Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Nicole Clark maps out a few of the most important innovations to expect in the coming year. The post A New Year Unfolds With Artificial Intelligence: Five Legal Tech Predictions for 2023 appeared first on Attorney at Work.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 9, 2022
By now, we are well aware of how often and how severely our justice and legal system can fail those it claims to protect. Whether it’s a wrongful conviction, no conviction at all, misconduct by authority figures or failure to protect vulnerable victims, injustice comes in many forms. . We often feel devastated, disgusted, and even helpless. But with these following five documentaries, we can remind ourselves that achieving justice also comes in many forms. .
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Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Nothing But the Ruth! | Rebranding is worth the investment to make your firm fit with who you are and what you offer. The post How I Rebranded My Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The Barbados High Court Monday issued an oral judgement striking down two laws which effectively criminalized gay sex in the island nation. Sections 9 and 12 of the Barbados Sexual Offences Act of 1992 criminalized “buggery” and acts of “serious indency” with penalties of up to life imprisonment and ten years in prison, respectively.
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Above The Law
DECEMBER 14, 2022
But we can't have a registry of gun owners, because. CONSTITUTION! The post Texas AG Paxton Wants to Build A Registry Of Trans People, But He Won’t Say Why appeared first on Above the Law.
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SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Share In the first three months of the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court’s newest member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, was by far the most active participant in oral arguments, according to an analysis of the written transcripts for the 27 cases the court has heard so far. Jackson has spoken, on average, nearly 1,350 words per argument. The court’s next most-talkative members — Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Neil Gorsuch, in that order — each have spoken, on average, between 800 and
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 28, 2022
On January 1, a laundry list of laws impacting the Illinois criminal justice system will go into effect, including one eliminating the state’s cash bail system, making it the first in the nation to completely get rid of cash bail. The broad 700-page criminal justice reform bill , originally passed in January of 2021 called SAFE-T Act (Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity – Today), addresses a large range of issues statewide including prison policy, policing, and pretrial court proc
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 22, 2022
By Maria Antonia Tigre. Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash. As noted at the end of last year, 2021 was significant for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. 2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption.
JURIST
DECEMBER 28, 2022
The Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday unanimously overruled a judgment of the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals and moved that there must be “direct” physical loss or physical damage in the company’s computer software for insurance policy coverage. In the three-year court proceedings between the greater Dayton medical billing software maker EMOI and its insurance service provider Lansing, Michigan-based Owners Insurance Company, the latter asserted that the insurance contract una
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Above The Law
DECEMBER 13, 2022
'One degree of Brett Kavanaugh' is less a fun parlor game than a horrifying reminder of a crumbling nation. The post Brett Kavanaugh Hangs Out With Matt Gaetz In Most Obvious Turn Of Events Ever appeared first on Above the Law.
Patently O
DECEMBER 11, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. I like to think of collateral estoppel alongside binding precedent. Both involve a set of (at least) two separate cases, and the question is always whether some conclusion drawn in the earlier action forecloses relitigation of same (or similar) issue in the latter action. Precedent is broader because it applies across-the-board regardless of the parties involved.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Share Efforts to bolster Supreme Court ethics standards gained little ground in a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday, as Democrats and Republicans butted heads over familiar talking points. In what will likely be the committee’s last hearing before the House majority changes hands, Democrats called former anti-abortion lobbyist Rev. Robert Schenck, along with ethics and legal experts, to testify in support of strengthening ethics standards at the court.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Prisoners are using drones to cut out any middleman like a corrupt prison staff member and are now delivering contraband straight from the outside themselves reports Walter Pavlo for Forbes. In May 2022, Bryant Leray Henderson flew a drone from the parking lot of O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth, Texas and strapped four 10-inch by 11-inch packages on to the undercarriage of a DJI Inspire 2 Model T650A drone of a drone with Methamphetamine, cellular telephones, MP3 players and pressed THC.
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ABA Journal
DECEMBER 14, 2022
In this year’s Members Who Inspire series, the ABA Journal featured 12 extraordinary ABA members who go to great lengths to embolden their clients,…
JURIST
DECEMBER 29, 2022
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Thursday reported that over 30,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced following violent conflicts throughout the country. The OCHA statement highlights South Sudan’s struggle with political stability, food insecurity, and natural disasters such as flooding. The statement estimates over 9.4 million people in South Sudan will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2023, an increase of over 2.2 million people re
Above The Law
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Color me absolutely not shocked in the least. The post When Federal Judges Said Free PACER Would Cost $2B, They Were Completely Full Of Crap appeared first on Above the Law.
Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Roy Ginsburg | If you want your best clients to stay when your baby boomer lawyers leave, succession planning is the most effective insurance policy. The post Removing Succession Planning Obstacles appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday signaled that it may not be ready to adopt a sweeping interpretation of the Constitution, known as the “independent state legislature” theory, that would give state legislatures broad power to regulate federal elections without interference from state courts. Although some justices appeared receptive to that theory during nearly three hours of argument, it was not clear that there was a majority to endorse it, even as other justices focused on a narrower vers
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 29, 2022
The nation is approaching the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical innovations and discoveries made in response to the pandemic have been nothing short of amazing. Surprisingly, perhaps even oddly, the pandemic proved one thing to the nation’s criminal justice system: there are tens of thousands of inmates incarcerated in penal and jail systems that do not belong there and who could be safely released back into the community without posing a public safety risk.
ABA Journal
DECEMBER 9, 2022
A lawyer who practiced family law in Lawrenceville, Georgia, was found dead with gunshot wounds Wednesday by emergency personnel responding to a fire at his…
JURIST
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) Wednesday filed a criminal complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the “atrocious crimes” of detaining and intercepting Libyan refugees and returning refugees to Libya. Some of the accused include high-ranking officials of EU Member States such as Italy and Malta and other EU agencies.
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Above The Law
DECEMBER 30, 2022
2022: A Year In Disingenuity. The post Rating Jonathan Turley’s Wildest, Thirstiest, Most Embarrassing Bids For Attention In 2022 appeared first on Above the Law.
Patently O
DECEMBER 20, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. “Smart wallets” are growing in popularity. I have one branded FIDELO with a carbon-fiber case that claims to block scammers trying to read the chip on my credit card. I think of these generally as “smart wallets” but I learned today that the company Storus has a registered trademark for that term. What should I call them now?
Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 9, 2022
We've said it before: A fountain pen is a perfect gift. Here are seven great ones. The post Analog Attorney Gifts for Attorneys Who Analog appeared first on Attorney at Work.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 21, 2022
A former finance director at the NYU Metro Center has been indicted for allegedly embezzling over $3 million dollars in state education grants intended to support minority and women-owned businesses, Jake Offenhartz reports for the Gothamist. Cindy Tappe has been accused of using fraudulent invoices to direct taxpayer money to her own shell companies.
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