JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
A New York law sealing certain criminal records took effect on Saturday, one year after New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed it into law. The Clean Slate Act automatically seals criminal records for individuals’ convictions after they complete any resulting “incarceration, parole, probation, or post-release supervision” and avoid subsequent criminal convictions.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
If you’re a solo attorney – whether that’s a true solo (just you & no team) or a solo, with non-attorney staff help – it’s definitely a scary proposition to hire your first attorney. Some solo lawyer s , in fact, never do it. They just can’t get past the fear. But, if you can make that hire, and make it successfully, that’s like adding lighter fluid to the fire of law firm growth.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Georgian demonstrators rallied in protest Sunday over parliamentary election results which saw the “Russian friendly” Georgian Dream Party win the majority vote by 53.93 percent. The election was initially disputed and deemed “illegitimate” by President Salome Zurahishvila and the opposition parties until the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) confirmed Georgian Dream’s victory on Saturday.
Conflict of Laws
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Join us online tomorrow for a free seminar on the CISG in Australia, delivered by Dr Benjamin Hayward. Abstract Australia adopted the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) – a treaty intended to harmonise cross-border sale of goods law – in 1989. Australia gives the treaty local effect via a range of State, Territory, and Commonwealth Acts.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Croatia’s anti-corruption authority, Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK), launched Thursday an investigation against the former health minister Vili Beroš, in addition to two other companies, for allegations of corruption through the public health system. USKOK initiated an investigation against three Croatian citizens on suspicion of participating in a criminal association involving abuse of authority, trading in influence, bribery, and incitement to favo
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Venezuela released 107 protesters on Saturday who were detained for demonstrations over the presidential election in July, according to Alfredo Romero, director of the local rights group Foro Penal. According to the group, 50 people were freed from the Tocorón prison in the state of Aragua and dozens more from at least three other prisons. Video footage shows relatives and friends of the prisoners cheering and awaiting their release.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
In the 2024 election, seven out of 10 states passed ballot measures protecting abortion rights. But the effects won’t be seen immediately, experts say. The post 7 States Passed Abortion Rights Ballot Measures. But Changes Won’t be Like a “Light Switch,” Experts Say appeared first on MedCity News.
Patently O
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
The updated patent claim count data through 2024 reveals a continuing trend toward standardization in claim counts, with both the median and mean hovering around 16-17 claims per patent. The perhaps the most striking feature of this longitudinal data is the dramatic reduction in variance – from a standard deviation of about 15 claims in the mid-2000s to just about 7 claims today.
LLRX
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports, NGO/IGO papers and conferences, industry white papers, academic papers and speeches on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions.
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JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
The hosts of The View have long fueled panic politics to support a Democratic hold on power in Washington. That includes dystopian predictions of an American Third Reich if Donald Trump were elected. Much of this hysteria has been fostered by host Whoopi Goldberg, who told ABC viewers how Trump is already committed to being a dictator who will “put you people away … take all the journalists … take all the gay folks … move you all around and disappear you.
FDA Law Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
By JP Ellison — The word unprecedented has been used a lot in the past two weeks. Perhaps appropriately. Below is some precedent that’s been on this blogger’s mind recently and that may be relevant in the coming days, weeks, and months: Tummino v. Hamburg. Why? The HHS Secretary intervened in an FDA approval decision. The court ruled the agency’s action was arbitrary and capricious and entered a mandatory injunction ordering FDA to make the drug available.
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