Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Freshfields is looking to grow here. The post International Biglaw Firm’s Expansion Plan Comes To U.S. Cities appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed a civil lawsuit against Elon Musk and America PAC on Monday. The lawsuit alleges that the petition, with an offer to pay Pennsylvania registered voters, amounts to illegal lottery. In the complaint, Krasner argues that this petition violates the State Lottery Law by organizing an unauthorized lottery.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 28, 2024

At the Everlaw Summit in San Francisco last week, the annual customer conference of the e-discovery company Everlaw, founder and CEO AJ Shankar delivered a keynote address in which he announced the general availability of three generative AI features the company first introduced last year and had been developing in beta ever since.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Several human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, demonstrated concerns on Monday over a “flawed” human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia’s FIFA 2034 World Cup bid. The 11 organizations issued a joint communication including a list of concerns regarding the human rights assessment from AS&H Clifford Chance, a Saudi law firm.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Understanding how to use “sic” correctly is crucial for maintaining the integrity and precision of legal writing. In this article, we delve into the proper notation and punctuation rules for using “sic” in legal documents. We will cover everything from its meaning and importance to step-by-step guidelines on its correct usage.

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LawVu

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Just as no two businesses are identical, neither are any two in-house legal teams. And because their structure and size can vary significantly, there is potential for a wide range of in-house legal job titles. While there are no set rules governing the detail of in-house job titles and reporting structures, there are a number of core functions which must always be carried out by any in-house legal team if they are to effectively serve the wider business.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 28, 2024

New York residents can’t carry handguns in sensitive locations and must show evidence of good moral character when applying for a concealed-carry license.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Bob Jordan may live to regret this ‘victory.’ The post Paul Singer Settles For Torturing Southwest CEO Rather Than Firing Him appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Updated: With the emergence of generative artificial intelligence, many traditional software categories have been reinvented. Legal software has not been immune from this impactful change.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Biglaw partners seem to be pretty pleased with their financials. The post Biglaw Partners Are Making Bank, ‘Very Satisfied’ With Their Pay appeared first on Above the Law.

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CARET Legal

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Effective document management ensures that both physical and digital documents are easy to locate and access when needed. Handling legal documents efficiently isn’t just about staying organized – it’s about maintaining productivity, minimizing errors, and ensuring compliance. With the vast amount of contracts, case files, and other legal documents circulating within a firm, disorganized document management can quickly lead to costly mistakes.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

But what if we call the winners subcontractors? Is that cool? The post Musk Sued By PA District Attorney For Running Illegal Election Lottery appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“Fifth Circuit Election Madness, a Post-Mortem on Roe, & the War on Drugs”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link or on YouTube.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Wow! The top UK-based firm really wants to make it rain on its partners. The post Biglaw Firm Revamps Its Lockstep Partner Comp System To Offer Huge Paydays To Top Talent appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“105. The Supreme Court and the 2024 Election, Part I: A quick overview of the election-related disputes that are likely to reach the justices between now and next Tuesday — and the big one that almost certainly won’t.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Like physical moves, not the jurisprudence of the Court. The post Tracking The Moves Of The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice's recently filed Section 2 monopolization suit against Visa offers several scenarios for a vigorous case and is likely to reveal some of the challenges faced by antitrust plaintiffs following the U.S. Supreme Court's split 2018 American Express decision, say attorneys at Mintz.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Soap opera or legal ethics lapse? Feels like both. The post Who Knew What When? The Latest In The Judge/Partner Romantic Scandal Rocking The Legal World appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A recent crop of suits accusing large employers of violating nondiscrimination provisions in federal benefits law by making workers who use nicotine pay more for health insurance underscore the risk of using fees to offset healthcare costs, attorneys say. Here are five nicotine surcharge suits to keep an eye on.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

It's a bad look for the school. The post Harvard Doubles Down On ‘Protest’ Retaliation & Punishes Teachers For Studying In Library appeared first on Above the Law.

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In North American Title Co. v. Superior Court , the Supreme Court today holds that parties must comply with a statute’s timeliness requirement to seek a judge’s disqualification (a party must act “at the earliest practicable opportunity after discovery of the facts constituting the ground for disqualification” (Code of Civ. Proc., section 170.3 (c)(1))), even if the ground for disqualification is the judge’s bias against a party.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Written by Fanni Murányi, who will defend her PhD on Children’s rights, private law and criminological perspectives of parental child abduction at the Eötvös Loránd University (expected in 2024). In this short summary of her research, Fanni highlights her conclusions on the role of the child’s views in abduction cases and the link between international child abduction and criminal law.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In Smith v. Arizona , 602 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that when an expert conveys an absent lab analyst’s statements in support of the expert’s opinion, and the statements provide that support only if true, then the statements come into evidence for their truth, and implicate the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause. The Court’s decision was unanimous.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Amazon and Google filed parallel lawsuits Monday in federal court against the entities behind a website they say facilitates fake product and business reviews, saying in an announcement that the two tech giants teamed up to "take action against bad actors attempting to deceive customers.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 28, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In a pending petition for certiorari, the Maltese company Celanese Int'l is poised to ask the Supreme Court to resolve an important question about the scope of the AIA's on-sale bar: whether sales of products made using a secret process can bar later patent protection for that process. The issue arises from a Federal Circuit decision upholding the ITC's invalidation of Celanese's patents covering methods for manufacturing the artificial sweetener Ace-K.

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