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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found on Tuesday that police breached privacy rights by searching images that were automatically reported by a Google algorithm before obtaining a warrant. One of Google’s algorithms automatically reported to authorities four images that the defendant attached in an email. The algorithm had detected suspected child sexual abuse material.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

. Recruiters can be your best ally in developing your career. It’s that time again. We struggle as to whether it’s time to change jobs, hang in there or be thankful we’re in the best firm in the world. Well, maybe the best. OK, the best so far. Working with a good recruiter can help make your career. Here’s the inside scoop: Recruiters, and I am talking about the staffing agency kind, hold the keys to literally hundreds of contacts they have built up over the years.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sought participation in a controversial abortion lawsuit on Monday. The lawsuit, which is set to be heard in December at the Supreme Court, could have far reaching effects on abortion access throughout the country as it may reconsider precedents set in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. This case arises out of a lawsuit between Jackson Women’s Health Organization—the only abortion provider in the state—and the state of Mississippi.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With the demise of the internationally renowned public sector UK Forensic Science Service in 2012 came the promulgation and growth of a new competitive marketplace. Private sector companies working in a hastily drawn up framework for forensic science provision were invited into rounds of competitive tendering that were driven by the police service. These were based on the notion that the Forensic Science Service had been inefficient, delivering forensic science analysis in an expensive and untim

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably approved the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko. Litvinenko died in 2006 due to drinking green tea poisoned with a radioactive isotope Polonium-210 in a London Hotel. Acting as an officer for the FSB security, Litvinenko was a consistent critic of Putin and fled to the UK where he was poisoned upon meeting the defendants.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“4th Circuit vacates earlier order, rendering 2A lawsuit moot”: Tyler Hammel of The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia has this report. Denise Lavoie of The Associated Press reports that “ Court throws out ruling on handgun sales to people under 21.” Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “ U.S. appeals court erases ruling allowing gun sales to people under 21.” And Brad Kutner of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Fourth Circuit vacates o

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

DeShaun Nabors and Ezekiel Taylor were two young Seattle men with a lot in common. Childhood friends, both grew up in South Seattle. Both were trying to put their lives back together after run-ins with the justice system. On Aug. 12, though, Taylor, a 22-year-old soon-to-be father, was dead, killed in a shooting. Nabors, 27, went there to grieve for his friend, his fourth loss this summer during an ongoing spate of gun violence that has pushed murder rates to levels not seen in decades.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“Mississippi voting rights case is argued at US appeals court”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has this report. And Sabrina Canfield of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Full Fifth Circuit hears challenge to Mississippi felony voting ban; An en banc rehearing centered on the permanent disenfranchisement of Mississippians convicted of certain felonies through a constitutional amendment passed during the Jim Crow era.” You can access the audio of today

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Major police agencies reported increases in homicides, shootings and carjackings over the first seven months of 2021, according to a survey released by the Police Executive Research Foundation (PERF). But PERF noted that the increase was “generally smaller” than the numbers reported in the previous year. According to the survey, the total number of homicides increased 12 percent in the first seven months of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“Prison strip-search case pits religious rights against transgender rights; An appeal by a Muslim inmate is testing what Wisconsin considers more important: the inmate’s religious beliefs or a transgender prison guard’s right to be treated the same as his cisgender colleagues.” Dave Byrnes of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, the New York Times reported on the growing popularity of “buy now, pay later” services that enable consumers to purchase online products and spread the cost into manageable, interest-free installments paid over several months.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“SC Supreme Court issues Heritage Act ruling, calling vote measure an ‘overreach'”: John Monk and Emily Bohatch of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report. Seanna Adcox of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina reports that “ SC Supreme Court keeps part of Heritage Act intact, strikes supermajority vote approval.” And Jeffrey Collins of The Associated Press reports that “ South Carolina’s Confederate monument protection law uphe

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If there’s debt, property, or any other legal issue to make a note of, you should be open about it all. There’s no sense in entering a marriage unless it’s all out in the open. .

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“Book Review: ‘The Authority of the Court and the Peril of How Much I Love My Job,’ by Stephen Breyer; The 83-year-old leader of the Court’s liberal wing is facing significant public pressure to step down from the bench; He decided to write a book instead.” At Balls and Strikes, Jay Willis has this review of Justice Stephen G.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Two lawyers have reached a plea deal to resolve allegations in connection with a Molotov cocktail attack that damaged an unoccupied New York City police…

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“Supreme Court Preview: What Is in Store for October Term 2021?” The Federalist Society has posted on YouTube at this link a video recording of this event from earlier today.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Later in one’s career, people care less about how you did in law school and more about social connections you might have forged in the legal industry, starting in law school.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“The State of Texas v. Jesus Christ: Texas’s refusal to allow a pastor to pray while holding a dying man’s hand is an offense to basic Christian values.” Elizabeth Bruenig of The Atlantic has this report.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services , 594 U.S. _ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal government’s ban on evictions, which was scheduled to last until October 3, 2021. In an unsigned opinion, the divided Court held that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded its existing statutory authority by issuing a nationwide eviction moratorium.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“The Supreme Court is Giving George W. Bush the Last Laugh on Guantanamo; The architects of the 43rd president’s assault on constitutional rights are now judges and justices; That’s bad news for fundamental constitutional rights”: Debra Perlin has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The mystery around the death of Gabrielle Petito, the white woman who has been headline news across the country, and whose remains were recently discovered in Wyoming, is frustrating people who say the media ignores an epidemic of missing and murdered Native American women in the state, reports NPR. According to a state report released in January, since 2000, Indigenous people have made up 21 percent of homicides in Wyoming, even though they are only 3 percent of the population.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“Why Texas Abortion Opponents Aren’t Suing Dr. Alan Braid Over New Law; Physician who said he is first to violate new restrictions doesn’t present appealing case for conservative groups, legal scholars say”: Jacob Gershman has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Tyson Foods supervisors in Iowa allegedly ran a betting pool early in the pandemic on how many employees would contract COVID-19 despite local demands to idle the processing facility, and now the odds are stacking against the company in an Eighth Circuit fight over proper venue for wrongful death claims, with the federal government stepping in to back the workers.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“Before off-duty police shooting, Chicago officer had complaint record. Should city pay?” Robert Klemko of The Washington Post has this report.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

On this episode of How It Works : PracticePanther , a leading cloud-based law practice management software solution that serves tens of thousands of legal professionals in 170 countries. PracticePanther offers features in case management, time tracking, billing, client intake, payment processing, calendaring, e-signatures, and more, all designed to empower lawyers to automate their practices.

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