JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Thousands of protestors headed by opposition parties marched to billionaire Gautam Adani’s offices in Mumbai on Saturday to express their objection to his conglomerate’s $614 million reconstruction plans for one of the city’s largest slums. The demands of the protestors include both eligible and non-eligible residents of the slum to be housed inside the redeveloped area, be given bigger homes of 500 square feet instead of the promised 300-350 sq ft. and for the government to ta

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2023

I was talking to a business owner the other day, and he was reluctant to design a website. He doesn’t want the focus to be o n him. He wants everything to be about the client s he serves. Now, this person was not a lawyer; but, I also hear this sentiment from lawyers regularly, as well. They believe that their websites have to focus on them, in order to be compelling to legal consumers.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This bipartisan legislation will help create a more transparent process that allows patients and physicians to seek exceptions to step therapy protocol. Although it only applies to employer-sponsored health plans, the bill represents an important step towards reining in this troubling practice.

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Patently O

DECEMBER 17, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit has granted a large number of mandamus petitions in order to move cases out of Judge Alan Albright’s W.D.Tex. courtroom based upon the inconvenience felt by large multinational defendants. On December 14, 2023, the appellate court once again took the extraordinary step, this time on behalf of Samsung, of granting a petition for a writ of mandamus, ordering the infringement lawsuit to be transferred to the Northern District of California.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Former member of the UK conservative party Baroness Michelle Mone admitted in an interview with BBC published on Sunday that she stands to benefit from millions of pounds of profit received by personal protective equipment (PPE) company PPE Medpro, which had a contract with the UK government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mone and her husband, Doug Barrrowman, both previously repeatedly denied their connection with the company, while their lawyers accused journalists who had claimed otherwise of

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged Congolese authorities to investigate incidents of electoral violence that the human rights organization says imperil the country’s upcoming general elections. In its statement, HRW called attention to the various forms of violence and human rights abuses that have plagued the DRC’s political landscape in the lead-up to the December elections, which have the potential to restructure the Congolese government as these elections are for presiden

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

“Ten Reflections on Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett’s Votes In Dobbs “: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” The post “Ten Reflections on Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett’s Votes In Dobbs” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Roman Catholic diocese for the region, accused an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sniper of killing two women and injuring seven other church members at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza on Saturday. The statement said the church is where the “majority of Christian families [have] taken refuge since the start of the war.” The church also asserts that the IDF gave no warning and that the victims were “shot in cold blood inside the premises of th

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

“Introducing ‘SCOTUS Ladies & Gents’”: At the “SCOTUS Ladies” blog, Elizabeth Slattery has this interview with attorney Allyson Ho. The post “Introducing ‘SCOTUS Ladies & Gents’” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages who were holding up a white flag in Gaza on Friday. The names of the hostages are Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka and Alon Shamriz. The IDF announcement states that after the incident occurred, the bodies were transferred to Israeli territory for examination. The examination confirmed that the bodies were Israeli hostages.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

“Texas abortion ruling in Kate Cox case adds to confusion for women and doctors; The Dallas woman’s test case was supposed to add clarity, but the state Supreme Court punted the decision to medical providers”: Marin Wolf has this front page article in today’s edition of The Dallas Morning News. The post “Texas abortion ruling in Kate Cox case adds to confusion for women and doctors; The Dallas woman’s test case was supposed to add clarity, but the state Supreme Court punt

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Below is my column in The Messenger on the decision of Hunter Biden to defy Congress in a press conference outside of the Capitol Building. Remarkably, this spectacle was coordinated by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Fl.) who presumably knew the Biden was going to violate the congressional subpoena. So Swalwell (a former impeachment House manager) helped facilitate a possible criminal act in refusing to share appear in an impeachment inquiry.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

“Texas Abortion Laws’ Cruel Outcomes; The results of overturning Roe have reached their awful, logical conclusion”: You can access yesterday’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link. The post “Texas Abortion Laws’ Cruel Outcomes; The results of overturning Roe have reached their awful, logical conclusion” appeared first on How Appealing.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

“Supreme Court looks at abortion again; Louisiana is involved”: Mark Ballard of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report. The post “Supreme Court looks at abortion again; Louisiana is involved” appeared first on How Appealing.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

“Reviewing The Three Trump Appointees: Ex Ante and Ex Post.” Law professor Josh Blackman has posted this essay at SSRN. The post “Reviewing The Three Trump Appointees: Ex Ante and Ex Post.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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