Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Wendy Merrill | If you haven't recently reviewed and documented expectations of associates, partners or staff, it is time to do so. The post The War for Talent: Great Expectations appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The Swedish Riksdag Wednesday adopted a constitutional amendment regarding anti-terrorism – a key demand from Turkey in Sweden’s quest to join NATO. The amendment passed with 278 votes in favor out of a 349-seat parliament and makes it easier to introduce laws to limit the freedom of association for those who engage in or support terrorism. The Riksdag standing committee on constitutional affairs recommended approval of the proposal, claiming it will enable more criminal measures which wil
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HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
“On guns, originalism as insanity”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “On guns, originalism as insanity” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Thursday published a draft agreement on climate change from the COP27 climate summit. The agreement includes preliminary measures to keep the average global temperature from increasing beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius but notably omits a comprehensive plan to target fossil fuel emissions. The draft begins with a discussion of multilateralism and its importance in solving the climate crisis and then highlights various aspects of the cli
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The scheme started in New York but became a complex international endeavor as the two men attempted to launder money received from fraudulent Medicare claims for cancer drugs during the pandemic.
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HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
“U.S. judge blocks Florida law curbing professor speech”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report. And Ronn Blitzer of Fox News reports that “ Federal judge blocks Florida law against ‘woke’ teachings in colleges, calls it ‘positively dystopian’; Judge Mark Walker took shots at both sides for their arguments, but ultimately sided with professors and students.” You can access today’s 139-page ruling of the U.S.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
US officials Thursday announced a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any individuals responsible for the death of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcello Pecci. In May, Pecci was shot while on his honeymoon in Isla Barú, Cartagena, Colombia. Pecci served as a Paraguayan prosecutor on high-profile organized crime and drug cartel cases.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
“Execution Stayed for Man Whose Jury Voted 11-1 to Spare Him; Kevin Eugene Smith had been set to be put to death in Alabama on Thursday evening, but a federal appeals court granted a last-minute stay”: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs of The New York Times has this report. The post “Execution Stayed for Man Whose Jury Voted 11-1 to Spare Him; Kevin Eugene Smith had been set to be put to death in Alabama on Thursday evening, but a federal appeals court granted a last-minute stay”
JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The US Supreme Court Wednesday denied an Alabama man’s petition for a stay of execution. In 1996, a jury voted 11 to 1 to sentence Kenneth E. Smith life in prison without the possibility of parole. A judge overrode the jury’s life in prison sentence and sentenced Smith to death, citing aggravating circumstances. Smith noted that, in 2017, Alabama enacted a law banning trial judges from overriding sentencing decisions by a jury in capital cases.
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HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
“Third Circuit panel upholds constitutionality §922(g)(1)’s felon-in-possession gun prohibition after Bruen “: Douglas A. Berman has this post at his “Sentencing Law and Policy” about a published, 50-page, per curiam opinion that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The military-controlled government of Myanmar Thursday announced the release of some 5,700 prisoners. Among those released are Japanese documentary film maker Toru Kubota, former UK ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman, American agricultural scientist Kyaw Htay Oo and numerous local personalities. Australian Sean Turnell was also amongst those granted amnesty.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
What about a moral obligation to create an environment where the human beings producing the work product for the employer feel welcomed as their complete selves? Idealistic? Yes, but also realistic. The post Beyond The Business Case — Diversity In The Workplace appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Group of 20 (G20) leaders Wednesday condemned and deplored Russian aggression in Ukraine in a declaration at the conclusion of the 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit in Bali. The G20 leaders also demanded Russia’s “complete and unconditional withdrawal from” Ukraine, emphasizing the vitality of “peaceful resolution of conflicts, efforts to address crises, as well as diplomacy and dialogue” as alternatives to war.
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
It's like he went and passed the bar exam behind our backs! The post Where Did Elon Musk Get All Of His Legal Training? appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
On Thursday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office filed a request for the dismissal of 188 convictions. The cases were connected to at least one of eight members of the NYPD who were found to have abused their power and this wave of dismissals follows moves this and last year by the Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx DA’s offices to seek the dismissal or vacation of some 688 convictions connected to officers convicted of crimes or accused of lying in other cases, Hurubie Meko reports for the New Yo
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Not the most professional thing to say about a former client. The post Anna Delvey’s Attorney Disbarred, And She Has Some Choice Words For Her Former Client appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
At the end of October, Derek Myers published audio from a court case that someone else had illicitly recorded. The audio was of Jake Wagner’s testimony in his brother’s murder trial related to both of their involvement in a massacre that led to the murder of eight people. The Scioto Valley Guardian published the audio with this note: “The Guardian wants to disclose that the audio was not recorded by a member of the media and was submitted to the Guardian’s newsroom by a courthouse source who is
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
So much for Gov. DeSantis's plan to indoctrinate the indoctrinators. The post Florida Judge Puts Anti-Woke Law To Sleep appeared first on Above the Law.
LegalReader
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Accidents can cause the victim’s death and push the loved ones to file for a wrongful death lawsuit. It’s also a tragedy that can cause psychological and emotional stress to the victim’s family. Such inconveniences entitle them to a claim. But, what can they get once they succeed in winning their case? This article will.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
New filing suggests potentially explosive testimony on the horizon. The post Law Professor’s Murder Case Takes Turn As Convicted Intermediary May Be Ready To Talk appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Share For the fourth time in 24 hours, the Supreme Court declined to block an execution. On Thursday morning, the justices rejected a plea from Oklahoma inmate Richard Fairchild, who had asked the justices to put his execution on hold to give him time to appeal a state court’s ruling on his mental competency. But in an unsigned order , the justices refused to intervene.
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
They could have implemented this back in 2019! The post Getting A Top-Tier Education Without A Trust Fund Just Got Easier. You May Have To Go To St. Louis, Though. appeared first on Above the Law.
LawSites
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
PacerPro , a company that provides federal court data automation and experience capture for law firms, today launched a service focused on state court data, StatePro, offering access to 32 state courts initially and more to be added throughout this year and next. In addition, PacerPro has named Noah Aron , an expert in electronic court filings and the former chief product officer of Nationwide Legal LLC and One Legal, as an advisor to manage the company’s state courts expansion.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Do you think that lawyers and judges in hindsight ask themselves why they did those stupid, license-lifting, judge-admonishing, reputation-trashing things? The post Gobble, Gobble: The ‘Headless Turkey’ Awards For Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law.
The IP Law Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
In patent infringement cases, venue is proper under 28 U.S.C § 1406(a) where either (1) the company accused of infringement is incorporated or (2) where the company has committed acts of infringement and has a “regular and established place of business.” Given the increase in employees working from home in recent years, the question has arisen as to whether an employee’s home office is considered a “regular and established place of business” for the purposes of patent venue.
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