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APRIL 15, 2021

The UK’s High Court Upper Tribunal Immigration & Asylum Chambers ruled Wednesday that the Home Office failed to properly investigate deaths at immigration centers. Upon finding Oscar Okwurime dead in 2019, the UK Home Office began deportation proceedings against Ahmed Lawal. Ahmed Lawal, a friend of Okwurime, was being held in the same deportation center and could provide evidence regarding the death.

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

As the Innocence Project has reported, In 2006, Sedley Alley was executed by the state of Tennessee after the courts refused to conduct DNA testing that could have helped uncover the truth.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 15, 2021

At first, preparing an ediscovery project budget can seem intimidating and overwhelming. This is especially true if you’re sitting there staring at a blank piece of paper, trying to figure out where to start. Eventually, as you grow into your role as an ediscovery project manager , you will realize that the ediscovery project budget can be your tool to: measure efficiencies. consider alternative technologies that could save you time and money. establish metrics to use on future ediscovery budget

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

Share On Feb. 24, 2020, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia , a case in which the petitioners and several amici are asking the Court to either (1) overrule Employment Division v. Smith , a 1990 decision holding that the free exercise clause does not provide a right to religious exemptions from general laws, or (2) sharply limit the impact of Smith by interpreting it as guaranteeing a “most favored nation” status for religious exemption claims.

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APRIL 15, 2021

“Columbia Law Review In Memoriam: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” You can access via this link a series of remarkable tributes that the Columbia Law Review has collected.

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APRIL 15, 2021

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Great Proceduralist”: Sixth Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton has this “In Memoriam” essay in a recent issue of the Ohio State Law Journal.

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LegalReader

APRIL 15, 2021

When it comes to starting a solar business, there are more than a few factors to consider. Take some time to figure out what works for you and your business goals.

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APRIL 15, 2021

“In bizarre sextortion case, 9th Circuit rules sham litigation threats can be a crime”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post. My earlier coverage of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling can be accessed here.

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LegalReader

APRIL 15, 2021

Bringing in previously unemployed non-health care professionals, with less than one day’s training, is a formula for carnage in our long term care facilities.

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APRIL 15, 2021

“The Supreme Court Is Making New Law in the Shadows; The justices are defying their procedural rules to rewrite the Constitution”: Law professor Stephen I. Vladeck has this essay online at The New York Times.

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ALPS

APRIL 15, 2021

Not too often, but often enough, we receive phone calls from concerned insureds inquiring about what they should do now they have become aware of a claim or potential claim. While taking the correct initial steps once a claim arises is important, your actions prior to becoming aware of the claim will very likely have a greater impact on the manageability of favorably resolving or litigating the matter.

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APRIL 15, 2021

“Episode 17: Chicago is a Beach Town (with Will Baude and Judith Miller).” You can access via this link this week’s new installment of the “In Loco Parent(i)s” podcast with Karen and Steve Vladek and their guests, Will Baude and Judith Miller. Perhaps they discuss the shadow docket. In any event, here’s one more opportunity to learn how Will pronounces his last name so that you can pronounce it that way too, should you wish to do so.

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LegalReader

APRIL 15, 2021

An attorney who participated in a “Wall of Moms” protest against overly-militarized federal agents has launched a lawsuit against the United States government, claiming she was subjected to excessive force and then arrested without cause. The Associated Press reports that the lawsuit was filed by Jennifer Kristiansen. Lodged in federal court in Portland, Oregon, Kristiansen’s.

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APRIL 15, 2021

“Conservative Judges Are Manipulating the History of Eugenics to Overturn Roe v. Wade ; In upholding a ban on certain abortions, a federal appeals court drew directly from Justice Clarence Thomas’ playbook”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence interview with law professor Melissa Murray , who has an article in the April 2021 issue of The Harvard Law Review titled “ Race-ing Roe : Reproductive Justice, Racial Justice, and the Battle for Roe v.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

Back in January, we reminded broadcasters that state and local elections , even those held in “off-years” like 2021, still fall within the FCC’s political broadcasting rules. Virtually all FCC rules, with the exception of reasonable access , apply to candidates for the local school board or town council just as they do for candidates for President – i.e., once you decide to accept an ad for a local candidate, then equal opportunities, lowest unit rates and online public file o

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APRIL 15, 2021

“Court Packing Is a Dangerous Game; Even if the size of the bench remains the same, intimidation diminishes the justices’ stature”: Law professor Philip Hamburger has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

Share On Thursday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. EDT, the Harvard Law Review and Harvard Law School chapters of the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society will host a discussion with a number of Supreme Court commentators from news outlets, podcasts, Twitter and more, on their work covering the court and major news of the current term. The panel will feature Josie Duffy Rice of The Appeal, Katie Barlow of SCOTUSblog, Sarah Isgur of The Dispatch and Steven Mazie of The Economist, and w

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APRIL 15, 2021

“ Tandon steals Fulton ‘s thunder: The most important free exercise decision since 1990.” Jim Oleske has this post at “SCOTUSblog.

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LegalReader

APRIL 15, 2021

The recently-passed measure would also close down one of the country's largest for-profit immigration detention centers by 2025.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 15, 2021

“The art of persuasion: How past presidents have tried to nudge Supreme Court justices off the bench.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

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LegalReader

APRIL 15, 2021

Divorce is disappointing, but if you take the right steps, you can make a smooth transition into your new life. .

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APRIL 15, 2021

“Justice Breyer says looking to international law can help the court evaluate US cases”: Mark Walsh has this article online at ABA Journal.

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LegalReader

APRIL 15, 2021

After testing positive for the coronavirus, a third of all patients will develop neurological complications.

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APRIL 15, 2021

“Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett lists Indiana home for $899,900”: Bob Goldsborough of The Chicago Tribune has this report.

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Intelligize Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

As the manager of $8.7 trillion in assets, BlackRock has a big voice in the business community. It famously exercises that voice in an annual letter to CEOs, which in recent years has called on corporations to embrace socially conscious business practices. But actions speak louder than words, and now BlackRock is going beyond letter […]. The post BlackRock Bets on Its ESG Record appeared first on Intelligize.

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