Above The Law

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Scary Moments At Law School : Armed gunman invades Oregon Law and takes two undergrads hostage before being caught. It's Time For A Change : Hastings is getting a little tired of its problematic moniker. Seriously, how many of these joints are named after genocidal freaks ? Salaries Sprouting Overseas : Brussels!

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Berkeley Law School provides a good case study in how "campus free speech," addressing both the complexity the issue can raise when politics and identity become intertwined, and how the whole concept has boiled down to a cudgel to harass left-leaning students. [ New Jersey Law Journal ]. * appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

JULY 19, 2023

I say “fortunately” because, as I wrote when last year’s list was announced, the Fastcase 50 is probably the best-available roster of those who are leading the charge on innovation in law. Ben Alarie , Professor & Osler Chair in Business Law, University of Toronto Faculty of Law; Founder & CEO, Blue J Legal.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Law360 ] * Oregon Supreme Court voting on whether to become the first state in the modern era to offer a full apprenticeship path to the bar. That was the obvious outcome, but if John Eastman accepted the obvious dictates of the law he wouldn't be in this mess in the first place. appeared first on Above the Law.

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MyCase

APRIL 13, 2021

With markedly increased remote interaction during the pandemic, legal services consumers will expect similar connection to and engagement with law firms in 2021 and beyond. Two methods for communicating internally with intention are: Work Chat: Internal comms shouldn’t just be about the law firm spitting information one way.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

* You know you have to be doing something wrong as a state when a law school sues you. [ appeared first on Above the Law. NYU News ]. Things appear to be looking up for the Indian Child Welfare Act. West Hawaii Today ]. Success doesn't always make you safe in layoff season. Law.com ]. * Daily Princetonian ]. . *

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 5, 2022

Attorney at Work’s new “You at Work Spotlight” series focuses on the crucial role business professionals play in law firms of all sizes — including newly emerging career options in the legal industry. Oden: Oregon and Florida have vastly different political climates, different cultural nuances and distinct local government regulations.

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The Crime Report

MAY 9, 2022

Specifically receiving the brunt of the scrutiny, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in Oregon livestreamed the protests on their official Twitter feed — sometimes zooming in and lingering on individual protesters’ faces and shoes, apparently trying to identify certain protesters to the public.

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MyCase

APRIL 13, 2021

With markedly increased remote interaction during the pandemic, legal services consumers will expect similar connection to and engagement with law firms in 2021 and beyond. Two methods for communicating internally with intention are: Work Chat: Internal comms shouldn’t just be about the law firm spitting information one way.

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ALPS

JULY 14, 2021

Transcript: CHRIS NEWBOLD: Hello, well-being friends and welcome to the Path to Well-Being in Law podcast, an initiative of the Institute for Well-Being in Law. I get to be here in Eugene, Oregon so it’s just beautiful and getting to do a lot of fun things. CHRIS: Let me introduce my cohost Bree Buchanan.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 11, 2022

Many harm reduction organizations, such as the aforementioned Elevyst, work with partners like the Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association to educate law enforcement professionals on various aspects of substance use and recovery. Not coincidentally, Oregon decriminalized drug possession in 2020. Rory Fleming. He writes from Philadelphia.

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LawSites

MARCH 10, 2023

As discussed Wednesday in part one of this three-part series, these posts are a collection of reflections on the 10th anniversary of the ReInvent Law Silicon Valley event, held in Mountain View Calif., on March 8, 2013, and what it meant to the authors and to the broader movement for innovation in law. ReInvent Law was shocking.

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Above The Law

MARCH 4, 2022

* Leave me alone : Philly's Driving Equity Law stops cops from pulling people over for minor traffic violations. Law school applications are down 10%! Oregon's Senate just passed a bill that specifies when cops can use tear gas on people. appeared first on Above the Law. Billy Penn ]. Lailluminator ].

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

6] These term lengths are similar to other states too, such as Oregon and Wyoming, which also have 20-year terms for PURPA contracts. [7]. Jeffrey Hammons is an Associate Attorney at the Environmental Law & Policy Center in Chicago, IL, where his litigation practice covers issues of pollution control and energy law.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a law firm is unable even to decide whether its staff should return to the office, or when that return should happen, or how to structure that return, then how can that firm implement lasting and innovative changes in its technology infrastructure and systems? This is not to say that 2021 was without innovation.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a law firm is unable even to decide whether its staff should return to the office, or when that return should happen, or how to structure that return, then how can that firm implement lasting and innovative changes in its technology infrastructure and systems? This is not to say that 2021 was without innovation.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

AltFee Elevator Pitch: AltFee revolutionizes law firm pricing by offering a foundation for alternative fee structures. At the heart of AltFee lies a relentless pursuit of innovation – our platform is built to empower law firms to achieve unprecedented success through non-hourly pricing. What makes you unique or innovative?

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Likewise, a study by Georgetown University’s Kevin Tobia and MIT’s Eric Martinez found that only nine percent of law school professors identify as conservative at the top 50 law schools. Public universities must protect free speech as a matter of law. identified as “conservative,” and only 0.4%

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 23, 2021

On April 1, 2021, a unanimous Second Circuit panel dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City against a handful of fossil fuel companies seeking damages for climate change harms under state public nuisance and trespass law. Connecticut ( AEP ), the Clean Air Act has displaced federal common law related to domestic GHG emissions.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Above the Law senior editor Joe Patrice defended “predominantly liberal faculties” in a column arguing that hiring a conservative academic was akin to allowing a believer in geocentrism — that the sun orbits the earth — to teach at a university. Public universities must protect free speech as a matter of law.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Second Circuit Rejected New York City’s State Law Climate Claims Against Oil Companies. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati. and non-U.S. 3d 849 (9th Cir.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 3, 2024

justices as being, in the words of law professor Cass Sunstein, “ illegitimate, undemocratic, and unprincipled.” Appeals of ballot decisions are pending in Arizona; ballot challenges are in process in Alaska, Maine , New York, New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 24, 2021

There is a new legal challenge over academic freedom and free speech brought by former University of Miami Law School Professor Dan Ravicher. Such complaints can be the precursor for litigation and there is every indication that Ravicher is intent on a showdown with Miami Law School.

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