JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2023

Belarusian law students enrolled at European Humanities University are filing reports with JURIST on current circumstances in Belarus under the constitutionally-disputed presidency of Alexander Lukashenka. Here, one of them discusses new Criminal Code provisions explicitly authorizing Belarusian officials and soldiers to be put to death for committing “treason to the state” For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding the name of the correspondent filing this report.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Nobody wants to spend a whole lot of time on contacts – even if they’re really important to effectively marketing a law practice. I mean, yeah: it’s super easy to just cut and paste emails or phone numbers, as you acquire those, rather than making an extra effort to also grab additional information. But, the more data related to your contacts that you can accrue, the better – because you’ll have more information about the kind of messaging you want to relay to those folks.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Kumamoto District Court in Japan has ordered compensation to two people who were forcibly sterilized 40 years ago due to disability under the then-existing Eugenic Protection Law. The Kumamoto court Monday found the eugenics legislation to be unconstitutional and awarded ¥22 million ($170,000) in damages. Of the two, one was forced to undergo sterilization at the age of 10 years old.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 27, 2023

“Religious Employers Are Not Above The Law; Catholic School Wrong To Fire Guidance Counselor Shelly Fitzgerald For Marrying A Woman”: Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued this news release today about the Brief for Appellant that the organization’s attorneys filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Thursday issued an opinion holding that the US Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) must consider whether non-US citizens who are perceived in their home countries to be LGBT and persecuted for being considered part of that group can be granted asylum in the US. The decision came from the case Antonio v. Garland , in which Rebecca Rufina Cristobal Antonio petitioned for the review of the BIA decision “upholding the denial of asylum and related r

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2023

A Kenyan court Thursday convicted Venezuelan diplomat Dwight Sagaray on murder charges for a killing that occurred 11 years ago. The High Court of Kenya in Nairobi found Sagaray guilty of the July 2012 murder of Ambassador Olga Fonseca, whose body was found in her Nairobi, Kenya residence. Following the 2012 murder, the Venezuelan government stripped Sagaray of his diplomatic immunity.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 27, 2023

“Why Does Justice Kavanaugh Write Concurrences? And if only we could gaze upon his book of never-published opinions.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” The post “Why Does Justice Kavanaugh Write Concurrences? And if only we could gaze upon his book of never-published opinions.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2023

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Thursday announced sanctions against eight individuals, 16 entities and four aircraft affiliated with “transnational criminal organization” the Wagner Group (PMC Wagner). In order to undermine Russia’s capacity to wage war against Ukraine, the sanctions target entities that support PMC Wagner and the production of Russian weapons and battlefield operations against Ukraine.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 27, 2023

“Supreme Court did not disclose financial relationship with expert brought in to review leak probe”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report. The post “Supreme Court did not disclose financial relationship with expert brought in to review leak probe” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2023

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it has been conducting a disruption campaign against a ransomware group known as Hive spanning several months. Ransomware is a kind of malicious software that makes it impossible to access a computer’s files unless a ransom is paid. Hive’s ransomware attacks focused on victims in critical infrastructure and international business.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 27, 2023

“Supreme Court: Our Computer Systems Date to the Bronze Age.” You can access the most recent edition of Jay Willis’s weekly Balls & Strikes email newsletter via this link. The post “Supreme Court: Our Computer Systems Date to the Bronze Age.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Supreme Court of Canada Friday published two opinions which respectively struck down the mandatory minimum sentence for discharging a firearm into a house and upheld the two mandatory minimums for armed robbery with a firearm. The court handed down both decisions simultaneously. In R v. Hills the court considered whether the four-year mandatory minimum sentence for discharging a firearm into a house unjustifiably contravenes Section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 27, 2023

“Supreme Court Notebook: Warren is 5th justice with Navy ship.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report. The post “Supreme Court Notebook: Warren is 5th justice with Navy ship.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 27, 2023

I think the only judge on record to have said that word with more conviction than her is Justice Taney. The post Judge Whose Medicine Allegedly Had A Side Effect Of Racism Found Not To Have Violated Ethical Conduct appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

JANUARY 27, 2023

It is hard for me to believe that the US Supreme Court is hearing the case of Jack Daniels vs Bad Spaniels. For those who don’t know, Jack Daniels is a form of Whiskey. VIP Products makes and sells a squeaking dog toy known as “bad spaniels.” The setup here is a humorous parody, but JD is not laughing. Jack Daniels sent a cease-and-desist letter to VIP who then filed a declaratory judgment action in Arizona.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 27, 2023

Maybe work on the beard. The post John Eastman Lawyer Defends Client In Bar Complaint: ‘He’s Not Rasputin’ appeared first on Above the Law.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Copyright Royalty Board yesterday published in the Federal Register the proposed rates for the public performance of musical compositions by noncommercial broadcasters for the period 2023 through 2027. The rates reflect settlements between ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR with various organizations representing noncommercial broadcasters. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed to one set of rates paid to cover NPR and PBS affiliates.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 27, 2023

The frustration isn't misplaced. the response is. The post Professor Offers ‘F*#k You’ To Student Request appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 27, 2023

At Wednesday’s annual State of the NYPD breakfast hosted by the New York City Police Foundation, Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell unveiled a detailed 2023 Strategic Plan for the police department to help chart its brightest possible future. With the newly installed executive leadership team, Commissioner Sewell has invited all NYPD employees to join her to “Step Forward” and build on the accomplishments from 2022, the NYPD announced in a press release Wednesday.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 27, 2023

Drinks McGee Isn't Too Happy About US News : See what the Patron Justice of Beer has to say. Even The Non-Human Can See The Inhumanity Of Biglaw Hours : Not only is ChatGPT a better law student than you were, but a better poet to boot ! E Tu, AI : A timely reminder that our compulsion to gatekeep doesn't really factor in how much legal minutia already depends on our robotic overlords.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 27, 2023

Camille Stell | Here are five steps I created for a wind-down ritual that mark the end of my work day and prepare me for a successful tomorrow. The post How a Wind-Down Ritual Prepares Me for Success appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 27, 2023

The AI bot really seems to understand the plight of associates. The post ChatGPT Has Pretty Depressing Thoughts About Biglaw And The Billable Hour appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Process Street

JANUARY 27, 2023

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the world completely changed for a period of time. While it’s a time most of us would happily forget, many of the shifts that came about are becoming permanent staples in our society moving forward, particularly with work. When Covid shut everything down, suddenly those who work in offices found themselves having to adjust to working from home.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 27, 2023

Alumni events can be a great way to cultivate your contacts for business development purposes. The post More Lawyers Should Attend Law School Alumni Events appeared first on Above the Law.

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L4SB

JANUARY 27, 2023

A fraudulent transfer, or fraudulent conveyance, is a type of transaction where funds or assets are taken away from a person or entity with the intent to defraud, usually to.

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