Paralegal Bootcamp
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
In our latest podcast episode, I interviewed Kim Bookout who I’ve known for 17 years! She was one of my first new hires after taking on a paralegal manager position in 2004. Whether you’re a new litigation paralegal or have been on your litigation career path for years, Kim’s story is the perfect inspiration for welcoming mobility into your paralegal career and seeing the possibilities of where it can take you.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The French Republic on Wednesday invoked Article 63 of the Statute of the International Court o f Justice. A press release from the Hague announced that the French Republic filed the declaration of intervention for the case ‘ allegations of genocide under the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)’ This follows accusations of genocide in Ukraine made by 33 legal and human rights experts.
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
“Abortion and Partisan Entrenchment”: Law professor Jack M. Balkin has posted this essay at SSRN. The post “Abortion and Partisan Entrenchment” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The Supreme Court of the United States Wednesday voted 5-4 to uphold a ruling that Yeshiva University must recognize an LBGTQ student group. The majority stated that the university must pursue a challenge to the lower court’s ruling in state court before entering into federal court. Last week, Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily blocked the order pending further review by the Supreme Court.
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
“U.S. Senate confirms 2nd Circuit judge; panel advances five other nominees”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. And Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Senate Confirms Merriam to New York-Based US Appellate Court.” Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. District Judge Sarah A.L. Merriam ( D. Conn. ) to serve on the U.S.
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
“Silence Dooms Rise In Post-Judgment Interest, 3rd Circ. Says”: Bill Wichert of Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today in an appeal that I briefed and argued on behalf of the appellant. The post “Silence Dooms Rise In Post-Judgment Interest, 3rd Circ.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
In his inaugural video report, JURIST Bangladesh Staff Correspondent Ahmad Rayhan Farhi, a law student at Dhaka University, describes his home country as a land of contradictions, many of which reflect, affect or implicate the law. The video below is followed by a lightly edited transcript of the dispatch. . Bangladesh is a country that is full of natural beauty as well as calamities.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
“This judge’s powerful writing on racism could inspire U.S. Supreme Court to hear Mississippi case; The 5th Circuit ruled an 1890 constitutional provision written to keep Black Mississippians from voting is not discriminatory; U.S. Court of Appeals Judge James Graves Jr. disagreed, writing a blistering dissent that could inspire SCOTUS to step in”: Bobby Harrison of Mississippi Today has this report.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Share The court’s newest justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, omitted information regarding reimbursements and teaching income when she filed her 2014 and 2016 financial disclosures as a federal district court judge. On a newly released disclosure form , Jackson wrote that she “inadvertently omitted” the information from the previous years’ forms. Jackson’s new disclosure form, known as a “nomination filing,” was first revealed by the watchdog group Fix the Court on Wednesday.
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
“Departing chief justice hopes for ‘younger and more diverse’ Michigan Supreme Court”: Simon Schuster ( no relation ) of MLive has this report. The post “Departing chief justice hopes for ‘younger and more diverse’ Michigan Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Photo by G20Voices. Insurers are forcing changes to police tactics and policies, mostly at small to medium-size departments throughout the nation, driving reforms that community activists, use-of-force victims and city officials have been unable to achieve, the Washington Post reports. . The changes come after increasingly large jury awards and settlements that cities and insurers must pay in police use-of-force cases, especially since the 2020 deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
“Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor says she’ll join anti-gerrymandering effort after leaving office”: Andrew J. Tobias of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report. The post “Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor says she’ll join anti-gerrymandering effort after leaving office” appeared first on How Appealing.
LegalReader
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
According to current case law, even one employee working in the EU can activate the GDPR’s current trigger mechanism.
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
“Elementary, my dear Willett”: Willett Elementary School in Forney, Texas — named in honor of Fifth Circuit Judge Don R. Willett — is now open for learning. Reportedly, the curriculum will include a course in tweeting dad jokes and the like, which students will be expected to participate in until they are confirmed to the federal judiciary.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The Justice Department has tapped more than 150 federal prosecutors across the country to form the the Digital Asset Coordinators Network to bolster law enforcement’s efforts to combat the rise in crime linked to the use of cryptocurrencies, reports the Wall Street Journal. The network was motivated in part due to the high degree of technical expertise that can go into prosecuting cryptocurrency cases, as well as digital currencies’ increasing popularity across several different areas of crime.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
“How to counter today’s tribalism and build ‘a more perfect union”: Sixth Circuit Judge Bernice B. Donald and Fifth Circuit Judge Don R. Willett have this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “How to counter today’s tribalism and build ‘a more perfect union” appeared first on How Appealing.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Every election, thousands of eligible voters fail to turn out ballots because they reside in a jail cell, not convicted of a crime, simply because they can’t raise bail money. The Supreme Court has upheld protections for presumed innocent pretrial detainees to access ballots and register to vote, but several obstacles restrict these individuals of that right, reports Stateline, a publication of Pew Charitable Trusts. .
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HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
“Despite ‘Procedural’ Setback, Legal Community Says Freeman’s Confirmation to 3rd Circuit Still Likely”: Max Mitchell of The Legal Intelligencer has this report. A particularly well-informed observer informs me that if confirmed, this nominee would be the second to have the full U.S. Senate vote down the nominee on an up-or-down vote before the nominee was later confirmed to the same judicial post.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
I was reading a recent study about free time. The conclusion? We need between two and five hours of free time every day to be our happiest. I shared this finding with two friends of mine, a working couple with three kids. They laughed, saying they were lucky to get two to three minutes of free time every day. I agree. Two free hours every day? Finding time for anything other than obligations can be challenging when there’s work and home and family and friends and household responsibilities and d
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Rainbow fentanyl recovered in Oregon. Photo Courtesy of the Multnomah County Sheriff. Teenagers are increasingly at risk of overdose as fentanyl overdose deaths sweep the country and, as they return to school, experts warn they may run into the substance more in unexpected ways, Axios reports. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a warning earlier this month about an upward trend in the sale of colorful or “rainbow” fentanyl across the Pacific Northwest, which might be in
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Plus, you know, the whole shadow docket thing. The post Justice Elena Kagan Thinks The Supreme Court Completely Blew Its Legitimacy In The <em>Dobbs</em> Case appeared first on Above the Law.
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The Process Street
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Employee onboarding best practices are the anchor to stop you from going adrift. Surely, you’ve had that sinking feeling? The one where you’ve invested in a super new hire, but it didn’t work out. When it comes to new hires leaving early, you’re not the only fish in the sea. Gen Z spends just over two years in one job. That doesn’t seem long, leaving you with the feeling that something’s off.
LegalReader
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The recently introduced text messages show Favre and former Gov. Bryant discussing how to channel $5 million in public funds toward Favre's volleyball project.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
We all have stress, albeit different, and there is no value in comparison. But what we can do is share ideas on how we can all promote better mental health. The post Promoting Mental Health In-House appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Colorado’s halfway houses were intended to reduce recidivism, but insiders describe a system plagued by a lack of training and support, costs that can burden residents with debt, and overly harsh rules that have sent many back in prison, reports ProPublica. Of every 100 people in a halfway house, only two will be reincarcerated for a new crime, while 26 will fail and likely end up behind bars for technical violations and 14 for running away from a facility.
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