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“Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Laws on Social Media; The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship by tech platforms, violate the First Amendment”

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“Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Laws on Social Media; The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship by tech platforms, violate the First Amendment”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G. ” David G.

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Sentencing Project Trends Report Highlights New Criminal Justice Laws Across The Country 

The Crime Report

Two states passed bills this year that reduced sentencing for those participating in rehabilitation programs: Florida and Oklahoma. . Florida Senate Bill 752 in part allows probationers to get education and workforce credits that combine to reduce their sentence term.

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Court schedules February argument session

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Share A pair of challenges to controversial social media laws in Texas and Florida and a dispute over whether to freeze the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reduce ozone levels across the United States headline the Supreme Court’s February 2024 argument calendar , which was released on Friday morning. Paxton and Moody v.

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Paralegal Professional Development – Tips for New Paralegals

Paralegal Bootcamp

I would then calendar (1) a quick meeting with my attorney and run down the consolidated list all at once. I taught myself our work in Florida. We had just expanded into property damage litigation there, and no paralegal yet knew how Florida operates. When I say I knew nothing, I really mean it – not a thing!

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Justices decline to reinstate GOP-backed congressional voting maps in North Carolina, Pennsylvania

SCOTUSBlog

Gore , the 2000 case that halted the recount in Florida in the presidential election, then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote a concurring opinion (joined by Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas) in which he explained that, in his view, the state court’s recount conflicted with the deadlines set by the state legislature for the election.

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MyCase Customer Spotlight: Zweban Law Group Saves 30 Minutes On Every Client Intake With MyCase

MyCase

Most recently we talked to Gene Zweban to learn about how and why his law firm, Zweban Law Group , a Florida-based personal injury and family law firm uses MyCase. I’m from Stuart, Florida, and that’s where our office is. I’m from Stuart, Florida, and that’s where our office is.

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As Its Conference Kicks Off, Clio Announces Its ‘Most Important Product Release Ever’ (and More)

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That followed Clio’s acquisition in July of CalendarRules, an automated court calendaring product. Building on the two acquisitions, Clio said that Lawyaw, which already offered automated court forms for California federal and state courts, has added forms for another five states: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York and Texas.