CARET Legal
JUNE 28, 2024
Missed deadlines are the leading cause of malpractice claims against attorneys, accounting for nearly 40% of all such claims. The life of a litigator is a whirlwind of cases, clients, and court dates. Amidst this chaos, tracking court deadlines can be stressful and risky. Missed deadlines are the leading cause of malpractice claims against attorneys, accounting for nearly 40% of all such claims.
JURIST
JUNE 28, 2024
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday urged Ugandan authorities to release journalists Dickson Mubiru and Alirabaki Sengooba and to drop the charges against them. This appeal follows the journalists’ arrest for publishing information without a broadcast license. The CPJ views the convictions as an attempt to silence critical reporting.
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Above The Law
JUNE 28, 2024
The Supreme Court overruling Chevron fulfills every lawyer's delusion: that they're smarter than real doctors and scientists. The post John Roberts Says Judges Should Decide How Much Rat Poison Is Too Much For Your Hot Dogs appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 28, 2024
The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that courts must exercise independent judgment in assessing an agency’s statutory authority. This overruled the deference afforded to an agency’s interpretation of its mandate from Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council. The case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo Secretary of Commerce considered the regulation of fishing.
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 28, 2024
Share In a major ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday cut back sharply on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer and ruled that courts should rely on their own interpretion of ambiguous laws. The decision will likely have far-reaching effects across the country, from environmental regulation to healthcare costs. By a vote of 6-3, the justices overruled their landmark 1984 decision in Chevron v.
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 28, 2024
Share The Supreme Court on Friday upheld ordinances in a southwest Oregon city that prohibit people who are homeless from using blankets, pillows, or cardboard boxes for protection from the elements while sleeping within the city limits. By a vote of 6-3, the justices agreed with the city, Grants Pass, that the ordinances simply bar camping on public property by everyone and do not violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
JURIST
JUNE 28, 2024
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday that ongoing conflict in Northern Mozambique is jeopardising education, with military use of schools on the rise despite direct school attacks decreasing. HRW highlighted the impact of the Mozambique conflict on the education system. The conflict in Northern Mozambique, primarily in the Cabo Delgado province, began in 2017 when armed insurgent groups began attacking towns and villages.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 28, 2024
Share The court ruled on Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s routine practice of imposing fines in its administrative proceedings, used to penalize securities fraud, violates the Seventh Amendment “right of trial by jury” in all “suits at common law.” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a 6-3 majority in Securities and Exchange Commission v.
HowAppealing
JUNE 28, 2024
“Two Big Victories for Liberty at the Supreme Court; The Justices continue their repair work on the separation of powers”: This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 28, 2024
Share On Friday, June 28, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Friday, June 28 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
HowAppealing
JUNE 28, 2024
“Chevron By Any Other Name: From ‘Chevron Deference’ to ‘Loper Bright Delegation.’” Adrian Vermeule has this post at “The New Digest” Substack site.
Above The Law
JUNE 28, 2024
‘Lmao just get a house???? What are you, stupid?????’ - Gorsuch, probably The post SCOTUS Just Greenlit The Crime Of ‘Sleeping While Homeless’ As Totally Fair Game appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 28, 2024
“58-42! Alito’s successful confirmation vote is exact converse of Bork’s defeat.” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.
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Above The Law
JUNE 28, 2024
None of the firm's other offices are using this alternative office plan -- yet. The post Top 50 Biglaw Firm Isn’t Shuttering Its Miami Office, But Moving To A More ‘Flexible’ Office Alternative appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 28, 2024
“Neil Gorsuch’s Judicial Humility Is Sanctimonious Horseshit; When judges have the chance to further the conservative agenda, Gorsuch is eager to dig in; When judges have the power to protect the rights of unhoused people, he cannot wash his hands of responsibility fast enough”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
Above The Law
JUNE 28, 2024
Jho Low may be a myth, a spook story G-men tell their kids at night, but he can tell you where he stores his very real Monets. The post Justice Department Enjoying Very Successful Negotiation With Alleged Fraudster Despite Not Knowing Where On Earth He Is appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 28, 2024
“Consider the wild gray squirrel, Kagan rebukes her colleagues as court overrules Chevron “: Mark Walsh has this “View from the Court” post at “SCOTUSblog.” And yesterday, Walsh had a post titled “ Two oral dissents and more opinion days to come.
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Above The Law
JUNE 28, 2024
Unfortunately, your client's documents will not magically complete themselves before the deadline to file. The post Clients Often Wait Until The Last Minute To Complete Tasks appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 28, 2024
“The judicial independence of Ketanji Brown Jackson; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined five conservatives in the Supreme Court’s Jan. 6 ruling on Friday”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.
Law 360
JUNE 28, 2024
By knocking down a powerful precedent that has towered over administrative law for 40 years, the U.S. Supreme Court's right wing Friday gave a crowning achievement to anti-agency attorneys. But for those attorneys, the achievement is merely a means to an end, and experts expect a litigation blitzkrieg to materialize quickly in the aftermath.
HowAppealing
JUNE 28, 2024
“Conservatives Gain Despite Fifth Circuit Setbacks at High Court; Justices reject six out of nine rulings from appeals court so far; Few Fifth Circuit judges drive cases to high court”: Lydia Wheeler and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.
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Above The Law
JUNE 28, 2024
Judges Will Be The New Experts : On clean air. On toxic particulate matter. On food safety. On. Are You Homeless? Hope You Can Afford An Infinite Supply Of Red Bull : SCOTUS rules punishing homeless people for sleeping is totes constitutional. Diversity Still Matters : See which firms are at the top of Vault's list ! Stay Flexible, Miami !: Morrison & Foerster announce plans of a "flexible office space model.
HowAppealing
JUNE 28, 2024
“Supreme Court Jeopardizes Opioid Deal, Rejecting Protections for Sacklers; The justices rejected a bankruptcy settlement maneuver that would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report. Jan Hoffman of The New York Times reports that “ Purdue Opioid Settlement on Verge of Collapse After Supreme Court Ruling; Plaintiffs and the company vowed to renegotiate but the talks will
Above The Law
JUNE 28, 2024
When you write 'false accusations,' which ones are you talking about? The post Lawyer Seems To Forget His Law Professor Client Already Admitted To Sleeping With Students appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 28, 2024
Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Cour t in argued cases: Justice Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court in City of Grant Pass v. Johnson , No. 23-175. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined.
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