EvidenceProf Blog
MARCH 1, 2021
In Ramos v. Louisiana, the Supreme Court held that "if the Sixth Amendment’s right to a jury trial requires a unanimous verdict to support a conviction in federal court, it requires no less in state court." Before, this opinion, a.
JURIST
MARCH 1, 2021
The Dutch Parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion declaring that China’s ongoing detention of Uyghur Muslims in internment camps amounts to genocide. The Netherlands is one of only three nations to have made such a declaration against China. The US led the pack, with then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo having issued a statement on January 19, in which he determined that China was in the midst of committing genocide against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minority groups, and called
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Diane Drain
MARCH 1, 2021
A powerful story from one man who refused to be bullied to one of the devious debt collectors: Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance. Article by Zeke Faux, Bloomberg Business week. Andrew Therrien wanted payback. He got it—and uncovered a conspiracy. “It begins when someone scoops up troves of personal information that are available cheaply online—old loan applications, long-expired obligations, data from hacked accounts—and reformats it to
JURIST
MARCH 1, 2021
Amnesty International said Friday that Eritrean soldiers killed hundreds of civilians in the Ethiopian town of Axum between November 28 and 29, 2020. On November 19, Ethiopian and Eritrean military forces took control of Axum. According to Amnesty, the military killed and displaced civilians through indiscriminate shelling and extrajudicial executions in the days following the takeover.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 1, 2021
“California ban on large-capacity gun magazines back in play — court to reconsider”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report on an order granting rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued Thursday. And Michael Ruiz of Fox News reports that “ California’s liberal Ninth Circuit to tackle gun rights, mull reinstating high-capacity magazine ban; A three-judge panel in August ruled the ban on magazines holding more th
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HowAppealing
MARCH 1, 2021
First Circuit upholds criminal conviction obtained in case where the Assistant U.S. Attorney who signed the criminal indictment did so while his license to practice law was suspended: You can access Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.
JURIST
MARCH 1, 2021
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California approved a $650 million settlement in a biometric privacy class action lawsuit against Facebook. The settlement is one of the largest ever for a privacy lawsuit and represents a major victory for data privacy advocates. The lawsuit originated in 2015 and was filed by a Chicago attorney who alleged that Facebook’s facial recognition features violated Illinois law.
HowAppealing
MARCH 1, 2021
“Ex-employees of pharmacy in 2012 meningitis outbreak lose appeals”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued Friday.
JURIST
MARCH 1, 2021
New Zealand iwi Ng?ti Maru signed a deed of settlement with the Crown on Friday, settling its historical Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) claims. Ng?ti Maru is the last of eight iwi in Taranaki, a North Island region, to settle its historical Treaty of Waitangi claims. The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Andrew Little, announced in a statement that the iwi, which comprises 2,800 registered members, will receive emotional, financial and cultural redress as part of the settl
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HowAppealing
MARCH 1, 2021
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court granted review in two new cases and called for the views of the Solicitor General’s office in one case.
JURIST
MARCH 1, 2021
The largest power company in Texas filed for bankruptcy Monday following a historic cold snap that caused week-long blackouts and left at least 4.3 million people without power across the state. When temperatures in Texas dropped below freezing and caused power grids to fail, energy providers like Brazos Electric Power Cooperative had to purchase replacement power from the state grid operator.
HowAppealing
MARCH 1, 2021
“Foremost among the questions we must now answer is whether an inert bomb is a nonmailable item under federal law.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit answered in the affirmative in a ruling issued Friday. In earlier news coverage of the case, Dal Kalsi of Fox Carolina reported back in February 2019 that “ SC inmate used cell phone to access dark web in prison, tried to buy mail bomb in plot to kill his ex-wife.
LawTechnologyToday
MARCH 1, 2021
The Legal Technology Resource Center ’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. This initiative launched in 2015 with a list of innovators and leaders in legal technology and with this year’s additions, that list now includes 132 talented and influential women leaders. Every Monday and Wednesday, we will be featuring a woman from our class of 2021.
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SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 1, 2021
The court on Monday morning issued orders from the justices’ private conference on Friday, Feb. 26. The justices added two cases, both involving benefits through the Social Security Administration, to their merits docket for next term. The first case, United States v. Vaello-Madero, is a. The post Court will review Puerto Rico’s eligibility for federal benefits program appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
HowAppealing
MARCH 1, 2021
“Voting Rights Challenged at Supreme Court as States Change Rules”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 1, 2021
Wednesday’s argument in Carr v. Saul involves a surprisingly basic question of administrative law: when claimants in an administrative process (Social Security in this case) must raise a particular issue before the agency if they wish to preserve their right to raise that issue on. The post Justices to weigh issue exhaustion for Social Security claimants appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
HowAppealing
MARCH 1, 2021
“A Very Exclusive Club: Former-SGs’ Cert Success.” Adam Feldman has this post at The Juris Lab.
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LegalReader
MARCH 1, 2021
David Pendery and his husband put up a gay pride flag outside their home and posted a photo of it on Facebook. Then, they received a letter from the local district’s management company telling them it had to be removed. The couple filed a lawsuit and a hearing in the matter has been set for.
Livesay&Myers
MARCH 1, 2021
Everyone knows that divorce can be war. Litigating divorce issues is fraught with battles that are filled with arguments, vitriol, and the burning desire to “win.” The emotional and financial toll can be crippling for the parties and their children. In Virginia, divorce trials are public, which means anyone can sit in the courtroom and listen to the most intimate details of your personal life.
MyCase
MARCH 1, 2021
With the rise in demand for remote working opportunities and contact-free client services, staying connected virtually is more important than ever for legal teams. To that end, MyCase has recently released a number of features that help legal professionals collaborate with clients and team members instantly, regardless of location. In this live virtual workshop, attorney Benson Varghese showcased the latest game-changing collaboration features in MyCase that allow his firm (and many others) to r
The Hollywood Lawyer
MARCH 1, 2021
Austin Mahone has grown into a globally recognized pop-music icon over the past decade. Globally, he has a combined social media reach of more than 36 million followers and maintains 615 million streams on Spotify and over one billion total YouTube views. With his growing popularity, these numbers got the attention of Clubhouse Media Group (CMG)’s new digital […].
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LegalReader
MARCH 1, 2021
OSHA guidelines mention that forklift drivers have to be certified. If a company hires an untrained forklift operator, it may have to pay a hefty fine.
At the Lectern
MARCH 1, 2021
One advantage that the U.S. Supreme Court’s website has over the California Supreme Court’s is that there are links to filed documents on the case dockets of the former but not of the latter. For example, the certiorari petition, a motion, an amicus brief, and the certiorari opposition in Miles v. California are all accessible here. (Regarding Miles , see here.).
LegalReader
MARCH 1, 2021
Always make safety a priority while driving to avoid any mishaps while on the road by getting enough sleep before long trips or taking breaks now and then.
Patently O
MARCH 1, 2021
In a recent article, Judge Hughes was quoted as saying that he does not personally look at petitions for rehearing that stem from R.36 no-opinion judgments by the Federal Circuit. Hughes said if the panel affirmed without an opinion, he puts the petition down and waits to hear from his clerks if it’s worth considering. If the panel wrote a nonprecedential decision without a dissent, he may flip through the table of contents to make sure he’s not missing anything.
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