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MAY 4, 2025

Amnesty International (AI) urged India on Friday to immediately prioritize humanitarian assistance and “implement a clear, inclusive and timebound plan for the safe and voluntary return of communities” displaced by two years of ethnic violence in Manipur. As of Thursday, more than 58,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from both the majority Meitei and tribal KukiZo communities remain housed in 281 makeshift relief camps across the state in cramped, unsanitary conditions with min

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MAY 4, 2025

Most lawyers have trouble talking about money with clients, largely because they just want to help people out and, the money is secondary to them. Thats noble; of course, thats kind of tough , when it comes to running a business. But, do you actually have to force yourself into the money conversation, if you dont think youre good at it? Well, no. There are certainly some instances, where you (as the attorney) could offload, that responsibility.

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JURIST

MAY 4, 2025

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday criticized a Polish legislation suspending the right to asylum applications for migrants crossing the border from Belarus. According to AI, the law effectively codifies the unlawful forced return of migrants by authorizing border guards to disregard asylum applications without properly considering a person’s individual’s circumstances.

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MAY 4, 2025

“The Fourth Circuit’s Geofencing Case Ends Not With a Bang But A Whimper; Fifteen judges produce eight separate opinions — but no view gets a majority”: Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.

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MAY 4, 2025

By Larry K. Houck Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) civil monetary settlements involving listed chemicals that do not include pseudoephedrine are rare. Even more scarce are DEA civil settlements with non-registrants. (By my count there have been only ten since 2000). When one comes along, it is worthwhile to sit up and take notice. On March 26th the U.S.

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LawVu

MAY 4, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the legal sector, continuously offering new ways to enhance efficiency and decision-making for in-house legal teams. But when your goal is simply to understand how to extract value quickly from AI tools , the growing complexity of this landscape can feel prohibitive, prompting more questions than answers.

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MAY 4, 2025

“Another Reason People Fear the Government”: Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times.

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LawVu

MAY 4, 2025

The adoption of AI-powered legal technology has become an inevitable milestone for corporate legal departments. As more teams experience the power that these tools can have on their efficiency and strategic impact, uptake is steadily on the rise, with 44% of legal teams now using generative AI and 30% planning to include it in their upcoming tech implementations.

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MAY 4, 2025

“Minnesota Supreme Court reverses woman’s indecent exposure conviction; The Minnesota Supreme Court determined the state failed to prove Eloisa Plancarte ‘lewdly’ exposed her breasts in a Rochester gas station parking lot in 2021”: Olivia Estright of The Post Bulletin of Rochester, Minnesota has this report. And Matt Sepic of Minnesota Public Radio News reports that “ Womans indecent exposure conviction overturned by Minnesota Supreme Court.” You can acc

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LawVu

MAY 4, 2025

With the power to enhance workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and deliver unmatched efficiency, the value that AI tools bring to in-house counsel can no longer be ignored. By streamlining mundane, repetitive processes into tasks that can be completed in seconds, AI has transformed the way legal teams operate, freeing up more of their time to focus on strategic work which moves the business forward.

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Legal Research is Easy

MAY 4, 2025

The other day, well, actually, it was TODAY, I was listening to another round of discussions about how evil DOGE is and how Elon Musk should be tossed in jail and how he's not doing anything and what a stupid BILLIONAIRE he is. But I digress - kind of. Lately, I've been hearing a lot about earmarks and I got to wondering whether earmarks and is just another form of governmental waste (of which DOGE will soon uncover).

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At the Lectern

MAY 4, 2025

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in San Francisco in the eight cases on its early-May calendar. The arguments will be live streamed. Opinions in the cases should file by August 4. Because of the oral arguments, the court will not be conferencing (also here ) thisweekand there will be a double conference next week.

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Above The Law

MAY 4, 2025

The Business Group on Health is paying attention to Medicaid cuts, tariffs, threats to ERISA and more. The post The Policy Trends the Business Group on Health Is Watching appeared first on MedCity News.

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JURIST

MAY 4, 2025

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday announced that the economic indicator in its 2025 World Press Freedom Index has fallen to an unprecedented, critical low, prompting the global state of press freedom to be classified as a difficult situation for the first time in the Indexs history. Of the five metrics RSF tracks, the indicator measuring the financial conditions of journalism and economic pressure on the industry dragged down the worlds overall score, pushing the average below 55 points

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 4, 2025

By Livia Solaro, PhD candidate at Maastricht University, working on the transnational restitution of Nazi-looted art On 21 February 2025, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling in Republic ofHungaryv.Simon , [1] a Holocaust restitution case with a lengthy procedural history. Delivering this unanimous decision, Justice Sotomayor confirmed the restrictive approach to cases involving foreign states inaugurated in 2021 by Federal Republic of Germany v.

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JURIST

MAY 4, 2025

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned on Thursday that the Trump administration’s attacks on the judiciary are “not isolated incidents,” designed to intimate the judiciary, and “impact more than just the individual judges who are being targeted.” Justice Jackson further warned that the threats and harassment of the judiciary are an attack on US democracy and “ultimately risk undermining our Constitution and the rule of law.” Jackson added: I

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MAY 4, 2025

“Trump Gets a Slow Start on Judges After Setting a Record Pace in First Term; The president named his first appeals court candidate this week, but fewer vacancies and other priorities have led to a lack of judicial nominations from the White House so far”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

MAY 4, 2025

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday filed lawsuits against Hawaii, Michigan, New York, and Vermont over “unconstitutional” and “ burdensome” climate change initiatives. The lawsuits fit into two categories. First, the DOJ filed suits against the states of New York and Vermont over their climate superfund laws. In 2024 both states passed legislation that aims to recover money from fuel companies that are “responsible” for climate related harm.

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MAY 4, 2025

“Harvard is taking the Trump administration to court. The judge overseeing the case is no stranger to either side.” Lauren Mascarenhas of CNN has this report.

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Above The Law

MAY 4, 2025

Perkins Coie Gets A Permanent Injunction Against Trump’s Executive Order: Judge Beryl Howell goes all Shakespearean in slapping back Trump’s Executive Order. Microsoft Gets New Outside Counsel: Swapping Simpson Thacher (a firm that capitulated to Trump) for Jenner & Block (a firm that’s fighting Trump) says quite a bit. Attention Law Students Trying To Pick A Law Firm: Pay attention to which firms are bending a knee to Donald Trump.

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MAY 4, 2025

“Judicial Notice (05.04.25): Juvenile And Impertinent; Lisa Blatt v. Roman Martinez, a Trump appointee v. the Trump administration, Judge Katsas v. Judge Rao, and … a purple dragon?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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MAY 4, 2025

The 46th News & Documentary Emmy Awards nominations are out, and it seems that everyone is talking about just one of them. The “Outstanding Edited Interview” category is hardly a common draw for public or even industry attention. However, one of this year’s nominees is CBS for its primetime special featuring then-Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov.

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MAY 4, 2025

“Trumps 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison; The administration rounded up some of the Venezuelans two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees”: Sarah Blaskey, Samantha Schmidt, Silvia Foster-Frau, Ana Vanessa Herrero, Arelis R. Hernndez, Mara Luisa Pal, and Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post have this report.

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MAY 4, 2025

“Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by shoddy work; As they defend against more than 200 lawsuits challenging President Donald Trumps initiatives, some government lawyers are getting scolded from the bench”: Mark Berman and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post have this report.

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