The Crime Report

JULY 25, 2022

Earlier this month, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Colette S. Peters to serve as Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Many eyes will now be on the troubled agency and what is happening behind bars under new leadership. Rightfully so, given years of dangerous conditions, abuse, corruption and mismanagement at the BOP. Editor’s Note: A week after Peter’s appointment, outgoing BOP Director Michael Carvajal was s ubpoenaed to testify before a Senate committee examining abuse

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JULY 12, 2022

Judge Andrew Stone of the Third Judicial District Court of the State of Utah Monday temporarily enjoined the Criminal Abortion Ban Act, allowing Planned Parenthood to pursue its lawsuit against the state. The temporary restraining order will last until Planned Parenthood has a chance to present the merits of its case. Stone commented, “[w]hen you’re talking about a seismic change in women’s health, it’s prudent to look before you leap.” Stone said this is a very com

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 28, 2022

To start off, I should make a confession. I have been in the legal field for over 30 years and a paralegal going on eight years. In those years, I have only worked on civil cases, and that was my niche. Then, an opportunity came along to work for the County Public Defender’s Office, defending people in misdemeanor, felony, and now the only paralegal in the office on capital cases.

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Paralegal Brief Submitted Articles

JULY 8, 2022

Leatrice shares what she's gained from getting more involved in paralegal associations and becoming her association's social media manager.

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Above The Law

JULY 29, 2022

Can you get hard time in a civil tort suit? The post However Bad You Thought The Sandy Hook Defamation Case Would Go For Alex Jones, Yesterday Was WORSE appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

JULY 11, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. In a new opinion the court asked and answerd an interesting question: What if most on-point prior art was accidentally created due to a typographical error? In LG Electronics, Inc. v. ImmerVision, Inc., — F.4th — (Fed. Cir. 2022) , the Court sided with the patentee in holding that a person of skill in the art would have “disregarded or corrected” the error rather than relying on the error as the foundation of an inventive project.

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Wednesday reinstated a New York law that limits protest near courthouses. The reinstated law, New York Penal Law § 215.50 (7) , prohibits people from engaging in conduct “concerning the conduct of a trial being held” within 200 feet of a courthouse. Should someone be found in violation of the law, they could face criminal contempt charges. .

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The Crime Report

JULY 20, 2022

I llustration courtesy CCJ. Some 57 percent of people held in state prison in 2019 were serving sentences of 10 years or longer—an 11 percent jump from the previous decade, according to a Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) task force. In a study examining the nation’s use of long prison sentences, researchers found, however, that while the size of the population serving long sentences continues to grow in state prisons, recent state prison admissions of individuals sentenced to term

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Paralegal Brief Submitted Articles

JULY 8, 2022

October 13, 2022 Combining Data Analytics skills with your legal industry background could open up a new career path if you are currently in a paralegal, contracts manager or legal operations role Technology Update Your Professional Game with Data Analytics Update Your Professional Game with Data Analytics Paralegals, Contract Managers and Legal Operations Professionals might want to consider updating their technology skills in the area of data analytics to align with trends identified in a rece

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Above The Law

JULY 18, 2022

Quit laughing, you guys! The post Herschel Walker Threatens To Sue Over Veterans’ Ad Impugning His Unimpeachable Honesty, Which Is Complete And Without Blemish appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 11, 2022

Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Theresa Inacker, an attorney, is the New Jersey state director for The DC Project , a coalition of female gun owners dedicated to protecting and preserving Second Amendment rights. After more than a decade of unsuccessful challenges post- Heller and McDonald , gun owners finally rejoice that the Second Amendment is no longer the “ constitutional orphan ” of the Supreme Cou

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Patently O

JULY 14, 2022

By Jason Rantanen. There are lots of studies of Federal Circuit decisions, but very few involve the link between all cases filed at the district court cases and appeals. This prompted the question for me: who actually files appeals in patent infringement cases and how representative are they of the underlying civil actions filed in the courts? It turns out that the answer is “mostly patent asserters” and that they aren’t necessarily representative of case filings.

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JURIST

JULY 31, 2022

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have released a joint opinion criticizing the European Union’s (EU) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. The EDPB and the EDPS are independent privacy watchdogs in the EU.

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The Crime Report

JULY 6, 2022

A study by researchers from the University of Michigan found that at least four in 10 children in the U.S. born between 1999 and 2005 were raised in a home where a parent or co-residing adult faced at least one criminal charge, reports The Hill. Some 9 percent of children have had an intergenerational exposure to prison, 18 percent have been exposed to felony conviction and 39 percent in total have been exposed to any criminal charge over the course of childhood.

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ABA Journal

JULY 13, 2022

In Nobody is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States , geographer Reece Jones argues that Supreme Court…

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Above The Law

JULY 29, 2022

It's hard to undersell how absolutely terrifying this speech is. The post Sam Alito Drops Prince Harry Diss Track, Uses B-Side To Lay Out Terrifying Religio-Fascist Vision appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 28, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to postpone the execution of Joe Nathan James, who was scheduled to die in an Alabama prison at 7 p.m. EDT. James was sentenced to death for the 1994 murder of Faith Hall, his former girlfriend. Hall’s family had urged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to convert James’ death sentence to a sentence of life in prison, but Ivey declined to do so.

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JULY 11, 2022

Veterans, though often treated as heroes, struggle a lot after coming back home. Many face problems with their mental and physical health, some cannot find their place among their family and friends and an overall community.

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JURIST

JULY 7, 2022

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Thursday ruled that Greece’s “ pushback ” operation that led to the sinking of a migrant boat, killing eleven (including children and infants), violated articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In Safi and others v. Greece, the court held that the behavior of Greek security officials violated the migrants right to life and the prohibition on inhuman or degrading treatment.

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The Crime Report

JULY 5, 2022

An analysis by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) has discovered rampant prosecutorial misconduct in death penalty prosecutions, finding more than 550 prosecutorial misconduct reversals and exonerations in capital cases, amounting to roughly 5.6 percent of all death sentences imposed in the United States in the past half-century, according to a recent press release.

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ABA Journal

JULY 14, 2022

The Indiana lawyer who drafted a model law to ban abortion tells Politico that the pregnant 10-year-old girl who came to his state for…

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Above The Law

JULY 5, 2022

She's taking over for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The post Sonia Sotomayor, Lead Dissenter, Is The Supreme Court’s ‘Voice Of Reason’ appeared first on Above the Law.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JULY 29, 2022

With the end of summer upon us, we begin to look forward to the regulatory issues that will face broadcasters as we barrel toward the end of the year. One date on many broadcaster’s minds is the date by which the annual regulatory fees will be due to be paid. While the payment date is almost certainly going to be sometime in September, look for an FCC decision on the amount of those fees at some point in late August.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 21, 2022

Learning how to write a Wikipedia page that tracks your life and career will help you chart the next steps in your amazing life. How will your story measure up against your legal heroes and mentors? . Imagine you’ve just shuffled off this mortal coil and somewhere someone is struggling to write the headline for your obituary. What will they say about you?

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JURIST

JULY 4, 2022

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Monday released a report containing evidence of mass graves in the Libyan city of Tarhuna. The report estimates there could be as many as 100 undiscovered mass graves in the city. It claims that the al-Kaniyat militia, in power in Tarhuna from 2016 to 2020, is responsible for mass killings. The militia is alleged to have used brutal torture methods on residents including women, children, the infirm, and the disabled.

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