JURIST
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Under a recent notification released by India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 came into force Friday. The amended law allows for medical termination of pregnancy in certain situations between the twentieth and the twenty-fourth week. This specific situation was not covered by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Despite FBI statistics on nationwide homicides revealing that every year a vast proportion of women killed in the US are killed by current or former intimate partners, these crimes receive little domestic attention, reports The Guardian. The Centers on Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that homicide is the fourth leading cause of death for girls and women one to 19 years old, and the fifth leading cause of death for women 20 to 44.
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The South Pacific Ocean nation Vanuatu announced Saturday its intention to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from the adverse consequences of climate change. Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Bob Loughman warned that the climate crisis is “ increasingly eluding the control of individual national governments.” Loughman said it was time for a g
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“Court’s Standing Sags as Politics Overtakes Law”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released Monday its yearly crime statistics report. The Bureau reported that “for the first time in four years, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation increased when compared with the previous year’s statistics” and cited a 5.6 percent rise in violent crime. In 2019, the rate of violent crime was an estimated 387.8 offenses per 100,000 people compared to a rate of 380.8 offenses per 100,000 people in 2019.
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ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The New Jersey Supreme Court has tossed ethics charges against a lawyer accused of using his paralegal to friend an opposing party after concluding the…
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“A Better Guide for How to Follow This SCOTUS Term: It’s not all about abortion, and it’s certainly not about cheerleaders.” Dahlia Lithwick and law professor Steve Vladeck have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
As we head into the fall and face continued uncertainty, it makes sense to take steps to build resiliency into your law firm to ensure…
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“Federal appeals court puts hold on Georgia’s abortion lawsuit”: Maya T. Prabhu of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court said Monday that it will hold off deciding the fate of Georgia’s 2019 anti-abortion law until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling on a similar lawsuit out of Mississippi.” And Kate Brumback of The Associated Press reports that “ Court says it will wait to rule on Georgia abortion law.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The company's Senior Associate General Counsel shares some lessons she learned in becoming an in-house attorney and weighs in on emerging roles for lawyers in healthcare.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“Twitter, Facebook, Google Win Suit by Victims of Pulse Shooting”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report. And Izzy Kapnick of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Social media companies not liable for Pulse nightclub shooting, 11th Circuit rules; The 11th Circuit handed down the latest in a string of federal appellate decisions absolving tech giants of liability for the radicalization of mass shooters.” You can access today’s ruling of the U.S.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Get. Out. : In a lot of ways, Biglaw is like The Shining -- constant typing, no one's happy, someone eventually grabs an axe. Advice The Judge Took Literally : When she left the courtroom in the middle of the defense's argument. Tiger Move : Looks like the Chua-Rubenfeld house is on the market. And Now, A Bold Move: Sidney Powell accuses someone else of abusive litigation.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“How the SCOTUS Long Conference Started + Did Scalia Really Watch RBG Parasail? One justice is credited with starting the annual long conference 50 years ago.” Veteran U.S. Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro has launched “The Marble Palace” blog, which The National Law Journal and Law.com are hosting without any paywall. You can access his inaugural post at this link.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
* William Shatner is going to space. For real this time. [ Finance.Yahoo ] * Amazon has to disclose the algorithm they use to track their workers from A to Z. [ InterestingEngineering ] * Even the surveillance state is worried about getting surveilled. Maybe I should get a VPN. [ Wired ] * What? You mean to tell me the thing with face recognition and 24/7 audio capturing doesn't stop tracking my data when I ask it to?!
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Hashim M. Mooppan , former Counselor to the Solicitor General, has filed a 25-page response to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States addressing criticisms that some commentators have leveled against the U.S. Supreme Court ‘s emergency-docket orders in recent federal execution litigation: You can access the response at this link.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In initial meetings with lawyers, I like to have them tell me what they’ve done in marketing and business development — what has worked and what hasn’t and what they are trying to accomplish. I’ll never forget my first coaching meeting with one junior partner. When I asked her for her business development goals, her response was simple: “I just want to stop shooting myself in the foot.”.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“Here’s the Truth About Brett Kavanaugh’s Finances: No, liberals, the Koch brothers don’t own him.” Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones has this report.
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ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
A federal appeals court has vacated a federal judge’s injunction requiring the county and city of Los Angeles to provide shelter to homeless people living…
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In today’s mail: I received a complimentary copy of Joshua Prager ‘s new book, “ The Family Roe: An American Story.” Last Thursday, CNN published an excerpt from the book titled “ The memo that saved abortion rights in America.
The Process Street
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
For HR managers in charge of onboarding new employees , daily tasks can quickly become difficult to track and overcomplicated. Consider: 4 new hires starting this week, alongside about a dozen others that started in the past few months, and a handful that are wrapping up their first year any day now; it’s clear how HR departments can struggle to stay on top of things without stress or confusion.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“Before The Court”: This week’s new installment of season two of the “This Land” podcast, about the fight underway to invalidate the Indian Child Welfare Act, can be accessed here. The episode focuses on the argument of the Brackeen case at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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LegalReader
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Jonathan Mitchell, the man behind the vigilante-enforced Texas abortion bill, is encouraging the Supreme Court to take a whack at marriage equality next.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“Why Scores of Female Athletes Are Speaking Out on Abortion Rights; With a Supreme Court ruling in the balance, an Olympic medalist joined a group of more than 500 athletes supporting reproductive rights”: Kurt Streeter has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Martin Bricketto of Law360 Pulse joins this week's ETL podcast to share legal industry stories and what to watch out for this fall as law firms return to the office.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“How Far Will Supreme Court’s Super-Conservative Majority Go to Push Religious Freedom in Public Schools? Maine Choice Case Provides Fresh Test.” Linda Jacobson of The 74 has this report.
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