CourtTechBulletin

JANUARY 11, 2022

When? Thursday, January 20, 3:00 pm ET Addressing the digital divide. Communicating scheduling changes. Providing legal information in layman’s terms on court websites. Managing the waiting room. Since the start of the pandemic, courts across the country have adapted their processes to allow for remote and virtual proceedings. Join us for the next discussion in a series of webinars focused on best practices for engaging with attorneys and self-represented litigants in remote and virtual hearin

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

The Italian government has approved a decree that extends the scope of the country’s green pass system and requires anyone over the age of 50 living in Italy to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Italy’s green pass system , which has been in place since October 15, currently requires all workers to present a green pass to access their workplace by showing that they have been vaccinated, tested negative, or recovered from COVID-19.

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LDA PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Have you ever been scammed on a serious issue? Especially in the matter of the jurisdictional sentiments? If not, then you are very lucky, and very conscious. But, still, your fortune has no guarantee of passing another scam. Precess service is one of the legislative services you can get from a professional process server, but sometimes you could face them and get unnecessary time wasted in your crucial time.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

Australia’s Federal Circuit and Family Court Monday ruled that Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa was improperly cancelled by Australian border services, and that he must be allowed to enter Australia immediately. The reversal came about after Djokovic’s initial ban from entering Australia to compete in the Australian Open due to a failure to prove he satisfied requirements for a medical exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Do you feel like you’re in a constant battle with the scarcity mindset? The scarcity mindset has been plaguing the paralegal profession for far too long. This mindset is detrimental to all of us as we become limited in our potential to grow and excel as a collective. Not enough people are talking about it and we’re here to break the ice and start shifting that mindset for the greater good.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to the complaint, after Kardashian urged her 251 million Instagram followers to get involved in the cryptocurrency play, the price of the token shot up more than 1,370%. Then, it crashed. The post Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, And Paul Pierce Sued For Ties To Crypto Scam appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), one of Egypt’s last independent human rights organizations, closed Monday. ANHRI made the announcement in a statement posted to its website, citing government pressure as the reason for its closure. ANHRI was founded by a team of lawyers and activists in 2004 with a mission of defending freedom of expression and the press in Egypt and the Arab world.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

Sonia Sotomayor made her own misstatement. but just decided to live with it. The post Neil Gorsuch Cited Fake Flu Stats And Then Scrubbed The Transcript Like A Coward appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments for Gallardo v. Marstiller on whether the “federal Medicaid Act provides for a state Medicaid program to recover reimbursement for Medicaid’s payment of a beneficiary’s past medical expenses by taking funds from the portion of the beneficiary’s tort recovery that compensates for future medical expenses.” The court agreed to hear this case in July 2021.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

Persuading judges to wean themselves from the “habit of mass incarceration” is a critical step in transforming the American justice system, says former federal judge Nancy Gertner. Much of the focus on justice reform has been on changing the behavior of prosecutors and police, with judges often assumed to be above the fray, according to Gertner, former senior judge at the U.S.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

The UK Ministry of the Interior Monday announced a public inquiry to investigate how British police officer Wayne Couzens was able to abduct, rape, and murder a woman, Sarah Everard. The inquiry will also examine whether the crime could have been prevented and if any “red flags” were missed earlier in Couzens’s career. Couzens abducted Everard on a London Street while she was walking home after conducting a fake arrest of Everard.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

A new ProPublica analysis of millions of red-light camera traffic citations found that households in majority Black and Hispanic ZIP codes received tickets at around twice the rate of those in white areas between 2015 and 2019. The analysis suggests there are gaping racial disparities in who is getting ticketed from red-light cameras — and the consequences are punishing the neighborhoods of color, the paper said.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Prior to 1891, appeals in patent cases went directly to the Supreme Court, and the Court decided lots of patent cases. In 1891, Congress created the regional circuit courts of appeals as a buffer between the trial courts and the Supreme Court and the number of high-court patent cases began to fall. The court decided a number of big patent cases during the period of 1891-1952, although many of them have been rejected or are no longer followed.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech Wiewiórowski notified an order Monday directing the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) to erase datasets uncategorized within six months, since they could potentially contain data on individuals with no link to criminal activity. Annex II.B and Articles 18(3) and 28(1) of the Europol Regulation allow Europol to extract and process personal data only on subjects in certain categories, like suspects, victims, witnesse

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 11, 2022

There will be no remote offerings from the National Conference of Bar Examiners for the February exam, and in the event that a jurisdiction prohibits…

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 11, 2022

“How Congress Can Protect Abortion Rights Without Codifying Roe “: Law professors Alan B. Morrison and Sonia M. Suter have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

Being well-informed about an industry or role is not only the smart thing to do; it’s the right thing to do for your career in both the short- and long-term. The post How To Power Your Career Transition Or Job Search With An Informational Interview appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 11, 2022

“Federal Judge Steps Aside From High-Profile Amazon Case, Citing Financial Conflict; The WSJ notified judge of his family’s Amazon stockholding; a new judge has been assigned”: Joe Palazzolo of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

University administrators have a knack for making it seem like they are doing something when they are not. The post Your University’s COVID-19 Notice appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 11, 2022

“Criticizing the Court: How opinionated should opinions be?” Law professors Orin Kerr and Michael C. Dorf have this point-counterpoint article in the Fall/Winter 2021-22 issue of Judicature magazine.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

This is probably not who you want in charge of prosecutorial decisions. The post Assistant District Attorney Goes On Anti-Vax/Mask Screed… No Longer Assistant District Attorney appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to U.S. consumers after two companies, four-year-old LodeStar Works and SmartGunz LLC, unveiled their 9mm smart handguns to shareholders and investors, as well as for law enforcement beta testing, reports Reuters. Smart guns could stop accidental shootings, usually carried out by children playing with an unattended firearm, by using technology to authenticate a user’s identity and disable the g

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 11, 2022

Law firms “are spending huge amounts of money and putting their profits at increasing risk” as they battle to hold on to their associates, according…

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Above The Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

Neil Gorsuch Amends The Transcript: But we all know what really happened. Assistant District Attorney Shows Her True Colors: Gets fired. Biglaw Growth Spurt Is Far From Over: The last time the industry grew this much was 2007. wonder what happened next. Being A Lawyer Isn't A Totally Shitty Job: So, at least there's that. Steve Harvey Is Not A Judge: Does play one on TV.

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LawSites

JANUARY 11, 2022

In its largest deal so far in a recent string of acquisitions, Onit , the Houston company that provides enterprise workflow products for corporations and corporate legal departments, has acquired SecureDocs , a Santa Barbara, Calif., software company with products for contract management, virtual deal rooms and electronic signatures. Onit says the acquisition strengthens its position as a leading, modern contract lifecycle management (CLM) provider, expanding its product portfolio from enterpris

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