JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Our Myanmar law students are answering JURIST reader questions about the on-the-ground situation and their own concerns amidst the chaos and carnage of the Myanmar military coup. Contact them by DM or reply on Twitter @bernardhibbitts. Today’s question is: “What gives you hope and courage to keep going during this very uncertain time?
The Estrin Report
APRIL 10, 2021
Tips for Job Seekers and Employers: For those of you seeking a dynamic new job: Do not use a resume that is “one size fits all”. Tailor your resume to the job description. Employers will not imagine that you have had the right responsibilities for the job if it is not on the resume. For those of you seeking a top candidate: Don’t waste your time with what you think are “behavioral” questions such as: If you were an animal, what would you be?
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JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
The State of Alaska sued over thirty chemical compound manufacturers Wednesday after it was discovered that the state’s groundwater was being contaminated by toxic chemicals. The 38-page complaint alleges that the defendant companies knowingly produced highly toxic chemicals known as PFAS (which include PFOS and PFOA) and released the compounds into the environment through their products.
The Estrin Report
APRIL 10, 2021
Tips for Job Seekers and Employers: For those of you seeking a dynamic new job: Do not use a resume that is “one size fits all”. Tailor your resume to the job description. Employers will not imagine that you have had the right responsibilities for the job if it is not on the resume. For those of you seeking a top candidate: Don’t waste your time with what you think are “behavioral” questions such as: If you were an animal, what would you be?
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JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
Russian authorities on Wednesday fined U.S.-backed news broadcaster Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe (RFE) more than $70,000 for violating Russia’s new foreign agent laws. New legislation requires foreign-funded media outlets to register as foreign agents and failure to do so can result in criminal liability for unpaid fines. Registering as a foreign agent requires organizations to disclose their funding sources and use the “foreign agent” label on all publications.
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JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
On Friday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling on whether the Wisconsin Elections Commission has a duty to remove voters who may have moved from the rolls, holding that it is not a duty for the commission. A Wisconsin circuit court had previously ruled that the removal of such voters was a duty of the commission before a court of appeals reversed the holding.
The Estrin Report
APRIL 10, 2021
Tips for Job Seekers and Employers: For those of you seeking a dynamic new job: Do not use a resume that is “one size fits all”. Tailor your resume to the job description. Employers will not imagine that you have had the right responsibilities for the job if it is not on the resume. For those of you seeking a top candidate: Don’t waste your time with what you think are “behavioral” questions such as: If you were an animal, what would you be?
Patently O
APRIL 10, 2021
If you are in-house patent attorney/agent prosecuting cases for your employer-client, do you still need to file a power of attorney? I’m finding that a good percentage of cases have a registered patent professional listed as the correspondence address within the Application Data Sheet, and that individual is being allowed by the USPTO to prosecute the case no behalf of its client.
HowAppealing
APRIL 10, 2021
“The Supreme Court’s Religious Persecution Complex: Under the guise of ‘religious liberty,’ the conservative justices are privileging certain Americans at the expense of the rest of us.” Katherine Stewart has this essay online at The New Republic.
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Corporate Governance
APRIL 10, 2021
ESG Insider April 9 is the most recent S&P Global podcast. Co-hosts Lindsey White and Esther Whieldon interview the sponsors of several new proxy proposals. As a shareholder advocate trying to get the word out on my own proposals, I found it interesting and informative. Last season I participated in Tesla Investor Briefing 2020 AGM with […].
HowAppealing
APRIL 10, 2021
“By 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Prayer Meetings in Homes; The court shifted direction in cases on Covid-related limits on religious services after Justice Amy Coney Barrett replaced Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report on a per curiam decision that the U.S. Supreme Court issued last night.
LLRX
APRIL 10, 2021
Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.
HowAppealing
APRIL 10, 2021
“Techies give an old fashioned Supreme Court decent marks in coding case”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.
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JonathanTurley
APRIL 10, 2021
By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor. Last Sunday afternoon I happened to be at my home-office looking over Professor Turley’s website. He was updating his then recently posted Easter Sunday article and read the following change: “We went to the open vaccination location but it had a three block line that barely moved with hundreds of people.
HowAppealing
APRIL 10, 2021
“Supreme Court to hear cases by phone through remainder of current session”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.
JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico signed a law on Wednesday which eliminates the defense of qualified immunity for public officials, including police officers. Qualified immunity protects government officials from being held personally liable for constitutional violations. The new law provides: In any claim for damages or relief under the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, no public body or person acting on behalf of, under color of or within the course and scope of the authority of a publ
ALPS
APRIL 10, 2021
Last year, the Georgia Supreme Court made clear that lawyers are permitted to include arbitration provisions in their engagement agreements with potential clients. Innovative Images, LLC v. Summerville , 309 Ga. 675, 848 S.E.2d 75 (2020). That leaves for consideration the question of whether arbitration provisions should be included in legal engagement agreements.
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JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday that his government will end exemptions for judges and politicians from sexual harassment laws. The announcement comes in response to nationwide protests against sexual violence, prompted by allegations of rapes committed by high level politicians, including an allegation against attorney general Christian Porter.
HowAppealing
APRIL 10, 2021
“Biden’s Supreme Court reform commission won’t fix anything; The president’s new commission has a lot of fans — in the Federalist Society”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. And online at The Los Angeles Times, columnist Michael McGough an essay titled “ Biden’s Supreme Court panel should listen to Justice Breyer.
JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
On Friday, President Biden issued an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. Biden ordered the formation of the commission to study potential changes to the Supreme Court amid calls from many liberals to reform the Court. Under the executive order, membership of the commission is to be “constitutional scholars, retired members of the Federal judiciary, or other individuals having experience with and knowledge of” the Supreme Cour
JonathanTurley
APRIL 10, 2021
On Friday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. The order is the fulfillment of his pledge on the campaign trial to consider the expansion of the Supreme Court, a court-packing scheme advocated by some Democrats to retake control of the court from its current conservative majority.
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JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
The European Court of Human Rights issued judgment on Thursday that mandatory vaccinations of children under the Czech Republic’s health policy do not violate Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights. The policy, mandated by section 46 of the Public Health Protection Act , requires long-term residents to undergo routine vaccinations covered by public health insurance.
JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it has launched an investigation into U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz’s alleged misconduct, including accusations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use. . In its press release, the House Ethics Committee stated, “the Committee is aware of public allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use , shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records
JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu challenged on Thursday the authority of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories. The challenge resulted from the adoption of recommendations by the inter-ministerial team, led by the National Security Council, suggesting not to cooperate with the inquiry, but instead respond to the ICC notification letter by the Friday deadline.
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