Intro To Social Media For Lawyers
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
A brief overview of my favorite social media platforms. The post Intro To Social Media For Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law.
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US appeals court upholds controversial Texas law restricting social media regulation of speech
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Friday ruled that Texas law HB 20 , which prohibits social media platforms from censoring users “based on viewpoint” and requires them to release biannual transparency reports, is constitutional. Judge Andrew S. Oldham wrote the opinion, and judge Edith H. Jones concurred. HB 20 generally prohibits large social media platforms from censoring speech based on the speaker’s viewpoint.
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“Supreme Court: Judicial Stock Ownership and the Requirements of Recusal.”
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
“Supreme Court: Judicial Stock Ownership and the Requirements of Recusal.” Dennis Crouch has this post at his “Patently-O” blog about an interesting petition for writ of certiorari filed last week at the U.S. Supreme Court on which Paul D. Clement is counsel of record. The post “Supreme Court: Judicial Stock Ownership and the Requirements of Recusal.” appeared first on How Appealing.
Canada dispatch: ‘many Canadians have been reconsidering this country’s continuing links to the British monarchy’
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. On September 8, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, concluding the reign of the longest-serving British monarch. For a huge portion of people alive today, she was also the most recognizable symbol of the British monarchy, the only British sovereign they ever knew.
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“Justices join debate on Supreme Court’s legitimacy after abortion ruling; The court faces a decline in popular support, with more contentious cases on the horizon”
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
“Justices join debate on Supreme Court’s legitimacy after abortion ruling; The court faces a decline in popular support, with more contentious cases on the horizon”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report. The post “Justices join debate on Supreme Court’s legitimacy after abortion ruling; The court faces a decline in popular support, with more contentious cases on the horizon” appeared first on How Appealing.
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“‘I Would Vote to Impeach Him Right Now’; When Republicans tried to oust a Supreme Court justice, it didn’t go well”
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
“‘I Would Vote to Impeach Him Right Now’; When Republicans tried to oust a Supreme Court justice, it didn’t go well”: Frederic J. Frommer has this essay online at Politico Magazine. The post “‘I Would Vote to Impeach Him Right Now’; When Republicans tried to oust a Supreme Court justice, it didn’t go well” appeared first on How Appealing.
UK dispatch: the reign of King Charles and the future of the British monarchy
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Syed Taha Anzar is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST. He is a second-year student in the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. The streets of London are packed, with a queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state stretching out for 5 miles and lasting over 15 hours. Those who stand in line do so out of mourning, curiosity, or just to feel included.
“On Constitution Day, remember the fundamentals of our republic. Too many no longer do.”
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
“On Constitution Day, remember the fundamentals of our republic. Too many no longer do.” Ninth Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson has this essay online at The Idaho Statesman. The post “On Constitution Day, remember the fundamentals of our republic. Too many no longer do.” appeared first on How Appealing.
Taiwan extends ‘sincere appreciation’ to Biden after president states US would defend Taiwan from Chinese attack
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The Taiwan Foreign Ministry Monday extended its “ sincere appreciation” to US President Joe Biden for promising that the US would defend Taiwan from an unprecedented Chinese attack if necessary. During an exclusive interview with 60 minutes on Sunday, Biden vowed to protect the island nation but clarified that his adminstration will continue to follow the “One China Policy” first outlined in the Shanghai Communiqué of 1972.
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Tennessee Republicans Tie Memphis Murder, Rapekit Backlog to Proposed Crime Bill
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Republicans and Democrats in Tennessee are calling for funding to speed up DNA testing in criminal cases while political leaders debate how to respond to violence across the state. As the debate continues, Tennessee Republicans have proposed a new federal crime funding bill to the Senate, pairing more controversial legislation pushing back against recent criminal justice reforms and “soft-on-crime” policies with bipartisan proposals to address the national DNA testing backlog and improve rape ki
Russia missile nearly strikes nuclear plant in Ukraine
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The Ukraine Ministry for Defense Monday reported that a Russian missile attempted to strike the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant in the Mykolaiv region. Authorities estimate that the missiles landed just 300 metres away from the plant. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, concerns have been raised about a possible nuclear disaster. Energoatom , Ukraine’s state nuclear company, reported that the incident occurred at 12:20AM, and the explosion generated enough force to break o
How a Voluntary Gun Law Prevents Suicides
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
A memorial to Donna Nathan, whose suicide spurred a gun law allowing people to put themselves on a ‘Do Not Sell’, Photo by Josh Hailey. On June 26, 2018, Donna Nathan typed the words “gun stores New Orleans” into her phone and followed the GPS on her screen to the nearest firearms shop. Minutes after arriving, though she had never owned a gun and had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she had herself a.38 Smith & Wesson and a box of bullets — pink ones, to promote breast cance
EU dispatch: European Commission president stresses support for Ukraine, energy challenges in 2022 ‘State of the Union’
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Here Luisa Gambs, a German law student at the University of Augsburg, reports on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s recent State of the Union address to the European Parliament. This year Luisa is doing her LL.M. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. .
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Federal Appeals Court Restricts Social Media Companies’ Right to Moderate Content
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has ruled that Texas law HB20, which seeks to stop platforms from removing posts if the removal can be viewed as discriminating against a “viewpoint,” does not violate the First Amendment rights of social media platforms that argue it is unconstitutional and that they have a right not to host speech they deem to be objectionable, Axios reports.
Czech Republic calls for war-crimes tribunal after mass graves discovered in Ukraine
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Czech Republic’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Saturday called for “ the speedy establishment of a special international tribunal that will prosecute the crime of aggression” after the discovery of mass graves left by Russian forces in Izyum, Ukraine. The Czech Republic currently holds the EU’s presidency as of July 2022 . Ukrainian forces uncovered 440 bodies in a wooded area after driving out a front of Russian soldiers.
School Prayer Coach Told Supreme Court He Wanted His Job Back… He Hasn’t Bothered To Show Up
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
This should shock no one at all. The post School Prayer Coach Told Supreme Court He Wanted His Job Back… He Hasn’t Bothered To Show Up appeared first on Above the Law.
Police Suicides: Silence is No Longer an Answer
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The landscape shifted slightly but significantly for policing this summer. Thanks in part to the tireless advocacy of Erin Smith—whose husband, D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, died by suicide days after being assaulted during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol—Congress passed a bill recognizing suicides by officers who take their lives after experiencing work-related trauma such as mass shootings and violent attacks for what these tragedies are: line-of-duty deaths.
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Get Ready For Kim Kardashian’s True Crime Podcast
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Are you as 'obsessed' with true crime as the reality star turned law student? The post Get Ready For Kim Kardashian’s True Crime Podcast appeared first on Above the Law.
Prison Telecom Company Scheme Prompts New FCC Guidelines, Millions in Refunds
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Global Tel Link (GTL), one of the largest prison technology providers in the country, must pay $67 million in refunds and credits after a 2015 class-action lawsuit revealed that the company had seized $121 million from users’ prepaid accounts that were fraudulently deemed inactive after only 90 days, Protocol reports. In total, GTL seized $121 million from users’ prepaid accounts at an average of more than $1 million a month over the course of eight years.
DOJ Would Like A Word — See Also
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Putting The 'Ass' In Classified : The DOJ asks the Eleventh Circuit to clean up Aileen Cannon's mess. Carry The "1" : Law firm partner may have missed out on some taxes. Like millions of some taxes. Bounty Hunter Shows Are All We'll Miss : Cash bail doesn't really make anyone safer and studies show it makes things worse. But people are going to get shrill about "The Purge" anyway.
After Civil War, Racist System of Convict Leasing Provided Foundations for Big Business
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
In a new episode of the Reveal podcast Saturday, reporters from the Associated Press and the Center for Investigative Reporting dug into the history of convict leasing after the ‘end’ of slavery in the U.S. After the Civil War, a new form of slavery, through which Southern states imprisoned mainly Black men, often for minor crimes, and then leased them out to private companies, took hold in the US, benefitting companies like the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad company for more th
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That Ass Is Criminal! No, Seriously. This Prosecutor Tried Getting Nudie Pics From A Defendant.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
For anyone looking to come to this guy's aid, having a killer rack is not a valid excuse for prosecutorial misconduct. The post That Ass Is Criminal! No, Seriously. This Prosecutor Tried Getting Nudie Pics From A Defendant. appeared first on Above the Law.
Arizona Border Human Remains Recovery Surges As Region Experiences Extreme Heat
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Arizona’s Pima County office of the medical examiner has classified 3,600 deaths in its electronic records system as “Unidentified Border Crossers,” identifying about 66 percent of them, amid an ongoing surge in deaths related to a combination of increasingly extreme heat and border enforcement policies that funnel migrants deep into the Sonoran Desert, The Guardian reports.
Federal Judge Out After Investigation Into Abusive Behavior
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
There's a lot of work to be done to stop this behavior from the bench. The post Federal Judge Out After Investigation Into Abusive Behavior appeared first on Above the Law.
San Diego DA Launches Web Chat for Victims of Identity Crime
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office has added a link to a live chat feature on its website that offers instant assistance with identity theft, identity fraud, data breaches and related issues, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. Assistance, provided through the Identity Theft Resource Center, will be available live in English or Spanish during business hours, or through direct follow-up for after hours or weekend calls, and offer a acustom plan of action and steps to take following
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