Attorney at Work
APRIL 15, 2024
Yuliya LaRoe | Practice group leaders fulfill four roles within a law firm. Here's an overview of the leadership and business skills needed to succeed. The post Art of Steering the Ship: The Essential Management Toolkit for Practice Group Leaders appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
APRIL 15, 2024
Colorado’s House of Representatives passed HB 1292 Sunday by a vote of 35-27. The bill bans the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms within the state and will now head to the state senate. The bill prohibits people from manufacturing, importing, purchasing, selling, offering to sell or transferring ownership of an “assault weapon.” The bill defines an assault weapon as a semiautomatic rifle that can accept a detachable magazine or can be “readily modified” to
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SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 15, 2024
Share The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a lawsuit filed by a Louisiana police officer against a leader of the Black Lives Matter movement who organized a protest at which the police officer was seriously injured. The court’s denial of review in Mckesson v. Doe was part of a list of orders issued from the justices’ private conference last week.
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2024
Clarence Thomas made like a massive financial gift on his annual disclosure forms and just didn't show up. The post Clarence Thomas Mysteriously Absent From Supreme Court Session — Let The Zany Speculation Begin! appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
APRIL 15, 2024
The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country. The German government appointed the Commission in March last year to answer the government’s questions regarding abortion and reproductive medicine.
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ABA Journal
APRIL 15, 2024
Can a city make it a crime for unhoused people to sleep in public if there are no other places for them to go? On April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on this issue in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, a case of enormous interest to the many cities that are struggling with burgeoning populations of unhoused people.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
“Judicial Notice (04.15.24): Get Off My Lawn; The disruptive protest at Chez Chemerinsky, Alex Spiro’s latest celebrity client, group hires by Hogan and Goodwin, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (04.15.24): Get Off My Lawn; The disruptive protest at Chez Chemerinsky, Alex Spiro’s latest celebrity client, group hires by Hogan and Goodwin, and other legal news
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2024
Will Taylor Be The New Star On A JD Track?: The signs are there. Sure Is Refreshing To See A Loss On A Monday: Ken Paxton Probably Thinks Differently. Miss A Deadline And See What Happens: How's withholding information doing for your school's ranking ? Law Schools Are Behind On Studying The Green: Your alma mater should probably be offering classes on weed.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
“2024 Vaughan Lecture: Joel Alicea, ‘The Natural Law Moment in Constitutional Theory.’” Harvard Law School has posted this video on YouTube. The post “2024 Vaughan Lecture: Joel Alicea, ‘The Natural Law Moment in Constitutional Theory.’” appeared first on How Appealing.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2024
In the debate on whether lawyers need AI certification, the answer may well be personal and contextual. The post AI Certification For Lawyers: Navigating The Knowledge Conundrum appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
“Supreme Court allows enforcement of Idaho ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors; The Idaho measure, which seeks to block treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, is one of more than 20 enacted by conservative states targeting care for transgender youth”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report. You can access today’s order of the U.S.
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2024
Law schools that refused to cooperate with U.S. News saw their peer surveys ignored. It's the right call. The post U.S. News Law School Rankings Makes Its Smartest Methodological Change: Telling Holdout Schools To Suck It appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases. In Mckesson v. Doe , No. 23-373, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari. In Michaels v. Davis , No. 23-5038, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari. And in Compton v.
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Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2024
Start none, be none, etc. The post Texas AG Ken Paxton Stomps Into DC, Wishes He Hadn’t appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
“Judicial Branch Employees Have No Rights At Work. Congress Could Change That. A former federal public defender’s employment discrimination case highlights the reality that judges are above many of the laws they enforce.” Aliza Shatzman has this essay online at Balls and Strikes. The post “Judicial Branch Employees Have No Rights At Work.
LawSites
APRIL 15, 2024
Thomson Reuters has launched a global Developer Portal giving access to over 100 APIs, providing tax, legal, risk and fraud professionals with tools to more easily integrate their workflows with the company’s technology, data, content and insights.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
“Justice Clarence Thomas misses Supreme Court arguments; The conservative justice was not present for oral arguments on Monday, but the court did not provide a reason why”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report. And John Fritze of CNN reports that “ Clarence Thomas misses Supreme Court arguments without explanation.” The post “Justice Clarence Thomas misses Supreme Court arguments; The conservative justice was not present for oral arguments on Monday, but the
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Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2024
Stress definitely plays a role. The post Why *Does* The Legal Profession Suffer From So Many Addiction Issues? appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
“Questions About Assassinations Test the Limits of Trump’s Immunity Claim; Three Supreme Court briefs from former military leaders and intelligence officials explore whether presidents may be prosecuted for ordering unlawful killings”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2024
Who understands karma better than lawyers? The post I, For One, Am Ready For Taylor Swift, Esquire appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
“Iowa Supreme Court justice asked to recuse himself from divorce appeal over alleged affair”: William Morris of The Des Moines Register has an article that begins, “A Des Moines man appealing the outcome of his contested divorce has asked one of the state’s Supreme Court justices to take no part in the case because he says the justice had an affair with his wife.” The post “Iowa Supreme Court justice asked to recuse himself from divorce appeal over alleged aff
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Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2024
That's one way to clear a docket! The post Case Tossed When Lawyer Can’t Find Any Parking Near The Courthouse appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
“Supreme Court Signals Another Corruption Law to Be Pared Back; Court has reined in reach of federal corruption statutes; Would be win for Indiana mayor who got $13,000 gratuity”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Supreme Court Signals Another Corruption Law to Be Pared Back; Court has reined in reach of federal corruption statutes; Would be win for Indiana mayor who got $13,000 gratuity” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2024
Nice while it lasted. The post …And There Goes The Right To Assembly appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2024
“The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas” appeared first on How Appealing.
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