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APRIL 18, 2022

The Battle Royal: Hybrid or Back to the Office? . You might as well resort to reading goat entrails and tea leaves to predict the future of law practice, because it is woefully unclear what law firms will decide. There are two large and outspoken groups, those who believe that we need to get back to the office if we haven’t already and those who believe that some combination of going to the office and working from home is the way to go. .

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APRIL 18, 2022

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday said that the UK’s plan to export its asylum obligations by transferring asylum seekers and refugees to Rwanda for asylum processing is a violation of international law. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday announced that under the UK and Rwanda’s new migration and economic development partnership, “[a]nyone entering the UK illegally, as well as those who have arrived illegally since January 1, may now be relocated t

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APRIL 18, 2022

Education Loans Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy. Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans. By Robert G. Cameron – APR 12, 2022 (Reprint from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “www.CFPB.gov” The following is an excerpt from Mr. Cameron’s article.). What is behind the perception that student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy?

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APRIL 18, 2022

A Pakistan anti-terrorism court (ATC) Monday sentenced six people to death and nine people to life in prison for the lynching of Priyantha Kumara, according to reports from local news outlets. In a press conference, Punjab Prosecution Department Secretary Nadeem Sarwar also said Judge Natasha Nasim sentenced 72 people to two years in jail, sentenced one person to five years in jail and acquitted one person under the Pakistani Penal Code and the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).

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Above The Law

APRIL 18, 2022

One of the least qualified judges on the federal bench proves why she's not qualified for the federal bench. The post Mask Mandate Struck Down Because ‘Sanitation’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Keeping Things Clean’ For… Reasons appeared first on Above the Law.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Subtle. The post Alex Jones Pays Himself $18M, Declares Bankruptcy, Offers Sandy Hook Plaintiffs Change He Found In Couch At Infowars Studio appeared first on Above the Law.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases. And in Love v. Texas , No. 21–5050, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissent , in which Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Elena Kagan joined, from the denial of summary vacatur.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Recent debates on trans rights have focused on public restrooms and Ivy League swimming pools. But earlier this year, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton opened up a new battleground: the home. In February, Paxton issued a non-binding legal opinion stating that transgender therapy for minor children constitutes child abuse. A few days later, the governor of Texas ordered the state’s Child Protective Services (CPS) to investigate families whose children are in transgender therapy.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Paramount Global and former chairman-CEO Leslie Moonves Friday settled with CBS Corporation shareholders and agreed to pay $14.75 million in a class action case related to sexual misconduct claims against #MeToo movement comments by Moonves. CBS shareholders initiated the class action in 2018 regarding: [M]aterially false and misleading statements and/or omissions regarding the Company’s policies and corporate governance, the importance of key personnel, including Moonves, and other statem

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APRIL 18, 2022

“Supreme Court Rules Against Airman Who Refused Vaccine; The justices said the Pentagon need not accommodate Lt. Col. Jonathan Dunn, who said he had a religious objection to the coronavirus vaccine”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Boris Johnson is the first UK Prime Minister to be fined for breaking the law and has thrust the country toward a constitutional crisis, according to a leading constitutional expert. Johnson was fined on April 12 for violating UK COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. In March 2020 the UK imposed a national lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which closed all “non-essential” high street businesses and ordered people to stay home with an exception for essential purposes only.

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APRIL 18, 2022

“Can the S.E.C. Require ‘Gag Orders’ When It Settles Cases? The Supreme Court has been asked to review the practice, which a judge called ‘a stew of confusion and hypocrisy’ and which challengers say violates the First Amendment.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

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APRIL 18, 2022

UN experts warned the Australian government to take action to rescue 46 Australian citizens, including 30 children, from camps in north-eastern Syria. In a letter released Sunday, UN experts described how the conditions in the camps constitute violations of human rights and meet the standard for torture. The 46 Australian citizens are in the Al-Hol and Roj detention camps.

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APRIL 18, 2022

“Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over the Supreme Court’s McGirt v. Oklahoma Decision; The Fox News backlash has very little to do with public safety, and a whole lot to do with the state’s power over the tribes and their citizens”: Matt Irby has this post at Balls and Strikes.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Tesla shareholders Friday requested that a US district court block Elon Musk from his “public campaign to present a contradictory and false narrative” regarding Musk’s 2018 tweets about taking the company private. This request comes as part of an ongoing lawsuit the shareholders filed against Tesla and Musk. On April 1, US District Court Judge Edward Chen reportedly ruled that Musk’s 2018 tweets, which claimed that Musk secured financing to take the company private at $420 per share, were

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APRIL 18, 2022

“Federal Judge Strikes Down Mask Mandate for Planes and Public Transit; The nation’s largest airlines dropped the requirement within hours of the ruling, but New York’s M.T.A. said its passengers must still wear a mask for now”: Charlie Savage and Heather Murphy will have this front page article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

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APRIL 18, 2022

A Russian court has registered administrative cases against Google and Wikipedia and threatened to impose hefty fines, according to Interfax News Agency. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. and Google could be fined for refusing to remove inaccurate information about the special military operation in Ukraine, as well as for encouraging extremism against Russian citizens.

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APRIL 18, 2022

While youth mental health was already deteriorating before the coronavirus pandemic, in the two years following the isolation, grief, and anxiety, researchers are finding that a dark wave of depression is washing over the adolescents of America alarming many because of suicide and homicide rates associated with prevalent depression, reports the Pew Charitable Trusts.

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APRIL 18, 2022

A shooting at an Airbnb party on Pittsburgh’s North Side early Sunday resulted in 10 gunshot victims. Local hospitals pronounced two juvenile victims dead as a result of the shooting. Shots were first fired around 2:30 AM during a large party with up to 200 people in attendance, including many individuals under 18. ShotSpotter , a gunshot detection technology, alerted the Pittsburgh police to the scene.

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APRIL 18, 2022

“Putting the Text in Originalism: Three Odd Amendments.” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 18, 2022

No Patrick, purchase offers of knick-knacks at $694.20 is not as funny as you think it is. The post Someone Should Have Told Elon That ‘Dank Memes’ Are Not An Affirmative Defense appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 18, 2022

Share Since Congress first established it in 1930, the Department of Veterans Affairs has administered a federal program that provides various benefits to U.S. military veterans. The relevant statute , regulating disability benefits, provides that “the United States will pay [compensation] to any veteran” who is “disabled” as a result of (1) “personal injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty,” or (2) “aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty

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Above The Law

APRIL 18, 2022

They're not calling it a 'strike,' but a work stoppage by any other name. The post Lawyers Go On Strike After Governor Cuts Pay appeared first on Above the Law.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Despite the wonderful relationships you share with your close ones, there are circumstances under which you are compelled to feel and think otherwise. While a family that stays together in ups and downs acts as a pillar in the face of adversities, it is likely that such a strong connection may break in response to.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 18, 2022

Did you know that how you feel — all of your emotions — affect how you communicate with clients, colleagues and everyone else? An example most people are familiar with is email: Have you ever sent an email when you were angry or upset? Did it contain lots of strong language, BLOCK CAPS and exclamation points? Did you notice that when you read the email later, after calming down, it seemed like a different person wrote it?

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