JURIST
DECEMBER 17, 2022
The Ohio Court of Appeals for the First District Friday rejected the state of Ohio’s request to remove an injunction against its anti-abortion law. The court rejected the claim on jurisdictional grounds. It made no statement on the merits of the claim, but rather argued that the appellate court lacked jurisdiction to overturn the preliminary injunction.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 17, 2022
“How an obscure Christian right activist became one of the most powerful men in America: A rule governing federal courts in Texas turned a former lawyer for the religious right into one of the most powerful people in the United States.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “How an obscure Christian right activist became one of the most powerful men in America: A rule governing federal courts in Texas turned a former lawyer for the religious right into one of the
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JURIST
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Canadian Justice Minister David Lametti Thursday announced that the federal government will delay the expansion of its medical assistance in dying (MAID) law to patients suffering solely from mental illness. Enacted on March 17, 2021, Canada’s MAID law includes a temporary exclusion for patients whose only ailment is a mental illness. The exclusion was set to expire on March 23, 2023.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 17, 2022
“Voter ID, partisan gerrymandering struck down in NC rulings just before court flips to GOP”: Will Doran of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. The Supreme Court of North Carolina issued 4-to-3 rulings in these two cases yesterday, and you can access the rulings here and here. The post “Voter ID, partisan gerrymandering struck down in NC rulings just before court flips to GOP” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Twitter early Saturday lifted bans against several journalists covering Twitter owner Elon Musk whose accounts had been banned Thursday for alleged “doxxing”, but it maintained restrictions on the Twitter account of VOA Chief National Correspondent and JURIST Journalist in Residence Steve Herman. Account suspensions for journalists from the Washington Post, CNN, the New York Times and several other outlets were removed as Twitter owner Elon Musk announced the results of a spontaneous
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LLRX
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.
Day on Torts
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Tennessee Justice Programs provides 15 hours of on-demand continuing legal action for Tennessee lawyers. Penny White, Joe Riley, and I speak on a variety of subjects of interest to Tennessee trial lawyers who do civil trial work. Reduced rates available for those who purchase multiple courses. Fifteen hours of CLE credit are available for $550. Click here for a listing of the topics addressed at the seminar.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. The Sixth Amendment gives anyone standing trial the right “to be confronted with the witnesses against” them. In January, the justices held that a New York court violated the confrontation clause when it upheld a homicide conviction although the jury had heard an incriminating statement from a co-defendant who did not testi
Conflict of Laws
DECEMBER 17, 2022
(This post is written by Chen Zhi, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Macau, a trainee lawyer in Mainland China). The arbitration-favored policy has been adopted by many jurisdictions across the world in recent years, as the support of arbitration by local judiciaries has been viewed as an important standard for gauging the business environment of a jurisdiction.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
At the Lectern
DECEMBER 17, 2022
The Supreme Court has announced its January calendar, the first one to be presided over by Patricia Guerrero, who will be sworn in as Chief Justice days before the arguments. There will be five cases heard. At its current pace, the court will issue only 48 or 49 opinions this term, on a par with last term’s historically low output. (Related: “What’s ailing the California Supreme Court?
NewmanFerraraLLP
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Spending 30% on Housing According to a US Census Bureau press release issued on December 8, 2022, for the period covering 2017-2021, about 19 million Americans spent 30% of their income on housing costs. And “rent or mortgage payments, utilities, and other fees, are considered housing cost burdens according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’ s definition of affordable housing," the bulletin added.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 17, 2022
We often follow controversies at universities and there is an interesting one brewing in New York. Students at The New School are demanding A’s in all of their classes after a successful strike in support of adjunct faculty members. After faculty received higher wages and better health care, students are demanding that they should be given As regardless of attendance after participating in the protests.
JURIST
DECEMBER 17, 2022
The North Carolina Supreme Court Friday struck down a gerrymandered legislative district map unconstitutional under the North Carolina state constitution. In August 2021, North Carolina’s General Assembly released its proposed redistricting criteria. The proposed criteria mandated a race-blind approach to redistricting and was criticized for not complying with the Voter Rights Act (VRA).
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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.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 17, 2022
The December Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll is out this week and Mark Penn and his colleagues have some interesting results to share. Despite the refusal of many in the media to cover the Twitter files , nearly two-thirds of voters believe Twitter shadow-banned users and engaged in political censorship during the 2020 election. Seventy percent of voters want new national laws protecting users from corporate censorship.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 17, 2022
“Trial of Charlie Adelson, accused mastermind of Dan Markel murder, set for April”: Christopher Cann of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. The post “Trial of Charlie Adelson, accused mastermind of Dan Markel murder, set for April” appeared first on How Appealing.
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