The Estrin Report
APRIL 19, 2022
By Chere Estrin. What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche or practice area? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. In this column, we zero in on their top tips. This week, we feature Emily Weber of Foley & Lardner LLP. Emily Weber. Managing Partner Foley & Lardner LLP Denver Office LinkedIn.
Paralegal.edu
APRIL 20, 2022
FAB is an acronym for Features, Advantages, and Benefits. FAB is a common 3-Step strategy employed in sales and marketing to generate interest in products. However, the technique can also be utilized during an interview to SELL yourself and fit any expertise acquired through experience, education, and training to specific job requirements. Consider the following when organizing your FAB responses: Feature – What key factors, attributes, and skills do you have as required by the position?
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JURIST
APRIL 19, 2022
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Siegle v. Fitzgerald and United States v. Washington. In Siegle , the Court is considering whether the 2017 Amendment to the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act, which increased quarterly fees for Chapter 11 cases in the Trustee program but not the Bankruptcy Administrator program, violates the uniformity requirement of the Constitution’s Bankruptcy Clause.
Diane Drain
APRIL 18, 2022
Education Loans Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy. Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans. By Robert G. Cameron – APR 12, 2022 (Reprint from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “www.CFPB.gov” The following is an excerpt from Mr. Cameron’s article.). What is behind the perception that student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy?
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The Crime Report
APRIL 20, 2022
Photo by datacameraguy on Unsplash. Brett Donovan Bussey and Jorge Gomez, who worked for the Georgia Department of Labor, have been linked to one of the largest U.S. human trafficking cases ever prosecuted involving foreign agricultural laborers brought here on seasonal visas, reports Yahoo! News via USA Today. Bussey, who left government service in 2018, has been indicted along with 23 others for conspiring to engage in forced labor and other related crimes, while the sister and nephew of Gomez
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JURIST
APRIL 22, 2022
In an 8-1 decision, the US Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Congress does not have to provide Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to residents of Puerto Rico. The decision impacts the residents of Puerto Rico and other US territories who are applying for government benefits. In United States v. Vaello-Madero , Jose Luis Vaello-Madero, a US citizen who lives in Puerto Rico, argued that the law violated his right to equal protection.
Diane Drain
APRIL 16, 2022
ARIZONA IS ONE OF 2 STATES THAT WILL TAKE YOUR TAX REFUND IF THIS HAPPENS. SHOULD THE LAW CHANGE? By RUSS WILES, Arizona Republic (reprinted for educational purposes only). Tens of millions of Americans look forward to income-tax refunds as a way to pay down debt, buy necessities and otherwise get their finances back in order. For many people, refunds represent the largest one-time payment they will receive all year. ‘We’d use it to buy clothing, shoes and stuff the kids might need
The Crime Report
APRIL 19, 2022
Photo by Clyde Robinson via Flickr. Now-retired prosecutor Ralph Petty earned a living at the Midland County District Attorney’s Office in West Texas. But that wasn’t his only job. He also moonlighted as a law clerk for the same judges who presided over his cases. By day he prosecuted criminal suspects and opposed prisoner appeals. By night he drafted court documents for judges to sign.
Above The Law
APRIL 20, 2022
This f-in' guy! The post Trumpland Superlawyer John Eastman Calls Supreme Court Cowards, Gets Remedial Lesson In Document Prep, Will Never Shut Up appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
APRIL 18, 2022
Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a female Afghan law student reports on the growing number and severity of Taliban restrictions on women since August 2021. 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.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 21, 2022
Share Residents of Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories do not have a constitutional right to receive certain federal benefits that the government provides to people who live in the 50 states, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in an 8-1 decision. The case, United States v. Vaello Madero , involved Supplemental Security Income, a safety-net program that provides cash assistance to older, disabled, or blind Americans who have very low incomes.
The Crime Report
APRIL 19, 2022
Currently, the traditional method of forensic searching and crime-scene mapping is still largely done on foot by trained technicians following a foot grid pattern or working their way out of the epicenter of a crime scene in a spiral fashion. . But, when time is of the essence and technology is ever-advancing, researchers knew there had to be a better way. .
Above The Law
APRIL 18, 2022
Subtle. The post Alex Jones Pays Himself $18M, Declares Bankruptcy, Offers Sandy Hook Plaintiffs Change He Found In Couch At Infowars Studio appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
APRIL 18, 2022
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday said that the UK’s plan to export its asylum obligations by transferring asylum seekers and refugees to Rwanda for asylum processing is a violation of international law. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday announced that under the UK and Rwanda’s new migration and economic development partnership, “[a]nyone entering the UK illegally, as well as those who have arrived illegally since January 1, may now be relocated t
Attorney at Work
APRIL 22, 2022
I recently took a two-week vacation: 11 days in Hawaii. It was amazing. It was the perfect balance of activity, relaxation and adventure. What struck me most, though, was when I returned home. On the night before returning to work and clients, I thought: “I am so excited to go to work tomorrow, to meet with clients!” It made me realize that it had been a really long time since I felt excited about going to work the next day.
The Crime Report
APRIL 18, 2022
Recent debates on trans rights have focused on public restrooms and Ivy League swimming pools. But earlier this year, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton opened up a new battleground: the home. In February, Paxton issued a non-binding legal opinion stating that transgender therapy for minor children constitutes child abuse. A few days later, the governor of Texas ordered the state’s Child Protective Services (CPS) to investigate families whose children are in transgender therapy.
Above The Law
APRIL 20, 2022
Asks State Department to bar them from entering United States. The post Congressman Blasts Six Lawyers For Collecting Russian ‘Blood Money.’ Only Six? appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
APRIL 21, 2022
The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard an oral arguments for Vega v. Tekoh. The case will determine whether a person can seek civil relief when an officer fails to provide them with their Miranda rights, legal protections for potential criminal defendants against self-incrimination. Terence Tekoh was employed as nursing assistant at a Los Angeles medical center when he was accused of sexually assaulting a heavily sedated patient.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 20, 2022
Share It might not be easy to get to the merits of United States v. Washington. A funny thing happened on the way to oral argument: The state of Washington modified the 2018 workers’ compensation law at the center of the case, raising the prospect that there is no longer a live dispute for the justices to resolve. The state’s old law, H.B. 1723 , was aimed at federal contract workers who got sick after helping clean up the Hanford nuclear site in southern Washington.
Patently O
APRIL 20, 2022
In re Glascoe (Fed. Cir. 2022). The USPTO refused to register Glascoe’s mark SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF GOD for use as a service mark when “analyzing the process of creating a human being, the earth, the universe and its environment.” I know what you are thinking–deceptively misdescriptive. The TTAB did not go there, but instead refused registration after concluding that the mark was “merely descriptive.” “A term is merely descriptive if it immediately conveys
Above The Law
APRIL 21, 2022
* Irate Policing or Intellectual Property?: Cops play Disney songs on patrol to prevent the public from recording them. [ CNN ]. * Special lasagna: Newly weds break in their relationship with criminality after dosing their special guests. [ CNN ]. * Texas and Florida are looking to end tenure. If only this directly impacted a certain professor at Penn. [ The Hill ]. * SCOTUS may give the ok for people to carry guns on NY trains.
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JURIST
APRIL 21, 2022
The United Kingdom’s Westminster Magistrates’ court Wednesday formally ruled that the power to extradite Julian Assange to the US lies with UK Home Secretary Priti Patel. Patel will decide whether Assange will be extradited to the US for prosecution. Starting in 2012, Assange spent seven years at the Ecuadorean embassy in London to avoid being tried for sexual assault in Sweden.
The Crime Report
APRIL 22, 2022
Group therapy cages for inmates at Mule Creek State Prison near Sacramento. Photo via U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. During Tashon’s incarceration, prison staff used one word so often to describe him that it became routine. He heard it while having a breakdown in his cell. He heard it when he requested an appointment with a psychologist or asked to be sent to the Psychiatric Observation Center (POC).
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 18, 2022
Share Since Congress first established it in 1930, the Department of Veterans Affairs has administered a federal program that provides various benefits to U.S. military veterans. The relevant statute , regulating disability benefits, provides that “the United States will pay [compensation] to any veteran” who is “disabled” as a result of (1) “personal injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty,” or (2) “aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty
Above The Law
APRIL 22, 2022
Seriously, what is even up with this Justice Department? The post ‘You Have The Right To Remain Silent — JUST KIDDING!’ Says Biden Administration appeared first on Above the Law.
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