Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Sally Schmidt | Turning satisfied clients into loyal clients will make your practice more profitable and enjoyable. The post Moving a Client from ‘Satisfied’ to ‘Loyal’ appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The Law Society of England and Wales Tuesday called for Iranian authorities to comply with international legal obligations to respect fundamental human rights. The call by the largest governing body of UK solicitors comes in the midst of increased arrests and arbitrary detentions of lawyers in Iran over the nationwide Mahsa Amini protests. This is the second time the Law Society has called for Iranian authorities to respect the rule of law.
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HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“The Impossibility of Principled Originalism”: Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.” The post “The Impossibility of Principled Originalism” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Monday denied a motion brought by turkey suppliers Butterball LLC, Cargill, Inc. and Perdue Farms, Inc. to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit brought by a group of plaintiffs including supermarket company Winn-Dixie. The companies control about 80 percent of the American wholesale turkey market. The plaintiffs allege that the companies engaged in a conspiracy to exchange competitive information, artificially fix prices and curb supply.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Alan Burns (S.D. Cal.) recuses from resentencings in two cases on remand from the Ninth Circuit based on disagreement with the appellate court’s decisions in the cases: You can access last week’s recusal decision at this link. I suspect that this sort of recusal happens quite rarely, which is why I thought it worth noting here.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“Mother of Slain Professor Dan Markel Says There’s No Time Limit on Grief”: Naomi Feinstein of Miami New Times has this report. The post “Mother of Slain Professor Dan Markel Says There’s No Time Limit on Grief” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Malta’s parliament began discussions on Monday to end a total ban on abortions. If passed, the bill would allow abortions if the health of a pregnant person is in “grave jeopardy.” Malta is currently one of only three European countries and the only EU member to ban all abortions no matter the reason. The bill seeks to amend two sections of the Maltese Criminal Code. § 241(2) punishes any woman seeking to purposefully miscarry with a prison sentence of 18 to 36 months, and § 24
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“Congratulations To The 2023 Bristow Fellows; Gender diversity, yes — this is the first majority-female class since 2017 — but law school diversity, no”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Congratulations To The 2023 Bristow Fellows; Gender diversity, yes — this is the first majority-female class since 2017 — but law school diversity, no” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) Monday published a report detailing the increased usage of drones by New York government agencies and called for reform and civilian protections. According to data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, 200 drones manufactured by a company which enables human rights abuses have been registered to the government.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“Gov. Gretchen Whitmer makes historic pick for Michigan Supreme Court vacancy”: Craig Mauger of The Detroit News has an article that begins, “Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has chosen state Rep. Kyra Harris Bolden to fill a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to serve on the state’s high court.” And Arpan Lobo of The Detroit Free Press reports that “ Whitmer to name Kyra Harris Bolden to fill Michigan Supreme Court vacancy.” The p
JURIST
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Vedika Chawla, a second-year student at the National Law University, Delhi. Last Thursday, the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association (GHCAA), the lawyers association in India’s western state of Gujarat, declared an indefinite strike and passed a resolution to that effect in protest of the proposed transfer of Justice Nikhil S.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“A History of Violence: Why does Alabama keep botching executions?” Elizabeth Bruenig has this article online at The Atlantic. The post “A History of Violence: Why does Alabama keep botching executions?” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Members of two leading railway unions Monday split their vote to approve or reject a tentative labor deal reached on September 15. Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ( BLET ) and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers ( SMART-TD ) yardmasters voted to accept the proposed deal. SMART-TD train and engine service members, however, voted to reject the deal.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“The Case for Supreme Court Term Limits Just Got a Lot Better”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times. The post “The Case for Supreme Court Term Limits Just Got a Lot Better” appeared first on How Appealing.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
One of the country’s largest private prison companies has defrauded Texas by collecting millions of dollars for in-prison therapeutic programming it hasn’t provided during the pandemic, a new complaint filed with the state auditor claims. In 2020, as the coronavirus killed thousands of prisoners across the country, a push to release more people eligible for parole was met with firm resistance by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“Targeting Justice Samuel Alito: The latest second-hand hearsay attempt to discredit the Supreme Court.” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Targeting Justice Samuel Alito: The latest second-hand hearsay attempt to discredit the Supreme Court.” appeared first on How Appealing.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Logan Yandell, 27, filed a lawsuit last week against Kanakuk, a Christian sports camp in Branson, Missouri, accusing the camp of lying about its knowledge of abuse by former camp counselor Pete Newman when he settled a child sexual abuse suit with the camp over a decade ago, Gregory Holman reports for KSMU. Newman was convicted in 2010 of eight counts of sexual abuse and sentenced to two life sentences and the camp paid a settlement to Yandell that same year.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“Cecilia ‘Cissy’ Marshall, keeper of Thurgood Marshall’s legacy, dies at 94; The former NAACP legal secretary married Marshall in 1955 and burnished his reputation as the leading legal architect of the civil rights movement”: Bart Barnes of The Washington Post has written this obituary. The post “Cecilia ‘Cissy’ Marshall, keeper of Thurgood Marshall’s legacy, dies at 94; The former NAACP legal secretary married Marshall in 1955 and burnished his reputati
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The owner of Vera, a gay bar in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, spoke out against the NYPD’s handling of vandalism after a brick was thrown through the bar’s window Saturday night, the third time in one week, Jake Offenhartz reports for Gothamist. The owner, David DeParolesa, told Gothamist that police were dismissive when he reported the incidents and said the NYPD told him that the crimes may not warrant reporting to the state’s Hate Crimes Task Force. .
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“Verizon appeal will be early test of corporate strategy to combat mass arbitration”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. The post “Verizon appeal will be early test of corporate strategy to combat mass arbitration” appeared first on How Appealing.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“How the Supreme Court can start to regain Americans’ trust in its ethics”: The Washington Post has published this editorial. Also online at The Washington Post, columnist Philip Bump has an essay titled “ The Supreme Court has lost the benefit of the doubt.” Online at CNN, law professor Mary Ziegler has an essay titled “ Bombshell report deals another blow to the Supreme Court’s reputation.” And online at The Nation, Elie Mystal has an essay title
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Howard C. Liebengood’s family won the first claim under the recently passed Public Safety Officer Support Act on Tuesday. Liebengood committed suicide in the days after working when rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. . The law is part of the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Program, which President Biden signed into law in August.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
“How to Fix Our Remaining Election Vulnerabilities: In the midterms, election skeptics lost races in critical swing states; But an upcoming Supreme Court case and a federal reform bill could make all the difference.” Online at The New Yorker, Isaac Chotiner has this “Q&A” with law professor Richard L. Hasen , founder of the “ Election Law Blog.” The post “How to Fix Our Remaining Election Vulnerabilities: In the midterms, election skeptics lost races
LegalReader
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Dean Gillespie spent 20 years in prison for a series of rapes he did commit not after Miami Township police officials suppressed evidence that would have shown he was camping in another state when the crimes were committed.
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