JURIST
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday passed a new ordinance that will require “proof of full vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine to enter recreational locations and events within the City.” The Council expressed concern over unimpressive vaccination rates around the city. In some areas of Los Angeles, like Hancock Park, 76 percent of eligible citizens have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Paralegal Bootcamp
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Summarizing medical records can be a major part of a paralegal’s job, yet it is one that gets little attention in the curriculum of many paralegal certificate programs. As one who has had to learn it the hard way, I’d like to offer my top 10 tips for summarizing medical records. 1. Know Your Purpose. There is a reason you are summarizing those medical records and it shouldn’t be just to meet a billable hours quota.
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LegalReader
OCTOBER 4, 2021
By considering these six critical financial concerns, you can rest assured about living independently and stress-free. .
Paralegal Brief Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Worried about what you may not know about keeping up with calendaring? Try out these recommendations for avoiding costly mistakes and missed deadlines.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 2, 2021
Chile became the first country in the world to protect neuro-rights after the Chamber of Deputies approved Wednesday an amendment to the Chilean Constitution. The bill is expected to be signed into law by their president soon. The amendment to the Chilean Constitution aims at defining mental identity for the first time in history as a non-manipulable right to protect it against technological advancements in neurosciences and artificial intelligence.
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Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Whether you’re just now jumping on the digital signature wagon or you’re looking to consolidate your subscriptions, Adobe Sign may be the answer. Adobe Sign is included with all Adobe Acrobat Pro DC subscriptions, saving you money and reducing the number of products you need to get the job done. Learn more tips like this in Affinity Consulting Group ’s “ Adobe Acrobat for Legal Professionals.”.
Patently O
OCTOBER 8, 2021
by Dennis Crouch. In Australia, the term “ugg boots” refers to a general style of sheepskin shoe with the fleece turned in for warmth. It is a generic term, and not a trademark – in Australia. And, there are dozens of companies that make and sell ugg boots in that country, including Australian Leather Pty. Ltd. The original name “ugh” came from 1970s surfer Shane Stedman who has been quoted as saying “We called them Ughs because they were ugly.” UGG i
JURIST
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio signed a bill Friday that abolishes the death penalty in the country. The new law makes Sierra Leone the 23rd African country to officially abolish the death penalty. . Previously, the country’s legal regime allowed the death penalty for those convicted of murder, treason, mutiny, or aggravated robbery.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 4, 2021
For three years, from 2012 through 2015, I reviewed and analyzed conditions at the Rikers Island detention facility, particularly as they applied to juvenile offenders. During most of that time, I averaged one week in four on Rikers, going through the facilities and talking to inmates and staff. I had been retained as a corrections expert by the U.S.
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SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Share The justices on Wednesday were skeptical of efforts by a Guantanamo Bay detainee to obtain testimony and documents about his treatment under the U.S. government’s torture program at CIA “black sites” in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001. The government has contended that the information is protected by the “state secrets” privilege, a doctrine that allows the government to withhold information in litigation when disclosing it would compromise national security, and by the time the lawyer rep
Patently O
OCTOBER 3, 2021
by Dennis Crouch. TBL Licensing, LLC v Hirshfeld , Docket No. 1:21-cv-00681 (E.D. Va. Jun 04, 2021). I previously wrote about the TTAB decision denying TBL’s attempt to register the shape of its Timberland Boots as a protectable trade mark. Crouch, Iconic Timberland Boots–Trade Dress Worthy? Now, the company has filed a civil action in the Eastern District of Virginia seeking a court order that TBL is entitled to a registration.
JURIST
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Friday in response to a decision by Ethiopia’s federal government to declare seven senior UN officials as “persona non grata,” meaning they are unwelcome in the country. HRW noted that this announcement comes only days after the UN chief for humanitarian relief warned that the Tigray region in Ethiopia would “slip into famine,” as over five million people in the region are dependent on humanitarian aid.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 5, 2021
A new report from the Sentencing Project, a nonprofit promoting effective and humane responses to crime and imprisonment, reveals that $190 billion in federal school funding connected to the COVID-19 pandemic could help districts in Wyoming and across the nation close the so-called school-to-prison pipeline, reports the Public News Service. Federal stimulus funding offers an unprecedented chance to launch services outside of law enforcement to help vulnerable children.
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Sixteen student athletes at Western Michigan University who were denied a religious exemption from a vaccine mandate will likely succeed in their lawsuit, a federal…
The Fashion Law
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference – or COP26 – in Glasgow later this month, more information about the workings of a budding new fashion industry taskforce is coming into view. First announced this spring , a fashion-centric arm of His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales’ Sustainable Markets Initiative (“SMI”), an endeavor aimed at forging partnerships between government, business and private sector finance,” is bringing together executives from across various major fashio
JURIST
OCTOBER 2, 2021
The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to adopt an additional protocol to the European Convention of Human Rights establishing an enforceable “right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.”. The Social Affairs Committee of the Assembly presented the draft proposal in September this year.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The U.S. Justice Department is creating a national cryptocurrency enforcement team (NCET) to tackle investigations and prosecutions of criminal misuses of cryptocurrency and to recover the illicit proceeds from these crimes, reports the Wall Street Journal. The team will be under the supervision of Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. and will focus on crimes committed by virtual currency exchanges and mixing and tumbling services, as well as help to trace and recover assets lost to fr
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Patently O
OCTOBER 5, 2021
When you visit the website france.com , you’ll be quickly redirected to the French government’s explore-France travel site: france.fr. But, the US-company France.com, Inc. believes that the country stole the.com site. The case is now pending before the Supreme Court on petition for writ of certiorari is France.com v. The French Republic , Docket No. 21-448 (Supreme Court 2021).
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 5, 2021
What Is Shadow IT? The first problem with cautioning lawyers about the dangers of “shadow IT” is that most of them have no earthly idea what it is. So let’s start there. Leading research company Gartner defines shadow IT as IT devices, software and services (including cloud services) outside the ownership or control of the IT department of a business.
JURIST
OCTOBER 3, 2021
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an independent humanitarian organization operating in Libya, raised concern on Friday over the mass arrests and detention of more than 500 migrants in Tripoli by Libyan authorities. Libya’s Interior Ministry stated that security forces have carried out a major operation against criminals, liquor and drug dealers, and undocumented people in Gargaresh, Tripoli.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Before the pandemic, the estimated number of people held in solitary confinement in the U.S. ranged from 50,000 to 80,000 on any given day, though many advocacy organizations believe counts are underestimated. Now, new data shows that at the height of the pandemic last year, up to 300,000 individuals were in solitary, according to analysis from Solitary Watch and The Marshall Project , non-profits focused on criminal justice reform advocacy, reports NPR.
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Patently O
OCTOBER 4, 2021
New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. Chien, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, and Janelle Barbier and Obie Reynolds, both second-year JD students; all at Santa Clara University School of Law. Below they summarize their findings. As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law?
Above The Law
OCTOBER 6, 2021
It’s alright to look out for yourself and your family and to build a reasonably comfortable existence. But there’s a line that should not be crossed.
JURIST
OCTOBER 8, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a lawyer in Kabul offers his observations and perspective on recent developments, including a new Taliban agreement with Iran on border, transport and trade and oil matters. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding our correspondent’s name and institutional affiliation.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 5, 2021
According to a RAND Corporation study, Black motorists in Virginia face more-serious charges for “excessive speeding” than white motorists do — even when committing the same speeding infraction. For their data, the researchers combed through 657,116 Virginia speeding citations committed by either a Black or White individual anywhere from 2007 to 2015 in 18 districts.
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