The Crime Report
MARCH 16, 2022
By handing down the civil rights conviction against the three Minneapolis police officers in connection with the death of George Floyd, a federal jury last month finally recognized what we have always known to be true: the rules of policing are what make U.S. police forces racist, not just individual officers. With its verdict, the jury made it clear that those rules need to change.
CourtTechBulletin
MARCH 16, 2022
When? March 28, 2022 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM EDT Unlike webinars, cyberattacks don’t happen on a schedule. That’s why you should carve out some time now to prepare for the unexpected. Join leaders from the Joint Technology Committee (JTC) for the second in a series of webinars that will get you ready should your court suffer a data breach or a ransomware attack.
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The Crime Report
MARCH 16, 2022
Our jails and prisons are closed institutions, which makes it difficult for those who don’t live or work there to have a true sense of what the conditions behind bars are like. Few visitors gain access to the nation’s correctional facilities, even though they house people for months, years, decades, and, sometimes, entire lifetimes. As Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his 2015 concurrence to the Court’s opinion in Davis v.
JURIST
MARCH 16, 2022
Law students and young lawyers in Ukraine are filing reports for JURIST on the latest developments in that country as it defends itself against Russian invasion. Here, Kyiv-based lawyer Dmytro Tkachuk, a law graduate of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and former Head of Banking Licensing at the National Bank of Ukraine, tells the story of his family’s remarkable effort to get back to Kyiv from the outlying town of Bucha in the first 10 days after the Russian invasion, and provides JURIST with a specia
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HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“Oakland’s Hail Mary: City asks Supreme Court to revive its suit over Raiders’ move to Las Vegas.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report. Thomas C. Goldstein is listed as counsel of record for the City of Oakland on the petition for writ of certiorari.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“Hundreds of Yale Law Students Disrupt Bipartisan Free Speech Event; Nearly two-thirds of student body sign letter in support of rowdy protest”: Aaron Sibarium of The Washington Free Beacon has this report. My earlier coverage can be accessed here.
JURIST
MARCH 16, 2022
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has filed a complaint against the Data Protection Commission (DPC) for failing to thoroughly investigate a complaint made about Google and IAB Europe’s procession of personal data. The High Court challenge has been initiated by Dr. Johnny Ryan , a senior fellow at ICCL, regarding the DPC’s alleged failure to investigate his 2018 complaint about the two companies.
HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“A ‘model jurist’: Longest-serving Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy Holland dies at 75.” Isabel Hughes of The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware has this report.
Above The Law
MARCH 16, 2022
If there is another moratorium, chances are it will last until early 2023. And then what? The post The Student Loan Moratorium Is Likely To Be Extended Again Because Of Politics appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“Court upholds new maps for Pennsylvania General Assembly”: Mark Scolforo of The Associated Press has this report on an order that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued today.
Above The Law
MARCH 16, 2022
The state of the U.S. economy should not be a factor in your decision about whether to go to law school. The post If A Recession Hits Later This Year, Don’t Try To Ride It Out In Law School appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“Idaho’s New Anti-Abortion Law Offers Cash Bounties to Rapists’ Family Members; Borrowing from Texas’ playbook, state lawmakers have crafted an even crueler anti-abortion measure in anticipation of Roe ‘s demise”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
Above The Law
MARCH 16, 2022
Would these questions about qualifications have been if a white male were the SCOTUS nominee? The post Third Circuit Judge Calls Out Ketanji Brown Jackson Detractors For Their ‘Hypocritcal’ Arguments appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“Colleges Should Be Grateful for ‘Zoom School’ Lawsuits; Universities are being sued over Covid-era online classes; They’d do better to admit that the on-campus experience is worth more”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
The Process Street
MARCH 16, 2022
In what’s being named the Great Resignation , employees are switching career paths, demanding more benefits, and valuing workplaces in a new way. As a result, the needs of high-value employees have changed. With 95% of businesses struggling to fill job positions, the pressure is on to find and retain valuable new employees. With employees’ changing needs, there’s a significant disconnect between what HR thinks their new hires want and what they actually want.
HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Family Ties; SCOTUS clerks’ spouses land high-court clerkships of their own, as does a Supreme grandchild.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
Above The Law
MARCH 16, 2022
Only another 57 rounds, and we might be able to call a winner. The post Bannon And Prosecutors Each Land Some Punches In Courtroom Brawl appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“Federal judiciary group recommends reforms to address workplace misconduct”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. And Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Judiciary Builds on #MeToo Response with New Recommendation s.” Today, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued a news release titled “ Judiciary Releases Workplace Conduct Working Group Report, Recommends 9 Changes to Build on Progress Made to Date.” You can access today’s
InHouseBlog
MARCH 16, 2022
The pandemic has brought many things, and the majority of those we want to leave behind – forever. But the pandemic’s challenges have also changed the way we work, the way we react and the way we deal with novel issues – both legal and business. Many in-house lawyers, who have always been tasked with being innovative and business-minded, have seen business changes that require them to be even more agile than before.
HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“Starting March 30, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit intends to resume in-person arguments using the Protocols set forth in this document.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued this document today.
Above The Law
MARCH 16, 2022
Finally! More money makes associates so happy. The post It’s Time For Some Cravath Cash At This Top 50 Biglaw Firm appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
In recent posts of interest from the “final decisions” blog: Bryan Lammon has posts titled “ New Split on Appealing Sua Sponte CAFA Remands; A divided Eleventh Circuit created a circuit split on whether appellate courts can review sua sponte remands in cases removed under CAFA ” ; and. “ State Court Injunctions, Removed Actions & § 1292(a)(1); The Sixth Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to review a state court preliminary injunction in an action removed t
Above The Law
MARCH 16, 2022
Congrats on the big payday! The post The Big Money Is Coming At This Biglaw Firm — Just At A Slightly Later Date appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
MARCH 16, 2022
“Request for Proposal — History of Third Circuit COA”: If you would like to chronicle the history of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit , that court is looking forward to hearing from you no later than June 30, 2022. If you get the job, you can have three years from the date your contract is signed to write your book. You can access the Third Circuit’s complete announcement at this link.
The Crime Report
MARCH 16, 2022
Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase criminal penalties for fentanyl distribution, but critics say the legislation will only result in people being locked up for longer amounts of time and doesn’t include any measures to address the state’s overdose crisis, reports LEO Weekly. The bill would require individuals convicted of aggravated trafficking or importing of fentanyl to serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before being eligible for release and prohibiting pre-
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