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Morning Docket: 09.22.23

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This time taking Clarence Thomas to a Koch brothers event in a level of impropriety that a former W. Bush judge said, "takes my breath away, frankly." [ ProPublica ] * Clifford Chance opts for permanent hybrid work model while other firms choose alienation and extortion. appeared first on Above the Law.

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A ‘Fair and Speedy Trial’ is a Pipe Dream for Many Poor Americans: Study

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While most Americans believe arrested people go to court soon after their arrest, Constitutional guarantees of a “fair and speedy trial” are infrequently honored in our under-resourced criminal justice system, according to a study produced by the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

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Divided court invalidates California donor-disclosure rules

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Share The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down California’s requirement that charities and nonprofits operating in the state provide the state attorney general’s office with the names and addresses of their largest donors. The 6-3 ruling in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reversed.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

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By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash. According to the “Rights of Nature” doctrine, an ecosystem is entitled to legal personhood status and as such, has the right to defend itself in a court of law against harms, including environmental degradation caused by a specific development project or even by climate change.

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Former Reynen Court President Launches Governance Platform for Law Firms to Safely Explore Generative AI

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For law firms — indeed, for any organization — that poses the challenge of how to safely explore the technology of large language models and enforce adherence with internal governance policies. The company is launching with at least one AmLaw 100 law firm already a customer — Womble Bond Dickinson.

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First Crow, Now The Koch Brothers — See Also

Above The Law

Will Strook Finally Find A Firm To Go Steady With?: The post First Crow, Now The Koch Brothers — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. Clarence Thomas Exposed Again: He's definitely taken money from people with business before the Court. Trump's Stall Strategy Won't Work: Read how PACER is implicated in this mess.

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Justices to consider constitutionality of donor disclosure rule

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Rodriguez (consolidated with Thomas More Law Center v. Share The Supreme Court will close out its April argument session next week with two major First Amendment cases. On Wednesday, it will hear the case of a Pennsylvania student who was removed from her high school cheerleading team after posting offensive messages on social media.

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