Attorney at Work

JUNE 9, 2022

Asking for business is awkward at best. I’ve finally figured out why so many lawyers want to know, “But how do I ask for the work?” It’s because the picture they have in their minds is a pretty scary one. It goes something like this: You and a former colleague are sitting together over coffee or lunch. You share stories about your kids’ accomplishments and talk about your summer vacations — then you blurt out, “So … got any work you can give to me?”.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 9, 2022

A new litigation paralegal should look at three key areas early in their career. If you only focus on the paralegal skills that you might be lacking early in your career, then you might spend too much time focused on how many decades it will take you to gain all of those skills. Prefer to Listen Instead of Read? These three key areas to focus on early in your litigation paralegal career are about more than just paralegal skills.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

The Hague’s Court of Appeal Wednesday upheld the conviction and life sentence of a former Ethiopian official who was convicted of 75 extrajudicial executions committed under Ethiopia’s Derg regime. The Court of Appeal’s specialized international section convicted Eshetu Alemu for his participation in the regime of former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam and for taking part in a campaign known as the Red Terror.

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CourtTechBulletin

JUNE 9, 2022

Photo by mohamed hassan from PxHere Many of us have had the experience of checking in for flights or for hotel rooms. These experiences have changed quite a bit in recent years moving from in-person to your mobile. Looking ahead, what ideas might courts use from these systems? Read more ».

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

The US Supreme Court Wednesday made it harder to individually sue federal agents who violate constitutional rights. In a 6-3 decision the court limited the use of the 1971 case Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents to establish grounds for a lawsuit. Bivens allowed federal agents to be individually sued for violating the Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens against unlawful search and seizure.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

The US Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone the execution of an Arizona man. Frank Atwood received a death sentence in Arizona after he murdered an 8-year-old girl in 1984. In the released order, the court denied Atwood’s request to postpone his execution. Atwood was convicted for the murder of 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson in 1984. Hoskinson went missing after she left her home in Tucson, Arizona, to mail a birthday card to her aunt.

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ABA Journal

JUNE 9, 2022

A Philadelphia lawyer who was “miserable” with her $75,000-per-year job as a real estate lawyer couldn’t be happier after switching careers.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday announced it was investigating the Louisiana State Police (LSP) for a pattern of “racially discriminatory policing.” Among the incidents being investigated is the fatal beating of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist, in 2019. There is an ongoing murder investigation into Greene’s death separate from the new civil rights investigation.

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JUNE 9, 2022

“Newly released memos show DOJ weighed prosecuting newspapers in Pentagon Papers case”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

Iranian authorities’ mass execution of political prisoners in 1988 amounts to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Wednesday. In 1988, thousands of political prisoners were “ summarily and extrajudicially executed” by Iranian authorities. The approximate number of executions is between 2,800 and 5,000. The report highlighted that evidence shows that Iranian authorities violated the prisoner’s fundamental right to a fair judicial process by executi

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JUNE 9, 2022

“Is emotional distress a concrete injury after TransUnion? 7th Circ divided.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about a dissent from the denial of rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

UK human rights groups Wednesday filed for an injunction with the High Court in London to prevent the removal of asylum seekers under the new UK-Rwanda migration partnership. Without the injunction UK asylum seekers face removal to Rwanda, with the first removal flights scheduled to begin next week. Four asylum seekers and the groups Care4Calais , Detention Action and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) filed for an injunction against UK Home Secretary Priti Patel.

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JUNE 9, 2022

“More precedent shredding: The Supreme Court basically overruled itself in decision shielding Border Patrol officers.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

Microsoft Wednesday announced four new employee workforce initiatives including changes to US-based policies and practices related to noncompete clause enforcement, confidentiality agreements in dispute resolutions, wage transparency across hiring practices and the initiation of a civil rights audit. The four new initiatives are aimed at empowering employee mobility, fostering a safe space for concerns, increasing pay transparency and conducting a civil rights audit.

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JUNE 9, 2022

“The Workhorse of the Early Court: Bushrod Washington may have been the most faithful conservator of the Constitution, and the soundest legal mind on the early Court.” John O. McGinnis has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy and the Constitution (APPGDC) released a report Wednesday, condemning UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for “attacks” on judges and the judiciary as a whole. The APPGDC reviewed UK Supreme Court decisions, heard testimony from lawyers and judges, and reviewed public statements from Johnson and other member of his government.

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JUNE 9, 2022

In jurisprudence essays available online at Slate: Law professor Anita Bernstein has a jurisprudence essay titled “ Alito’s Draft Opinion Obsesses Over 17th Century Abortion Law — and Gets It Completely Wrong.” And Michael L. Rosin has a jurisprudence essay titled “ Congress Has Never Considered Fetuses Persons Within the Meaning of the 14th Amendment.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a law student in Kabul reports on conflict between Taliban fighter and resistance forces in the Panjshir valley area of the country. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our correspondent’s name. The text has only been lightly edited to respect the author’s voice.

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JUNE 9, 2022

“The Supreme Court Has a Nasty Surprise in Store for Business; By jettisoning the precedent that reaffirmed Roe, the justices will give lower courts and state legislators more license to force companies to take sides in political battles”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

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Above The Law

JUNE 9, 2022

It's a cruel, cruel summer. The post After Bankruptcy Gambit Implodes, Alex Jones Is Back In State Court And Facing Fresh Sanctions Demands appeared first on Above the Law.

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JUNE 9, 2022

“Pelosi: House to vote next week protecting Supreme Court justices and their families after man arrested near Kavanaugh’s home.” Devan Cole, Daniella Diaz, Kristin Wilson, and Sonnet Swire of CNN have this report.

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Above The Law

JUNE 9, 2022

Maybe now's not the time to be pushy. The post Biglaw Partner Calls Out Associates Unwilling To Drag Their Asses To The Office Three Times A Week appeared first on Above the Law.

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JUNE 9, 2022

“Wisconsin Supreme Court issuing record number of 4-3 rulings; So far, the court’s 3 liberals are coming out on the winning end of those cases more often than not”: Shawn Johnson of Wisconsin Public Radio has this report.

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Above The Law

JUNE 9, 2022

Legal departments should embrace a flexible hybrid work arrangement. . The post There’s No Going Back: It’s Time To Embrace A Hybrid Workplace Model appeared first on Above the Law.

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JUNE 9, 2022

“The Indian Country Abortion Safe Harbor Fallacy”: Lauren van Schilfgaarde, Aila Hoss, Sarah Deer, Ann E. Tweedy, and Stacy Leeds have this post online at the LPE Project.

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