September, 2022

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Can U.S. Prisons Stop Using Solitary Confinement?

The Crime Report

Efforts to eliminate or even just reduce the use of solitary confinement are complicated by prison staffing shortages, by lingering fears over the spread of COVID, and by a prison “culture” focused on punishment and control, a webinar was told Wednesday. “As a country we have viewed prison as a place of punishment for a very, very long time, and flowing from that has been the use of solitary confinement to control bad behavior and to control violence,” said Dean Williams, executive director of t

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Is Cold Calling for Lawyers Obsolete?

My Shingle

In the past, when I embarked on a new venture or needed to find work or referrals quickly, I’d typically make both warm calls (to colleagues I know) as well as cold calls to prospects who I might find in a specialty bar directory or on a law firm website.

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5 Social Media Translation Mistakes Most Brands Make

LegalReader

Which are you more interested in, making money or gaining customers and making money at the same time?

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What it’s like to be a new justice

SCOTUSBlog

Share. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will take the bench next month as the court’s newest member. Amy is joined by Marin Levy, a professor at Duke Law School, to talk about what it’s like to join the court. Levy runs a popular Twitter account where she chronicles the history of the federal judiciary. You can find her at @marinklevy. Send us a question about the court at scotustalk@scotusblog.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 596-2906.

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Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.

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To Trust or Not To Trust: What to Do With Flat Fees? (Part I)

My Shingle

Some lawyers refuse to experiment with flat fee billing – not because of confusion over how to set prices or concerns over uncharging — but because they believe that flat fees raise ethical red flags.

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Legal experts propose plan to close Guantánamo Bay prison

JURIST

The Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Monday proposed a 13-point plan to close Guantánamo Bay prison. Co-chairs Claire Finkelstein and Harvey Rishikof complied a diverse analysis of the prison to create a proposal that is both comprehensive and nonpartisan. Among the report’s 13 recommendations are a proposal for US President Biden to give the Secretary of Defense the authority to close Guantánamo, a restoration of the office of special envoy to the pr

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Why the Alternate Suspect Having the Opportunity to Kill Hae Min Lee is Critical

EvidenceProf Blog

At the hearing on the joint motion to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction, Becky Feldman from the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office said something fairly extraordinary. Her statement was in regard to one of the alternate suspects in the case.

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As Ian Weakens, Florida County Sheriff Declines to Evacuate Jail

The Crime Report

Sheriff Carmine Marceno said he won’t evacuate inmates from a downtown Fort Myers facility with beds for just under 500 people, because emergency measures are in place to protect them. Hurricane Ian has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but officials warn the powerful storm is not done sweeping Florida towns and cities. Before it was downgraded Thursday morning, it caused exceptional damage to streets and homes in towns like Fort Myers, where videos show extreme flooding, stranding som

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Ron DeSantis Accused Of Abusing Federal Funds And Jonathan Turley Is Right There To Offer Argle-Bargle Analysis

Above The Law

Big day in 'abusing COVID funds' news. The post Ron DeSantis Accused Of Abusing Federal Funds And Jonathan Turley Is Right There To Offer Argle-Bargle Analysis appeared first on Above the Law.

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Contract Lifecycle Management: A Business Enabler Exploring On-Ground Challenges

CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.

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Supreme Court on Patent Law for October 2022

Patently O

by Dennis Crouch. It is time to pick-up our consideration of Supreme Court patent cases for the 2022-2023 term. A quick recap: Despite dozens of interesting and important cases, the Supreme Court denied all petitions for writ of certiorari for the 2021-2022 term. The most anticipated case last year was the 101 eligibility petition regarding automobile drive shaft manufacturing process.

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Longtime counselor to the chief justice announces retirement

SCOTUSBlog

Share Jeffrey Minear, who has served as the counselor to Chief Justice John Roberts since 2006, will retire at the end of the month, the court announced on Tuesday. Much like a chief of staff, the counselor to the chief justice is a vaguely defined position with broad responsibilities, including helping the chief oversee the Judicial Conference of the United States and serving as the chief’s representative to other branches of government, foreign courts, and visiting dignitaries.

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Australia passes dramatic climate change bill, pledges net zero carbon emissions by 2050

JURIST

The Australian parliament Thursday passed new legislation pledging to reduce carbon emissions by 43 percent by the year 2030 and to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The laws mark the first Australian climate change legislation in over a decade and are the first substantial steps to combat climate change from the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

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After Roberts defends SCOTUS, Kagan warns of judges creating ‘legitimacy problems for themselves’

ABA Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Monday judges can “create legitimacy problems for themselves” by appearing to be political.

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California Civil Discovery Act Undergoes Significant Overhaul

Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.

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Flaws of Eyewitness ID Magnified by Facial Recognition Software: Researcher

The Crime Report

illustration by Kal Omari via Flickr. As courts and cops have turned to facial recognition software to identify criminals, identification by machines is matching eyewitness identification by humans as a criminal-legal tactic. But both crime-fighting tools are flawed, particularly when they are employed together, asserts Valena E. Beety, a law professor at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.

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Georgia Judge Tells Lindsey Graham To Quit Stalling And Take His Biscuits Down To The Grand Jury

Above The Law

Spoiler Alert: There will be more stalling. The post Georgia Judge Tells Lindsey Graham To Quit Stalling And Take His Biscuits Down To The Grand Jury appeared first on Above the Law.

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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

The IP Law Blog

Copyright protection automatically attaches to a work when it is created. Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. Copyright law “protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.

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In 5-4 vote, court denies Yeshiva University’s request to block state ruling on LGBTQ recognition

SCOTUSBlog

Share Five days after Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily put on hold a New York state court ruling that directed Yeshiva University to approve an official “Pride Alliance” student club, the full Supreme Court reinstated the state-court ruling for now and directed the university to go back to the state courts to try to obtain relief. But a dissent by four of the court’s conservative justices indicated that the student club’s victory could ultimately be short-lived.

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Dangers of Digital "Reporting": Legal Risks and Unreliable Transcripts

In the world of legal proceedings, the choice between a certified stenographer and digital "reporting" holds significant implications. Certified stenographers go through rigorous training and testing and stand as the gold standard for accuracy in capturing every word. Their expertise ensures a reliable record, a crucial foundation for legal cases.

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Pakistan dispatch: Pakistan’s monster monsoon is a climate catastrophe and a debt dilemma

JURIST

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Here, Eisha Chaudhry, a law student in the final year of her external LL.B. program at the University of London, reflects on the floods that have lately devastated so much of Pakistan and have prompted Pakistani lawyers both in-country and abroad to organize relief efforts and press for more remedial and humanitarian action from all levels of government.

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Nina Totenberg’s early life, NPR legacy and friendship with the Notorious RBG

ABA Journal

In this special two-part episode of the Modern Law Library , Lee Rawles speaks with Lisa Napoli, author of Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary…

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Report From a ‘War Zone’: The Tragedy of Rikers Island

The Crime Report

Rikers Island is a war zone. Every day, people are fighting for their lives. Years of reports, hearings, and press conferences have documented the abusive conditions at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City. Little has changed. Frontline staff and incarcerated people are exposed to extreme trauma. They survive day-to-day in a constant state of terror.

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This Biglaw Partner Is ‘Disappointed’ Her Brett Kavanaugh Tips Were Never Investigated By The FBI

Above The Law

She could've helped prove that he likely perjured himself during his confirmation hearings. The post This Biglaw Partner Is ‘Disappointed’ Her Brett Kavanaugh Tips Were Never Investigated By The FBI appeared first on Above the Law.

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Optimizing Contract Management and Enhancing Team Collaboration: Insights from a Legal Operations Perspective

Speaker: Adina Marta Newman

Learn about a world of effective contract management and seamless teamwork across departments in this upcoming webinar from Cobblestone Software. You'll discover practical strategies and tips that legal professionals can use to streamline contract processes and enhance collaboration, making significant impact across legal and corporate departments. Join us as we show how you can supercharge contract processes, improve team communication, and take your contributions to the next level.

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Fenced-off culture, the privatized Internet, and why book publishers lean on a 30-year-old doctrine

LLRX

The Internet Archive (IA) "is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 624 billion archived web pages." The IA offers users unrestricted access to its expansive ecosystem of knowledge and educational resources from the public domain. Andy Oram , prolific author, editor, publisher, and technical expert on all aspects of computing, undertook an extensive examination of a game changing case, Hachette v.

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Jackson’s financial disclosure reveals additional income in previous years

SCOTUSBlog

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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Indonesia army officer to be tried by human rights court for 2014 Papua massacre

JURIST

An Indonesia human rights court Friday indicted a retired Indonesian Army officer for his role in a 2014 massacre in Papua, Human Rights Watch. Retired Major Isak Sattu is charged with crimes against humanity for the 2014 killing of five teenage protestors and the injuries of 17 more in Papua, Indonesia. Indonesia’s Human Rights Court is a little-used, specialized court established in 2000 to hear cases involving “gross violations of human rights,” like genocide and crimes agai

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5 Benefits of Launching a Law Firm Website 

Attorney at Work

Sooner or later, every lawyer in solo or small firm practice asks themselves whether they should create a law firm website — or how long they can put it off. Given all the unknowns — cost, scope, disruption — they may wonder whether launching a law firm website is really necessary, especially if they already have a robust digital presence. Maybe you have started by claiming a free Google business profile for your law firm and using social media to connect with potential clients.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.