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JUNE 18, 2021

YouTube Screenshot. A year ago, we discussed the charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey of St. Louis after their armed standoff with protesters. I was highly skeptical of the charges brought by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who was later removed from the case due to ethical concerns. Now, the couple has been allowed to plead to two minor misdemeanors in the conclusion of a highly politicized case.

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JUNE 18, 2021

One of my more strongly held observations from working with court data is the statistical perceptions of case backlogs, or “pending cases” as they are generally used are simply wrong. I think that this is because they often do not really describe the court’s caseload situation. I explain. Read more ».

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JURIST

JUNE 18, 2021

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named the Honorable Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Thursday. Jamal will replace the retiring Justice Rosalie Abella, and becomes the first person of color to sit on Canada’s highest court. Preceding Jamal’s appointment, the Liberal government formed a non-partisan advisory board led by former Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Kim Campbell.

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JUNE 18, 2021

As a landlord, it would be nice to have tenants who always pay on time, take care of your property, and provide ample notice before moving out. However, the reality is often very different. When the situation becomes untenable, there’s sometimes no choice but to go through an eviction process. Some landlords go through their whole lives without having to evict.

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JUNE 18, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – One of the Myanmar law students reporting for JURIST considers the practical circumstances of everyday financial life in Myanmar under the military coup. Formerly straightforward everyday things like going to the bank are becoming increasingly difficult as the country’s economic infrastructure grinds to a halt. She explains: I was literally at the bank all day to inquire about a bank transaction.

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JUNE 18, 2021

The pandemic was a disaster for most of the American economy — except for one industry. Legal cannabis sales in the U.S. hit a record $17.5 billion in 2020, a 46 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to a report by BDSA , a cannabis sales data platform. Much of the increase was powered by online ordering, reflecting the same surge in business experienced by major online marketers like Amazon.

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JUNE 18, 2021

“The Supreme Court’s Newest Justices Produce Some Unexpected Results; In the term so far, including two major decisions on Thursday, the court’s expanded conservative majority is fractured and its liberals are often on the winning side”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Just hours after Officer Corey Budworth, a member of the Portland, Ore., Police Department’s specialized crowd control unit known as the Rapid Response Team, was indicted on a misdemeanor assault charge that he physically injured an independent photojournalist during a protest in August, 50 other officers in the squad decided to step down after a year of violent clashes with protesters, reports the New York Times.

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JUNE 18, 2021

“American Samoans are the latest victims of these ignorant Supreme Court rulings; American Samoans deserve the same rights as the rest of the U.S.” Law professor Steve Vladeck has this essay online at MSNBC.

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Above The Law

JUNE 18, 2021

Bonus Madness : So many bonuses. That's basically all we've got today so this might be all of today's See Also. Kirkland , White & Case , Quinn , Hogan Lovells , Cooley , Gibson Dunn , Katten , Baker Botts , Kramer Levin , and Hunton. Happy Juneteenth!

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JUNE 18, 2021

“The Next Major Challenge to the Affordable Care Act: The law’s opponents have a good chance of winning their next showdown, though it won’t threaten the law as a whole.” Law professor Nicholas Bagley has this essay online at The Atlantic. And online at NBC News, law professor Leah Litman has an essay titled “ The Supreme Court upholds Obamacare, but its supporters shouldn’t breathe easy; Thursday’s ruling does nothing to protect against the other pendin

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JUNE 18, 2021

U.S. prosecutors for the first time have charged a defendant, Guy Wesley Reffitt, 48, in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach with violating a federal law that makes it a crime to transport a firearm or explosive for unlawful use in a riot, reports the Washington Post. Prosecutors say Reffitt brought a rifle and semiautomatic handgun to Washington and recruited members to a right-wing Texas Three Percenters group claiming he had created a new security business to circumvent gun laws.

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JUNE 18, 2021

“Supreme Court Limits Human Rights Suits Against Corporations; Six citizens of Mali had sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, accusing the companies of profiting from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes and Peter Whoriskey have an article headlined “ Supreme Court says chocolate companies cannot be sued over child slavery on African cocoa far

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The Process Street

JUNE 18, 2021

“ Employees in a well-structured onboarding program are 69% more likely to remain at the company after 3 years.” – Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) , 2010 Employee Benefits. 1 out of 25 employees leave their new job due to substandard onboarding experiences. In contrast, a good employee onboarding program can boost employee retention by 69% after 3 years.

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JUNE 18, 2021

“How a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race Theory; To Christopher Rufo, a term for a school of legal scholarship looked like ‘the perfect weapon'”: Benjamin Wallace-Wells has this article online at The New Yorker.

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JUNE 18, 2021

The justices noted that, even after 15 years of litigation, the plaintiffs could not demonstrate that either company knew that certain cocoa farms and cooperatives used child labor.

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JUNE 18, 2021

“‘Hopelessly divided’ Supreme Court defies narrative with another unanimous opinion; For a hopelessly divided ideological court, the Supreme Court seems to be saying a lot in one voice about the law and its own institution”: Law professor Jonathan Turley has this essay online at USA Today.

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Above The Law

JUNE 18, 2021

* Kanye West allegedly called his lawyer "f*cking stupid" and stormed out of a hearing. Sounds pretty " heartless ". [ Sun ] * Meet the former lawyer who started a successful accessories brand. [ Cut ] * The Supreme Court has tossed a lawsuit challenging Obamacare. [ Politico ] * Lawyers for Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, are not happy with the judge's changes to a jury questionnaire in Holmes's criminal case. [ Yahoo News ] * A Long Island judge is accused of shoving a lawyer and ca

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JUNE 18, 2021

“Amuse Bouche”: You can access today’s new installment of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring Melissa Murray and Kate Shaw and their guest Katherine Franke , via this link.

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Corporate Governance

JUNE 18, 2021

Veeva Systems 2021 annual meeting is June 23, 9 AM Pacific Time. To attend, vote, and submit questions during the Annual Meeting visit here. To participate, you will need the 16-digit control number provided on your proxy card or voting instruction form. I recommend voting in advance. Enhance long-term value. Vote AGAINST Gordon Ritter, the […].

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JUNE 18, 2021

“Rosie Abella said she’d answer questions when she turned 75. Rosie Abella is 75 (almost). She was appointed at 29, the youngest judge in Canadian history and leaves the Supreme Court as its longest-serving current member. A one-of-a-kind interview by Paul Wells.” Paul Wells has this cover story in the July 2021 issue of Maclean’s.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mary Strobelhas declared that Measure J, which county voters approved last year to set aside public funds for social services and jail diversion programs, is unconstitutional, saying the amendment to the county’s charter improperly restricts the L.A. County Board of Supervisors from deciding how and where to spend county funds, reports the Los Angeles Times.

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JUNE 18, 2021

“What the Supreme Court Got Right (and Justice Alito Got Wrong) in the Texas ACA Decision: A slightly deeper dive into today’s California v. Texas decision rejecting the effort to turn constitutional litigation into a game of Jenga.” Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” And at “Dorf on Law,” Michael C.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

JUNE 18, 2021

The Writers Guild of America East has confirmed that 204 employees of the MSNBC’s newsroom bargaining unit “have signed a petition to recognize the guild as their bargaining representative and that more are expected to sign up in the coming days.” The roles affected by this effort include news writers, producers, booking producers, fact-checkers, and […].

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JUNE 18, 2021

“Was There a Double Flip in the November Sitting? Did the assignments change in both Fulton and California?” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.

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