Attorney at Work
JANUARY 14, 2025
In a never-ending game of cat and mouse, cybersecurity companies are using AI to help combat the worlds increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. The post Law Firms Groaning at the Need to Incorporate Generative AI into Cybersecurity appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2025
Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed on Monday three lawsuits against former Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and six members of her family for irregularly obtaining land plots under the Purbachal New Town project , according to local media reports. The cases also involve 23 individuals, including officials from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and the Capital Development Authority, known as Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK).
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EvidenceProf Blog
JANUARY 14, 2025
Federal Rule of Evidence 702 provides that A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise if the proponent demonstrates to the court that.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2025
Apple appeared before the UK competition appeal tribunal for overcharging customers in a class-action lawsuit in a class-action lawsuit on Monday. Rachael Kent-Aitken, representing the claimants, brought the collective action through Article 47B of the Competition Act 1998 , which allows a court-authorized representative to bring legal action that combines several individual claims into one ‘class action’, that is, an action on behalf of a given group of people.
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 14, 2025
“Protesters gather by NC Supreme Court as GOP candidate files new legal arguments; Protesters gathered in Raleigh Tuesday to draw attention to the 60,000 votes that Jefferson Griffin is trying to get thrown out in the still-unresolved election for a seat on the state Supreme Court; Also Tuesday, Griffin filed new arguments in court explaining his effort”: Laura Leslie and Will Doran of WRAL News have this report.
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 14, 2025
“A new Supreme Court case seeks to make it harder to get screened for cancer; Becerra v. Braidwood Management threatens to make your health insurance worse”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2025
South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) sent letters on Sunday to the Ministry of Defence and Presidential Security Service (PSS) warning that any soldier or security agent that obstructs the execution of the outstanding arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol may be subject to criminal charges and civil charges, according to local media.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 14, 2025
“Cookies, Cocktails and Mushrooms on the Menu as Justices Hear Bank Fraud Case; In trying to find the line between false statements and misleading ones in the case of a Chicago politician, members of the Supreme Court posed colorful questions”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2025
The Centre for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) released a press release on Monday claiming Iran has escalated its crackdown on human rights lawyers and other dissenters as part of its expanding suppression of dissent. The authorities are using intimidation and prosecution, with five prominent lawyers being arrested and sentenced in the last month. CHRI, in its press release , states the Iranian government has intensified its persecution of human rights lawyers, particularly since the 2022 Woman, Lif
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 14, 2025
“Arkansas Supreme Court administrator asks chief justice to stay away, pending disciplinary review; Request is latest stumble in rocky start for Chief Justice Karen Baker”: Sonny Albarado of Arkansas Advocate has this report. And Lara Farrar of Arkansas Times has an article headlined “ Supreme drama: Chief justice asked to not communicate with court staff during HR probe.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2025
Various diplomatic premises of the Republic of Venezuela were attacked in several countries, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said on Monday. Images of the alleged vandalism released by Gil Pinto, show a Venezuelan flag hanging from a building spray-painted with the word Edmundo, the first name of the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzlez.
Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2025
A CES panel on workplace technology provides insights for the legal industry. The post AI, Gen AI, And Agent AI: What Do They Mean For The Future Of Legal Work? appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2025
German-Iranian womens rights activist Nahid Taghavi returned to Germany after being held in arbitrary detention in Iran for more than four years. Her release, announced by her family and Amnesty International on Monday, marks the end of a prolonged and unjust ordeal for the 69-year-old activist. Amnesty International, who campaigned for Taghavis release, welcomed the news.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2025
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JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2025
A Ugandan military tribunal, a self-referred “court martial”, added the charge of “treachery” against Ugandan ex-opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, and his aide Hajji Obeide Lutale. The tribunal added Captain Denis Ola, a serving Ugandan military general, to the charges. The charge of treachery falls under the heading of treason within s.23(3)(a) of the Ugandan Penal Code Act and is a capital offense.
Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2025
It appears YLS does not want students to access negative information about clerkships, fearing it might dissuade students from clerking for certain prestigious -- and abusive -- judges. The post Yale Law School Bars Students From Accessing Information About Abusive Judges appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 14, 2025
Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with the case of Patrick Daley Thompson, a former Chicago alderman and member of Chicagos most storied political dynasty. Thompson served four months in a federal prison for making false statements to bank regulators about loans he took out and did not repay. He contends that the federal law under which he was convicted does not apply to statements like his that are misleading but not false.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2025
Is this malpractice waiting to happen or a sound policy? The post Can Law Firms Fine Attorneys For Not Taking Clients To Trial? appeared first on Above the Law.
Intelligize Blog
JANUARY 14, 2025
Ending one skirmish amid the legal battles at Tesla over excessive compensation, a Delaware Chancery Court on January 8 approved a deal that Teslas board of directors struck 18 months ago to return roughly $919 million to the company. The agreement was in response to a complaint filed by shareholders accusing board members of awarding themselves millions in excess pay from 2017 to 2020.
Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2025
These law schools are doing their best to keep students, faculty, and staff safe from harm. The post California Law Schools Begin Spring Semester Remotely Due To Deadly Wildfires appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 14, 2025
Share Tuesdays argument in Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services was brief and relaxed. The issue in the case is the standard for allowing a claimant to reopen a case that he voluntarily dismissed a few years earlier, and the justices did not seem to find the matter contentious. Vincent Levy represented Gary Waetzig, the former Halliburton employee who is trying to renew his age discrimination lawsuit against the energy company.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2025
Law firms may soon have to compete with accounting firms for clients. The post Big Accounting Is Coming To Biglaw appeared first on Above the Law.
LawSites
JANUARY 14, 2025
The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) and the legal technology company Clearbrief today announced a partnership by which AAA-ICDR will provide Clearbrief’s AI-powered writing and document analysis tools to its panel of 5,500 arbitrators and mediators.
Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2025
Those golden handcuffs sure are tight. The post Some Biglaw Firms Are Holding Partner Bonuses Hostage To Keep Them From Leaving appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 14, 2025
Share On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 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 Wednesday, Jan. 15 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
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