LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Look over this list of my blog posts that were most popular this year, and there is no doubt about the topic that most captivated the legal industry. Of my 40 most-read posts of 2023, 30 directly involved generative AI and others implicated it. Of course, there is a chicken-or-egg aspect to this. Were so many of my most-read stories about AI because that was what most interested my readers, or was it simply because I wrote so much this year about the topic?

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Izhar Ahmed Khan is a 2022 LL.B. graduate of the Pakistan College of Law (University of London International Program). Abu Bakar Khan is a final year law student at University Law College, University of the Punjab. They file this dispatch from Lahore.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

From prison breaks to a hero banker, the list will help distract you from all that 2024 promises to be. The post 15 Best General-Interest Nonfiction Books You Dare Not Overlook For Your 2024 Reading List appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The Indian army initiated an investigation on Monday into the deaths of three civilians in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The individuals—Mohammad Ishaq, Zahid Iqbal and Shakir Ahmed—were reportedly in army custody following a militant attack on December 21 that claimed the lives of four soldiers. The incident has stirred outrage and protests in the region.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The amount of work, much like the amount of daylight, can be pretty thin at the end of December. Use that to your advantage. The post More Lawyers Should Take The Final Week Of The Year Off appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

If you're looking for motivational speeches or vague platitudes, you've come to the wrong place. The post People To Follow For Legal Career Development Advice In 2024 appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The Indian government issued an advisory to all social media platforms operating within the country on Tuesday in response to escalating concerns around the detrimental impact of deepfakes. The primary objective of the advisory is to ensure strict adherence to the existing Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 , and to proactively combat the dissemination of misinformation fueled by artificial intelligence.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Here's how you can use a broad swath of technology to assist your client development. The post Connective Tissue: How LegalTech Influences Legal Marketing appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The President of India Droupadi Murmu assented Monday to the controversial Telecommunications Bill , 2023, which aims to reform the telecommunications sector in India. The bill was passed by the lower house of India’s Parliament, the Lok Sabha, on December 20 through a voice vote amidst a record suspension of MPs from the opposition for protesting over a recent security breach in the Parliament.

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OneLegal

DECEMBER 27, 2023

What to look for in law firm candidates when hiring Linkedin 15 items for every legal professional’s deskA person’s desk is their domain. It can be a metaphor for their work style and personality and the place where they feel most productive and in control of their work. A desk should be ergonomic, but beyond […] The post 15 items for every legal professional’s desk appeared first on One Legal.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The Canadian government has offered to provide a matched settlement to Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig on Tuesday following their incarceration in Chinese prisons in 2018, according to government sources for Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. The two Canadians were charged with espionage and a breach of state secrets amidst a dispute between Canada and the US against China.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

* Lawyer in trouble for having holiday spirit. [ Fox News ] * In-house looks to cut budgets again. [ Corporate Counsel ] * Ninth Circuit says former congressman convicted for taking illegal cash shouldn't have been tried where he got his bribe, but could be tried again where he lied about the bribe. [ Reuters ] * Cryptocurrency creates boom market for lawyers. in bankruptcy. [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Apple Watch imports halt as White House declines to veto international ban. [ Law360 ] The post M

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2023

India’s president assented Monday to three new post-colonial criminal law reform bills, paving the way for their enactment. The president’s assent extends to three bills: the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill ( BSB ), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS ), and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ( BNS ). The BSB and BNS are slated to replace the colonial-era Indian Evidence Act of 1872 and the Indian Penal Code of 1860 , respectively.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A man in New York City has been charged with attempted murder and assault as hate crimes after using an anti-white slur and then stabbing two teenage sisters at a restaurant in Grand Central Terminal on Christmas day, Ed Shanahan and Chelsia Rose Marcius report for the New York Times. Steven Hutcherson, also known as Esteban Esono-Asue, who is Black, entered the dining area of the restaurant and allegedly stated, “I don’t want to sit with the Black people, I want to sit with the crackers,” accor

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A 14-year-old boy shot and killed his sister in Florida on Christmas Eve after she attempted to break up a fight between him and his brother, Jennifer Hassan reports for the Washington Post. The brothers were each in possession of a gun and during the argument the 14-year-old took out his gun and threatened to shoot his brother in the head. When the sister, Abrielle Baldwin, attempted to deescalate the situation, the 14-year-old, after allegedly threatening to shoot her and her baby, is accused

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Patently O

DECEMBER 27, 2023

by Dennis Crouch In a non-precedential decision, the Federal Circuit has affirmed a set of PTAB decisions canceling the claims of four patents owned by Carucel Investments L.P. (“Carucel”) — finding them invalid as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. See Carucel Invs. L.P. v. Vidal, Nos. 2021-1731 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 26, 2023). The affected Carucel patents include U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The long-awaited Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on the digitalisation of judicial cooperation and access to justice in cross-border civil, commercial and criminal matters, and amending certain acts in the field of judicial cooperation (Digitalisation Regulation or e-justice Regulation) has been published today in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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OilandGasLawyer

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This link shows a report from CBS Odessa affiliate about a huge leak of injected water. These events are occurring all over West Texas because the Railroad Commission grants permits to dispose of produced water into shallow formations. Thousands of old wellbores exist in West Texas, some never plugged, some plugged before regulation of wells, some plugged in violation of regulations.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued the term’s first decision in an argued case. In Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer , 601 U.S. _ (2023), the Court unanimously held the case is moot, declining to reach a closely watched issue of “tester” standing under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Facts of the Case The Supreme Court granted review to consider whether Deborah Laufer has Article III standing to sue hotels whose websites failed to state whether they have accessible rooms for the disab

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Where plaintiff’s HCLA claims were based upon medical care he received while incarcerated, and his only medical expert had never practiced or studied medical care for incarcerated persons, summary judgment for defendant was affirmed. In Higgins v. CoreCivic, Inc. , No. E2022-01101-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 23, 2023), plaintiff fell from the top bunk while he was incarcerated and suffered severe injuries.

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iHire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

What is emotional intelligence, and why should you hire candidates with high EQ? Find out in our latest Ask an HR Pro with Lisa Shuster.

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At the Lectern

DECEMBER 27, 2023

There’s not much to write about regarding today’s Supreme Court conference , the last one of the year. A couple of weeks ago, the court ruled on 164 matters; today, just 53 rulings, seven less than last year’s final conference. There were no straight grants or much of anything else of note, other than: COVID criminal trial. The court declined to review People v.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

While active shooter training varies widely across the country and that law enforcement officers make similar mistakes in mass shooting after mass shooting, those failures are not always clearly identified in reports dissecting the incidents, adding to the difficulty of learning from past missteps, Lexi Churchill and Lomi Kriel report for ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE.

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At the Lectern

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Over two years ago, the Supreme Court limited evidence that could be considered at initial, probable cause hearings in proceedings to civilly commit offenders under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. The Legislature this year lifted the limit, following the urging of then-Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye’s concurring opinion in the case. In Walker v.

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