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MARCH 13, 2024

23% of a lawyer’s work and 69% of paralegal/legal assistant’s work has the potential to be automated. Did you know that, according to a report by Zero , 85% of timekeepers spend one or more hours per workday drafting documents? Or that 59% spend five or more hours per week classifying and filing emails? These are critical hours that could have been allocated towards more meaningful revenue-generating tasks.

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MARCH 13, 2024

CBC reported Wednesday that India blocked access on YouTube and X to a Canadian investigative documentary focused on the alleged involvement of the Indian government in the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed last June in British Columbia, Canada. The CBC Fifth Estate documentary, released last Friday, connects Nijjar ‘s death to a murder-for-hire plot by the Indian government and notes India’s current and past targeting of Sikh Canadians.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“After Kavanaugh: Christine Blasey Ford tells the rest of her story; In her memoir, ‘One Way Back,’ Blasey Ford details the chaos that ensued after she accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her”: Columnist Monica Hesse has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “After Kavanaugh: Christine Blasey Ford tells the rest of her story; In her memoir, ‘One Way Back,’ Blasey Ford details the chaos that ensued after she accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting

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MARCH 13, 2024

A federal district judge found the city of Flint, Michigan in contempt Wednesday for its failure to finish the replacement of lead-contaminated pipes in the city’s water supply system according to a timeline laid out in a 2023 court order. The order granted a motion from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) which sought to enforce a 2017 settlement where the city agreed to deadlines for remediation and replacement of the contaminated pipes.

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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“At Second Circuit, global banks battle claims they aided al-Qaida, Taliban; The plaintiffs say that the lenders did business with Pakistani fertilizer plants that provided the terror groups with explosive materials”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report. You can download the audio of today’s Second Circuit oral argument via this link.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“Is the End of the Filibuster Near? The Senate’s signature procedural tactic is losing some of its staunchest defenders in Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, leaving its future in doubt.” Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this new installment of his “Congressional Memo” column. The post “Is the End of the Filibuster Near?

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MARCH 13, 2024

The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted the Media Freedom Act to protect journalists and press freedoms. The new law was adopted with 464 votes in favor, 92 against and 65 abstentions. The act forbids EU member states from compelling journalists to disclose their sources and deploying surveillance spyware against journalists. A new European Board for Media Services will also replace the current European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services and be responsible for overseeing the ac

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MARCH 13, 2024

“Texas teens need parental consent to access birth control, federal appeals court rules”: Bayliss Wagner of The Austin American-Statesman has this report. Pooja Salhotra of The Texas Tribune reports that “ 5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for contraception; A three-judge panel in New Orleans ruled that a Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent to obtain birth control does not conflict with the goals of the federally-funded

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MARCH 13, 2024

A New York state trooper was acquitted of manslaughter charges on Wednesday in the killing of an unarmed motorist in downtown Buffalo, New York, after a high-speed highway chase two years ago. Local Buffalo WIVB news reported that trooper Anthony Nigro IV was found not guilty of first-and second-degree manslaughter charges by Judge James Bargnesi of Erie County Court following a bench trial.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“Alabama’s IVF Protection Law Shows the People’s Check on Courts”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law. The post “Alabama’s IVF Protection Law Shows the People’s Check on Courts” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 13, 2024

The UK government introduced landmark legislation on Wednesday to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters as a result of a Post Office scandal. The blanket exoneration delivered under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill will clear the names of those convicted of fraud and theft offences because of the defective Horizon accounting system, which wrongfully flagged discrepancies and shortfalls at Post Office branches.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“Religious supremacy, not Supremacy Clause, is key to Fifth Circuit contraception ruling; Judge Kyle Duncan held that longstanding federal policy that clinics receiving Title X funding need to provide adolescents with confidential access to contraception is wrong”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site. The post “Religious supremacy, not Supremacy Clause, is key to Fifth Circuit contraception ruling; Judge Kyle Duncan held that longstanding federal policy that clinic

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MARCH 13, 2024

The Constitutional Commission of the Peruvian Congress approved Tuesday the report of Bill No. 6951/2023-CR , which establishes that no one can be prosecuted, sentenced or punished for crimes against humanity or war crimes committed before July 1, 2002. As a result, emblematic cases from the period of internal violence in Peru between 1980 and 2000, which were still awaiting a definitive judicial response, could be closed.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“On race-based school admissions, the Supreme Court flinched”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “On race-based school admissions, the Supreme Court flinched” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) said in a statement on Tuesday that it will petition the country’s Constitutional Court to dissolve the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) because of the latter’s efforts to change the country’s royal insult law. The legislation, also known as Thailand’s “lese majeste” law, falls under section 112 of the Thai criminal code and criminalizes insults or threats towards the king, queen and heirs to the throne.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“Judicial Review, the Supreme Court, and a Possible Constitutional Apocalypse”: Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.” The post “Judicial Review, the Supreme Court, and a Possible Constitutional Apocalypse” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2024

Apparently, the internet carries pornography. Who knew?! The post Why Does Anyone Care When Someone They Know Turns Up On OnlyFans? Leave These People Alone. appeared first on Above the Law.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“The Judicial Conference Legislates From The Shadow Docket; The Chief Justice and his associates target only one type of forum shopping in response to political criticism through a secret policy that will not be released for months”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” Also at that blog, Samuel Bray has a related post titled “ A Welcome Judicial Reform: Towards Random Case Assignment.” The post “The Judicial Conference Legislates From

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MARCH 13, 2024

Among the most enduring yet dramatic success stories in legal tech is that of iManage , the document and email management company. Founded in 1995, its collaborative approach to content management made it popular among among law firms virtually out of the gate, and it was acquired eight years later for $171 million by Interwoven. But after Autonomy gobbled up Interwoven in 2009 and then Hewlett Packard bought Autonomy in 2011, the deal turned into a disaster when allegations that Autonomy had in

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MARCH 13, 2024

“Conservative US judges criticize new rule curbing ‘judge shopping’; 5th Circuit Judges Edith Jones, James Ho issue critical statements; 5th Circuit hears appeals from Texas courts at issue in policy change”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. The post “Conservative US judges criticize new rule curbing ‘judge shopping’; 5th Circuit Judges Edith Jones, James Ho issue critical statements; 5th Circuit hears appeals from Texas courts at issue in policy

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MARCH 13, 2024

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.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“Extra Burden or Fewer Late Nights? What Lawyers Think of 3rd Circuit’s New 5 P.M. Filing Deadline; Some attorneys expect work-life balance benefits while others aren’t quite sold on the earlier deadline but are getting used to it.” Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report. The post “Extra Burden or Fewer Late Nights?

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 13, 2024

There’s an old saying, “Law is a jealous mistress.” After two of my own divorces and representing hundreds of divorce clients, I used to joke that I knew many ways to screw up a relationship but not very many ways to make them a success. Now I have a better idea of how lawyers can […] The post Is the Law Ruining Your Relationship? Tips for Being a Better Partner appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

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MARCH 13, 2024

“The People Rooting for the End of IVF; An Alabama court ruling that recognized an embryo as a child has put the popular fertility treatment into the center of a national ethics debate”: Elaine Godfrey of The Atlantic has this report. The post “The People Rooting for the End of IVF; An Alabama court ruling that recognized an embryo as a child has put the popular fertility treatment into the center of a national ethics debate” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2024

When you rush to do damage control, sometimes you also rush into unintended consequences. The post Did The New Alabama IVF Protection Law Fix The State’s Embryo Problem? appeared first on Above the Law.

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