Paralegal Bootcamp
JUNE 13, 2022
If you want to transfer to the litigation department at your firm, or you want to find a new position as a litigation paralegal even though you’ve been working in another practice area, how do you do that? Can you do that? Yes. Last week, I received an email from a paralegal who was trying to decide if she should join the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp , which is only open for enrollment until June 16th.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2022
The US Supreme Court Monday ruled in two separate cases that undocumented immigrants who are detained for more than six months are not entitled to a bond hearing. Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez was unanimous, with only Justice Breyer dissenting in part, while Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez was a 6-3 decision. The first case concerned Antonio Arteaga-Martinez, an immigrant from Mexico who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2018 for entering the US illegally six years prior.
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JUNE 13, 2022
“Could the Federal Reserve Save Climate Action From the Supreme Court? Courts have long held that monetary policy is all but immune from judicial review. Here’s how the Fed could step in to help address the climate crisis.” Aaron Regunberg has this post at Balls and Strikes.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2022
The US Supreme Court Monday unanimously held in ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd. that “[o]nly a governmental or intergovernmental adjudicative body constitutes a ‘foreign or international tribunal'” under 28 U.S.C. §1782. Justice Barrett wrote the court’s opinion. This case is a consolidation of two cases involving foreign arbitration proceedings. 28 U.S.C. §1782 allows federal trial courts to order production of evidence and testimony “ for use in a proceed
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JUNE 13, 2022
“Jilted Georgetown Law Applicant’s Cyberstalking Conviction Valid”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report. And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has a post titled “ Court Limits Ban on Speech That Causes ‘Substantial Emotional Distress’ with ‘Intent to Harass or Intimdate.’ ” Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas issued today’s opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S.
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JUNE 13, 2022
“When Faith and Football Teamed Up Against American Democracy: The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the case of a football coach at a public high school who was told he wasn’t allowed to pray on the field in front of players; The expected result is a win for the coach — and the further erosion of the separation between church and state.” Greg Bishop of Sports Illustrated has this lengthy report.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2022
The US Supreme Court Monday held 8-1 in Kemp v. United States that the term “mistake” in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) “includes a judge’s errors of law.” Rule 60(b)(1) allows a party to a lawsuit to seek relief from a judgement based on a mistake. The court considered “whether the term ‘mistake’ includes a judge’s error of law” and concluded that it does.
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JUNE 13, 2022
“The Newly Constituted and Restless”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, with law professors Leah Litman , Kate Shaw , and Melissa Murray , via this link. And you can access Friday’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast, titled “SMUGLER,” with law professors Dan Epps and Will Baude , via this link.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2022
A UK High Court judge ruled against Brexit activist Arron Banks Monday in his libel case against journalist Carole Cadwalladr. The case concerned a tweet and TED talk by Cadwalladr, an independent journalist with a popular podcast who has written for the Guardian and the Observer. . Mrs Justice Karen Steyn found that Cadwalladr’s TED talk was defamatory in nature but did not meet the criteria for libel, saying, “[t]he claimant has failed to prove that the publication of the TED Talk
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JUNE 13, 2022
“Retiring Utah top court justice to open law, consulting firms”: Sara Merken of Reuters has a report that begins, “Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Thomas Lee said Monday he will create a law firm and a separate linguistic consulting firm as he retires from the bench June 30.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2022
Amnesty International Monday reported that hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv by indiscriminate Russian use of cluster munitions and inherently inaccurate rockets. The report documents 606 civilians, including children and the elderly, killed and 1248 injured by indiscriminate Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region.
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JUNE 13, 2022
“The linguistics search engine that overturned the federal mask mandate; Conservative judges are falling for the glamour of big data”: Nicole Wetsman of The Verge has this report.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2022
New York Governor Kathy Hochul Monday signed six bills aimed at protecting the rights of those who provide and seek abortions. The legislative package includes the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) and the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act (CCCA). . Hochul commented: Reproductive rights are human rights, and today we are signing landmark legislation to further protect them and all who wish to access them in New York State.
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JUNE 13, 2022
Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in five argued cases. 1. Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court in Denezpi v. United States , No. 20-7622. And Justice Neil M. Gorsuch issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined in part. You can access the oral argument via this link. 2.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2022
The UK Court of Appeal Monday upheld a High Court decision which will permit the first migrant deportation flight to Rwanda under a controversial new policy. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the UK and Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement was agreed upon on April 14th 2021. As part of the MoU, Britain will send some migrants who arrived by crossing the English Channel in small boats from Europe back to Rwanda.
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JUNE 13, 2022
In the June 20, 2022 issue of The New Yorker: Stephania Taladrid has an article headlined “ A Texas Teen-Ager’s Abortion Odyssey: The Heartbeat Act is forcing families to journey to oversubscribed clinics in other states — offering a preview of life in post-Roe America.” And Sheelah Kolhatkar has an article headlined “ The Fight to Hold Pornhub Accountable: For years, nonconsensual videos flourished on the Internet; How have adult sites been reined in?
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2022
Belarusian law students enrolled at European Humanities University are filing reports with JURIST on current circumstances in Belarus under the constitutionally-disputed presidency of Alexander Lukashenka. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding the name of the correspondent filing this report. The text has only been lightly edited to respect the author’s voice. 1233 people.
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JUNE 13, 2022
“State supreme courts: Bottom of the ballot but top concern if Roe falls; The possible end to federal abortion protections is spotlighting down-ballot races in the upcoming midterm elections.” Megan Messerly of Politico has this report.
Above The Law
JUNE 13, 2022
Let's take a closer look at some of the ways AI is changing the legal profession. The post Embracing AI And Machine Learning To Survive And Thrive In The World Of Law appeared first on Above the Law.
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JUNE 13, 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 Andrus v. Texas , No. 21-6001, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissent , in which Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Elena Kagan joined, from the denial of certiorari.
The Process Street
JUNE 13, 2022
What if I told you that the organization powering 35% of the internet’s websites is fully remote? Automattic has a remote workforce based in 75 countries. You might be asking how such a successful business can be fully remote. That’s where Automattic’s remote framework guide sheds some light. Many people underestimated the power of remote work – until the global pandemic forced everyone to stay indoors.
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ABA Journal
JUNE 13, 2022
Whether we like it or not, automated, driverless vehicles are quickly becoming a reality and a norm in our society.
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JUNE 13, 2022
“McConnell says House’s Supreme Court security bill can’t pass Senate”: Alexander Bolton of The Hill has this report.
Attorney at Work
JUNE 13, 2022
Commonplace books are an old-school hack. Old school as in Marcus Aurelius used one. Seneca and Leonardo da Vinci swore by them. I use one, and I remember making calls on a party line. Commonplace books are not diaries, and they’re not exactly journals. They don’t record your thoughts as much as thoughts by other people. Quotes. Snatches of conversation.
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JUNE 13, 2022
“Arkansas to urge appeals court to revive gender transition ban for minors”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report.
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