Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
How to motivate your remote workers may be a thing that’s keeping you up at night. Used to be, you’d drop by their cubicle with a cup of coffee in your hands and tell them you really need those TPS reports. It was like magic. But now, they’re a stamp-sized square staring at you, hoping you won’t say anything about the cat walking across the screen.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Amnesty International Tuesday called for immediate international action to ensure accountability the of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in the custody of Iranian police. The organization requests that Iran repeal the statutory provisions that impose compulsory veiling on women and girls, perpetuate sexual violence, and violate women’s dignity and abolish the morality police that enforce the discriminatory laws.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Now they're just throwing s**t up against the wall to see what sticks. The post Peter Navarro Hired Experienced Lawyers. His Legal Troubles Did Not Get Better. appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
The National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) Tuesday released a report stating that black people in the United States are seven times more likely than white people to be falsely convicted of serious crimes, more likely to be the targets of police misconduct and spend more time in prison before being exonerated. NRE has documented and analysed more than 3,200 exonerations for murder, sexual assault, and drug crimes since 1989, finding alarming racial disparities, especially for drug crime exonera
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The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Photo by Sal Falk via Flickr. Black people are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of a serious offense, including murder, than white people, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Registry of Exonerations. In addition, Black people fall victim to police misconduct at a greater rate and experience longer prison times before exoneration, the report found.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Hey Clarence: $686,589 is bigger than zero. The post Oh Look! Another Clarence Thomas Ethics Scandal! appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Amnesty International Tuesday reported that Russian law enforcement beat and raped Russian activist Arytom Kamardin last week after he recited an anti-war poem, “Glory to Kievan Rus; Novorossiya sucks,” online. Kamardin was named a suspect for “inciting hatred or enmity with the threat of violence under Article 282(2) of the Russian Criminal Code.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“U.S. justice Alito says he is mindful of ‘real world’ impact of Supreme Court”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Reuters has this report. The post “U.S. justice Alito says he is mindful of ‘real world’ impact of Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Planned Parenthood of Arizona Monday asked an Arizona state judge to stay a September 23 ruling which would allow a 1901 abortion ban to go into effect. The ban went into effect shortly after the Superior Court of Pima County ruling and bans all abortions unless the procedure is necessary to save a pregnant person’s life. Planned Parenthood filed an emergency motion to stay the ruling, pending the organization’s appeal of the same ruling. .
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“Trucker or baker? Appeals court splits over Supreme Court arbitration precedent.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about an amended ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday. The post “Trucker or baker? Appeals court splits over Supreme Court arbitration precedent.” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Paul Gicheru, a Kenyan lawyer on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), was Tuesday found dead at his home in a suburb of Nairobi, his family and police said. The ICC charged Gicheru with witness tampering in a case linked to newly-elected Kenyan President William Ruto. BREAKING: Lawyer Paul Gicheru is dead, family confirms. Lawyer found dead in his house in Karen.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“Is Racial Gerrymandering Illegal Anymore? U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Soon. The justices’ position on centuries of racism against Black people continues to be, more or less, ‘Hey isn’t that over?'” Yvette Borja has this post at Balls and Strikes. The post “Is Racial Gerrymandering Illegal Anymore? U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Soon.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Australian veteran Damien de Pyle Monday alleged that an Australian Federal Defense (ADF) conduct after capture training module left him and other soldiers with PTSD. Conduct after capture, previously known as resistance to interrogation, training is described by ADF to prepare personnel “to understand the rigors of captivity and exploitation while surviving the capture situation with dignity.” In an interview with The Guardian and a post on his personal social media account, Pyle a
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“Supreme Court’s new term packed with voting rights, racial discrimination, religious liberty battles”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report. The post “Supreme Court’s new term packed with voting rights, racial discrimination, religious liberty battles” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
What's next? Missouri is going to funnel money from its anti-homelessness budget in to Brett Farve's pockets. /. The post Instead Of Fighting Homelessness, Missouri Has Opted To Fight The Homeless appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“How to Rein in the Supreme Court’s Radical Conservatives: Right-wing judicial hegemony presents a daunting challenge for liberal leaders — but not an insurmountable one.” Simon Lazarus has this essay online at The New Republic. The post “How to Rein in the Supreme Court’s Radical Conservatives: Right-wing judicial hegemony presents a daunting challenge for liberal leaders — but not an insurmountable one.” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Asking For A Supreme Court Justice: Of course it is Clarence Thomas. Conservative Law Students Know Blind Grading Exists, Right? Otherwise this just seems like whining. That Is A Pitiful Document Review Rate: But it raises so many questions! Coding -- Like Computer Coding -- Is Now Too "Woke"??? What is wrong with people. The post What Are Legal Ethics Anyway?
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“En banc Ninth Circuit guts California ban on for-profit detention facilities; The 11-judge en banc panel affirmed a three-judge panel’s ruling, which said the state’s ban on private detention facilities would force the feds to dramatically change its business of handling immigrants”: Hillel Aron of Courthouse News Service has this report.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
In-person conferences facilitate in-person networking and enhance learning opportunities. The post The In-Person Conference: Why It Will Always Be A Thing appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“Ohio judge extends order blocking six-week abortion ban through Oct. 12”: Jessie Balmert of The Cincinnati Enquirer has this report. The post “Ohio judge extends order blocking six-week abortion ban through Oct. 12” appeared first on How Appealing.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Pro se lawyers may not directly contact an opposing litigant if that person is represented by counsel. In other words, ABA Model Rule 4.
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“The Supreme Court case that’s likely to handcuff the Clean Water Act; Sackett v. EPA may prove to be the most significant attack on America’s clean water laws since the 1970s”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “The Supreme Court case that’s likely to handcuff the Clean Water Act; Sackett v. EPA may prove to be the most significant attack on America’s clean water laws since the 1970s” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
It's Adam and Eve, Not Florence and the Machine! The post Now That The Evil Of Blacks Learning American History Is Covered, New Censorship Laws Are Targeting Girls In Tech appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“Social Media Transparency Rules, Zauderer Standard Head to Supreme Court”: Corbin Barthold has this post at the “Lawfare” blog. The post “Social Media Transparency Rules, Zauderer Standard Head to Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Come on, folks, you just look ridiculous. The post Again, People Pointing Out That You’re Stupid Is Not An Attack On Freedom Of Speech appeared first on Above the Law.
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