My Shingle

JUNE 9, 2023

[sponsored blog post by LexReception.com] Streamlining, optimizing and automating are key to growing or scaling a practice. According to research by Clio, the average lawyer billed just 2.5 hours of an 8-hour day. That means either they do not take on enough clients, or lawyers across the US are struggling with inefficiency. Firms using multiple… The post Systemising Your Law Firm While Keeping The Human Element appeared first on My Shingle.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2023

The New York State Assembly and Senate passed legislation Thursday to establish a state commission on reparations for slavery. If Governor Kathy Hochul signs the bill into law, New York will become the second state with such a commission, following the creation of California’s Reparations Task Force in 2020. The legislation will establish a commission of nine members.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 9, 2023

“Did Breyer Nomination Cost Al Gore the 2000 Presidential Election? Ralph Nader blasts Stephen Breyer as ‘extremist’ supporter of ‘corporate power.'” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site. The post “Did Breyer Nomination Cost Al Gore the 2000 Presidential Election? Ralph Nader blasts Stephen Breyer as ‘extremist’ supporter of ‘corporate power.'” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Volker Perthes would no longer be welcome in the country. The statement comes weeks after General Abdel Fattah Burhan, the head of Sudan’s military, sent a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, expressing dissatisfaction with Perthes and UNITAMS.

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JUNE 9, 2023

“The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling is no victory for democracy”: Law professors Melissa Murray and Steve Vladeck have this op-ed online at The Washington Post. And online at Justia’s Verdict, law professor Michael C. Dorf has an essay titled “ A Decade After Gutting the Voting Rights Act, Chief Justice Roberts Rescues It.” The post “The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling is no victory for democracy” appeared first on How Appe

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HowAppealing

JUNE 9, 2023

“Solicitor General Seeks Staff as Justices Request More Responses; SG’s office handles US government high court cases; Justices can ask for response when government previous waived it”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Solicitor General Seeks Staff as Justices Request More Responses; SG’s office handles US government high court cases; Justices can ask for response when government previous waived it” appeared first on Ho

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2023

In a letter addressed to LGBTQ+ campaigner Peter Tatchell, the Metropolitan Police (Met) Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley became the first UK police chief to apologize on Wednesday for the force’s homophobic failings. Rowely accepted that the Met “had systems and processes in place which have led to bias and discrimination in the law we have policed London’s communities, and in the way we have treated our officers and staff, over many decades.” A recent public survey showed t

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HowAppealing

JUNE 9, 2023

Registration is now open to attend the 2023 Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit in Washington, DC November 2–5, 2023: More details and a link to register can be accessed here. How many events can you attend at which Fifth Circuit Judge James C. Ho , Dahlia Lithwick , and law professor Erwin Chemerinsky are all on the list of scheduled speakers?

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 9, 2023

Share Thursday’s decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products firmly rejected the use of the Jack Daniel’s trademarks by a manufacturer selling a line of dog toys that mock various beverage manufacturers. The one at issue here copies numerous elements of the famous Jack Daniel’s bottle. In the words of Justice Elena Kagan: The toy “is about the same size and shape as an ordinary bottle of Jack Daniel’s”; The “faux bottle” follows the original in using a “black label with stylized w

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The Process Street

JUNE 9, 2023

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Law 360

JUNE 9, 2023

A recent decision from an Illinois federal court, which simultaneously found an alleged tipper not guilty of insider trading while also finding the purported tippee guilty, may seem inconsistent with basic principles of insider trading law, but it has some support in controlling authority from the Seventh Circuit, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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L4SB

JUNE 9, 2023

Water is one of the most vital resources that businesses need to thrive. However, in arid states like New Mexico, water scarcity can pose a significant threat to businesses. In.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 9, 2023

Danielle DavisRoe | Microsoft Office's Quick Access Toolbar gives you one-click access to the commands you use most often. The post Microsoft Office Tricks: 10 Easy Ways to Save 10 Minutes a Day appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2023

AM radio (and broadcast radio in general) received strong support from Congressional representatives during this week’s hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Communications and Technology subcommittee. Significant time was spent on recognizing AM radio’s important role in the emergency communications network, both in delivering emergency alerts from the EAS system and in conveying additional information of importance to the public through news and public affairs programmin

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 9, 2023

Ari Kaplan interviews with Lexpo Conference founder Rob Ameerun about the 2023 event. The post Promoting Innovation and Digital Transformation in Europe at Lexpo appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

JUNE 9, 2023

Gotta love the Second Circuit! The post This Second Circuit Ruling Is A Nice Bow On The Amy Cooper Case appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 9, 2023

Share The defendant in the case, David Dubin, was convicted of health care fraud for overbilling Medicaid while working as the managing partner of a psychological services company. The government also charged Dubin with aggravated identity theft, which carries a separate two-year sentence. Choosing between the two competing readings, “one limited and one near limitless,” the Supreme Court on Thursday handily rejected the government’s “boundless” interpretation of the aggravated identity theft st

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Above The Law

JUNE 9, 2023

Or maybe this is just wishful thinking. We'll find out soon. The post Maybe Biglaw Firms Won’t Be So Quick To Follow The Leader When It Comes To Office Attendance Mandates appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 9, 2023

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press) Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in poop-themed dog toy trademark fight (Devan Cole, CNN) The Supreme Court’s Damper on the Right to Strike (E.

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Above The Law

JUNE 9, 2023

Hallucinating liability. The post OpenAI Sued For Defamation Over ChatGPT ‘Hallucination’; But Who Should Actually Be Liable? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 9, 2023

This note has been kindly provided by Dr. Samuel Vuattoux-Bock, LL.M. (Kiel), University of Freiburg (Germany). On 8 June 2023, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ( Bundesgericht ) pronounced a judgment on the removal of gender markers of a person according to German Law and denied the recognition of this removal in Switzerland. Background of the judgment is the legal and effective removal 2019 of the gender information of a person with swiss nationality living in Germany.

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Above The Law

JUNE 9, 2023

The things people go to court over. The post You’re Named After Who? This Top Law School Will Have To Fight For Its New Name appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 9, 2023

A warrant issued by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office to search and seize the computer of an attorney has revealed details about the alleged inappropriate relationship between Christian Eppinger, a defendant in the Young Slime Life trial, and Deputy Akeiba Stanley, Jozsef Papp reports for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Eppinger’s case has been severed from the main trial.

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Above The Law

JUNE 9, 2023

Emphasizing the importance of having diverse representation in the judiciary. The post Working To Close The Gavel Gap appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 9, 2023

On Friday, the US Department of Justice announced the indictment of two Russian nationals, Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner, for allegedly hacking the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox in 2011 and running the illegal exchange BTC-e. They are charged with conspiring to launder around 647,000 bitcoins stolen from Mt. Gox and using BTC-e to launder funds for cybercriminals worldwide.

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