuliani Really Is A Terrible Lawyer: The subpoena was entirely expected. Will In-Person SCOTUS Mean A Quiet Clarence Thomas? Probably. Wanna Get A State Clerkship? There’s a law school for that.
HowAppealing
MAY 5, 2021
“Invention of a Slave: 2021 Redux.” Dennis Crouch has this post at his “Patently-O” blog about a petition for writ of certiorari that seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of this unpublished decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Above The Law
MAY 5, 2021
Because of the especially vulnerable nature of intended parents, this is an area where fraud continues to happen, and where special caution is appropriate.
HowAppealing
MAY 5, 2021
“Georgia Supreme Court to resume in-person oral arguments”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “Beginning next month, attorneys arguing before the Georgia Supreme Court will no longer have to worry if their mute button is turned off or on (or if they look like a cat).” You can access today’s news release from the Supreme Court of Georgia at this link.
Hoban Law Group
MAY 5, 2021
Is Cannabis legal in Mexico? The short answer is that it depends on the use. Mexico is in the process of. cannabis legalization. As of today, the harvesting, growing, transporting, and sale. of adult use cannabis is expressly prohibited by law and sanctioned by the Federal. Criminal Code. However, there are specific rules in place for medical use allowing. such activities.
HowAppealing
MAY 5, 2021
“‘Gimme an F!’ Supreme Court Mulls the Case of the Cursing Cheerleader; The Roberts-era First Amendment is very protective of millionaires; does it also protect high-schoolers cursing at the Cocoa Hut?” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.
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My Shingle
MAY 5, 2021
Have you ever thought about how much money you’ve lost by not having the right contract in place? For example: You have an online consult and the client’s ready to seal the deal.
HowAppealing
MAY 5, 2021
“Constitutional Challenges Loom Over Proposed Voting Bill; The sprawling legislation, known as H.R. 1, could result in lawsuits leading to a dozen Supreme Court cases, legal experts said”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
LawSites
MAY 5, 2021
This week, David Lat, who founded the blog Above the Law in 2006, and who earlier, in 2004, started the anonymous blog Underneath Their Robes , and who left blogging two years ago to take a job as a legal recruiter, is returning to writing as a full-time livelihood. But this time, Lat will not be publishing his writing on a blog. Instead, he will be publishing a newsletter on Substack , hoping that enough subscribers ante up $5 a month to support him in his craft.
HowAppealing
MAY 5, 2021
“The biggest leak in Supreme Court history”: Amy Howe speaks with Ninth Circuit Judge John B. Owens on the newest episode of the “SCOTUStalk” podcast.
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Above The Law
MAY 5, 2021
* Attorneys in the Gates divorce also worked on the Bezos split-up. Maybe Gates read a good online review of the lawyer written by Bezos. [ CNN ] * A Kevin Spacey accuser must reveal his name in order for his lawsuit to proceed. [ Huff Post ] * The military promotion of the South Dakota Attorney General has been blocked because of his involvement in a deadly car collision last year. [ ABC News ] * Coca-Cola is pausing its plan to incentivize the use of diverse attorneys after the general counsel
HowAppealing
MAY 5, 2021
“Looking back at a year of Supreme Court cases tried over the phone”: This video segment appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of PBS NewsHour.
Above The Law
MAY 5, 2021
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HowAppealing
MAY 5, 2021
“How Amy Coney Barrett has changed the Supreme Court in ways Kavanaugh hasn’t”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.
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ALPS
MAY 5, 2021
Paula Davis JD, MAPP, is the Founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, a training and consulting firm that partners with organizations to help them reduce burnout and build resilience at the team, leader, and organizational level. Paula left her law practice after seven years and earned a master’s degree in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
NCBA
MAY 5, 2021
By Rachel Royal As of April 2019, there were over 1,225,000 active license suspensions in the state of North Carolina related to unpaid traffic fines and failure to appear in court.[1] Even more disheartening is that poverty and systemic racism, rather than a willful refusal to appear in court or to pay fines, are the […].
The Crime Report
MAY 5, 2021
After two years of barring all spiritual advisers from the state’s execution chamber, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced a new policy allowing the condemned to be accompanied by a spiritual adviser of their choosing at the time of death, provided the adviser passes a routine security and background check, reports the Dallas Morning News.
Above The Law
MAY 5, 2021
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Cigna can’t seek a $1.85 billion breakup fee after its failed merger with Anthem, upholding a judge’s decision last year.
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