JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Zgambo, who writes for the Zambia Whistleblower website, has been held at Ridgeway Police Station without formal charges, highlighting escalating concerns about press freedom and human rights in Zambia. The international community has also expressed concerns about Zambia’s human rights situation.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 5, 2025

Have you ever wondered why your supervisor makes such a big deal about your billable time entries? It’s not just about keeping you busy. It’s about keeping the law firms doors open. For a deeper dive into what is billable vs. non-billable hours, read Everything You Need to Know About Billable Hours.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2025

Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in the decision to grant review. The state pushed back , urging the justices to deny the request for review. This is about ending state-sponsored atheism and ensuring families have the freedom to choose faith-based education. A ruling is expected by late June or early July.

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Above The Law

MARCH 19, 2025

NPR spoke with 42 judiciary employees over the past year who worked for, and were mistreated by, two dozen judges — just the tip of the iceberg of systemic misconduct I hear about. Yet just three years ago , it was considered taboo to talk about sexual harassment in the federal judiciary. Times are changing, albeit too slowly.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The report claims the body made a change that ultimately weakened judicial ethics standards, further fueling concerns about accountability at the highest levels.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

According to the Romanian president, the initiation of such a procedure in Parliament would bring about division among citizens and negativity amidst ongoing elections. In addition, international bodies such as the Council of Europe were called to review the Constitutional Court’s decision.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The GRIP report based its grades on a review of the CIRIGHTS Data Project , which collects human rights data from around the globe. Despite a growth in human rights law, institutions, NGOs, and technology to document and disseminate information about human rights, things are getting worse.”

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The appellate court’s lifting of the order will last until the court finishes reviewing the defendants’ appeal of the trial court’s order. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit limited the trial court’s earlier ruling, ensuring that the order applies to only the schools of the school board defendants.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

APRIL 19, 2025

Theres usually just one time every year, when law firm owners review their revenue and profitability. Thats at the end of the year otherwise known as the time when you cant do anything about your revenue numbers, that you dont like. You know, so you can actually do something about what you see. How about: daily.

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Sterno

JANUARY 6, 2025

Solution: Marzban began using Transcript Genius for what he describes as "a blunt dialog about what I didn't get right." He needed an objective way to evaluate his performance and identify potential blind spots in his questioning strategies. The AI provided the kind of direct feedback that many colleagues hesitate to give.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 24, 2025

The courts order denying review in Franklin v. Franklin came to the Supreme Court, which on Monday rejected his petition for review. However, two justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch suggested that the court may need to reconsider its cases under the confrontation clause more broadly.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2025

The statement gave no further detail about where the immigrants came from. Byrony Lau, the Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch for Asia, reports that the Malaysian government does not allow UNHCR to access Baitul Mahabbah centers and immigration depots to review asylum claims.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The court added that the government violated Article 13 of the convention by failing to provide the six minors with an effective remedy to complain about their poor treatment in detention centers before a national authority. Thus, it amounted to an unlawful detention.

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JURIST

MAY 4, 2025

” AI pointed out concerns about Poland’s ability to adequately conduct assessments of migrants’ circumstances as such assessments require specially trained personnel and time, and consequently Poland’s ability to uphold its international obligations.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Then associates or paralegals spend hours reading 30, 40, 50 pages to review new contracts according to the most basic criteria. For years, CobbleStone Software has offered contract lifecycle management systems to help firms streamline their intake and review process, and the company was an early adopter of AI technologies.

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LDA PRO

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Continue reading this blog until the last line to explore more about the eviction service offered by LDA Pro Legal. They will evaluate your claim, review the lease contract, and recommend the best course of action. For more details about our legal services feel free to contact our professional paralegal.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 27, 2025

The justices decision to grant review in Fernandez v. Both denials spurred dissents from the denial of review by some of the courts conservative justices. The federal government urged the justices to deny review. On Tuesday the court granted review. About six weeks after he originally wore the shirt to school, L.M.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The 2024 election results have prompted discussion about the effectiveness of “guardrails” that might restrain Presidential activities that could harm the nation.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 29, 2022

Review the list of attendees. Ask people about their comfort level before making contact. Be ready with your elevator speech when people ask about you or your firm. Tell me about your role at XYZ Company. Be enthusiastic when talking about your practice. Make notes about new contacts. Visit the exhibit hall.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 1, 2024

“Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes; The Food and Drug Administration has rejected some products because of concerns about youth users”: David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post have this report. Could Supreme Court review of flavored vapes reverse this?

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JURIST

JULY 31, 2024

They were particularly concerned by the Health Secretary’s reliance upon the “Cass Review,” when implementing this legislation. ” This review was conducted by Dr Hilary Cass, who concluded that puberty blockers should only be used under a research protocol. .”

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Above The Law

MAY 6, 2025

A few review sites. 39% of legal consumers read 7 or more reviews before deciding who to call. If your website looks outdated, if your contact options are clunky, or if your reviews are mediocre or missing altogether, those potential clients will move on. Its no longer about guesswork. A quick Google search. Drastically.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

UN experts released a statement on Tuesday raising concerns about the escalating human rights situation in Bangladesh. The statement, issued as the UN Human Rights Council concludes its periodic review of Bangladesh’s human rights record, points to a severe crackdown on human rights across multiple fronts.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The force’s efforts to tackle racial tensions arising from the tactic come after Baroness Casey’s review , published in March 2023, found the Met to contain “institutional racism, sexism and homophobia.” The Met stated that the tactic captured 17,500 weapons off the streets over the last four years.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 3, 2025

The justices once again did not act on several high-profile petitions for review, including a challenge to Marylands ban on military assault-style weapons and Rhode Islands ban on large-capacity magazines. The announcement that the court had granted review in Barrett v. The university urged the justices to deny review.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 19, 2024

“Bonus 113: Tick Tock for TikTok; The justices’ decision to hear expedited argument on the constitutionality of the TikTok statute makes a lot of sense; It’s also a good foil for a broader debate about when / how the Court intervenes.” ” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Billing your time doesn’t have to equate to stress Let’s talk about everything you need to know about billable hours and reduce some of the stress associated with them. Billing rates and hours are often reviewed during performance evaluations and can impact compensation. 6 Drop off dry cleaning =.1

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 11, 2023

Tip 1: Change Your Mindset About Your Billable Time Entries What mindset? Learn more about the important numbers for paralegal billable hours. Think about some of those questions when you’re drafting your time entry. Did you review something? Review an analysis of documents for the sake of what?

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

When families pressed authorities for details about the prisoners locations, Amnesty International contends, the officials denied holding them in detention and refused to disclose further information. Arbitrary detentions of human rights activists continued even ahead of the UN Universal Period Review.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 13, 2021

One of the most pernicious myths for young lawyers is that someone will teach you everything you need to know about practicing law, and as long as you keep your head down and “do what you’re supposed to,” success will come. One of the hardest parts about being a young lawyer is that you don’t know what you don’t know and need to know.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 2, 2024

“Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?” ” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report. ” Joan Biskupic of CNN has a news analysis headlined “ In transgender care case, Supreme Court to consider how far equal protection goes.”

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 27, 2025

Given the recent sudden, frequent and often chaotic changes in the Agency, it is critical that the Commissioner hears directly from Industry about their goals, plans, and concerns. How will he ensure the independent, scientific integrity of the review process? How does he plan to remedy widely reported low morale among review teams?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 16, 2025

” Think about that. Ill add here, since its fresh in my mind, I just did that interview with Vincent Ascolese a couple weeks ago about mindfulness and he had some great tips on ways to that would help in situations like this. I needed information about an out-of-state subpoena, so I called the clerk of court.

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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.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

APRIL 19, 2025

That means that lawyers will often not dig into the elements of a specific contract, or learn enough about a topic to ask relevant questions. If you want to talk about your buying power, as a law firm owner: just reach out! The good news is that: there are ways to combat both of these tactics. It just takes a little effort.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 2, 2022

He reviewed his day each evening through short, terse, simple paragraphs. He began each day reviewing the previous evening’s notes. How you think about the world is your world. Webster’s defines a Stoic as: “ A member of a Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno about 308 b.c. Stoicism is about action.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 29, 2025

In just 3 hours, you’ll no longer stress about meeting that annual billable hour quota. A Paralegal Resource For You Key Strategies to Change Your Mindset About Your Billable Time Do Paralegals Work Long Hours? Podcast Show , and passionate about promoting the paralegal profession. Then move to #2.

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