JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights released its ruling in the Case of Pérez Lucas et al v. Guatemala on Thursday, finding the State responsible for the forced disappearance of four Indigenous human rights defenders in 1989. The court determined that Guatemala violated multiple rights under the American Convention on Human Rights when state agents forcibly disappeared Agapito Pérez Lucas, Nicolás Mateo, Macario Pú Chivalán, and Luis Ruiz Luis, who were Indigenous Maya K’iche’ me

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The official Clarence Thomas portrait is coming! The post Clarence Thomas Joining Upstanding, Heroic Folks Like Putin And Prince Andrew With New Portrait appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The updated patent claim count data through 2024 reveals a continuing trend toward standardization in claim counts, with both the median and mean hovering around 16-17 claims per patent. The perhaps the most striking feature of this longitudinal data is the dramatic reduction in variance – from a standard deviation of about 15 claims in the mid-2000s to just about 7 claims today.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In a move that marries a massive database of state litigation data with the generative capabilities of artificial intelligence, Trellis, a legal technology company known for its analytics tools and extensive collection of state trial court records, today released Trellis AI, a new set of generative AI tools aimed at simplifying litigation tasks.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Share For the second week in a row, the Supreme Court did not add any new cases to its docket for the 2024-25 term. In a list of orders released on Monday morning, the justices turned down several dozen petitions for review that they had considered at their private conference on Friday, including petitions asking them to weigh in on the constitutionality of state campaign finance laws and an Alabama man’s death sentence.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Apparently, even the slightest hint of criticism is equivalent to 'attacking' the courts. The post We <em>Should</em> Criticize The Judiciary. It’s How We Hold The Institution Accountable. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Recent patent prosecution data reveals a striking trend: the percentage of utility patents containing "non-transitory" software claims continued to increase -- from virtually zero 15 years ago to nearly 22% in 2024. This dramatic rise illustrates both the central role of software in our patent system and the peculiar formalistic requirements that have emerged around software patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A Texas jury in a civil case has found that Consilio, which describes itself as “the global leader” in e-discovery, violated a Texas computer security criminal statute when it accessed the plaintiff’s computer without effective consent.

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CaseFleet

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Handling complex medical malpractice defense cases, often with over 20,000 pages of medical records, requires more than just organization—it demands efficiency and precision. For Tom Prato , a partner at Brown, Gruttadaro & Prato PLLC in Rochester, NY, staying ahead means using Casefleet since 2017 to streamline his document review and case management process.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a report on Thursday that the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta routinely violates the constitutional rights of individuals in its custody. The DOJ’s report revealed the findings of a civil rights investigation launched in July 2023, uncovering pervasive abuses at the facility that included failures to protect inmates from violence, the use of excessive force, and neglect of essential medical care and humane living conditions.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The DEA recently announced the third extension of Covid-19 flexibilities for the virtual prescribing of controlled substances. Telehealth advocates applaud this move but remain hopeful for a more permanent solution in the future. The post Telehealth Advocates Praise DEA’s 3rd Extension of Telemedicine Flexibilities, but Call for Further Action appeared first on MedCity News.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Meta Platforms and other social media giants must face most of the public nuisance claims brought by school districts and local government entities in multidistrict litigation alleging the companies designed their platforms to addict children, a California federal judge ruled Friday.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Joe Douglass | Done well, videos become powerful, persuasive tools that sway juries and adjusters alike. The post Don’t Just Show, Prove: Why Lawyers Need Expert Video Storytelling in the TikTok Era appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This week on How it Works, we feature Transcript Genius, Steno’s new AI-powered transcript analysis tool. Transcript Genius helps attorneys streamline workflows, extract insights, and build stronger cases at no extra cost. It automates transcript analysis, allowing attorneys to ask questions in a conversational format and receive specific answers with page and line citations.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Foreign Office revealed in a Thursday statement delivered in both the UK’s House of Commons and House of Lords that nine “serious and significant offenses” were allegedly committed by foreign officials with diplomatic immunity in 2023. The crimes include sexual assault, indecent exposure, and child cruelty, among others. “We define serious offences as those which could, in certain circumstances, carry a penalty of 12 months’ imprisonment or more,” said Par

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After this, you'll probably be even more convinced that judge shopping is a problem. The post Unhinged Federal Judge Thinks Criticizing Judge Shopping Causes Death Threats appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Nvidia and Microsoft have urged a Texas federal judge to toss a startup's suit alleging that they engaged in an anticompetitive conspiracy to fix prices for graphic processing units used in powering artificial intelligence, with Nvidia saying the startup's "low patent quality" is just as likely to have caused purported injuries.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports, NGO/IGO papers and conferences, industry white papers, academic papers and speeches on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions.

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OneLegal

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

One Legal's platform transforms with your feedback: learn how we respond with an iterative approach using your input. The post Embracing your feedback: How it shapes One Legal’s future appeared first on One Legal.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The daughter of civil rights leader Malcolm X filed a civil action Friday against the US, the city of New York, and the estates of various former federal agents for their alleged role in concealing, condoning, and facilitating X’s assassination in 1965. The family of Malcolm X is represented by noted civil rights attorney Ben Crump. The suit accuses agents, leaders, and informants for the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investiga

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Who will be the winner of our fifteenth annual law-related Halloween costume competition? The post ATL’s Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest: The Finalists (2024) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Manhattan federal prosecutors urged a lenient sentence for former FTX technology chief Zixiao "Gary" Wang, telling the court on Wednesday that his "outstanding cooperation" was instrumental in securing the lightning-fast indictment and ultimate conviction of founder Sam Bankman-Fried for an $11 billion fraud that sank the crypto exchange.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Share The justices closed the November session on Wednesday with NVIDIA Corp v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB , a case arising out of the use of NVIDIA chips by crypto miners. The legal problem presented for the justices is whether the complaint – which alleges that NVIDIA misled investors by downplaying the sale of its chips for crypto mining rather than gaming – was sufficiently particular to get over the relatively high pleading standard required for such cases.

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NCBA

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

By Andrea M. Blosser In the legal field, the term “pro bono” refers to legal services provided voluntarily and without payment. While most people think of attorneys when they hear about pro bono work, paralegals play an equally important role in providing these services. In North Carolina, pro bono paralegal work not only supports access […] The post The Importance of Pro Bono Paralegal Work first appeared on NCBarBlog.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Georgian demonstrators rallied in protest Sunday over parliamentary election results which saw the “Russian friendly” Georgian Dream Party win the majority vote by 53.93 percent. The election was initially disputed and deemed “illegitimate” by President Salome Zurahishvila and the opposition parties until the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) confirmed Georgian Dream’s victory on Saturday.

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Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story

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