Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I’m going back to the days when I was a litigation paralegal. The case was over, and the partner in charge of that case was also in charge of the firm’s entire litigation department. If you’re reading this and you were a litigation paralegal in the 90s before eDiscovery became mainstream, you know what I’m talking about.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

At the outset of the litigation, the Parents moved for a preliminary injunction to require the Board to provide such notice and an opt-out option. The post SCOTUS Adds LGBTQ Book Case to Docket appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. After the district court denied their motion, the Parents appealed.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2021

It is typically conducted by the Bar Council twice a year to test the candidates’ knowledge on various substantive and procedural la w such as constitutional law, administrative law, the Indian Penal Code, criminal and civil procedure, evidence, public interest litigation, and professional ethics.

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Blackstone Career Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2024

With a curriculum that covers general law terms, protocols, and ethics, the topics include an understanding of the process of criminal procedure, how partnerships and corporations are created, the essential elements of constitutional law, a knowledge base of law definitions, job search techniques, and ethics related to the paralegal industry.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 26, 2024

Switzerland is a striking example of the Paris effect: the influence of the non-binding collective goals of the Paris Agreement (PA) on the interpretation of domestic constitutional law or international human rights law in climate litigation. 8 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Facts of the Case The cases spring from more than two years of litigation, in which two separate groups of voters have challenged Louisianas congressional maps. In the first round of redistricting litigation, Robinson, et al v. The post Supreme Court Adds Gerrymandering Case to Docket appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 7, 2022

Alito described the independent-state-legislature theory as “an exceptionally important and recurring question of constitutional law,” and he suggested that the justices “will have to resolve this question sooner or later, and the sooner we do so, the better.”

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 14, 2022

Depp and Heard were married for just over a year but have already spent three times than that in litigation. Depp earlier tried to sued a newspaper in England where the libel laws are far more favorable to those claiming defamation. Malice is one thing that this briefly married couple seems to have an abundance of.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Accordingly, the Court interpreted the FSIA as it does other statutes affecting international relations: to avoid, where possible, “producing friction in our relations with [other] nations and leading some to reciprocate by granting their courts permission to embroil the United States in expensive and difficult litigation.”

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 4, 2022

North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP : The case involves a legal challenge to North Carolina’s voter-identification law, specifically whether two Republican members of the North Carolina legislature should be able to intervene in the suit. Sundance, Inc.: 1782 , which allow a U.S. Please check back for updates.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

OCTOBER 27, 2022

While the CWA defines the term “navigable waters” as “waters of the United States, including the territorial seas,” the precise scope of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) has been subject to frequent litigation. The post US Supreme Court to Revisit Clean Water Act appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 3, 2022

Then—nearly eight months after Morgan filed the lawsuit— Sundance moved to stay the litigation and compel arbitration under the FAA. In response, Morgan argued that Sundance had waived its right to arbitrate by litigating for so long. But a court may not devise novel rules to favor arbitration over litigation.”. “If

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Ann spent 20 years working as a paralegal manager and a litigation paralegal before opening the Paralegal Boot Camp in 2010. This means that almost anyone can call themselves a paralegal as there is no set requirement to earn that title. Ann Pearson is the Founder of the Paralegal Boot Camp, and host of the Paralegals on Fire!

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 5, 2024

A claim-processing rule is a mandatory deadline that regulates the timing of motions or claims before the court; however, unlike jurisdictional deadlines, is subject to waiver and forfeiture by the litigant. b)(2)(B) governs the conduct of the district court, not the litigants. Justice Sotomayor also emphasized that Rule 32.2(b)(2)(B)

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Another concern was that the court might as a matter of constitutional law lack power to consider the case – because federal courts under the Constitution generally hold themselves powerless to consider cases where it is clear they can issue no effective relief. Her explanation prompted Gorsuch to admit: “That’s helpful.”.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In 1992, Section 2 litigation challenging the State of Alabama’s then-existing districting map resulted in the State’s first majority-black district and, subsequently, the State’s first black Representative since 1877. Alabama’s congressional map has remained remarkably similar since that litigation.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency , which involves enforcement of the Clean Water Act (CWA), a frequent source of Supreme Court litigation. The post Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in RICO, Immigration, and Clean Water Act Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 14, 2024

All this “complexity and uncertainty” would “‘breed[] litigation from a statute that seeks to avoid it.’” The post SCOTUS Clarifies Reach of FAA Exemption for Transportation Workers appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 27, 2022

Bruen invokes the authority of history but presents a version of the past that is little more than an ideological fantasy, much of it invented by gun-rights advocates and their libertarian allies in the legal academy with the express purpose of bolstering litigation such as Bruen. June, 2022).

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Constitutional Law Reporter

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In the Texas litigation, a divided panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a preliminary injunction. The post Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of State Social Media Laws appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. 7072 was motivated by viewpoint discrimination. Please check back for updates.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 10, 2024

The decision invites a more general reflection, beyond German constitutional law, on the questions of method and legal policy that the apprehension of these marriages gives rise to in private international law. The issue also contains two case notes related to major transnational litigations on corporate responsibility.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In reaching its decision, the Court explained that equitable tolling “effectively extends an otherwise discrete limitations period set by Congress” when a litigant diligently pursues his rights but extraordinary circumstances prevent him from bringing a timely action. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote on behalf of the Court.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Two of the cases involve whether litigants must wait for administrative proceedings to conclude before challenging the authority of federal agencies in federal court. The post Justices Consider Making It Easier to Challenge Regulatory Power of Federal Agencies appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

AUGUST 6, 2024

Finally, Justice Gorsuch discussed the problems resulting from the so-called “ Martin experiment,” including legal uncertainty and litigation. The post Supreme Court Upholds Homeless Ordinance Imposing Criminal Penalties appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Texas , 392 U.S.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 21, 2021

The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the case because it “consider[ed] as a matter of law that appellant is, for purposes of this case, libel-proof.”. There is a tendency in litigation to throw everything at an opposing party and let the court sort it out. It may be cathartic but it can be costly.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 12, 2021

Even if the law passes constitutional review, there remains its ambiguous standard. For decades, states and cities have tried to curtail gun sales through nuisance litigation; they have uniformly failed because the effort is transparently an effort to achieve gun control through litigation.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 26, 2021

Fourth, the Court noted that even if the government withdraws or modifies a COVID restriction in the course of litigation, that does not necessarily moot the case. The post Divided Court Strikes Down COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Home Religious Gatherings appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 1, 2023

In reaching its decision, the Court noted the important distinction between “the classes of cases a court may entertain (subject-matter jurisdiction)” and “nonjurisdictional claim-processing rules, which seek to promote the orderly progress of litigation by requiring that the parties take certain procedural steps at certain specified times.”

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 10, 2022

Litigation about the Rule ensued, and the Supreme Court granted review of the Second Circuit’s opinion. The post SCOTUS Kicks Off February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Three Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. New York , No. 20- 449 (U.S.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 4, 2021

“As such, it is sometimes appropriate for courts to entertain constitutional challenges to statutes or other agency-wide policies even when those challenges were not raised in ad- ministrative proceedings.”. It makes little sense to require litigants to present claims to adjudicators who are powerless to grant the relief requested.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Brian Frazelle of the Constitutional Accountability Center, which filed a brief on behalf of constitutional law professors , said that the challengers are seeking a “dramatic expansion” of the law that would call many other kinds of laws into question.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 5, 2024

The States have asked the justices to stay implementation while litigation continues in the lower courts. The post Supreme Court Hears Challenge to EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the motions to stay and the States appealed to the Supreme Court.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 16, 2023

There is ongoing litigation of the protection in an employment setting for civil liability or disciplinary action). Yet, the most serious concern is the inclination of this generation to use criminal laws to police such questions.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 17, 2022

With regard to the First Amendment retaliation claim, the majority found that extending Bivens to alleged First Amendment violations would pose an acute “risk that fear of personal monetary liability and harassing litigation will unduly inhibit officials in the discharge of their duties.” Anderson v. Creighton , 483 U.S. 635 (1987).

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 25, 2024

Individuals are sometimes removed from the No Fly List during ongoing litigation about their placement on that list. The post SCOTUS Kicks Off January 2024 Session With Five Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Decisions in all of the above cases are expected before the Term ends in June.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Justice Department has maintained this broader definition in prior litigation declared in 2021 that Pence was shielded by the “speech or debate” clause in a civil lawsuit. It is not clear why Smith would invite such litigation, which could take years to hash out in the courts.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 23, 2022

Many of us were predicting a major loss for over a year and New York, as usual, litigated a bad case and made more bad law for gun control advocates. Kathy Hochul immediately declared “Shocking, absolutely shocking that they have taken away our right to have reasonable restrictions.” Hochul added “This is New York.

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