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APRIL 21, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in three cases involving the restoration of gun ownership rights. The cases all involve a federal law (USC § 922(g)(1)) that imposes a lifetime ban on the ownership of firearms for persons convicted of crimes punishable by prison terms of more than one year, which includes many nonviolent crimes. The crimes in the three cases were driving under the influence , willfully making a false statement on tax returns , and criminal copyright violation and

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 22, 2021

Use the “SMARTER” Goal-Setting Method. As a new paralegal or someone who has been working as a paralegal for a few years, this is a great time to set S.M.A.R.T.E.R. goals. Even though it’s springtime, regardless of what time of the year you’re reading this or watching the video presentation below, you probably are already acutely aware of how fast the years go by (especially as you get older!).

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APRIL 21, 2021

The most common defense we make for not being active is, “I didn’t get the time” or “I had a busy day at work.”.

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 18, 2021

On Monday, there will be closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial. In this post, I will break down the three charges that Chauvin faces in connection with the death of George Floyd. Second Degree Murder First, Chauvin is charged.

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Diane Drain

APRIL 20, 2021

Arizona Bill wants Judgment Creditor to get paid before homeowners when house is refinanced (something Arizona law has not allowed since mid 1950s). Concerns about Arizona HB 2617, especially with the amendments: will allow old and new judgments to attached to homesteads. What the bill and amendments do: There are three parts to the bill & amendments.

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MyCase

APRIL 22, 2021

Convenience is the driving factor for consumer decision-making in the modern economy. For law firms that want to compete, delivering an intake program that respects the emphasis consumers place on convenience is essential. Oftentimes, convenience is driven by systems, which must rely on consistency and speed. Not only do law firm systems provide a hedge against malpractice (checklists limit mistakes), but the application of systems also provides for a more consistent (and improved) experience fo

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

Today, the judge in the Derek Chauvin trial gave an implicit bias jury instruction. Here was the instruction: I think these instructions are a good addition to the standard jury instructions. Indeed, in my new article, "The Constitutional Right to.

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The Fashion Law

APRIL 22, 2021

In November, a $1.15 billion deal came to light, bringing together Cartier’s parent company Richemont, Chinese e-commerce titan Alibaba, and fashion retail platform Farfetch. The headline-making transaction followed from reports that a “mega deal” was in the making. In addition to proving noteworthy because it brought together three very big names in the fashion sphere in furtherance of an effort that largely focuses on “providing luxury brands with enhanced access to the China market,” the alli

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2021

The District Court of The Hague, Netherlands, convicted Ahmad Al-Y, a 31-year-old Syrian man, on Wednesday for fighting with the terrorist organization Ahrar al-Sham, and sentenced him to six years in prison. The court convicted Al-Y for the war crime of assault on personal dignity. In 2015, Al-Y fought with Ahrar al-Sham in the battle of al-Ghab in Syria.

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MyCase

APRIL 20, 2021

Lawyers have an ethical obligation to preserve client confidentiality. For that reason, the need to protect client confidences has always been a top priority for lawyers. This means that when lawyers and their staff work remotely – a practice that has become commonplace due to the pandemic – it’s all the more imperative for lawyers to ensure that confidential client data is protected when communicating electronically.

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 22, 2021

This week, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Hemphill v. New York. Here is the issue presented: Whether, or under what circumstances, a criminal defendant, whose argumentation or introduction of evidence at trial “opens the door” to the.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to impose new restrictions on the ability of states to sentence juveniles to life without parole, rejecting a challenge from a Mississippi man, Brett Jones, who was convicted of the 2004 stabbing death of his grandfather, a crime committed when Jones was 15. Jones had argued that two recent Supreme Court decisions on mandatory life-without-parole decisions for juveniles – the court’s 2012 decision in Miller v.

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JURIST

APRIL 20, 2021

The French government bears significant responsibility for enabling the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, according to a Monday report from the Rwandan government. The report was commissioned by the Rwandan government in 2017 and compiled by Robert Muse of the Washington, DC, law firm of Levy Firestone Muse. While the report acknowledges French humanitarian intervention after the genocide began, it argues the French government “helped build and fortify” Rwandan institutions for years in a bid f

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 23, 2021

According to the annual Mindbody Wellness Index , more than 40% of Americans say the pandemic has negatively affected their physical health, and 53% say it has negatively affected their mental well-being. With this in mind, we wanted to know what health and wellness trends we can expect to see in 2021. What can we expect to help us feel better, mentally and physically, in this coming year?

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

The Tennessee Senate has unanimously passed a police use of force bill: SB 1380. Given my work on the Breonna Taylor case, I'm most heartened to see that it contains a complete ban on no-knock warrants: A magistrate shall not.

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The Fashion Law

APRIL 23, 2021

“Despite the ongoing pandemic, South Korean consumers are still obsessed with luxury goods,” Korean Bizwire asserted this week, pointing to the fact that Gen-Z and millennial consumers – who helped to generate $12.5 billion last year – were readily lining up outside of Louis Vuitton and Chanel stores early this year even as COVID-19 cases were rising.

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JURIST

APRIL 23, 2021

The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday dismissed a suit for compensation brought by South Korean women forced to work in “comfort stations”—brothels operated by the Japanese military before and during World War II—and families of the deceased victims. The 20 plaintiffs filed the suit in 2016 and sought about $2.7 million from the Japanese government.

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APRIL 22, 2021

by Dennis Crouch. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 21, 2021 in the pending assignor estoppel case of Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc. The basic idea is that an inventor who signs the oath-of-inventorship and assign rights to a third party is estopped from later challenging the patent’s validity in court. The inventor here (Truckai) filed for patent protection and assigned rights in his inventions to the company he started.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 23, 2021

Share On Monday the Supreme Court will hear a dispute between the U.S. Navy and the territory of Guam that turns on interpretation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, also known as CERCLA or the Superfund statute. Guam is a 30-mile-long island located in the Pacific Ocean 3,800 miles west of Hawaii. Its 170,000 residents are citizens of the United States.

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LegalReader

APRIL 23, 2021

The bottom line is that social distancing has become such an important focus in our lives, and this is what has triggered the growth of electronic notarization so vividly.

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JURIST

APRIL 18, 2021

A woman who served a 10-year sentence in US prison for lying about her role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to obtain American citizenship was deported to Rwanda on Friday. She was arrested upon her arrival in Rwanda and now faces several charges. . Beatrice Munyenyezi had lived in the United States since 1998. She failed to disclose during her citizenship application that she had been a member of Rwanda’s ruling MRND party, which helped carry out the killings.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 20, 2021

Firms today are facing a variety of challenges: a growing internal pressure to generate revenue, slimming margins in an informed buyer’s market, and increased competition which lends to higher client acquisition costs. The growing solution to solve these challenges is to incorporate data management systems and data-driven marketing campaigns. According to Martindale NOLO, an estimated 74.5% of firms are tracking lead activity through various tools.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against the Federal Trade Commission in a dispute with a payday loan company over the extent of the commission’s authority to seek monetary restitution from companies engaged in deceptive practices. In an opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer, the court held that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act does not authorize the FTC to seek (and does not allow courts to award) “equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement.

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The Process Street

APRIL 19, 2021

As the CEO of Custify , Philipp Wolf helps SaaS businesses deliver great results for customers. After seeing companies spend big money with no systematic approach to customer success, Philipp knew something had to change. He founded Custify to provide a tool that lets agents spend time with clients—instead of organizing CRM data. Customer success is vital to a company’s growth because customers are the ones that bring revenue.

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JURIST

APRIL 17, 2021

The Spanish Parliament passed a bill on Thursday which seeks to protect child victims of sexual abuse. The bill was approved by a landslide 268 votes in favour and 57 against, whilst 16 elected to abstain. “El Proyecto de Ley Orgánica de protección integral a la infancia y la adolescencia frente a la violencia,” more commonly known as the “Rhodes law,” sets forth to guarantee the fundamental rights of children and adolescents to physical, psychological and moral integrity

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