SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 17, 2025
Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a federal law that will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company can sell off the U.S. company by Jan. 19. In an unsigned opinion , the justices acknowledged that, for more than 170 million Americans, the social media giant offers a distinct and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community.
JURIST
JANUARY 17, 2025
Nineteen Armenian human rights NGOs and individual advocates on Friday jointly appealed to international organizations and foreign ambassadors in Azerbaijan, urging them to oversee the trials of Armenian detainees in Baku. Criminal hearings are currently underway in Baku involving former leaders of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. All the defendants, who are ethnic Armenians, face charges under various articles of Azerbaijan’s criminal code, including allegations of committing w
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SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 17, 2025
Share The Supreme Court will decide whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The justices on Friday afternoon granted Mahmoud v. Taylor , in which a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their children to participate in instruction that violates their religious beliefs violates their First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion.
JURIST
JANUARY 17, 2025
Amnesty International denounced Taiwan’s execution of Huang Linkai on Thursday, calling the event a “shameful setback” as it marked the first execution in Taiwan since 2020. Director of Amnesty International Taiwan E-Ling Chiu stated: The execution of Huang Linkai () was carried out in violation of constitutional and international safeguards on the use of the death penalty, and while an appeal filed by his lawyer to stop the execution was still pending before the courts.
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 17, 2025
“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks; Parents in Maryland said a school boards refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. And Justin Jouvenal and Nicole Asbury of The Washington Post report that “ Supreme Court to hear case on opting out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books; Parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, want to
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CARET Legal
JANUARY 17, 2025
Firms can leverage mediation tools to reduce costs, improve client outcomes, and enhance efficiency. Rising expenses, including legal fees, court costs, and lost productivity, create challenges for firms aiming to manage disputes efficiently. Traditional approaches to non-compete disputes often worsen these issues by prolonging resolutions and increasing adversarial tension.
JURIST
JANUARY 17, 2025
Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Court’s Islamabad Bench sentenced Friday former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to imprisonment for 14 and 7 years in a 190 million corruption case. The court earlier delayed the verdict amidst ongoing negotiations between Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf (PTI) party and the ruling coalition government of Pakistan.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 17, 2025
“Supreme Court attorney who founded SCOTUSblog is charged in tax case; Million-dollar poker games, payments to women and a duffel bag of cash are part of the indictment accusing Thomas Goldstein of tax evasion”: Dan Morse of The Washington Post has this report. And Alyssa Aquino of The National Law Journal reports that “ 22-Count Indictment Is Just the Start of SCOTUSBlog Atty’s Legal Problems, Experts Say; Tom Goldstein, the appellate attorney and SCOTUSBlog publisher, f
JURIST
JANUARY 17, 2025
Kosovo’s interior minister announced the closure of parallel institutions used by the country’s ethnic Serb minority on Wednesday, a move which was condemned by the European Union. Kosovo’s interior minister Xhelal Svela said, “[T]he era of municipalities and parallel and criminal institutions of Serbia in the Republic of Kosovo” has ended, with 28 parallel offices in the municipalities of Lipjan, Obiliq, Prishtina, Fush Kosov, Vushtrri, Novobrde, Kamenica, Viti, Ra
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Attorney at Work
JANUARY 17, 2025
Get To the Point recommends three ways to honor Peter Mark Roget, not just on his birthday but every day you write. The post January 18 Is National Thesaurus Day: Top Three Ways to Use Your Thesaurus appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
JANUARY 17, 2025
The Corruption Investigation Office for High Ranking Officials (CIO) Friday filed a formal arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol with the Seoul Western District Court, according to local media. This is the first time in the history of Korea’s modern constitution that an arrest warrant for insurrection has been sought against a sitting president.
Above The Law
JANUARY 17, 2025
A law school adjunct may fall short in some areas, even if they excel in other capacities. The post Adjunct Law Professors May Have Limitations appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 17, 2025
Syrian de-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa announced on Thursday that the country is ready to allow UN forces into the UN-established buffer zone along the Israeli border. This statement was made during a joint news conference held in Damascus with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Speaking to the media, al-Sharaa said (as quoted by Middle East Eye), “The excuses for Israel’s advances in the region was the presence of Iranian militias and Hezbolla
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Above The Law
JANUARY 17, 2025
2024 was a banner year for fundraising by legal technology companies. The post Stat(s) Of The Week: Record Funding For Legal Tech appeared first on Above the Law.
Patently O
JANUARY 17, 2025
by Dennis Crouch A new petition for certiorari asks the Supreme Court to resolve a critical question about the global reach of U.S. trade secret law: Does the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) allow American companies to recover damages for trade secret misappropriation that occurs outside the United States? The case, Hytera Communications Corp. v. Motorola Solutions, Inc. , stems from a massive jury verdict against Chinese radio manufacturer Hytera for stealing Motorola's trade secrets and source
Above The Law
JANUARY 17, 2025
Americans on Xiaohongshu are admitting stuff about living here the government tries very hard to hide. The post SCOTUS Upholds Major Blow To American Soft Power appeared first on Above the Law.
Conflict of Laws
JANUARY 17, 2025
The Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law ( AMEDIP ) is holding a webinar on Thursday 30 January 2025 at 14:30 (Mexico City time CST), 21:30 (CET time). The topic of the webinar is: From the Old to the New Private International Law: Contexts, Objectives, Methods and Practice and will be presented by HE Ambassador Mario J. A. Oyarzbal (in Spanish).
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Above The Law
JANUARY 17, 2025
From the paging-babs dept The post Justin Baldoni Streisands Accusations Against Him By Sending Legal Threat Over Deadpool & Wolverine appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 17, 2025
In Bashman news from South Africa: “Ahlumile Bashman is officially a Mamelodi Sundowns footballer,” reports Lonwabo Marele of Plainsman in an article headlined “ Gugulethu teen signs with Mamelodi Sundowns.
Above The Law
JANUARY 17, 2025
The fallout from the firm's decision to implement mandatory arbitration agreements continues. The post Attorneys Noping Out Of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements — And Their Jobs — At Elias Law Group appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 17, 2025
“Chevrons Swan Song: Loper Bright and the New Era of Judicial Oversight of Agency Actions; How the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright v. Raimondo decision reshapes agency power, shifts judicial deference, and looks at what this means for future legal battles.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 17, 2025
The state was the original early adopter. The post The Real Leaders On The Equal Rights Amendment appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 17, 2025
“Texas Judge in Boeing, ESG Cases Known for High-Profile Docket; Reed OConnor has handled national cases on guns, healthcare; Fort Worth courtroom draws conservative challengers”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.
Above The Law
JANUARY 17, 2025
Proskauer finally tells associates how many hours they have to bill to get bonuses. The post Biglaw Firm Learning The Hard Way It’s Best To Be Straightforward With Associates appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 17, 2025
“Gorsuch in TikTok Opinion Calls for Action on ‘Secret Evidence’; Government shielded evidence from TikTok, creators; Gorsuch notes increased use in recent years”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg News has this report.
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