Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Wendy Merrill | To be an effective leader and astute business owner, you must reconcile fear with a willingness to take on risk. The post To Risk or Not to Risk? That is the Question for Firm Leaders in 2024 appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
DECEMBER 12, 2023
A US jury decided Monday that Google’s current app store policies violate Section 2 and 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the California Cartwright Act. Sometime next year, there will be a separate judicial process to determine the penalty that Google will suffer as a result of the jury’s Monday decision. Epic Games, the designers of the popular game Fortnite, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. along with Match Group, a company that design
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
“Justice Sandra Day O’Connor protected us from the extremes”: Marci Hamilton has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” And Sambhav Sankar has a post titled “ A justice stewarding a Constitution.” The post “Justice Sandra Day O’Connor protected us from the extremes” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Monday against a pregnant woman who challenged the state’s abortion restrictions. A lower court had previously granted the woman, Kate Cox, permission to receive an abortion due to pregnancy complications, despite the state’s strict abortion ban. Before Cox could safely obtain the abortion, however, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Supreme Court to block it.
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DECEMBER 12, 2023
“The heartless treatment of Kate Cox in Texas; A pregnant woman’s doctor gave her bad news; The state made it worse”: Columnist Monica Hesse has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “The heartless treatment of Kate Cox in Texas; A pregnant woman’s doctor gave her bad news; The state made it worse” appeared first on How Appealing.
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DECEMBER 12, 2023
“Who Determines Kate Cox’s Health Care: In a post- Roe world, it is judges who get to decide what a pregnant person must do with even a nonviable pregnancy.” Dahlia Lithwick has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “Who Determines Kate Cox’s Health Care: In a post-Roe world, it is judges who get to decide what a pregnant person must do with even a nonviable pregnancy.” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
DECEMBER 12, 2023
UK police and UK Home Secretary James Cleverly announced Tuesday the death of an asylum seeker on board the Bibby Stockholm, a barge housing asylum seekers on the south coast of England. Police said they were alerted to a sudden death on the boat and the coroner is now investigating the circumstances of the fatality. The BBC and other news outlets are reporting that, according to their sources, the death was a suicide.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
“Arizona’s Supreme Court is considering abortion law. Lawyers arguing the case are all men.” Stacey Barchenger of The Arizona Republic has this report. Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star reports that “ Arizona Supreme Court to decide which Arizona abortion law stands.” And Joe Duhownik of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Arizona Supreme Court hears arguments on future of access to reproductive rights; Two state laws offer conflicting regulations for when
JURIST
DECEMBER 12, 2023
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won a pivotal vote on his Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill in Parliament on Tuesday as he tries to push through his plan to send asylum seekers who enter the UK illegally to Rwanda. The bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons by 313 votes to 269. The controversial bill seeks to declare Rwanda a safe country and has come under scrutiny for disapplying sections of the UK’s Human Rights Act 1998 as well as international law.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
“‘How to Interpret the Constitution’ Review: Judicial Values; Opponents of originalism make much of the supposed ambiguities in the Constitution; But is the text of the document really so unclear?” Online at The Wall Street Journal, Tal Fortgang has this review of law professor Cass R. Sunstein ‘s new book, “ How to Interpret the Constitution.” The post “‘How to Interpret the Constitution’ Review: Judicial Values; Opponents of originalism make much of the supp
JURIST
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) announced Monday it would close after ten years of service. Mali previously called upon the UN to withdraw from the country “without delay” in June. The UN began withdrawing the mission in July. MINUSMA expressed gratitude to the countries that supported their effort and thanked the peacekeepers for their dedication to the mission.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
“SBF’s Lawyer Says His Client Was the ‘Worst’ Ever Under Cross Examination; Stanford Law Professor David Mills, who led defense for FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried as favor to his parents, now fears ‘unwinnable’ case has ended their friendship”: Ava Benny-Morrison of Bloomberg Businessweek has this report. The post “SBF’s Lawyer Says His Client Was the ‘Worst’ Ever Under Cross Examination; Stanford Law Professor David Mills, who led defense for FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried as favor to his p
JURIST
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The French National Assembly rejected the government’s immigration control and integration bill on Monday at the first reading following the adoption of a preliminary rejection motion with a majority of 270 votes in favor and 265 against. The rejection motion was submitted by the National Assembly group Les Écologistes and hindered the examination of the bill planned for Monday.
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DECEMBER 12, 2023
“Arizona Supreme Court to hear case that could decide future of legal abortion”: Ray Stern of The Arizona Republic has this report. The post “Arizona Supreme Court to hear case that could decide future of legal abortion” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Defense Business Board study, however, recommends against folding the NRO and MDA into the Space Force. The post Space Acquisition Review Calls For Cutting Red Tape, Empowering Acquisition Chief appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
“An Ohio man sued over a bone in his boneless wing. Ohio’s top court heard the case.” Scott Wartman of The Cincinnati Enquirer has this report. The post “An Ohio man sued over a bone in his boneless wing. Ohio’s top court heard the case.” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Sanofi, which markets the two primary treatments for Pompe disease, was trying to add a third one by licensing rights to a Maze Therapeutics drug candidate with a different therapeutic approach. A Federal Trade Commission complaint alleges the deal amounts to a monopoly player taking out its competition.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
“U Penn president got Delaware judge’s support on LinkedIn. Anger ensued.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. The post “U Penn president got Delaware judge’s support on LinkedIn. Anger ensued.” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Judge Howell was not impressed. The post Rudy Giuliani Defames Plaintiffs On The Courthouse Steps On The First Day Of Defamation Trial appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
“Indigenous women, facing tougher abortion restrictions post-Roe, want Congress to step in”: Sudiksha Kochi of USA Today has this report. The post “Indigenous women, facing tougher abortion restrictions post-Roe, want Congress to step in” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 12, 2023
If ASS Law loses accreditation, it may finally fully live up to its name. The post ASS Law School Receives Noncompliance Notice From Accreditors appeared first on Above the Law.
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LawSites
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Today in the LawSites video series How It Works , we get a demonstration of AutoNDA , a free software platform developed by SimpleDocs to automate the creation and management of non-disclosure agreements under the open-source oneNDA standard. AutoNDA is designed for inhouse legal and business teams that need to streamline and centralize the NDA process.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Too few organizations focus on diversifying clerkship applicants, even though the lack of diversity among clerks has enormous implications for diversity in the legal profession generally. The post Stop Using Phrases Like ‘Good Fit’ In Clerkship Hirings appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Susan A. Kee is the new chief legal officer at Massachusetts-based Point32Health, a not-for-profit health services organization formed three years ago from the merger of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act has passed in the House with bipartisan support. The action is being applauded from several advocacy organizations.
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