Blackstone Career Institute

JULY 3, 2025

Your Guide to WIOA Funding The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is legislation created to enhance the public workforce system and help Americans start careers. If you’re looking to upgrade your skills and facing an employment barrier, WIOA could be the key to accessing education at no cost to you. This guide will explain what WIOA is, who can benefit, and how to use WIOA funding for career training with Blackstone Career Institute.

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JULY 3, 2025

The European Commission proposed on Tuesday to amend the EU Climate Law , setting a binding target of a 90 percent reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. The proposal would replace Articles 4(3) and 4(5), creating a midpoint to help track progress and guide compliance. The Commission said the proposal offers businesses and governments greater predictability in investment and planning.

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Above The Law

JULY 3, 2025

When I first started my own law practice over six years ago, several attorneys were instrumental in helping me launch my law firm. Some lawyers gave me valuable advice in the early months of launching the firm, and other lawyers referred work to me that helped generate revenue in my first years of self-employment. Over the past several years, I have also assisted numerous lawyers launching their own practices with referrals or advice.

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JURIST

JULY 3, 2025

Late last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague detected and contained a “new, sophisticated and targeted” cybersecurity incident, marking the second major breach in under two years. The attack came at a sensitive time, as The Hague hosted the NATO summit and local Dutch authorities reported a series of related distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks attributed to pro-Russian hacktivists.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Join this session to get a fresh look at how AI tools can help you work smarter, faster, and more effectively! Attorney and law professor Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk you through the complete journey of a legal case—from the first client meeting through the final outcome—while showing you how artificial intelligence can transform your daily work at each important step.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 3, 2025

Is Zohran Mamdani's success in New York politics the mark of socialist resurgence or just a reflection of a deeply fractured party base? Zach Weissmueller is joined by two very concerned New Yorkers. Our own Liz Wolfe and Inez Stepman, who's a policy analyst at the Independent Women's Forum. Stepman critiques the ideological cocktail attracting young New Yorkers to socialism.

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JURIST

JULY 3, 2025

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Iraqi authorities Wednesday to immediately reverse the unexplained suspension of Iraq AlHadath, a privately owned news channel based in Baghdad, after a surprise government raid forced it off air. On July 1, a joint task force from Iraq’s Interior Ministry, National Security Service, and Communications and Media Commission entered the broadcaster’s headquarters and ordered an immediate halt to operations.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 3, 2025

NA In a recent article in the Atlantic , Rogé Karma, describes how NIMBY ("not in my backyard") forces have been increasingly stifling housing construction many areas - including Sun Belt cities - where it was previously relatively easy: Something is happening in the housing market that really shouldn't be. Everyone familiar with America's affordability crisis knows that it is most acute in ultra-progressive coastal cities in heavily Democratic states.

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JURIST

JULY 3, 2025

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Zimbabwean authorities Wednesday to release detained journalist Faith Zaba, who was arrested for a satirical newspaper column about the country’s President. Muthoki Mumo, the CPJ Africa Program Coordinator, stated that Zaba’s arrest highlights the “fragile” state of the government and the restrictive climate in which journalists operate.

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Above The Law

JULY 3, 2025

Legal technology has a way of missing the vast middle of the legal market. Biglaw has the resources to build out the latest and greatest in tech. Small law jumps into technology to keep themselves competitive. But like Jan Brady, the midsize firms are often in an awkward position : big enough not to need technology to sink or swim, but not big enough to dump resources into a cutting edge infrastructure.

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JULY 3, 2025

“Votes Suggest Chief Justice Regains Control of ‘Roberts Court’; Roberts in the majority more often than any other justice; Chief Justice didn’t write any separate concurrences, dissents”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Above The Law

JULY 3, 2025

Tune into The Jabot Podcast for a must-listen episode with Anna Kirkland , a professor at the University of Michigan. Discover how her new book reveals the complexities and failures of discrimination law in healthcare. Unpack how civil rights shape healthcare access, and learn about the impact of algorithmic bias. Essential for those keen on healthcare policies and rights protections.

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HowAppealing

JULY 3, 2025

Divided three-judge Fifth Circuit panel affirms entry of preliminary injunction prohibiting Texas from enforcing S.B.4: You can access the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

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Above The Law

JULY 3, 2025

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by Jake S. Truscott and Adam Feldman, in the October 2024 term, which law school had its graduates arguing the most oral arguments? Hint: Alum from this law school made up 25% of the lawyers arguing at the Court this Term. See the answer on the next page. The post This Law School Has Quite A Bit Of Influence On The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce

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JULY 3, 2025

“SCOTUSBlog Founder Goldstein Renews Fight Against Tax Charges; Motions seek to dismiss some charges, further detail others; Government called previous round of motions meritless”: Tristan Navera of Bloomberg Law has this report. You can freely access many of the court filings in the case via this link.

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LegalReader

JULY 3, 2025

DOCCS and OMH continue to subject hundreds of people with disabilities held in state prisons to solitary confinement, which is defined under HALT as “any form of cell confinement…for more than 17 hours a day.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 3, 2025

From Monday's decision in Shahid v. Esaam , by Judge Jeffrey Watkins (Ga. Ct. App.), joined by Judges Anne Barnes and Trenton Brown; note that the trial court's order was apparently a proposed order prepared by a lawyer (in many state courts, it's common for judges to rely on lawyers to prepare such orders): After the trial court entered a final judgment and decree of divorce, Nimat Shahid ("Wife") filed a petition to reopen the case and set aside the final judgment, arguing that service by publ

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Above The Law

JULY 3, 2025

Ed. note : Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I aim to do things outside of the law — and I will — that I think will be a bigger business than my legal business. — Alex Spiro , a partner at a partner at Quinn Emanuel, in comments given during a wide-ranging interview on Bloomberg’s The Circuit with Emily Chang , on what he aspires to do next in his career.

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Why does it take 20-40 hrs. to create a compliant legal brief? TypeLaw analyzed 10,000+ briefs to determine the anatomy of the average brief—how many words, paragraphs, citations to the record, and more. See the research results in this infographic.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 3, 2025

This is part of SCOTUSblog’s term in review series, in which scholars analyze some of the most significant cases of the 2024-25 Supreme Court term. In Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. , the Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the procedure used to appoint members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to their positions.

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Above The Law

JULY 3, 2025

Why Ongoing Coaching Matters For In-House Lawyers You’ve made the transition in-house — maybe recently, or maybe years ago. You’ve learned the business, built relationships across that business, and become a trusted legal advisor. So what’s next? How do you continue to grow, avoid burnout, and ensure your role continues to align with your long-term career goals?

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LawSites

JULY 3, 2025

When legal research giant LexisNexis and legal AI giant Harvey announced a strategic alliance last month, legal tech commentator Richard Tromans called it “possibly the most important legal tech move in a decade.

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Above The Law

JULY 3, 2025

Getty Images If you’re still playing catch-up with your competitors, you’ve already lost. In today’s saturated legal landscape, the firms that win don’t try to be the best copycats — they obsess over their clients. “The problem with obsessing about your competition instead of your clients is that, if you do, you are almost by definition falling in the middle,” says legal strategy expert Shireen Hilal. “So the better way to get ahead is to be client-obsessed.” In this epis

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

The difference between a paralegal and an exceptional paralegal isn't just competence—it's the bold initiative to anticipate needs, master hidden firm dynamics, and transform challenges into opportunities that showcase your indispensable value. Join this webinar with attorney Joe Stephens to get an insider's perspective into how you can become a strategic asset to your practice!

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 3, 2025

This is part of Reason 's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. Far below downtown Cincinnati, you'll find large stone- and brick-walled caverns with dirt-strewn floors. Their great arched passageways loom over piles of century-old rubble, vast vats that once overflowed with beer, and recently added stairways to assist tourists passing through.

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Above The Law

JULY 3, 2025

Getty Images Ed. note: This is the third post in a series. In our journey to create a compelling CLE, we’ve laid a strong foundation by selecting the right topic, structured the content effectively, and incorporated ethics and humor to add depth and engagement. Now, as we move forward, it’s time to elevate your CLE by making it truly interactive.

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LawSites

JULY 3, 2025

Law libraries across academia, private practice, and government are contending with rapid changes in technology, staffing, and service delivery, according to the 2025 State of the Profession report released this week by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL).

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 3, 2025

From yesterday's notice in Parham v. Combs from Judge Rita Lin (N.D. Cal.): The Court requests that the parties be prepared to provide their views on the following at the hearing on Defendant Drew Desbordes' motion for sanctions, set for July 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 15 at the San Francisco Courthouse: Having considered the motion for sanctions and associated evidence, the Court is tentatively of the view that Plaintiffs' allegations pertaining to Desbordes now lack a factual basis.

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