Above The Law
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The law firms were the real winners at the boxing match seen round the world. The post Small Law Firms Spend Big Bucks In Mega Marketing Effort During Mike Tyson/Jake Paul Fight On Netflix appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The Council of the European Union on Monday approved a declaration aimed at fostering a common understanding of how international law applies to cyberspace. This declaration reflects the EU’s commitment to advancing the rule of law in a domain marked by increasing complexity and threats. The declaration builds upon principles of sovereignty and state responsibility, underscoring that existing international law, including the UN Charter and customary international law, applies fully to cybe
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HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“Would Trump’s Justices Approve His Recess Appointments? Probably not — and Roberts, Thomas and Alito already expressed disapproval in the 2014 Noel Canning case.” Law professor Jed Rubenfeld has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Amnesty International condemned Monday the increasing harm inflicted on children in Ukraine due to Russian airstrikes, describing the situation as a grave violation of international law. In a statement issued on Monday, Amnesty International outlined a series of attacks in 2024 that resulted in child casualties, calling for urgent accountability for the perpetrators of these unlawful acts and justice for the victims.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“Pa. Supreme Court again rules that Philly and other counties cannot count undated mail ballots; The ruling comes after several Philly-area counties defied the court’s previous guidance; The issue has come under close scrutiny as the race between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick undergoes a recount”: Sean Collins Walsh of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.
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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“Court appears unlikely to spare former Fox News reporter in contempt fight; The case could become the first big showdown over press freedom during Donald Trump’s second term”: Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report. You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained the government’s reasoning for relaxing Canadian immigration law after the pandemic, and for the recent restrictions imposed, in a YouTube video released Sunday. Trudeau admitted that the federal government could have taken action earlier when companies and universities exploited the policy and immigrants.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“Texas Supreme Court removes temporary block to Robert Roberson’s execution; The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel”: Pooja Salhotra and Terri Langford of The Texas Tribune have this report.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Legal experts from African nations and diaspora communities called on European governments to address colonialism’s long-standing impacts at the Dekoloniale Berlin Africa Conference , held on Monday. The delegation, comprising legal scholars, human rights activists, and policy advocates, presented a 10-point list of demands addressing human rights, reparations, migration, economic justice, trade, and anti-racism measures.
Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA
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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“Matt Gaetz And the Clown Car Crash Into the Justice Department; Justice and free speech are getting crushed in the name of ‘justice’ and ‘free speech’”: You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The High Court in Pretoria, South Africa issued an interim order on Sunday allowing emergency personnel access to an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, where illegal miners have been remained from fear of prosecution, prevented from receiving civilian aid by a police blockade. On the urgent request of the Society for the Protection of our Constitution (SAPC), the South African court ordered that the abandoned gold mine should not be blocked and that the miners should be allowed to exit.
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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“Mass Tort Lawyers Trapped in Cycle of Debt as Cases Drag On; Mass tort firms refinance loans as they await settlements; Funders see ‘fallow period’ in big-ticket lawsuit pipeline”: Emily R. Siegel of Bloomberg Law has this report.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A local court in South Korea issued a pretrial arrest warrant on Friday for a former lawmaker and political consultant in a high-profile campaign finance scandal that has implicated President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee. The warrants were issued by the Changwon District Court located in the the southern part of the country for the arrest of Myung Tae-kyun, a self-proclaimed political consultant, and Kim Young-sun, a former ruling People Power Party (국민의힘) lawmaker.
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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“Trump’s Parade of Clowns, Idiots, and Creeps”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Hundreds of activists on Saturday formed a human chain outside a main plenary hall at the United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, to highlight the urgency of addressing climate change and to protest slow progress on climate action. The protesters aimed to draw attention to the slow progress in negotiations regarding financial commitments for climate action.
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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“109. Things Fall Apart: Some reflections on my disheartening exchange with Judge Jones at last Thursday’s Federalist Society convention — and its ominous implications for the future of legal debate.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site. And at his “The SDFLA Blog,” David Oscar Markus has a post titled “ Federalist Society meeting goes off the rails.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Turley Really Wants You To Put Gaetz's 17 Year Old Thing Aside: Loyalists are loyal to a fault. Harvard Law Students Avoid Getting Pushed For Studying: You'll never guess how they skirted punishment ! Law Firms Sitting Ringside: Did you catch these firms during the Paul-Tyson bout ? Biglaw Partner Suspended Over Inappropriate Contact Allegations: He was also ordered to pay £66,000.
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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
In the November 25, 2024 issue of The New Yorker: Jennifer Gonnerman has an Annals of Law article headlined “ An Investigation Into How Prosecutors Picked Death-Penalty Juries; One of the notes on potential jurors read, ‘I liked him better than any other Jew But No Way,’ then added, ‘Must Kick, too Risky.’ ” In the Talk of the Town section, David Remnick has a Comment titled “ Donald Trump’s Cabinet of Wonders; The President-elect’s nominations look like the m
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Nice while it lasted. The post 5 Ohio Law Schools Drop Their Diversity Scholarships And Programs appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 18, 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.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Damn you, Illuminati! The post Infowars Sale To The Onion Plagued By Alex Jones-Level Chaos appeared first on Above the Law.
Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story
Deposition preparation is a critical aspect of a paralegal's role, requiring meticulous attention to detail and proactive management of the case timeline. In this session, participants will explore how effective deposition preparation not only contributes to the success of the legal team but also helps maintain a balanced workflow, minimizing last-minute crises.
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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“A Tribute to Gene Meyer”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Share For the second week in a row, the Supreme Court did not add any new cases to its docket for the 2024-25 term. In a list of orders released on Monday morning, the justices turned down several dozen petitions for review that they had considered at their private conference on Friday, including petitions asking them to weigh in on the constitutionality of state campaign finance laws and an Alabama man’s death sentence.
OneLegal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
One Legal's platform transforms with your feedback: learn how we respond with an iterative approach using your input. The post Embracing your feedback: How it shapes One Legal’s future appeared first on One Legal.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The high court's most senior liberal justice isn't going anywhere. The post Sonia Sotomayor Has No Plans To Step Down From The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.
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