Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Brooke Lively | A Financial Breakdown for Recruiting and Hiring a New Attorney (Holy Cow!) The post Have You Hired a Terrorist? 4 Kinds of Law Firm Employees appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Crypto firm Paxos Trust Company LLC Monday announced the New York Department of Financial Service (NYDFS) ordered them, effective February 21, to cease issuing new BUSD tokens with fellow crypto firm Binance. However, Paxos “will continue to manage BUSD dollar reserves.” Paxos claimed that, throughout the company’s existence, it “ has always prioritized the safety of its customers’ assets.” Further, Paxos assured its customers that, through at least February 2024,
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
This study is great cause for concern when it comes to the Biglaw model. The post Lawyers Who Are Highly Stressed Are 22 Times More Likely To Consider Suicide appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday ordered the reinstatement of an appeal of a ruling regarding a Connecticut school policy on transgender students’ participation in sports. The ruling dismissed a claim that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (CIAC) policy, which provides transgender student athletes with an opportunity to participate in athletic programs that are consistent with their gender identity, is discriminatory against girls.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
“Abortion pill lawsuit faces Texas judge who often rules for conservatives”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this news analysis. And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article headlined “ A federal judge may ban a major abortion pill nationwide. Here’s what it would mean for California.” The post “Abortion pill lawsuit faces Texas judge who often rules for conservatives” appeared first on How Appealing.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2023
“Michael Delaney — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his “The Vetting Room” blog. The post “Michael Delaney — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled Monday that Starbucks violated federal labor laws by firing two workers who were planning to organize a union at a Philadelphia store in 2020. The NLRB upheld the ruling of an administrative law judge which found that, in 2019 and 2020, Starbucks took illegal actions when it threatened, interrogated, and surveilled the two employees at the center of this lawsuit following their requests and demonstrations for equitable changes to their workplace
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
“‘I Feel Like We’re Backing Up, Instead of Moving Forward’; The Supreme Court Justice who upheld the right to an abortion in South Carolina is worried about the future of women in her state”: Lisa Rab has this article online at Politico. The post “‘I Feel Like We’re Backing Up, Instead of Moving Forward’; The Supreme Court Justice who upheld the right to an abortion in South Carolina is worried about the future of women in her state” ap
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Tuesday issued a 10-2 opinion affirming a lower court’s decision to dismiss claims for federal hazard pay based on exposure to COVID-19 made by a group of federal correctional officers from Connecticut. The court considered “whether [the employees’] theory of recovery satisfies one of [Office of Personnel Management’s] specifically delineated categories for hazardous duty or environmental differential pay” and ruled th
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
“ISIS, YouTube and Section 230 at the Supreme Court; The Justices take up a case about Google’s immunity from liability”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “ISIS, YouTube and Section 230 at the Supreme Court; The Justices take up a case about Google’s immunity from liability” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday that a further four men, three Americans and one Colombian US permanent resident, have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. The four men were later indicted by a Florida grand jury, along with seven others who had already been arrested, and subsequently attended their initial appearances in a Miami federal court.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
“Social Media Case Tests Limits of Supreme Court’s Tech Savvy; The justices may not know much about the internet, but they have the power to change its shape and direction”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report. The post “Social Media Case Tests Limits of Supreme Court’s Tech Savvy; The justices may not know much about the internet, but they have the power to change its shape and direction” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Canadian independent news outlet The Narwhal and journalist Amber Bracken Monday announced a lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) concerning the RCMP’s arrest of Bracken, another journalist and multiple indigenous persons at an indigenous environmental rights protest. Bracken was reporting the protest for The Narwhal at the time of her arrest, which the publication informed the RCMP of in advance.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2023
“Ethics Code Wouldn’t Fix Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Crisis; The US high court has undercut itself by making radical, reactionary decisions — something a code of conduct can’t solve”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion. The post “Ethics Code Wouldn’t Fix Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Crisis; The US high court has undercut itself by making radical, reactionary decisions — something a code of conduct can
The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Did you know that 99.98 percent of the money awarded to victims in police civil rights violation cases is indemnified—paid from the public’s funds, not from those of any cop? Well, now you do know it, and you know it thanks to UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz, who for over a decade has produced innovative, meticulous scholarship that harvests, then dissects, the details of policing’s legal landscape.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
“It’s Clarence Thomas’s Court—and Lower Courts Are Saluting Him; Inside the ruling in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down a gun ban for those who have committed domestic violence”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly. The post “It’s Clarence Thomas’s Court—and Lower Courts Are Saluting Him; Inside the ruling in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down a gun ban for those who have committed domestic
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The increasing costs of labor and supplies are the top issues keeping healthcare CFOs up at night, according to a new report. Even though providers’ margins are currently quite tight, the report recommended that healthcare organizations adopt data analytics software to remedy these concerns and help with important decisions like how to effectively manage their existing workforce and where to shift care delivery models.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
“Federal workers not entitled to COVID hazard pay–U.S. appeals court”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a 10-to-2 en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today. The post “Federal workers not entitled to COVID hazard pay–U.S. appeals court” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
But it's important to remember that remote work can offer the market’s top lawyers more options for their careers. The post In Traditional Law Firms, Remote Lawyers Are Always Second-Class appeared first on Above the Law.
LLRX
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Attorney and legal technologist Nicole Black cautions user that ChatGPT is a great start, but that’s all it is. No matter what you’re using ChatGPT for, whether for personal or professional reasons, you’ll need to have a full understanding of the topic at hand and thoroughly review, edit, and supplement the draft language it provides you.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
His widow has hired an investigator to figure out how he really died. The post Wife Of Attorney Who Died In Mexico Insists Death Was No Accident appeared first on Above the Law.
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Law 360
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Grant & Eisenhofer PA attorneys are representing a pension fund investor in dating app company Bumble Inc. in a Delaware Chancery Court suit accusing company officers and controlling shareholder Blackstone Inc. of manipulating a September 2021 secondary public offering to unfairly benefit Blackstone affiliates.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
If you want to build a technology-forward employment law practice, this episode of the Non-Eventcast is for you. The post Putting In Work: Running A High-Level Employment Law Practice appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Two Decisions Down and Fifty-Eight to Go (Adam Feldman, Empirical SCOTUS) Ethics Code Wouldn’t Fix Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Crisis (Noah Feldman, Bloomberg) The Supreme Court showdown over Biden’s student debt relief program, explained (Ian Millhiser, Vox) ISIS, YouTube and Section 230 at the Supreme Court (Editorial, The Wall Street
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Justice deferred is no justice at all. The post First As Novelty, Then As Need: Florida’s Public Defenders Are Pushing For Diploma Privilege appeared first on Above the Law.
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