Attorney at Work
MAY 18, 2023
Sally Schmidt | A checklist of successful rainmaking habits, even if you don’t consider yourself a natural rainmaker. The post Make Rain by Forming Good Habits appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
MAY 18, 2023
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not need to provide notice to delinquent taxpayers of summons made against them to collect outstanding federal taxes. This does not apply to summons to determine whether a taxpayer owes an outstanding amount, only summons to collect. The case, Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service , concerned a delinquent taxpayer, Remo Polselli, who underpaid his federal taxes and had an outstanding balance of over $2 million.
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Paralegal Bootcamp
MAY 18, 2023
Are you a paralegal Who’s wondering if you should go to law school? I get that question all of the time. Should I take my paralegal career to the next level and go to law school? Do you want to know what a path from paralegal to lawyer can look like? Now I’m not the right person to answer that question because the only time that I contemplated going to law school was when I was in a job that I didn’t like.
JURIST
MAY 18, 2023
Law students and young lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports on how the human rights situation in the country continues to deteriorate. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our Correspondent’s name. The text has only been lightly edited to respect the author’s voice.
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Paralegal.edu
MAY 18, 2023
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SCOTUSBlog
MAY 18, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the family of a 2017 ISIS attack victim who sought to hold tech companies liable for allowing ISIS to use their platforms in its terrorism efforts. The lawsuit seeking to hold Twitter, Facebook, and Google liable for aiding and abetting international terrorism cannot go forward, a unanimous court found.
JURIST
MAY 18, 2023
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill banning TikTok from the state into law on Wednesday, making Montana the first state within the US to ban the popular social media app. The new law expands upon a December 2022 ban within the state, which prohibited any Montana government employees from using TikTok. In signing the law, Gianforte said: The Chinese Communist Party using TikTok to spy on Americans, violate their privacy, and collect their personal, private, and sensitive information is
HowAppealing
MAY 18, 2023
“Two GOP senators smear a witness to defend Clarence Thomas”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “Two GOP senators smear a witness to defend Clarence Thomas” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
MAY 18, 2023
Over 100 human rights groups sent a letter Thursday to the Mexican Congress asking state legislatures to increase and improve legal capacity protections by reforming their civil codes and notary public legislation to provide alternative guardianships for vulnerable groups, particularly older people and people with disabilities. This follows the approval of the National Civil and Family Procedure Code (NCFPC) which grants recognition of legal capacity and discontinues guardianship.
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HowAppealing
MAY 18, 2023
“Supreme Court Dismisses Case on Pandemic-Era Immigration Measure; The justices acted after the Biden administration announced that the health emergency used to justify the measure, Title 42, was ending”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report on an order that the U.S. Supreme Court issued today. The post “Supreme Court Dismisses Case on Pandemic-Era Immigration Measure; The justices acted after the Biden administration announced that the health emergency used to jus
JURIST
MAY 18, 2023
A coalition of civil and disability rights organizations filed an emergency injunction with the Northern District of Georgia on Wednesday asking the court to block two provisions of a Georgia voting law, SB 202 , due to their impact on people with disabilities’ access to voting. Asserting that the law unjustly burdens disabled people trying to vote, the groups said in a press release that a preliminary injunction “would help voters with disabilities have equal access to absentee voti
HowAppealing
MAY 18, 2023
“Supreme Court Rules Against Andy Warhol in Copyright Case; The justices considered whether the artist was free to use elements of a rock photographer’s portrait of the musician Prince”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court rules against Warhol Foundation in Prince photo copyright case.” David G.
Above The Law
MAY 18, 2023
You know people are going to get killed over this, right? The post DeSantis Throws Parents Of Trans Kids Under The Bus To Go To War With The 14th Amendment appeared first on Above the Law.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
HowAppealing
MAY 18, 2023
“Behind the scenes in 2000 when Supreme Court liberals thought Nazi and Dred Scott references in gay rights dissent were distracting”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report. The post “Behind the scenes in 2000 when Supreme Court liberals thought Nazi and Dred Scott references in gay rights dissent were distracting” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
MAY 18, 2023
All right, let's not say anything in the U.S. Reports that we'll regret in the morning. The post Elena Kagan Uses Footnote To Unleash Surprise Sotomayor Diss Track appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
MAY 18, 2023
“Justice Stevens’ papers let researchers peek into Supreme Court’s inner workings”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal. The post “Justice Stevens’ papers let researchers peek into Supreme Court’s inner workings” appeared first on How Appealing.
Patently O
MAY 18, 2023
by Dennis Crouch “The more one claims, the more one must enable.” In a unanimous opinion delivered by Justice Gorsuch, the Supreme Court has affirmed the Federal Circuit’s decision invalidating Amgen’s functionally claimed genus of monoclonal antibodies. The Court held that Amgen’s patent claims were invalid due to a lack of enablement, as they failed to provide adequate guidance for making and using the claimed antibodies.
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HowAppealing
MAY 18, 2023
“Dodging Fight Over Bruce Babbitt, Clinton Nominates Stephen Breyer; ‘Orrin, you won this one,’ Howard Metzenbaum snarled”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site. The post “Dodging Fight Over Bruce Babbitt, Clinton Nominates Stephen Breyer; ‘Orrin, you won this one,’ Howard Metzenbaum snarled” appeared first on How Appealing.
LawSites
MAY 18, 2023
It is an all-too-common scenario in legal tech: A law firm deploys a new legal tech product, hoping to enhance the productivity and efficiency of its legal professionals, only to see it sit idle and underutilized by the very professionals it was intended to benefit. Anthony Seale How can a law firm get over this adoption hurdle? One way is to identify your firm’s tech “champions” and give them the opportunities to become advocates for new tech, writes Anthony Seale , founder an
Above The Law
MAY 18, 2023
When we can see ourselves in books -- when children can see us in books -- we can start to stem the tide against the stereotypical notion that women cannot both be mothers and ambitious professionals. The post Law Mom And The Modern Family: Seeing Ourselves In Books appeared first on Above the Law.
Broadcast Law Blog
MAY 18, 2023
The fear that AM radio will disappear from the car has been high on broadcasters’ lists of concerns in recent months as several car makers, including Ford, have suggested that receivers would be dropped from new models. The issue was addressed last weekend in a front-page story in the Washington Post. It has been highlighted by recent Congressional letters to car makers urging them to continue to include AM in cars for many reasons, including the ubiquity of the signals even in rural areas and
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Above The Law
MAY 18, 2023
It’s in our DNA as lawyers. But is that hustle gene always a good thing? The post Is Hustle Worth It In A Legal World That Now Looks Like 2009? appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
MAY 18, 2023
Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said Thursday it is moving forward with a shake-up that includes spinning off its logistics and retail units through initial public offerings, while separately divesting its cloud business and seeking external financing for its international digital commerce division.
Above The Law
MAY 18, 2023
And I commend the Eagles on their Super Bowl championship despite a lack of points. The post Jonathan Turley Bills Durham Report A Success ‘Despite A Lack Of Evidence’ Which Is The Most Jonathan Turley Sentence Ever appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
MAY 18, 2023
A group of TikTok users have sued Montana's attorney general over the state's first-of-its-kind law banning the social media platform, slamming the prohibition as unconstitutional and "an attempt to exercise powers over national security that Montana does not have," according to the complaint entered Thursday in federal court.
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