JURIST

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld its previous decision on Tuesday which found Pennsylvania statutes preventing “18-to-20-year-olds from carrying firearms outside their homes during a state of emergency” unconstitutional. Pennsylvania statutes 6106 , 6107 , and 6109 have the combined effect of “preventing most 18-to-20-year-old adult Pennsylvanians from carrying firearms.”The Appellants, Madison Lara, Sophia Knepley, and Logan Miller, brought the action against th

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Above The Law

JANUARY 14, 2025

It appears YLS does not want students to access negative information about clerkships, fearing it might dissuade students from clerking for certain prestigious -- and abusive -- judges. The post Yale Law School Bars Students From Accessing Information About Abusive Judges appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2025

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday an agreement to repatriate approximately $52.88 million in forfeited assets to Nigeria. The assets are linked to a corruption case involving former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and her associates. Under the agreement, $50 million of the repatriated funds will be dedicated to the Distributed Access Through Renewable Energy Scale-Up (DARES) project.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

Federal Rule of Evidence 702 provides that A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise if the proponent demonstrates to the court that.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2025

The High Court of Kenya on Thursday delivered a landmark judgment declaring the criminalization of suicide unconstitutional. In its decision, the court agreed with the petitioners that the criminalization of attempted suicide is unacceptable from a constitutional view and that such individuals need care and assistance rather than punishment. Justice LN Mugambi, delivering the judgment of the court, stated: [Certain interested parties] justified the existence and retention of Section 226 of the P

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Above The Law

JANUARY 15, 2025

Mark Lemley announced decision on Facebook for maximum effect. The post Facebook Lawyer Ditches Client As Company Embraces Bigotry For Fun & Profit appeared first on Above the Law.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Most jurisdictions allow criminal defendants to raise an involuntary intoxication defense that can absolve them of criminal liability if they unknowingly ingested drugs or alcohol to the point of intoxication. Imagine, for instance, that a defendant thinks she's eating regular.

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LawSites

JANUARY 16, 2025

LexCheck, a legal technology company specializing in contract review, is launching a new AI-powered contract analysis tool that aims to solve two persistent challenges in contract technology: the ability to handle complex agreements beyond routine contracts such as NDAs, and the creation and maintenance of contract playbooks.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 17, 2025

“SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein Hit With 22-Count Federal Indictment; A lengthy indictment accuses the once high-flying Supreme Court lawyer of massive tax evasion — tied to multimillion-dollar poker losses and multiple affairs.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2025

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Venezuelan authorities to reveal the whereabouts of activist Carlos Correa on Thursday, urging the government to release the activist and respect press freedom. RSF Latin America Bureau Director Artur Romeu stated: We express our deep concern about Carlos Correas fate and we urge the Venezuelan government to end its silence, shed light on his situation and guarantee his safety.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

Gotta love transparency in adjudicaton! The post ProPublica Streamlines Finding Out Who Bought Your Favorite Supreme Court Justice! appeared first on Above the Law.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2025

According to a Mississippi Free Press article, A Lincoln County judge on Monday dismissed all charges against two white men who prosecutors accused of shooting at DMonterrio Gibson, a Black FedEx driver, while he was making deliveries in Brookhaven, Miss.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 15, 2025

There's nothing like meeting in person to help build client relationships. From setup to follow-up, tips for making the most of a client visit. The post Mastering Client Visits: appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 14, 2025

“Protesters gather by NC Supreme Court as GOP candidate files new legal arguments; Protesters gathered in Raleigh Tuesday to draw attention to the 60,000 votes that Jefferson Griffin is trying to get thrown out in the still-unresolved election for a seat on the state Supreme Court; Also Tuesday, Griffin filed new arguments in court explaining his effort”: Laura Leslie and Will Doran of WRAL News have this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2025

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) issued a two-page interim order on Friday preventing the forced repatriation of around 150 Afghan singers and musicians who fled to Pakistan after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, according to local media. Justice Wiqar Ahmad, who presided over the case, instructed the government to decide the musicians’ asylum applications within two months.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 15, 2025

On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released its second interim staff report on prescription drug middlemen. The report examines the impact of PBMs (specifically CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx) on specialty generic drugs, highlighting substantial price markups by PBMs on medications for cancer, HIV and other conditions. The post Healthcare Leaders Support FTC’s Second Report on PBMs, While PBMs Criticize Findings appeared first on MedCity News.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Mississippi Rule of Evidence 601(b) states the following: (b) Competency of Spouse. If one spouse is a party, the other spouse may not testify as a witness in the case unless both consent, except: (1) when called as a witness.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 10, 2025

Tech Tips | The best collaboration tools bridge the gap between efficiency and confidentiality. The post 15 Secure Collaboration Hacks Every Lawyer Should Know appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 16, 2025

“SCOTUSblog Publisher Tom Goldstein Indicted In Tax Case”: Phillip Bantz of Law360 has this report. You can view the indictment via this link.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2025

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lawsuit Tuesday against six corporate landlords and a software company accused of colluding to fix rent prices by sharing sensitive competitive information through the use of pricing algorithms. The DOJ accused the landlords of colluding through software created by tech company RealPage, which collects sensitive pricing information and uses the combined information to make pricing recommendations.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 10, 2025

Are we sure Andy Kaufman is really dead? The post Rudy Guiliani’s Legal Strategy Is Performance Art appeared first on Above the Law.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

Similar to its federal counterpart, Mississippi Rule of Evidence 609(a)(2) provides that The following rules apply to attacking a witnesss character for truthfulness by evidence of a criminal conviction: (2) for any crime regardless of the punishment, the evidence must.

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Law 360

JANUARY 10, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed likely Friday to generally uphold a federal law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company over national security concerns or face a nationwide ban, despite the justices expressing some concerns about the law's effect on American users' First Amendment rights.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 16, 2025

“Maryland Attorney and Poker Player Charged with Tax Crimes and Making False Statements to Mortgage Lenders; Defendant Allegedly Did Not Report Millions in Poker Winnings and Falsely Omitted Over $14M in Debts to Obtain Loan”: The Office of Public Affairs of the U.S. Department of Justice issued this news release today.

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