JURIST

MARCH 11, 2025

UN expert on the human rights situation in Haiti, William O’Neill, said that the country is at risk of falling under gang control and reiterated a call for stronger action from the international community, in a statement in New York on Tuesday. This echoes the UN High Commissioner’s warning several weeks ago that Haiti’s worsening human rights situation requires assistance from the international community.

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Above The Law

MARCH 11, 2025

Friday morning at SXSW , Niall Firth , the Executive Editor of the Newsroom at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), reviewed MITs annual list of 10 breakthrough technologies for 2025. The review is particularly interesting since it comes from MIT, an independent institution with a 135-year history and a sterling reputation. MIT researchers analyze reports, speak with experts, and closely track technological advancements to predict which innovations will have the most significant impa

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JURIST

MARCH 7, 2025

The Australian justice system is failing to support victims in seeking justice and holding perpetrators accountable, according to the final report presented by the Australian Law Reform Commission to the parliament on Thursday.The report , titled, Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence, concluded that the Australian justice system is failing to support victims in seeking justice and holding perpetrators accountable.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 7, 2025

Attorney Susan Cohodes shares wisdom from her long career in small firm practice and her transition to "less-than-full-time" practice. The post ‘Wait, It’s Not All About Me?’ In and Out of the Firm, Part-Time Law Practice Is Feeling Awesome appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 9, 2025

Traditionally, attorneys have struggled to communicate value to leads & clients. Sometimes, lawyers linger on legalese, or theyre simply talking over the heads of the people they most desperately need to understand what theyre doing. Generally speaking, lawyers are really good at talking to other lawyers its why most law firms are built on referral-based marketing but, when it comes to consumers: its a whole other story, that sometimes does not have a happy ending.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2025

The Federal Court of Canada dismissed a challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament on Thursday, concluding that the applicants failed to demonstrate that the prime minister exceeded the limits established by the written Constitution, unwritten Constitutional principles, or any other legal limits. In coming to his conclusion, Chief Justice Paul Crampton ruled that the Federal Court has jurisdiction to review the Prime Minister’s decision to request a prorog

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Above The Law

MARCH 6, 2025

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 6, 2025

Process Improvement Tips | Most meetings are a colassal waste of time. Let's fix that. The post Stop Wasting Time: How to Run More Efficient Law Firm Meetings appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2025

“Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy; Colorado, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “ Supreme Court will hear free-speech challenge to conversion therapy bans in California, Colorado.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that R

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EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 7, 2025

Last Friday, Governor Kay Ivey removed Rocky Myers from death row and commuted his death sentence to a life sentence. Then, yesterday, Judge Jennifer Schiffer granted Adnan Syed's petition for a sentence reduction under the Juvenile Restoration Act to time.

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MARCH 6, 2025

(Photo by Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Images) In the backlash against DEI, someone has to champion a legal defense that will prevent us from spiraling toward a monoculture. Who better than than one of the justices that oversaw the arguments against affirmative action? Justice Jackson is no stranger to diversity — she got a lot of attention for her historically informed reading of the 14th amendment.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 7, 2025

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Heres the Friday morning read: Texas tells Supreme Court it shouldn’t be ‘left holding the bag’ for US nuclear waste (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) Oklahomas dirty political laundry on full display as U.S. Supreme Court takes interest in state (Emily Stacey & Christine Pappas, Oklahoma Voice) MAGA world turns against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett (Lawrence Hurley,

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HowAppealing

MARCH 6, 2025

“Judge reduces Adnan Syeds sentence, allowing him to stay out of prison; The judge wrote that the subject of the ‘Serial’ podcast was ‘not a danger to the public and that the interests of justice will be better served by a reduced sentence: Omari Daniels and Dan Morse of The Washington Post have this report. And Joseph Pisani of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Adnan Syed Has Served His Time in Murder Case, Maryland Judge Says; The death of Hae Min Lee and Sye

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EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit reversed the capital murder conviction of Brittany Holberg in Holberg v. Guerrero, framing the case as follows: Brittany Marlowe Holberg was 23 years old when she was sentenced to death for capital murder by a jury.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2025

The UK Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal regarding offenders’ obligation in Northern Ireland to disclose convictions to third parties such as employers and insurance companies under the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978. The court assessed the proportionality of the rights of offenders to be treated equitably against the legitimate aims of the order.

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Above The Law

MARCH 6, 2025

By now, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly on your radar. Youve heard about the benefits it offers but have also seen headlines about false case citations. Youre curious about its potential but arent sure how and when to jump on the bandwagon. Should you adopt it soon or wait until it matures? If you decide now is the time, how do you ensure ethical implementation in your law firm?

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 8, 2025

Gov. Tim Walz has never appeared burdened by legal niceties or accuracy in pushing his agenda, including his anti-free speech policies. However, his recent effort to block an effort to enact a “no duty to rescue” rule for self-defense hit a new low. Walz completely misrepresented not only the underlying bill, HF 13 , but ignored the common law on self-defense.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 12, 2025

There's a credibility crisis. Here's what attorneys can learn from journalists about rebuilding trust. The post Jurors Think Youre LyingHeres How to Win Them Over appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 10, 2025

On March 29, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on States obligations regarding climate change. This request was widely seen as an opportunity for the Court to clarify States legal obligations, advance climate justice, and protect the environment for present and future generations.

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2025

Justice for Myanmar (JFM) released a statement calling on the United Nations to investigate possible conflicts of interest with their Special Envoy to Myanmar due to her links with Chinese state-owned entities. The Special Envoy, Julie Bishop, served as the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 – 2018 and was appointed to her position as UN Special Envoy in April of 2024.

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Above The Law

MARCH 11, 2025

In high-profile cases, the attorneys representing their clients occasionally provide the public with updates on the cases that they’re dealing with. Sometimes they provide these musings even after a judge told them to shut the hell up and focus on their work instead of PR. Other times, the goal is to shame or curb copycat claims launched against their clients.

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EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 10, 2025

It's a simple principle of evidence law: Any testimony must be supported by an evidentiary basis. When a witness for the prosecution shoots from the hip with testimony untethered to any evidentiary basis, there's error. When that error inflames the.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 11, 2025

Jay Harrington | Why small gestures works as well as if not better than grand strategies. The post Relationship-Based Business Development: The Power of Small Gestures appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 12, 2025

UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/ Frank van Beek This blog post is Part 3 of a three-part series highlighting the main legal arguments presented during the hearings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the request for an advisory opinion regarding the obligations of States with respect to climate change. Part 1 focused on discussions on applicable law, and the no-harm rule.

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2025

A human rights watchdog from the Philippines declared its “full support” for the passage of a proposed internet safety education bill protecting children from online sexual abuse and exploitation on Monday. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), an independent National Human Rights Institution, expressed its approval of the newly introduced Senate Bill (SB) 2934.

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