ALPS
MAY 31, 2023
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JURIST
MAY 31, 2023
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ABA Journal
MAY 31, 2023
A lawyer in Camden, South Carolina, plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rename Brown v. Board of Education for the first case taken to federal court in a quest to eliminate the separate-but-equal doctrine.
JURIST
MAY 31, 2023
The US Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a case alleging that social media platform Reddit wrongly hosted sexually explicit images and videos of underage individuals, amounting to child pornography. As a result, a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which dismissed the victims’ claim, will stand. The case, Jane Does No. 1-6, et al. v.
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HowAppealing
MAY 31, 2023
“Md. Supreme Court disavows lower court opinion that likened Black defendant to monster in ‘Beowulf'”: Madeleine O’Neill of The Daily Record of Baltimore has this report on a noteworthy ruling that the Supreme Court of Maryland issued today. The post “Md. Supreme Court disavows lower court opinion that likened Black defendant to monster in ‘Beowulf'” appeared first on How Appealing.
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HowAppealing
MAY 31, 2023
“The Urgent Warning That Got Cut From a Supreme Court Opinion 20 Years Ago”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen — founder of the “ Election Law Blog ” — has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “The Urgent Warning That Got Cut From a Supreme Court Opinion 20 Years Ago” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
MAY 31, 2023
The Oklahoma Supreme Court Wednesday struck down two abortion bans as unconstitutional, but abortion remains illegal in the state. The court struck down HB 4327 , which blocks doctors from performing abortions at any point during pregnancy unless to save a woman’s life, and SB 1503 , also known as the Oklahoma Heartbeat Act, which prohibits abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
HowAppealing
MAY 31, 2023
“Stephen Breyer Wants the Supreme Court to Avoid ‘Self-inflicted’ Wounds; The retired justice spoke with The Marshall Project on abortion, the death penalty and the court’s reputation”: Beth Schwartzapfel of The Marshall Project has this Q&A. The post “Stephen Breyer Wants the Supreme Court to Avoid ‘Self-inflicted’ Wounds; The retired justice spoke with The Marshall Project on abortion, the death penalty and the court’s reputation”
Attorney at Work
MAY 31, 2023
Kevin Gallagher | Embedded payments offer much more than automatic payments. The post Getting Paid Faster: Embedded Payments appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MAY 31, 2023
Renewable energy projects have encountered significant opposition in at least 45 states. In addition, at least 228 local laws, ordinances and policies have been enacted in 35 states to restrict renewable energy projects, according to a report, Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United States , issued on May 31 by Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
Above The Law
MAY 31, 2023
There is a well-established history in America of disregarding the rules in order to achieve a just result notwithstanding the normal legal process. The post Should Judges And Lawyers Sometimes Violate Legal Ethics To Promote The Public Good? appeared first on Above the Law.
Patently O
MAY 31, 2023
(Editor’s note: (This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research. The first blog in the series is here , and resources from the first conference of the initiative are available here. -Jason) By: Jillian Grennan , Associate Professor of Finance and Principal, Diversity Pilots Initiative Recently, I had the privilege of being part of the Junior Innovation Economics Conference at Harvard Business School.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 31, 2023
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: US Supreme Court spurns ex-Shkreli lawyer Greebel’s challenge to prosecutors (Mike Scarcella, Reuters) What the Supreme Court’s ruling means for the future of wetlands (Lyric Aquino, Grist) Elite High School’s Admissions Plan May Face Supreme Court Test (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) The Urgent Warning That Got Cut From a Su
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Above The Law
MAY 31, 2023
You know, someone should have felt like something was up when the filing opened up with Lorem ipsum. The post If You Aren’t The One Writing Your Briefs In Texas, It Better Be Some Other Human! appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
MAY 31, 2023
The parent company of sports-betting website Caesars Sportsbook has asked an Illinois federal judge to dismiss or compel arbitration in a proposed class action brought by a woman who says the company engaged in deceptive advertising by offering a "free" bet that was not actually free.
Above The Law
MAY 31, 2023
This advice seems to have been forgotten in the embarrassing case that went viral. The post Law Professor’s Advice To Avoid Another ChatGPT Fiasco: Always Check Your Work appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
MAY 31, 2023
A Seventh Circuit panel on Wednesday pressed an attorney's counsel to address why he did not immediately pursue transferring his breach of contract suit against mobile tech company Ubiquity to California or file a new suit there to keep his options open after an Illinois federal judge tossed his $7.7 default judgment award on jurisdictional grounds.
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Above The Law
MAY 31, 2023
The Tyler decision will ensure that states like Minnesota which have strict home equity forfeiture laws establish procedures to give taxpayers any excess funds after its tax debts are paid. The post Supreme Court Unanimously Holds That The Government Must Return Excess Equity To The Taxpayer After Selling Her Home appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
MAY 31, 2023
Abbott Laboratories has accused a former nutrition scientist of taking thousands of confidential documents with him when he left the company, claiming that he's now hawking those trade secrets to Abbott's competitors, according to a suit filed in Illinois federal court.
LawSites
MAY 31, 2023
This week’s news of the lawyers whose reliance on ChatGPT led them to file fabricated cases in federal court only underscores the fact that it sometimes feels like the Wild West out there as generative AI gallops onto the legal landscape. For law firms — indeed, for any organization — that poses the challenge of how to safely explore the technology of large language models and enforce adherence with internal governance policies.
Above The Law
MAY 31, 2023
Joe Biden was vice president in 2018? That doesn't seem right. The post Jonathan Turley Has New Theory To Bust Hunter Biden And All It Requires Is Warping The Fabric Of Space-Time appeared first on Above the Law.
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SCOTUSBlog
MAY 31, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a Maryland prison official another chance to defend himself against a federal civil rights claim. Last week’s unanimous ruling in Dupree v. Younger rested on procedural issues, but it was an important one for the litigants involved – and, as Justice Amy Coney Barrett observed in announcing it, for law professors.
ABA Journal
MAY 31, 2023
Starting in September, the time to take the Graduate Record Examinations will be less than two hours, which is about half its current length, according…
Above The Law
MAY 31, 2023
The firm will be offering a stipend to its deferred associates. The post Biglaw Firm Delays Start Date For First-Year Associates In Certain Practice Groups appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 31, 2023
Share On Thursday, June 1, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> The post Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 1 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
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