Attorney at Work
JUNE 5, 2025
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JURIST
JUNE 5, 2025
A group of UN human rights experts on Thursday urged the Belarusian government to stop targeting independent trade unions and comply with international labour standards. The experts — a group of five Special Rapporteurs — called on Belarus to cooperate with the UN and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to protect the rights of trade union leaders and members: Belarus must end the repression of independent trade unionists, who are also recognised as human rights defenders.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 5, 2025
“Supreme Court Rules for Straight Woman in Job Discrimination Suit; The justices rejected an appeals court’s requirement that members of majority groups meet a heightened standard to win employment discrimination cases”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. And in commentary, online at Slate, Robyn Nicole Sanders has a Jurisprudence essay titled “ Why the Supreme Court Decision Protecting a ‘Majority’ Plaintiff Was Really a Win for Civil Rights.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 5, 2025
Sandy Martinez, a homeowner in Lantana, Florida, has been battling over $165,000 in fines for three minor code violations for years. She's now asking the Florida Supreme Court to consider her case and put a stop to what she says are unconstitutionally excessive fines. Martinez's accumulated six-figure fine amounts to nearly four times her annual income, financially crippling the single mother over infractions that have since been corrected and never threatened health or safety.
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Law 360
JUNE 5, 2025
The Ninth Circuit's recent opinion in Briskin v. Shopify, rejecting the differential targeting requirement for personal jurisdiction, not only deviates from long-standing jurisprudence, but it also significantly expands the reach of internet-based claims under California law, says Matthew Pearson at Womble Bond.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 5, 2025
“Hear, Hear, Sotomayor and Jackson; The Supreme Court is unanimous in rulings on reverse discrimination and Catholic Charities”: This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
LawSites
JUNE 5, 2025
What happens when a CEO steps away from a legal tech company just before the generative AI revolution explodes, then returns two years later amid a landscape that is being dramatically transformed? For LiterasAvaneesh Marwaha, that is exactly what happened.
ABA Journal
JUNE 5, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that Mexico cannot sue U.S.
LawSites
JUNE 5, 2025
In what is described as the first known partnership between a legal services provider and a major generative AI platform, LegalZoom and Perplexity have entered into an agreement by which Perplexity Pro subscribers will get access to exclusive offers from LegalZoom, including discounts on legal services and products tailored for individuals and small businesses.
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ABA Journal
JUNE 5, 2025
Lawyers appointed to represent federal criminal defendants through panels of the Criminal Justice Act won’t be paid for the last couple of months of the…
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 5, 2025
Just a mildly interesting result, I thought, which helps show that even on questions related to religion , guns , and discrimination against majority group members , both conservative and liberal Justices can agree. In close cases, Justices' ideological positions certainly may affect their view of the law; but in many cases, the legal analysis isn't really affected by such ideological divides.
LawSites
JUNE 5, 2025
A new benchmarking study reveals that artificial intelligence adoption in corporate legal departments is gaining momentum, with 38% of surveyed teams already using AI tools and another 50% actively exploring implementation. However, significant barriers around trust, data privacy, and measurement persist as the legal profession navigates this technological shift.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 5, 2025
[This is an excerpt from my 1995 Yale Law Journal article " Cheap Speech and What It Will Do ," written for a symposium called "Emerging Media Technology and the First Amendment.) Thirty years later, I thought I'd serialize the piece here, to see what I may have gotten right—and what I got wrong. Here is the final section.] [S]ome of the other [First Amendment] assumptions that the new technologies will upset may lead to more trouble.
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Above The Law
JUNE 5, 2025
The upward trend isn’t quite this dramatic. The LSAT is the go-to admissions test for law school — it’s in the name, after all — but that’s a product of tradition rather than necessity. The consensus is that you should still aim for a ceiling-scraping LSAT score if you want to get into the law school of your dreams. That said, it is hard to deny the flexibility that a stellar GRE score offers you.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 5, 2025
From yesterday's order in Abrego Garcia v. Noem by Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.): The Press Movants rightly contend that, at common law, the public enjoys a presumptive right to access court records, overcome only when outweighed by competing interests. The First Amendment, too, accords the public access, unless there has been a showing of "compelling governmental interest, and only if the denial is narrowly tailored to serve that interest.
ABA Journal
JUNE 5, 2025
A religious exemption to Wisconsin's unemployment tax violates the First Amendment as applied to a group of Catholic charities in northern Wisconsin that were denied…
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 5, 2025
From Justice Kagan's unanimous (and, I think, correct) opinion today in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos : The Government of Mexico brought this lawsuit against seven American gun manufacturers. As required by a federal statute, Mexico seeks to show (among other things) that the defendant companies participated in the unlawful sale or marketing of firearms.
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ABA Journal
JUNE 5, 2025
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 5, 2025
Chronic absenteeism has long been cited as one of the most severe lasting impacts of COVID-era school shutdowns. New research indicates that the problem is sticking around for groups of students already facing significant disadvantages. "The income gap really was the main driver that showed up over and over again," said University of Southern California (USC) education professor Morgan Polikoff during a presentation of his research at an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) event last week.
Above The Law
JUNE 5, 2025
Ed. note : Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We have an ambitious goal of $1bn (GBP 740m/EUR 880m) global [revenue] by 2030. By investing in our people, processes and infrastructure and innovating together, we will create a firm that is fit for the future. I’m really excited for what lies ahead at Kennedys. — John Bruce , senior partner at Kennedys, in comments given in a recent press release concerning the firm’s record revenue of $551 million.
Law 360
JUNE 5, 2025
An investor-focused committee recommended Thursday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enact rules governing mandatory arbitration clauses between registered investment advisers and their clients, concerned that such clauses can harm investors.
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JURIST
JUNE 5, 2025
A group of 33 civil society groups, trade unions, and human rights organizations called on Tuesday for the creation of a new treaty that would enshrine labor protections and legal standards for “gig” workers in international law. The joint statement , which was signed by organizations including Human Rights Watch and Privacy International, called for member states at the 113th session of the International Labor Conference (ILC), meeting until June 12, to address the business model of
Law 360
JUNE 5, 2025
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday reversed a finding that releases signed by two former microchip manufacturer employees bar them from leading a class action over claims the company illegally revoked its severance program, finding that the court should consider whether the company breached its fiduciary duty in obtaining the releases.
JURIST
JUNE 5, 2025
A US federal judge ruled Tuesday that Florida cannot enforce a law that requires social media companies to block children 14 years or younger from using their platforms. Chief US District Judge Mark Walker for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division, granted a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of the law passed by the Florida legislature in 2024.
Law 360
JUNE 5, 2025
A co-founder of hedge fund firm BKCoin Management LLC has agreed to pay $944,000 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve claims that he and the Miami-based investment adviser fraudulently raised $100 million from 55 investors between 2018 and 2022 under the guise of investing in crypto assets.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
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