Attorney at Work
JANUARY 19, 2022
If you’re planning to use stock photos, illustrations, even video clips to market your law firm, you need to know the ropes. The last thing you need is to get entangled in a dispute about the misappropriation of copyrighted materials. Plus, it looks bad if your firm is accused of copyright infringement and your firm has an IP practice. But First, a Little Background.
JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2022
Ericsson filed another patent infringement lawsuit Tuesday against Apple concerning the use of 5G wireless patents in iPhones. A leader in cellular communications, the Swedish company previously sued Apple in October in the US District Court for Eastern District of Texas, following the breakdown of negotiations over the renewal of a seven-year license agreement struck in 2015.
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The Process Street
JANUARY 19, 2022
Despite many managers understanding the importance of employee onboarding, Sapling has found that 88% of companies don’t onboard well. This is a troubling revelation when you take into account that offering an excellent onboarding experience enhances employee retention by as much as 82%. Want to ensure you have high employee retention while also maintaining job satisfaction?
JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2022
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Monday ruled that the Texas State Supreme Court must consider questions of enforcement of controversial abortion law SB8 before Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson can continue in federal court. When a federal court must consider an unresolved issue of state law, it may ask the state’s highest court to resolve the issue in a certified question.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 19, 2022
And unfortunately, this crazy town isn't alone. The post Hey Merrick, If You Aren’t Too Busy Doing Nothing, These Local Cops Might Need A Look See appeared first on Above the Law.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 19, 2022
She and Manchin are hastening democracy’s demise. The post Kyrsten Sinema Is Hindenburg In A Halter Dress appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2022
The Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Shurtleff v. Boston and Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation. The first case concerns whether or not the city of Boston could deny the group’s application to fly their flag on city property. The second case, which involves an impressionist Camille Pissarro painting confiscated by Nazis in 1939, involves a complicated choice-of-law dispute.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 19, 2022
“License Plates, Flagpoles, and Editorial Discretion: On government curation and government speech.” Stephen E. Sachs has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 19, 2022
Share The Supreme Court heard argument on Tuesday in Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation. The case was brought by a family seeking to recover a Camille Pissarro painting expropriated by the Nazis and now owned by a Spanish museum. The question before the justices is whether a federal court hearing state law claims under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act must apply the state’s choice-of-law rules to determine what substantive law governs the claims at issue, or must instead us
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 19, 2022
“Roberts, Sotomayor and Gorsuch Address Reports of Conflicts Over Masks; Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who has diabetes, has been participating in Supreme Court arguments remotely; Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, her seatmate, is the only member of the court who does not wear a mask”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 19, 2022
Across the country, government websites and state databases have been the victims of recent high-profile data breaches, despite years of warnings from cybersecurity watchdogs about vulnerable systems. . Now, as California remains woefully behind on protecting critical data, a new audit from the state warns that some state agencies aren’t up to date on information security standards — and a lack of oversight and transparency that “plagues” the state department of technology makes it impossible to
HowAppealing
JANUARY 19, 2022
“Supreme Court hears arguments on campaign finance law, issues statement on NPR report”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.
Above The Law
JANUARY 19, 2022
It’s difficult to imagine a Black or Latino man getting similar treatment in the criminal justice system. The post Counts Dropped, Sentencing Delayed, Out Free: White Privilege At Work For Elizabeth Holmes? appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 19, 2022
“Sotomayor says she did not ask Gorsuch to wear a mask on the Supreme Court bench”: Roberg Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Gorsuch, Sotomayor Counter Reports of Covid-19 Mask Tiff; Supreme Court justices say ‘we are warm colleagues and friends.’ ” John Fritze of USA Today reports that “ Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor, Gorsuch push back on reports of dispute over mask wearing.” K
The Crime Report
JANUARY 19, 2022
Taxpayers fund the criminal justice system, and when things go badly wrong—an innocent man is imprisoned, or the police recklessly shoot an unarmed mental patient—the taxpayers pay the bill for the errors too. As New York University Law Prof. Joanna Schwartz has shown , 99.98 percent of the money paid out for police misconduct in civil rights cases comes from public funds, not from the wallets of individual cops.
LegalReader
JANUARY 19, 2022
Do you have a friend or family member who has successfully run their own business from the ground up? You should ask them if they can set time aside to answer some of your biggest questions.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 19, 2022
Cooley has reportedly refused to fire an associate at the behest of its client Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, and it is apparently…
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Above The Law
JANUARY 19, 2022
Instead of weed, they should have been moving something that’s not a threat. Like high-powered assault rifles. The post In 2022, Can We Stop Arresting Folks For Weed? appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 19, 2022
Pennsylvania police officers Devon Smith, Sean Dolan and Brian Devaney of the Police Department in Sharon Hill, a Philadelphia suburb, have been charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 8-year-old Fanta Bility outside a high school football game in August, 2021, when they opened fire after two teenagers began shooting outside the stadium, reports the New York Times.
Above The Law
JANUARY 19, 2022
The client isn't always right. The post This Biglaw Partner Would’ve Told Elon Musk To Kindly GTFO For Demanding An Associate Be Fired appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 19, 2022
“No Pseudonymity in Yale Law School DinnerPartyGate Lawsuit”: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.
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LegalReader
JANUARY 19, 2022
The chance to file a personal injury lawsuit is not available forever. Each state has its own time requirement for potential plaintiffs who hope to recover for their personal injuries in court.
Above The Law
JANUARY 19, 2022
Messing up on the correct format for a citation does not mean that an adversary or the court will be unable to tell what authority an advocate is relying on to make a certain point. The post Perfect Bluebooking Is Less Important In Legal Practice Than In Law School appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
JANUARY 19, 2022
Wheelchair users accusing Uber of failing to accommodate people with disabilities began a California federal bench trial Wednesday with heart-breaking memories of being stranded due to a lack of reliable transportation options, urging the judge to make Uber's on-demand ride-hailing services accessible to all.
Above The Law
JANUARY 19, 2022
No stranger to controversy. The post Look Which Lawyer Is Leading The Oath Keepers Now appeared first on Above the Law.
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