My Shingle
JUNE 7, 2022
As you’ve probably heard a million times already, we’re living in the age of the Great Reassessment where employees are rethinking their priorities and leaving their jobs to pursue their passion.
JURIST
JUNE 7, 2022
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Monday upheld a Dakota Access Pipeline protester’s 8-year prison term in a per curiam decision. The protester, Jessica Reznicek, was charged with and plead guilty to conspiracy to damage an energy facility in 2017. Reznicek used a blowtorch to cut holes in the Dakota Access Pipeline in Iowa. At her trial, the court applied a terrorism enhancement to her charges, allowing for her potential sentence to be extended from 46 months all the way up to 240 months.
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Above The Law
JUNE 7, 2022
Examining the decision strictly on legal grounds, it is understandable why the jury decided in Depp’s favor. The post Why Johnny Won: An Explanation Of The Jury’s Decision In Depp v. Heard appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 7, 2022
Share On Wednesday, June 8, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, June 8 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
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Above The Law
JUNE 7, 2022
While a resume is the initial threshold to land an interview, it’s no longer a laundry list of your tasks, job functions, and responsibilities. The post Quick Ways To Refresh, Optimize, And Modernize Your Legal Resume appeared first on Above the Law.
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Above The Law
JUNE 7, 2022
The goal is to improve teaching, not to weaponize the evaluations to target certain professors out of jobs. The post Making Student Evaluations More Meaningful appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
“I Ran Justice Alito’s Draft Abortion Opinion through the BriefCatch Legal Editing Software. Here’s What Happened.” Bob Ambrogi has this post at his “LawSites” blog.
ABA Journal
JUNE 7, 2022
A medical malpractice lawyer who bragged about obtaining a defense verdict, even though a man “was probably negligently killed,” didn’t know that his remarks to…
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
“‘The Possibility of Prosecuting Federal Court Leakers — Update & Rejoinder’; Former prosecutors Markus Funk and Andrew S. Boutros, and Judge Virginia Kendall, delve further into this fascinating question”: This post appears at “The Volokh Conspiracy.
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Above The Law
JUNE 7, 2022
All publicity is good publicity, right? The post SCOTUS Declines LOLsuit Appeal By St. Louis Lawyers Sanctioned For Waving Guns At Peaceful Protesters appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
“Chief Justice John Roberts facing test of leadership amid tense time at Supreme Court; The chief justice has embraced a go-slow approach to the most divisive issues facing the high court; Experts wonder if that’s still possible now that the court has a 6-3 conservative majority”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report (subscription required for full access).
Above The Law
JUNE 7, 2022
A reduced sentence is likely, but with this plea comes the loss of his ability to practice law. The post Suspended Biglaw Associate Pleads Guilty To New Charges In Molotov Cocktail Attack appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
“Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in favor of releasing data on COVID outbreaks at businesses after two-year public records battle”: Daphne Chen of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report on a 4-to-3 ruling that the Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued today. And in related coverage, WISC-TV of Madison, Wisconsin has posted on YouTube a video titled “ Conservatives frustrated with Wisconsin Supreme Court Judge Brian Hagedorn.
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Intelligize Blog
JUNE 7, 2022
Could we be nearing an answer to the question of whether digital tokens are securities or commodities? At Intelligize, we certainly hope so. We’ve written in the past about how tiresome this existential debate has become. It appears the legal system may settle the matter soon enough. Coinbase Global Inc. is currently facing a class-action […].
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
“Suspect in targeted Wisconsin judge killing in New Lisbon dies from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound”: Elliot Hughes of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
Above The Law
JUNE 7, 2022
Her court performance got her Biglaw's brass ring. The post Fan Favorite Lawyer In Johnny Depp Case Gets Promoted To Partner At Her Biglaw Firm appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
“California Supreme Court chief justice has COVID, but will still vote in cases”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report. And Gregory Yee of The Los Angeles Times reports that “ California Supreme Court chief justice tests positive for COVID-19.
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Above The Law
JUNE 7, 2022
Are you there, Elon, it's me, Ken. The post Is TX Attorney General Ken Paxton Working For Elon Musk Now? appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
Programming note: On Wednesday morning, I will be presenting an oral argument in-person in an admiralty appeal to a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. As a result, additional posts will not appear here until Wednesday afternoon. The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will be issuing one or more rulings in argued cases at 10 a.m. eastern time on Wednesday.
Above The Law
JUNE 7, 2022
Entrepreneurs who are DACA recipients, specifically, are a category of people who can help boost the U.S. economy. The post DACA Entrepreneurs Must Have A Path To Citizenship appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
“Artificial intelligence can be a patent ‘inventor,’ U.S. appeals court told”: Blake Brittain of Reuters has this report. Samantha Handler of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Federal Circuit Panel Balks at Accepting AI as Inventor.” And at his “Patently-O” blog, Dennis Crouch has a post titled “ The Manner in Which the Invention was Made.” You can download the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S.
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Above The Law
JUNE 7, 2022
New opportunities abound. The post If Legal Ops Is All About Contracts, What Are All These eDiscovery Firms Doing Here? appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
“Supreme Court Rejects Forced Arbitration for Southwest Airlines Baggage Workers; Unanimous opinion goes against trend of rulings making it easier for businesses to avoid class-action lawsuits brought by workers”: Jan Wolfe and Jess Bravin have this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
The Crime Report
JUNE 7, 2022
A community “violence interruptor” in Baltimore. Still photo courtesy WBAI-TV. With gun-related homicides at their highest level in 25 years, lawmakers and voters have turned to Community Violence Intervention (CVI) programs as an avenue to curb gun violence. But according to a study conducted by researchers for the University at Albany and Northwestern University, there are too few programs to help these individuals cope with the harrowing situations they face.
HowAppealing
JUNE 7, 2022
“An O.C. lawyer won a personal-injury case. Then came the celebration video, and an apology.” Christopher Goffard of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
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