Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The problem of the shortage of rural lawyers now has a label. Areas with few or no lawyers are now called "legal deserts." The post The Problem of Too Few Rural Lawyers appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
A federal district court on Monday denied the Alabama Secretary of State’s emergency motion to allow Alabama to hold elections with congressional maps which have been called “racially gerrymandered.” Alabama’s Secretary of State Wes Allen made an emergency motion for stay pending a direct appeal to the US Supreme Court. In denying the emergency motion, the three judge panel found “there is no emergency.” The panel also claimed “it is exceptionally unusu
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Intelligence analysts need to be especially cautious about artificial intelligence ‘hallucinations’ or other false outputs, said the CIA’s Chief Technology Officer — but AI can also generate genuinely useful insights out of left field. The post Treat AI As Your ‘Crazy Drunk Friend,’ Not Like ‘Peanut Butter’: CIA Tech Chief appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Following a recent spate of cases of Brazilian police officers facing accusations of excessive force, Human Rights Watch has appealed to the country’s Attorney General Augusto Aras to ensure that all police killings are investigated independently by prosecutors, the organization announced Tuesday. The group said in an open letter to Aras that the current system of having civil police probe police killings falls short of international standards.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Establishment Clause? What's that? The post Fifth Circuit’s Battling Over Meaning Of Bible Verses, Because That’s How They Make Law appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Lawyers contend that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was “combative, vulgar, disrespectful, nonresponsive, evasive and consistently loud” during three depositions in a defamation case against…
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The NLRB is digging into labor violations at the ACLU and the organization is pushing back with a disturbing argument. The post ACLU Threatens To Tear Down Labor Rights For All In Bid To Escape Its Own Workplace Harassment Case appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
“Second Circuit Rejects Consent-Based Jurisdiction over PLO”: Maggie Gardner has this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog” about two rulings (access here and here ) that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued last Friday. The post “Second Circuit Rejects Consent-Based Jurisdiction over PLO” appeared first on How Appealing.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Financial penalties can be substantial, with fines potentially reaching as high as $46,517 per violation. The post Enforcing ‘Made In USA’ Claims Is Still In Fashion For The FTC appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
“The Desperate Need for Binding Recusal Rules for Supreme Court Justices”: Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.” The post “The Desperate Need for Binding Recusal Rules for Supreme Court Justices” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
This wasn't some senior associates going rogue with an after party. the firm put this on the schedule! The post Biglaw Firm Didn’t Take Summer Associates To A Strip Club, Yet Somehow The Story Is… Worse? appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
“Appeals court to hear dispute over insurance coverage for COVID-19 shutdowns”: Terrie Morgan-Besecker of The Times-Tribune of Scranton, Pennsylvania had this report back on April 10, 2023 about an appeal that I argued two days later before a three-judge panel of the Pa. Superior Court sitting in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania on behalf of the insured in that case.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Talkiatry, Array Behavioral Care, Iris Telehealth and Quartet Health sent a letter to the DEA asking for a special registration process that would allow for the prescribing of certain controlled medications via telemedicine.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
“Appellate Judges Retiring Too Soon or Too Late”: This month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column appeared in today’s print edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers. The post “Appellate Judges Retiring Too Soon or Too Late” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Out with the old, in with the new! Eventually. The post Update On The New Bar Exam: The Class Of 2026 Is In Luck appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
A Ninth Circuit judge doubted Tuesday an order certifying a class of Meta Platforms advertisers who were allegedly deceived about Facebook's "potential reach" tool, saying the class definition pushes against "a little bit of a common sense principle" by including millions of advertisers, including mom-and-pop businesses and Fortune-500 companies.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Another Florida man, another alleged scam. The post ‘First’ AI-Based High-Yield Quant Hedge Fund Probably Not The First, Allegedly Not Even A Hedge Fund appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The Justice Department laid out its case against Google in D.C. federal court Tuesday, outlining the lengths the company goes to ensure it is the default on smartphones and browsers, including threatening to withhold billions of dollars in revenue sharing for Apple if the smartphone maker switched search engines.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Hey! It Wasn't Just A Biglaw Strip Club: It's worse than that ! Red Or Blue, Money Is Being Made: See which firms made the most from the campaign trailing. New Bar Exam!: In 2026, but it is still worth celebrating ! Or You Become The Villain: The ACLU might not be the good guy this time. The 5th Circuit Goes Biblical: Federal judges take a detour from class selection to talk about the good word.
Law 360
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
A first-in-the-nation bill that would require large companies doing business in California to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions was approved Tuesday by the Golden State Senate and now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for final approval.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
As important as a law firm’s financial statements are, perhaps an even more useful proxy for evaluating the health of a firm is the depth and breadth of its conflict check reports. The post Panning For Good Counsel appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The former right-hand man to fugitive "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for his role atop the $4 billion OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme that defrauded millions of investors around the world.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Oof, that number used to be a LOT higher. The post Being A Summer Associate Doesn’t Guarantee You A Job Anymore appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Litigation funding company Burford Capital would receive about $6.
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