JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2025

The Criminal Divison of the Seoul Western District Court on Sunday rejected former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s objection to the execution of the arrest warrant and the search warrant of the presidential resident, according to local media Yonhap. Yoon’s lawyers filed the objection on Thursday by calling the warrants “illegal” and cited Article 417 of the Criminal Procedure Act as the ground, according to Seoul News 1.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

If youve been following the news about lawyers use of artificial intelligence, youll know that hallucinations have been an issue. When a generative AI tool, like ChatGPT , hallucinates , it essentially makes things up. Now, thats a problem if, say, youre an attorney adding a court case to a legal brief, that youll submit to the court. Theres a whole line of caselaw , about how bad this can be, starting with Mata v Avianca.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

The Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies are at risk of expiring at the end of 2025, and healthcare leaders are worried about what could happen if Congress doesnt renew them. For instance, more Americans would become uninsured, premiums would increase, and hospitals would be saddled with more bad debt due to uncompensated care. The post The High Stakes of ACA Subsidies: Whats at Risk for Hospitals and Patients appeared first on MedCity News.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2025

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said on Saturday that they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Myanmar immigrants, who the authority believed to be Muslim Rohingya refugees. MMEA director-general Rear Admiral Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah said the operation followed an arrest on Friday of two boats attempting to illegally enter Pantai Teluk Yu, a beach on the northeastern resort island of Langkawi.

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“Decertifying a Certified Appeal Under 1292(b): A divided Fifth Circuit held that a motions panel had erred in permitting a certified appeal under 28 U.S.C. 1292(b).” Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog.

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“Man charged with plotting to kill Kavanaugh asks judge to exclude evidence against him; Court filings reveal new details about what Nicholas Roske told investigators”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

By Deborah L. Livornese As promised in the Fall Unified Regulatory Agenda, FDA issued the final rule to establish the pathway to obtain marketing approval of a nonprescription drug product with an additional condition for nonprescription use (ACNU) on December 26, 2024, before the end of the calendar year. 89 Fed. Reg. 105288 (Dec. 26, 2024). We described the 2022 proposed rule and the ten-plus year history leading up to its issuance in our blog post here.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

“John Roberts New Year Blame Game: The Chief chose to misappropriate some civil-rights history for his end-of-year victimhood claiming.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will remember former Justice Edward Panelli, who died in July (see also here , here , and here ), and will then hear arguments in the three cases on its January calendar. The arguments will be live streamed. Opinions in the cases should file byApril 7. Because of the oral arguments, the court will not be conferencing (also here )thisweekand there will be a double conference next week.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

“Riggs responds to Griffins request to delay certification of the NC Supreme Court election”: Lynn Bonner of NC Newsline has this report. And The Carolina Journal reports that “ Griffin defends request to send NC ballot dispute back to state court.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2025

The TikTok creators challenging the law that would ban TikTok in the US due to national security reasons filed a reply brief on Friday just hours after the US government submitted classified materials to the US Supreme Court. The group urged the Court to ignore the governments arguments saying, the D.C. Circuit explicitly declined to rely on any classified materials and upheld the Act solely based upon the public record.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

“Pillen appoints associate justice to Nebraska Supreme Court”: Zach Wendling of Nebraska Examiner has this report.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

“This body and this nation has [sic] a territories and a colonies problem.” Those words from Del. Stacey Plaskett echoed in the House chamber this week as the delegate interrupted the election of the House speaker to demand a vote for herself and the representatives of other non-states. The problem, however, is not with the House but with Plaskett and other members in demanding the violation of Article I of the Constitution.

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“SMUs bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court; Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019”: Kate McGee of The Texas Tribune has this report.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

For anchor law firm software, like case management software even if you dont like what youre using, you may feel like youre stuck. With so much data stored in those systems, and so many integrations linked to them, it may seem impossible to move even if you have eyes for a new platform. However, while transitioning from one case management software to another is difficult its not impossible.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

“TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs; The briefs, filed a week before oral arguments, offered sharply differing accounts of Chinas influence over the site and the role of the First Amendment”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. And Alexandra Marquez of NBC News reports that “ Justice Department urges Supreme Court to reject Trumps push to pause TikTok ban; In a legal filing on Friday, the Justice Department argued that the law that

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2025

New York judge Juan Merchan on Friday ordered Donald Trump to appear for sentencing on January 10 for his hush-money conviction, finding that a president-elect does not enjoy presidential immunity. Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment is based on the presidential immunity doctrine, the Presidential Transition Act , and the Supremacy Clause , requiring the government to minimize disruption during the transfer of the executive power.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

“N.Y. Judges Ruling Shows How Legal Issues Will Follow Trump Into Office; Donald Trump may not face a penalty for his conviction in the hush-money case, but he could still be the first felon to be president — and civil proceedings against him continue”: Maggie Haberman of The New York Times has this news analysis.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

“Riggs, Democrats rally in Raleigh pledging to win contested NC Supreme Court race”: Josh Shaffer and Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina have this report.

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