NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
Some lawyers love to practice law; and, they would do it for the rest of their lives, if they could. But, for other attorneys, the practice of law – really, building a law firm, as a business – is a way out, of the practice of law. It is/will be the thing that provides them with enough revenue, to do what they really want to do. For some attorneys, that’s the end game.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
The Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine has reaffirmed its commitment to establishing an effective and legitimate tribunal, in a resolution adopted on Friday. The resolution marks a significant step towards holding those responsible for the aggression against Ukraine accountable. Meeting in Vienna and Riga, the Core Group, comprising representatives from various countries, welcomed Ukraine’s ratification of the Rome Statute of t
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HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
“Can The Senate Save Us? From Cabinet confirmations to judicial vacancies, will the Senate supercharge Trump’s lawlessness, or curb it?” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
The father of a 14-year-old accused of killing four people in a mass shooting pleaded not guilty to all charges on Thursday. Colin Gray waived his arraignment, entered a not-guilty plea, and demanded a jury trial. Gray faces 29 charges, including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct, and cruelty to children in the second degree.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2024
“Ketanji Brown Jackson on Ethics, Trust, and Keeping It Collegial at the Supreme Court; The Supreme Court Justice talks with David Remnick about the decline in public trust and questions about the Court’s ethics code, and how Justices get along in a very partisan era”: You can access the new episode of “The New Yorker Radio Hour” podcast via this link.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2024
“Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power; A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. And Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court to examine power of Congress to delegate authority; The cases explore whether Congress violated the Constitution when it allowed the Federal Communications Commissio
JURIST
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
Negotiators from the Association of Small Islands States (AOSIS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) walked out of negotiations during overtime United Nations climate talks on Saturday, saying their climate finance interests were being ignored. Juan Carlon Monterrey Gomez for Panama told CNN that developed countries were attempting to undermine the claims of developing countries by systematically ignoring and exhausting them through a ‘war of attrition’ Gomez said: Every minute th
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
“Hawaii Is Looking For Its Next Supreme Court Justice; The Judicial Selection Commission is seeking applicants to succeed Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, who must retire next year when he turns 70”: Chad Blair of Honolulu Civil Beat has this report.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) condemned Iran for its insufficient cooperation regarding its nuclear program, in a resolution passed Thursday. The resolution is supported by nineteen member states, including the US, the UK, France and Germany. However, China, Russia and Burkina Faso opposed the resolution, with 12 other countries abstaining.
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LLRX
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
A US federal judge on Thursday denied Target Corporation’s (Target) motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging the retailer collected and stored customers’ biometric data without proper notice or consent. A class-action lawsuit was filed in May 2024 by four Illinois residents on behalf of shoppers in the state. The plaintiffs allege that Target violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) , which regulates the collection, storage, and use of biometric data su
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
We have long discussed the collapse of free speech values in France as the left criminalizes an ever-widening scope of opposing viewpoints. Conservative groups are denouncing a new such case targeting conservative media. CNEWS was fined and forced to apologize on air after a journalist referred to abortion as the world’s leading cause of death.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office on Friday accused Russian soldiers of executing five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) near the village of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The office stated: “The killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious international crime.” The office confirmed that a pre-trial investigation into the alleged war crime has been launched under Part 2 of Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code
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NOVEMBER 23, 2024
New Zealand police on Thursday made their first arrest under the newly enacted Gangs Act 2024, just three minutes after the legislation prohibiting the public display of gang insignia came into effect. Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham said a court issued a warrant following a CCTV video of five patched Head Hunters West gang members on motorcycles around 1:20 AM on November 21, 2024.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
Texas’s State Board of Education (SBOE) approved an optional Bible-centered curriculum for elementary schools on Friday. The curriculum passed with an 8-7 Republican majority. The board approved the Bluebonnet Learning material, which provides a curriculum for teaching mathematics for students in kindergarten through eighth grade and teaching language arts for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2024
The US Department of State announced on Friday that the US has designated former Colombian General Mario Montoya Uribe ineligible to enter the country due to “his involvement in gross violations of human rights.” The decision designates Montoya Uribe and his immediate family members ineligible for entry into the country. The designation by the US is based on evidence linking Montoya Uribe to extrajudicial executions of civilians who were falsely reported as combat casualties during C
JURIST
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court held Friday that state Attorney General Ken Paxton can avoid deposition in a years-long lawsuit brought against him by former employees since his office no longer contests the factual allegations of the suit. The high court held that because the state attorney general no longer disputes the facts of the case, a deposition would not “aid the dispute’s resolution.” The court found that with no contest, “the burden or expense of the requested discovery outw
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