Attorney at Work
JUNE 17, 2022
Asking for help is crucial to your success, both personally and professionally. Here are five ways to get better at asking for it and accepting it. Lawyers are expected to always know the answers, handle the pressure and not make mistakes. Wow! No wonder our jobs can cause us so much stress! Even when we are meeting these unrealistic expectations, we can benefit from letting others help us.
JURIST
JUNE 17, 2022
Uk Home Secretary Priti Patel Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. The Magistrates Court and High Court considered US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s extradition request and determined that extradition is not “oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process” and is not “incompatible with [Assange’s] human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression.” .
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Paralegal Brief Submitted Articles
JUNE 17, 2022
Are you new to the paralegal profession? Have you been a paralegal for years? Read the top 10 things we're glad have changed for legal professionals.
JURIST
JUNE 17, 2022
The Iowa Supreme Court Friday held in Planned Parenthood v. Reynolds that abortion is not a fundamental right under the state constitution. The decision overturns a 2018 ruling which held there is a fundamental right to abortion in Iowa. Planned Parenthood sued to challenge a 2020 law which requires a 24 hour waiting period before an abortion. According to the Guttmacher Institute , waiting periods increase the “cost and risk” of abortion.
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The Crime Report
JUNE 17, 2022
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed two bills ( HB 4631 and HB 4632 ) that expand civil forfeiture at airports, making it much easier for law enforcement to seize, and permanently keep, cash and other valuables from travelers without requiring a conviction, Forbes reports. While Michigan did reform its civil forfeiture laws less than three years ago by approving a criminal conviction provision for airport seizures, it only applied to cases where the owner fought back in court (a costly and
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Above The Law
JUNE 17, 2022
Great job, Florida! The post Ron DeSantis Handing Law Firms Millions In Public Dollars To Handle Unnecessary, Symbolic Cases appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 17, 2022
The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Wednesday announced Southwark Crown Court’s sentencing of two company directors to 11 years’ imprisonment on charges of conspiracy to defraud and misconduct in a green investment scheme. Andrew Skeene and Omari Bowers, former directors of Global Forestry Investments, encouraged investors to invest in three Brazilian teak tree plantations.
Above The Law
JUNE 17, 2022
Will the committee ask Ginni all the questions we're eager to hear about? The post The Spotlight’s About To Get Real Bright On Ginni Thomas appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2022
“Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Life & the Supreme Court”: C-SPAN has posted online at this link the video of yesterday’s American Constitution Society event.
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Above The Law
JUNE 17, 2022
Prison to Law Pipeline project gets first JD candidate. The post Woman Serving Life Sentence Admitted To Law School appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2022
“The Jan. 6 Committee Calls Ginni Thomas; It damages its credibility with more leaks meant to hurt Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas”: This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
ABA Journal
JUNE 17, 2022
Suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti entered a guilty plea in California federal court Thursday in connection with stealing millions of dollars from four clients.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2022
“MO Supreme Court rebukes Koch-linked group’s mailer that used photo of Schmitt with judges”: Kacen Bayless of The Kansas City Star has this report. And Jack Suntrup of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that “ Missouri Supreme Court ‘renounces’ mailer that uses image of Schmitt, three judges.
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Patently O
JUNE 17, 2022
By Paul R. Gugliuzza, Temple University Beasley School of Law; Jonas Anderson, American University Washington College of Law; and Jason Rantanen, University of Iowa College of Law. This is the second in a new series on venue transfer requests and mandamus at the Federal Circuit. Litigants shouldn’t get to choose the judge who decides their case. To us, that seems like an uncontroversial proposition.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2022
“US Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Kanne Dies”: Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law has this report. And Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Diane S. Sykes issued this statement today.
Above The Law
JUNE 17, 2022
Are you working for a firm that has a negative effect on your mental health? The post Lawyers’ Mental Health Remains In Crisis, But Awareness Is Growing appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2022
“When Justices Have Lawyers in the Family: It’s no surprise that Supreme Court justices have lawyers as relatives, but sometimes when they do, things get tricky.” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 17, 2022
Share On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a VA benefits decision that was based on an agency regulation in effect at the time the decision was rendered does not constitute “clear and unmistakable error” even if the agency regulation is later deemed to conflict with the text of the relevant benefits statute. As a result, a veteran whose benefits claim was denied based on the later invalidated regulation may not seek to reopen his benefits denial under a statute that authorizes collater
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2022
“Mexico’s ‘Aborteria’ Is a Haven of Last Resort for Women From Texas; US women turn to Mexico to get medical abortions”: Francesca Maglione of Bloomberg News has this report.
Above The Law
JUNE 17, 2022
Keep Talking : John Eastman doesn't seem to understand the first rule of staying out of trouble is keeping your head down, but we're all excited for more of his wild blog posts. Speaking Of Leaking : Ginni Thomas says she's willing to talk to the January 6 Committee. That should be very interesting because it certainly seems like she was pretty chatty throughout all this.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2022
“New York’s High Court Rejects a Habeas Corpus Petition on Behalf of a Captive Elephant”: Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.
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LegalReader
JUNE 17, 2022
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HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2022
“Ginni Thomas’ Troubles May Entangle Justice Thomas; ‘This clearly damages the court,’ one ethics expert said of the latest news involving the 2020 election and Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas”: Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this report.
Above The Law
JUNE 17, 2022
Shutting up is FREE! The post John Eastman Spills The Deets On His Pal Ginni appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2022
“Court Sides With Girls Who Sued Over School’s Skirt Requirement; A North Carolina school’s dress code perpetuated ‘harmful’ gender stereotypes and violated the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause, a U.S. appeals court found”: McKenna Oxenden of The New York Times has this report. My earlier coverage of Tuesday’s en banc Fourth Circuit ruling can be accessed here.
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