Above The Law
JANUARY 24, 2024
To develop genuinely equitable AI-driven solutions, the responsible use of AI requires due diligence and commitment to fairness. The post Customizing AI To Specific Legal Practice Areas appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the seizure of 700 safety deposit boxes under the process of civil asset forfeiture went beyond the warrant issued and violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. The case began in 2021, when the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) obtained a warrant to search a storage facility in Beverly Hills, California, as part of its investigation into the company US Private Vaults for the alleged crime of money
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Attorney at Work
JANUARY 24, 2024
Lawyers who ask “What business problems am I trying to solve, and where can AI assist with those problems?” will come out on top with AI. The post Lawyers: Take a Thoughtful Approach to AI If You Want to Lead the Pack appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
The UK High Court ruled Tuesday that the Secretary of State for the Home Office unlawfully operated a “secret policy” that saw more than 1,500 people who were the victims of modern slavery denied leave to remain. The Claimant, known as XY, was kidnapped and enslaved by a gang in Albania, his home country. The Single Competent Authority (SCA), one of the competent authorities who identify and support potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery through the National Referral Mecha
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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LawSites
JANUARY 24, 2024
AffiniPay , the parent company of a group of technology products for managing law practices and accepting online payments, including LawPay and MyCase , today announced the launch of AffiniPay IQ, its strategic initiative to embed generative artificial intelligence across all of its products and make AI a native component of legal professionals’ daily workflows.
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ABA Journal
JANUARY 24, 2024
A federal appeals court has upheld a county ordinance requiring gun dealers to distribute literature on suicide prevention and conflict resolution to buyers of guns…
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Tuesday a lower court order and ruled against a trailer park in a case involving the application of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The issue involved Waples Mobile Home Park, which had required all adult tenants to provide proof of their legal status in the US in order to renew their leases. A federal district court granted summary judgment in favor of the company, finding that the policy was reasonably necessary for the company to avoid criminal liab
Above The Law
JANUARY 24, 2024
New report suggests associates who did not lose their jobs may have faced other penalties. The post Just How Ruthless Were These Reed Smith Firings? appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
Iran must do more to protect its lawyers, advocacy groups and international organizations said Wednesday, as they marked the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer. Each year on Jan. 24, the international legal community honors lawyers around the world who work to advance human rights and the rule of law, even when doing so entails grave risk. This year, the occasion was dedicated to Iran, where some 66 lawyers have been arrested or detained since September 2022, according to the Internation
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Above The Law
JANUARY 24, 2024
If a person predicts market collapse all the time, eventually that person will be proven right -- but not this time. The post Stock Market Hits New Highs, Proving Doomsayer ‘Legendary Investors’ Wrong Yet Again appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging a Mississippi felon voter disenfranchisement law. Several voters who were previously convicted of felonies challenged the law on the basis of it being an unconstitutional example of cruel and unusual punishment under the US Constitution’s Eighth Amendment.
Above The Law
JANUARY 24, 2024
After all this time, this top firm is only the second one to offer supersized bonuses to its super-senior attorneys. Great news! The post Top Biglaw Firm Announces Big-Time Raises, Bonuses For Associates appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns Tuesday about the draft Cybercrime Treaty of the United Nations over possible human rights violations. A UN Committee released the latest draft of the Treaty on September 1, 2023. HRW, along with over 100 groups globally, expressed concern about the draft global cybercrime treaty being negotiated at the UN in a joint statement.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce
Above The Law
JANUARY 24, 2024
Shkreli f-ed around, now he's finding out. The post Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Lashes Out At Second Circuit Because Consequences Are Hard appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
Pakistan’s former information minister Fawad Chaudhry announced on Monday that he and his group would boycott Pakistan’s general elections in claiming that the electoral process was fake. Fawad left former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party following the arrest of Khan on May 9, 2023 over corruption charges.
LawSites
JANUARY 24, 2024
In November, when Thomson Reuters announced the integration of generative AI within its flagship legal research platform Westlaw Precision, it also announced the beta version of a generative AI integration within Practical Law. Today, Thomson Reuters is formally releasing that generative AI feature in Practical Law, called Ask Practical Law AI, and also releasing a second AI-driven Practical Law tool, Practical Law Clause Finder.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
Belarusian law students enrolled at European Humanities University are filing reports with JURIST on current circumstances in Belarus under the constitutionally-disputed presidency of Alexander Lukashenka. Katsiaryna Vasilionak files this dispatch from Vilnius, Lithuania. A decree on passports that came into effect late last year has effectively stranded tens of thousands of Belarusians living abroad who cannot or will not return to the country to renew their documents.
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LawSites
JANUARY 24, 2024
Join me today at 1 p.m. ET for a free roundtable discussion for law firms, Navigating the New Legal Landscape, Where We Are and What’s Ahead. We plan to take a deep dive into the current state of the industry and offer a lens to what the future holds. The panel will feature Jayanth Madheswaran , founder and CEO of legal AI company Eve.AI ; Jim Hallenbeck , president and CEO at Black Hills AI ; and me.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
The Sri Lankan Parliament passed a controversial bill Wednesday, which has been condemned by opposition politicians and several human rights groups for curtailing free speech in the country. The Online Safety Bill aims to tackle cybercrimes such as child abuse, data theft and online fraud. However, human rights organizations warned that the bill poses a threat to free speech in the country.
Conflict of Laws
JANUARY 24, 2024
In its decision of 20 December 2023 (Case No. XII ZB 117/23), the German Federal Supreme Court has referred three questions to the CJEU relating to the interpretation of Art. 8 (a), (b) of the Rome III Regulation. The following is a convenience translation of the German press release: Facts of the Case: The spouses, German nationals, married in 1989.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
India’s Assam Police registered Wednesday a criminal complaint against the leaders of the country’s largest opposition party Indian National Congress (INC). The complaint was registered on multiple charges, including damaging public property and assaulting police personnel during the INC’s ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra campaign. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma informed on X (formerly Twitter) that a criminal complaint had
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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ABA Journal
JANUARY 24, 2024
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JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
The UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group examined the human rights record of China, one of the 14 states reviewed during this year’s session, for the fourth time on Tuesday in a meeting at Geneva. The three previous UPR reports on China—which took place separately in February 2009, October 2013, and November 2018—served as the basis for the Tuesday review.
Above The Law
JANUARY 24, 2024
His policy experience will be a welcome addition to the law school's offerings. Congratulations! The post Biglaw Partner Steps In To Become Law School’s First Black Dean appeared first on Above the Law.
L4SB
JANUARY 24, 2024
Informative Webinar explains the new law and how a business’s payroll system can be a helpful tool. Join L4SB Attorney Larry Donahue as he hosts this important Webinar on how.
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