CourtTechBulletin
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Mural in the Ariel Rios Federal Building We can clearly foresee that the upcoming years will be difficult for governments and courts as tax revenue will take some time to recover following the Pandemic. Court budgets being primarily composed of personnel costs will respond by not filling empty positions, layoffs, and reducing service hours and/or days.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Monday that it had detained four soldiers accused of war crimes against Armenians in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. The Prosecutor General’s Office denounced the actions of the soldiers, calling them “unacceptable” and contradictory to “the mentality of the Azerbaijani people.” The Prosecutor General’s report was careful to exonerate Azerbaijani officials, including President Ilham Aliyev
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EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 15, 2020
In its recent opinion in Loehrlein v. State, 2020 WL 7238307 (Ind. 2020), the Supreme Court of Indiana correctly noted that “Generally, proof that a juror was biased against the defendant or lied during voir dire entitles a defendant to.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The South Korean Parliament passed a bill Monday that prohibits the launching of propaganda leaflets across the border into North Korea. For decades, South Korean defectors and campaigners sent anti-North Korean leaflets, as well as food, medicine, money, and USB sticks containing South Korean news and dramas, across the border to North Korea. They used balloons or bottles to transport the materials.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
MyCase
DECEMBER 15, 2020
2020 has been a difficult year for all of us. If you’re at all like me, you’re undoubtedly ready for it to end and are hoping that 2021 will prove to be a far less turbulent year. But before we reach the end of 2020, we’ve got the holidays to look forward to – and presents to buy. So if you’re a lawyer or have a lawyer on your gift list, you may be looking for gift ideas.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 15, 2020
“U.S. Senate votes 51-44 to confirm Kirsch as new federal appeals court judge”: Dan Carden of The Times of Munster, Indiana has this report. And Brandi Buchman of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett Replacement on Seventh Circuit.” You can access at this link today’s official roll call vote tally of the U.S.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
In a per curiam opinion on Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled that the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit erred in overturning the death sentence of inmate George Kayer, who robbed and murdered his companion on a gambling trip in Laughlin, Nevada, in 1994. Kayer shot Delbert Haas in the head during their drive home, hid Haas’s body in the bushes alongside the road, stole his belongings and shot him again.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 15, 2020
“Time’s Up Is Refrain as Supreme Court Chafes at Remote Arguments”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “Justice Samuel Alito had a lot to say and not much time to say it during the Supreme Court’s remote argument on counting undocumented immigrants as part of the census.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday condemned Iran’s execution of activist and journalist Ruhollah Zam on Saturday. Zam was a founder of AmadNews, which became popular during the nationwide protests, and posted articles and social media posts criticizing the Iranian government. Zam was abducted while visiting Iraq by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in October 2019, apparently with assistance from Iraqi authorities.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 15, 2020
“The Ivy League’s Race Problem: Three cases have brought attention to the racial weighting used by the most elite universities.” Thomas Ascik has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The US Supreme Court refused Monday to review an appeal seeking to reinstate Kansas’ voter identification law. The case, Schwab v. Fish , was appealed from the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The appeal by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt sought to authorize the state’s requirements of proof of citizenship for voter registration, photo identification for in-person voting, and driver’s license and signature verification for mail-in voting by overturning the Tenth
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 15, 2020
“10th Circuit deems memes acceptable evidence in federal enticement case”: Michael Karlik of Colorado Politics has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued yesterday.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Monday on Nigerian officials to release children detained in connection with Islamist rebel group Boko Haram. In September 2019 HRW reported that the Nigerian military has arbitrarily detaining thousands of children for their alleged involvement with Boko Haram. HRW reported that more than 3,600 children were detained by Nigerian armed forces between January 2013 and March 2019.
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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.
LegalReader
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The world of online selling is constantly evolving - and so are its laws. Staying abreast of rising issues in the online retail arena can help you make the right moves to protect your eCommerce venture and its reputation.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
New Zealand’s Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier released on Monday a report identifying breaches of the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Auckland Prison. The report follows an eight-day unannounced inspection of Auckland Prison, the country’s only maximum-security facility, which took place between January and February.
LawTechnologyToday
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Cyberattacks are becoming more of a problem each day than it was the previous day. The news of big corporations being targeted or attacked will not stop coming. In the world that we are in now, cyberattacks are already being considered a certainty with many businesses preparing for when it will happen rather than if it will happen. There are times when the entrepreneurs and businesses do/not do things to make themselves vulnerable to these attacks.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review the issue of whether shareholders can bring class action lawsuits that allege securities fraud. In Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement , the questions the court has agreed to address are: Whether a defendant in a securities class action may rebut the presumption of. classwide reliance recognized in Basic Inc. v.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 15, 2020
“Why Representative Mike Johnson Thinks That the Election Isn’t Over”: Isaac Chotiner has this “Q&A” online at The New Yorker.
LawTechnologyToday
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Technological advances and legal work are inseparable from one another. Cutting-edge tech can help law firms make a convincing case and protect their clients, and some technologies create new legal ambiguities. One of the latest of these disruptive technologies is quantum computing, and it demands legal workers’ attention. Quantum computing is a recent advancement and will likely take a few years before it becomes widely accessible.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 15, 2020
“The moral hypocrisy of conservative leaders is stunning”: Columnist Michael Gerson has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed out a pair of lower-court rulings that had permitted states to enforce COVID-related restrictions at worship services. The two brief orders from the justices instruct the lower courts to take another look at religious groups’ challenges to restrictions in Colorado and New Jersey – and this time, the justices indicated, the lower courts should decide the challenges in light of the Supreme Court’s Nov. 25 ruling that lifted New York’s COVID-related limits on att
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 15, 2020
“Only the Ky Supreme Court can fix the bar exam fiasco once and for all”: Sarah Reddick has this essay online at The Lexington Herald Leader.
LegalReader
DECEMBER 15, 2020
This tremendous tax revenue could be just what California needs to survive its current struggles from the pandemic. Maybe, just maybe, the dollar signs will win out and gambling tax revenue can start supporting California.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 15, 2020
“Raimondo’s 2 Supreme Court picks head to House floor”: Mark Reynolds of The The Providence (R.I.) Journal has this report.
LegalReader
DECEMBER 15, 2020
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