Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Wendy Merrill | Lawyers who struggle with organization and focus may be dealing with EFD. The post Are You Dealing With Executive Functioning Disorder? appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Australian federal government Monday released the second part of its plan to help accelerate the implementation of the Closing the Gap Agreement made in 2020. This agreement seeks to resolve the disparity that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been subject to through political exclusion, intergenerational trauma, and ongoing institutional racism.
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ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
A lender based in the British Virgin Islands has accused a California lawyer of spending and gambling away more than $10 million that was supposed…
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The European Commission Wednesday referred Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for rulings by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal that the Commission argues violate EU law. The Commission expressed deep concern about rulings that challenged the primacy of EU law in Poland, which they allege breach Article 19(1) TEU provisions that “ensure effective legal protection.” The Commission clarified that its main concern was the rights of Polish citizens and ensuring the
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
“Let’s Stop Pretending Clarence Thomas Can Read the Framers’ Minds”: Law professor Heidi Li Feldman and Dahlia Lithwick have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “Let’s Stop Pretending Clarence Thomas Can Read the Framers’ Minds” appeared first on How Appealing.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
“Will a 150-year-old law put the abortion pill in peril?” Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “Will a 150-year-old law put the abortion pill in peril?” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday accusing the United States and the United Kingdom of crimes against humanity for actions in the Chagos Islands 60 years ago. The two countries collaborated in the forced removal of the Chagossians, an indigenous population from the Islands, from 1965 to 1973. The Chagossians were forced from their homes and left in Mauritius and Seychelles to live in poverty.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
“Pence says he will fight subpoena as far as Supreme Court”: Thomas Beaumont and Jill Colvin of The Associated Press have this report. The post “Pence says he will fight subpoena as far as Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Tara O’Sullivan is a law student at Maastricht University. She files this dispatch from Maastricht, Netherlands. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued an Opinion on two legislative proposals from the European Commission that relate to the collection and transfer of advance passenger information (API).
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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
“SC House OKs bill that bans abortion at conception, setting up possible GOP impasse”: Seanna Adcox of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has this report. The post “SC House OKs bill that bans abortion at conception, setting up possible GOP impasse” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Australian government Tuesday announced it intervened in an alleged Iranian operation targeting an unidentified Iranian-Australia. In a speech delivered at the Australian National University’s National Security College, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil disclosed that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) intercepted the Iranian operation in late 2022.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
“US Senate confirms Oregon Justice Adrienne Nelson to a seat on federal bench; The bipartisan confirmation makes Nelson the first Black women jurist in Oregon to become a U.S. District Court judge; And also provides Gov. Tina Kotek an opening to nominate her first justice to the state’s highest court”: Conrad Wilson of Oregon Public Broadcasting has this report.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Russian national Vladislav Klyushin Tuesday was convicted by a federal jury in Boston for his role in the orchestration of a $90 million hacking and insider trading scheme. The jury found Klyushin guilty of conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computers, wire and securities fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud. In this “hack-to-trade” scheme, Klyushin and his four alleged co-conspirators utilized non-public information stolen from US computer networks
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
“Appeals court blocks California bar on mandatory arbitration for workers”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today. Back on September 15, 2021, this same three-judge panel (also divided then) reached the opposite result. After granting panel rehearing , Senior Circuit Judge William A.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
James Joseph is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST. Leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon resigned in a press conference at her official residence at 11AM UK time. Nicola Sturgeon is the first female First Minister and the first woman to lead any of the devolved UK administrations. Her resignation marks a major moment in Scottish politics as well as in UK politics.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
“3rd Circuit, weighing gun ban for people convicted of crimes, looks to history”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report. The post “3rd Circuit, weighing gun ban for people convicted of crimes, looks to history” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced three models Tuesday that will be tested by the CMS Innovation Center and aim to lower prescription drug costs. The models, which include access to $2 generic drugs, build on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Listen live, online to the Third Circuit ‘s reargument en banc in Range v. Attorney General , involving a Second Amendment challenge to the federal statute criminalizing the possession of guns by individuals convicted of a nonviolent felony: You can access the live audio on YouTube via this link. The oral argument is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. eastern time.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Vegas is *one* way to blow through your investment capital. The post Lawyer Accused Of $10 Million Scam That She Allegedly Spent Gambling In Vegas appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Congratulations to Rick Hasen on the 20th anniversary of his indispensable “Election Law Blog”: Rick notes the occasion this morning in a post titled “ #ELB20th: 20 Years of the Election Law Blog, and 20 Years of American Democracy’s Slow (and Faster) Deterioration: A Call for Vigilance and Resilience.” I am proud to know that the “How Appealing” blog helped to inspire the creation of both “ SCOTUSblog ” and the “ Election Law Blog.R
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Advances in artificial intelligence might be able to make lawyers even more efficient in their jobs. The post ChatGPT Is Scarily Good At Answering Legal Questions appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
“Senate backs placement of Clarence Thomas statue at Georgia Capitol”: David Wickert of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a proposal to install a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the state Capitol.” The post “Senate backs placement of Clarence Thomas statue at Georgia Capitol” appeared first on How Appealing.
LegalReader
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
According to the US Department of Transportation, the national railway system transports around 4.5m tons of toxic chemicals each year.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
“The Supreme Court Will Decide the Line Between Free Speech and Violent Threats; Technology has made it easier than ever to menace other people; Can police and prosecutors keep pace while preserving our First Amendment rights?” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report. The post “The Supreme Court Will Decide the Line Between Free Speech and Violent Threats; Technology has made it easier than ever to menace other people; Can police and prosecutors keep pace while preserving
Broadcast Law Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The recent $504,000 fine proposed to be levied on Fox for the use of simulated EAS tones in an NFL football promotion (see FCC’s Notice of Apparent Liability here ) is obviously a message to broadcasters to remember that EAS tones can only be used for real alerts or authorized tests of the system – and not in any advertising, programming or promotions.
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