Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The SEC may be keeping a hot key for ‘without admitting or denying wrongdoing,’ but not its little brother. The post The CFTC Isn’t Playing Around Anymore appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Tuesday in favor of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation’s dispute with the state of Idaho regarding the tribe’s hunting rights on US land. The court found that an 1868 treaty between the Shoshone and the US allows tribe members to hunt on ceded lands without having to permanently reside on a Native American reservation.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
State legislator used to talk about his time in law school. Which is news to the law school. The post Lawmaker Cites ‘Anti-Christian’ Bias After Law School Points Out He Never Enrolled appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announced on Wednesday the release of French-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi by a Taliban court in Afghanistan. Following a 284-day detention, all charges, encompassing allegations of espionage and illegal support for foreigners, were nullified during a criminal court hearing held in Kabul, as per the statement. He was immediately released from Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
What a long, strange trip it's been. The post The Kraken Cracks appeared first on Above the Law.
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 19, 2023
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JURIST
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts sentenced Hong Kong protester Tsang Chi-kin to three and a half years in prison Wednesday on charges of rioting and assaulting a police officer, according to the Hong Kong Free Press. Tsang previously pleaded guilty to both charges on September 28 after he was arrested in Sai Kung, Hong Kong while attempting to flee to Taiwan via boat on July 13.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The former jailhouse lawyer may be headed back to jail. The post Prominent Georgetown Law Professor Arrested, Charged In Domestic Violence Case appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 19, 2023
On Thursday the UK Home Office announced new procedures for asylum seekers who refuse to be housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge after the UK High Court upheld the Home Office’s plans to force 39 asylum seekers to return to the barge. The new rules state that if a person refuses the offered asylum on the barge, they will be evicted from their current hotel accommodation within 24 hours and treated like a trespasser if they don’t leave the hotel.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The Class of 2022 is getting those jobs! The post Law School Grads Are Getting Jobs At Historic Rates appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Australian workplace safety regulatory agency WorkSafe announced Thursday that Court Services Victoria (CSV), the body responsible for Victoria’s court system, was convicted and fined in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace. The CSV pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $379,157 by WorkSafe.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
For the love of all that is holy, AI is not a replacement for good lawyering! The post Fugees Member Argues Attorney’s Use Of AI Should Give Him A New Trial appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 19, 2023
US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was arrested in Russia Wednesday for failing to register as a “foreign agent.” Kurmasheva, a reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), holds dual citizenship in Russia and the United States. According to a statement from RFE/RL, Kurmasheva traveled to Russia in May for a family emergency.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
In-house is great, but being at a law firm was not without its perks. The post 3 Things I Miss About Law Firm Life appeared first on Above the Law.
LawSites
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The cloud-based law practice management company ZenCase has named Olivia Mockel , a lawyer and legal technology executive, as its president and chief operating officer. “I am driven to help legal professionals become more efficient through innovative legal technology,” Mockel said in a statement announcing her hire. “ZenCase is a platform that allows law firms with advanced workflows to move to the cloud to increase productivity and efficiency.” Mockel was most recently
Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
A day will come where no one will think twice about a career-driven mom and a stay-at-home dad. For those of us in that camp now, it can be lonely. The post Female Breadwinning In America appeared first on Above the Law.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Whatever technology or platform you use, building authentic relationships requires intentionality, curiosity and vulnerability. The post Leveraging Technology for Building Authentic Relationships appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The allegations are shocking. The post Baker McKenzie Ditches Attorney Accused Of Sexual Misconduct appeared first on Above the Law.
OneLegal
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Learn about eFiling proposed orders and get to grips with this important aspect of eService. How does it all work in the now-ubiquitous eFiling environment. The post How to eFile a proposed order appeared first on One Legal.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Which firms made the cut according to clients? The post The Top Biglaw & Boutique Firms Headed Upmarket In Litigation (2024) appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The Irish Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) published a special report Thursday that criticizes the Irish government’s failure to properly safeguard vulnerable children in the country’s overwhelmed international protection system. The special report focuses on three key recommendations made by the OCO in 2021 following an investigation into how the state houses asylum-seeking families.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Business people don’t understand ethical issues that lawyers labor under. The reality is that not every issue can be solved with a snap of the fingers. The post To Embed Or Not? appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Plaintiffs in Supreme Court’s LGBTQ workplace ruling inducted into Labor Hall of Honor (Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News) GOP-led states and industry groups ask Supreme Court to block Biden’s ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule (Ella Nilsen, CNN) Pro baseball players back Supreme Court challenge to MLB’s antitrust immunity (Mike Sca
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 19, 2023
“AG Yost Announces Pick for Next Solicitor General”: Ohio’s Attorney General has issued a news release that begins, “Attorney General Dave Yost has selected an ‘appellate ace’ to serve as Ohio’s 11th Solicitor General, the state’s lead attorney for appeals in state and federal courts. Elliot Gaiser, an Ohio native, will start in the position on Nov. 20.” In news coverage, Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Ohio Solicitor General Pick Named
Law 360
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The former general counsel of FTX testified Thursday in federal court in Manhattan that he was in the dark about the crypto exchange's misuse of customer funds until November 2022, when CEO Sam Bankman-Fried asked him to "come up with legal justifications" for a $7 billion deficit.
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