June, 2012

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Supreme Court Declines Review of Janet Jackson "Wardrobe Malfunction" and Multiple Ownership Rules

Broadcast Law Blog

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied certiorari (i.e. declined review) in two important FCC-related cases pending before it. First, following the Court's recent decision in the Fox indecency case, which we described here , the Court not surprisingly refused to review the Third Circuit's decision vacating the $550,000 FCC fine for the Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" in the 2004 Super Bowl shown on CBS.

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Challenge to New York’s Participation in RGGI Dismissed

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

By Irene Shulman, Intern. On Tuesday, New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. McNamara in Albany County dismissed a lawsuit filed in June 2011 by three members of Americans For Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, that challenged New York’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) cap and trade program. The suit, Thrun v.

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Paralegal Ethics - What's Your Duty?

The Paralegal Resource

You want to maintain your integrity and fairness while helping your attorney or business as well. Ethics violations are serious. There's been a ton of stuff written about ethics, but in no area as highly as law.

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What does the Supreme Court Indecency Decision Mean for the Long Pending License Renewal Applications?

Broadcast Law Blog

As you know by now, last week the U.S. Supreme Court found the FCC's enforcement of its indecency policy unconstitutional in FCC v. Fox. As Bob Corn-Revere and Ronnie London described in our Advisory , this case concerned the 2002 and 2003 Billboard Music Awards shows televised by Fox as well as a 2003 episode of NYPD Blue televised by ABC. While the Supreme Court did NOT address the First Amendment issue of whether the FCC can constitutionally prohibit fleeting expletives and momentary nudity,

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Transforming eDiscovery: Document Summarization, Sentiment Analysis, And Chatbots Take Center Stage

A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.

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How Going Paperless Helped One Law Firm

The Paralegal Resource

This is a real story about our law firm that now saves hours of time each week by changing all our records from physical paper copies to digital copies. Our senior attorneys fought the idea of switching over our records with the excuse of "it works" and "we never had problems, why change it?

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Online Strategies For Locating People

The Paralegal Resource

When you need to find people who have been missing for some time, you may be at a loss regarding what to do.

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Paralegal Evidence

The Paralegal Resource

Gathering evidence for a criminal or civil proceeding can be a long and drawn-out affair.

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Legal Citations

The Paralegal Resource

Paralegals constantly deal with complex legal terms and citations as part of their work, and even a single misinterpretation can detract from the success of a court case or argument.

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