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Websites Paralegals Should Bookmark (Or At Least Know About)

Paralegal Bootcamp

Bookmark? Must be a boomer who wrote this, you are thinking–now we have Google, and we don’t need long nested lists of bookmarks. Just tell Google what you want and it will take you there, at least most of the time, right? While that is often true, as paralegals we are in the information business. If attorneys need non-legal information about anything, I’m sure to find an email asking me to find it, and yes, they’ve usually already tried a Google search.

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France court upholds ex-PM’s fraud conviction

JURIST

A Paris appeals court Monday upheld former prime minister François Fillon’s conviction for the misuse of public funds. The conviction resulted from a scandal where Fillon paid his wife, Penelope Fillon, over €600,000 for work that she never performed. However, the court decided to shorten Fillon’s initial sentence of five years in prison to four years with three years suspended, meaning that the former prime minister will likely not spend any time in prison.

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Investing in Public Schools Reduces Crime: Michigan Study

The Crime Report

A new University of Michigan study has found that increases in public school funding early in children’s lives can reduce adult crime, reports Phys.org. The study authors tracked two groups of students from kindergarten to adulthood and concluded that students who attended better-funded schools were 15 percent less likely to be arrested through age 30. “While many policies focus on the crime-deterring effects of additional policing or tougher criminal justice sanctions, our findings

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Justices decline to block execution of Arizona man with schizophrenia

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Arizona to execute a man who suffered from severe mental illness and, according to his lawyers, did not understand why the state wanted to put him to death. No justices indicated dissent from the court’s brief order declining to postpone the execution of Clarence Wayne Dixon, who was sentenced to death for the 1978 killing of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old student at Arizona State University.

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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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Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe Says What We’re All Thinking About The Supreme Court

Above The Law

The Court's legitimacy is 'clearly in question.'. The post Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe Says What We’re All Thinking About The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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Tennessee Kids Locked in Solitary Confinement Despite New Laws

The Crime Report

After a media investigation last year exposed the fact that juvenile detention facilities in Tennessee were locking children in their cells for more than 23 hours a day, state lawmakers approved laws to ban the practice. But a watchdog group claims that nothing has changed, NewsChannel 5 reports. The watchdog, taxpayer-funded Disability Rights Tennessee , said the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) is deliberately ignoring the laws prohibiting this treatment.

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Hyatt back to the Supreme Court: Special APA Procedures for the Patent Office?

Patently O

by Dennis Crouch. Hyatt v. USPTO (Supreme Court 2022). Following a failed en banc petition, famed inventor Gilbert Hyatt hired a new Supreme Court counsel (the famed Erwin Chemerinsky) who has now filed a petition for writ of certiorari focusing on standards for dismissing Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claims. According to the USPTO, there are a couple of hundred patent applications still pending that were filed prior to the June 1995 patent term transformation (GATT).

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OAN Settles One Election Defamation Suit, Only One Million To Go

Above The Law

Slight exaggeration, which OAN is no doubt entirely comfortable with. The post OAN Settles One Election Defamation Suit, Only One Million To Go appeared first on Above the Law.

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Clearview AI settles lawsuit over facial recognition privacy

JURIST

Clearview AI (Clearview) Monday settled a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The ACLU alleged “that Clearview repeatedly violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a law adopted in 2008 to ensure that Illinois residents would not have their biometric identifiers – including faceprints – captured and used without their knowledge and permission.” Clearview still denies and disputes all claims in the complaint.

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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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The Challenge of Life After Prison

The Crime Report

A 36-year-old man walked out of an Illinois prison last May in a pair of joggers and a T-shirt. Coming off a 10-year prison sentence, he had no money. He had nothing but the joggers and a T-shirt. But the man, who asked only to be identified as Richard, heard about the Jobs Partnership Program at the Joy Care Center in Bloomington, Ill., a program that assists mostly ex-incarcerees with finding jobs , housing and essential items like clothing and food.

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Prosecutors will seek 18 to 24 months in prison for 2 lawyers accused in Molotov cocktail attack on cop car

ABA Journal

Prosecutors and two lawyers accused in a Molotov cocktail attack on an unoccupied police car have reached a plea deal that would spare the defendants…

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Biglaw Firms Want Summer Associates Working In Person — Which Means Lawyers Need To Show Up, Too

Above The Law

Some firms are asking summers to work from the office three or four days each week. The post Biglaw Firms Want Summer Associates Working In Person — Which Means Lawyers Need To Show Up, Too appeared first on Above the Law.

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Afghanistan dispatch: Taliban issue severe hijab decree for Afghan women

JURIST

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a young lawyer reports on a new Taliban decree issued Saturday on the wearing of hijabs by Afghan women. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our correspondent’s name. The text has only been lightly edited to respect the author’s voice.

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California Civil Discovery Act Undergoes Significant Overhaul

Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.

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Stop ‘Locking up Motherhood’: Texas Study

The Crime Report

Art design by Mandi Mobley, courtesy Texas Center for Justice and Equity. Incarceration is “uniquely detrimental” to women, particularly if they are mothers, and authorities should consider alternative approaches to punishment for them, says a Texas justice advocacy group. “With a fraction of the money it costs to incarcerate a mother, we can support her with tools to address underlying needs, as well as keep her with her children and in the community –in turn preventing trauma and loss for the

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Everything You Need to Know About Conducting Employee Pulse Surveys (+ Free Template)

The Process Street

While 52% of senior managers feel the annual engagement survey is an accurate assessment, 48% of employees do not. Factor in that 1/4 of managers think the surveys are pointless and you have a problem. Annual surveys encompass such a long period of time that it becomes difficult to accurately measure which initiatives have been effective and which are not.

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Moving Closer To A World Without Roe — See Also

Above The Law

The Real Reason Behind The SCOTUS Leak: Conservatives don't want the John Roberts treatment. Legitimacy Crisis Rocks The Supreme Court: Because *gestures broadly at everything.*. Everything Old Is New Again: That goes for legal tech AND reproductive rights. Law Schools Rolling Out The Red Carpet: For graduation. Majorie Taylor Greene Will Be On The Ballot: This is why we can't have nice things.

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Jimmy Carter calls conservation ruling ‘deeply mistaken’ in amicus brief

JURIST

Former US President Jimmy Carter Monday filed an amicus brief to state his disagreement with a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, calling the ruling “deeply mistaken” and “dangerous.” In March, the Ninth Circuit reversed a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Alaska setting aside a land exchange agreement approved by then-Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.

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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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Global Incarceration, Prison Capacity Expanding at ‘Alarming Rate’

The Crime Report

Mississippi State Penitentiary, Photo courtesy Mississippi Health Department. Around the globe, countries are expanding their prison capacity at “an alarming expansive rate” — despite widespread calls to reduce prison populations around the world, according to a Penal Reform International (PRI) report released Wednesday. The eighth annual report of Global Prison Trends , co-sponsored by the Thailand Institute of Justice , says the incarcerated population is “at an all-time high,” with 11.5 milli

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Comments on Tests of GeoBroadcast Solutions Zonecasting System Due June 6 – What Are the Issues?

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC released a Public Notice last week setting the date for comments on the results of GeoBroadcast Solutions tests of their “ zonecasting ” system that would allow FM boosters within a primary FM station’s protected contour to originate limited amounts of programming different than that carried on the main station. Comments on the tests are due by June 6 , with replies to the comments due by June 21.

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ACLU of Ohio Files Lawsuit Against Lebanon Abortion Ban

LegalReader

A representative for Women Have Hope, the co-counsel in the lawsuit, noted that Lebanon, Ohio, did not have any abortion clinics prior to its ordinance--and that the law seems to have been passed for purely political purposes.

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Connecticut governor signs law to protect residents from restrictive abortion laws in other states

JURIST

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Tuesday attended a ceremonial signing of House Bill 5414 , the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act (RFDA). RFDA, which Lamont officially signed into law on May 5, provides significant protections to individuals providing or seeking abortions in Connecticut from restrictive abortion laws in other states. The bill includes the following protections: E xpands which medical professionals are allowed to perform first-trimester suction aspiration and medication abortions;

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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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Camden, NJ Man Paralyzed by Police Wins $10 Million Settlement

The Crime Report

Camden County in New Jersey has agreed to a $10 million settlement in a federal excessive force lawsuit filed by Xavier Ingram, who was paralyzed following a 2014 police encounter, reports New Jersey.com. It is allegedly the largest settlement of any police brutality case in the state’s history. Ingram was fleeing from police on June 12, 2014 because he had an outstanding warrant when he was caught and beaten by three officers, one of whom stepped on his neck, damaging his spinal cord and displa

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From Lawyer To Trusted Advisor: 5 Strategies For Building Trust

Above The Law

Lawyers are always expected to be credible and reliable sources of information. The post From Lawyer To Trusted Advisor: 5 Strategies For Building Trust appeared first on Above the Law.

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5 Factors That Will Help Your Company Win the War for Talent

The Process Street

Perhaps you’ve heard about The Great Resignation, the record number of employees quitting their jobs. In September of 2021, 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs. Each industry has experienced a varying level of employees leaving their positions, though certain ones, like the foodservice industry, were particularly hard hit. In this post for Process Street , We’ll explore this phenomenon affecting the working world and look at some ways your business can continue to onboard top talent despite th

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UN Human Rights Council to investigate Russia war crimes in Ukraine

JURIST

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Thursday passed a resolution to initiate an investigation into possible war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine. The investigation will be conducted by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry, an independent commission under the UNHRC responsible for coordinating and reporting upon national and international investigations.

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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.