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JANUARY 26, 2024

This week brought notable funding rounds for two legal technology companies, Proof and Spellbook, and a much-smaller seed round for a newer legal tech startup. Proof Raises $30M Series B Proof Technology , whose platform facilitates on-demand service of process and electronic filing, has closed a $30.4 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Long Ridge Equity Partners with participation from existing investors including Blue Heron Capital and The LegalTech Fund.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has released a report about military airstrikes in Myanmar. Their research details the impact of these airstrikes on churches in Chin, Myanmar’s only majority Christian state. The report, released Tuesday, shows a correlation between areas that have been placed under martial law by the ruling military junta and are subject to airstrikes.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Ren & Stimpy were both right : There’s nothing that helps more in bringing in your next great employee, than praising the ones you already have. (Well, maybe they didn’t say that exactly.) Now, most hiring attorneys recognize that the office environment i s changing in a major way – and, that’s not only with respect to where lawyers practice law nowadays.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a letter Thursday alleging that the US National Security Agency (NSA) buys Americans’ internet browsing information from commercial brokers without a warrant. According to the letter, US intelligence agencies are acquiring data about Americans from private data brokers, and have been for several years. Senator Wyden likened federal agencies purchasing private records without a warrant to “using [a] credit card to circumvent the Fourth Amendment.R

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“‘Textbook’ Execution or Botched One? Alabama Case Leaves Sides Divided; Alabama officials said the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution was a model for other states; Critics called it appalling and far from what the state promised”: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Shaila Dewan, and Anna Betts of The New York Times have this report. The post “‘Textbook’ Execution or Botched One?

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“Big Donors Back New Group to Fight ‘Deep State’ at Supreme Court”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Big Donors Back New Group to Fight ‘Deep State’ at Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

The head of the UN Drug and Crime Office (UNODC) Ghada Waly, briefed the UN Security Council Thursday raising concerns about increasing gang violence in Haiti leading to increasing violence across the Caribbean. Waly told the Security Council that there has been a marked uptick in gang violence in Haiti, spurred on by arms trade disputes between gangs.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“Texas border standoff: What to know about Eagle Pass amid state, federal dispute; ‘This isn’t over,’ Gov. Greg Abbott fights against Supreme Court’s ruling; Says it’s Texas’ constitutional right to protect its border”: Julia Gomez of USA Today has this report. The post “Texas border standoff: What to know about Eagle Pass amid state, federal dispute; ‘This isn’t over,’ Gov.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

Nelson Chamisa, former leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), announced his abrupt resignation from the party Thursday on X (formerly known as twitter). In his full statement to the press, Chamisa accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa, leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and his followers of “hijacking” the CCC through state institutions in order to maintain their power and render the CCC useless.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“Alabama executes Kenneth Eugene Smith by new nitrogen gas method for 1988 murder of pastor’s wife”: Ivana Hrynkiw of Alabama Media Group has this report , along with a report headlined “ Kenneth Smith thrashed and writhed during execution: ‘That was torture,’ spiritual adviser says.” The post “Alabama executes Kenneth Eugene Smith by new nitrogen gas method for 1988 murder of pastor’s wife” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi blamed India Thursday for the assassination of two civilians on Pakistani soil, saying that the government has “credible evidence” linking the murder of Pakistani civilians and Indian agents. Qazi expanded on the allegations in a press briefing , referring to the assassination of Shahid Latif and Muhammad Riaz in 2023.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“Two US appeals courts form committees to examine AI use”: Nate Raymond and Sara Merken of Reuters have this report. The post “Two US appeals courts form committees to examine AI use” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Constitutional Council of France rejected on Thursday substantial portions of French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed immigration law reform package. The legislation, titled “Bill to Control Immigration and Enhance Integration,” was initially comprised of 86 articles and was referred before the council by the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly , and over sixty legislators from both the National Assembly and the Senate.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“Supreme Court Invites Former Clerk to Argue for Death Penalty”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Supreme Court Invites Former Clerk to Argue for Death Penalty” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

Slovakia’s Parliament announced on Thursday that it will adopt a fast-track legislative process to vote on Prime Minister Robert Fico’s proposal to reform Slovakia’s criminal law and dissolve the Special Prosecutor’s Office. This comes after lawmakers approved the fast-track procedure, which expedites the voting process on Fico’s proposal.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“The Day I Met John Roberts Changed My Life; How my escape from private practice led to a clerkship with Justice Scalia”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site. The post “The Day I Met John Roberts Changed My Life; How my escape from private practice led to a clerkship with Justice Scalia” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Russia accused Ukraine of deliberately shooting down a Russian Military Transport plane Wednesday carrying 65 Ukrainian Military personnel for an alleged “pre-agreed exchange” of prisoners of war. The incident reportedly killed 74, including six crew members and 3 Russian officers. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement condemning the shooting down of a Russian military transport aircraft, II-76, near the village of Yablonovo in the Belgorod region on Wednesday.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“Execution (of a Person) is a Misleading Term”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.” The post “Execution (of a Person) is a Misleading Term” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Síofra O’Leary urged the UK government in a press conference held on Thursday in Strasbourg to abide by the interim measures it has issued against the Rwanda agreement under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court. The ECHR previously issued an urgent interim measures in 2022 against the UK government’s plan to remove a group of asylum seekers to Rwanda until a final decision had been made by UK courts.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“Clerks for hire: The Supreme Court recruiting race; Supreme Court clerks are offered bonuses of up to $500,000 to join law firms.” Tobi Raji of The Washington Post has this report. The post “Clerks for hire: The Supreme Court recruiting race; Supreme Court clerks are offered bonuses of up to $500,000 to join law firms.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

In Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970), the United States Supreme Court found that a criminal defendant's constitutional rights are not violated by forcing him to give pre-trial notice of an alibi defense. Now, the Supreme Court of Colorado.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 26, 2024

Prosecutors are “quitting in droves,” while the offices that employ them are getting a fraction of the applications that they have in the past, according…

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Law 360

JANUARY 26, 2024

A Philadelphia jury on Friday hit the makers of weedkiller Roundup with an astronomical $2 billion punitive damages verdict, along with $250 million in compensatory damages, in a case brought by a Pennsylvania man who claimed Monsanto failed to warn users that the product contained carcinogenic chemicals and contributed to his development of cancer.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 26, 2024

Neither the FCC nor FTC has a particularly good track record of standing up to broadband and cable giants when it comes to their longstanding track record of anticompetitive behavior, price gouging, or nickel-and-diming their often captive customers with bogus, hidden fees. Though occasionally one of the two agencies does step in to try make a bare […] The post Cable Giants Insist That Forcing Them To Make Cancellations Easier Violates Their First Amendment Rights appeared first on Above t

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 26, 2024

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Chantelle Jalland, a London-based managing director for digital investigations and discovery with J.S. Held, a global consulting company.

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