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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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.
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
Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 24, 2024
“Miami Law Alumnus Argues Third Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court; The November 2023 appearance arguing before the United States Supreme Court was far from a first for Assistant Federal Public Defender Andrew Adler”: Catharine Skipp of the University of Miami School of Law has this report. The post “Miami Law Alumnus Argues Third Case Before the U.S.
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JANUARY 24, 2024
“Measuring Oral Arguments in the 2023/2024 Term”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog. The post “Measuring Oral Arguments in the 2023/2024 Term” appeared first on How Appealing.
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
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JANUARY 24, 2024
Programming note: On Thursday morning, I will be presenting an oral argument to a yet-to-be-identified panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in the second case listed on page 12 of this PDF document (which may or may not correctly reflect the order in which the cases will be argued tomorrow morning). The oral arguments will be streamed live on YouTube beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern time.
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
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 24, 2024
“New Jersey Supreme Court rules against Ocean casino in COVID business interruption case”: Wayne Parry of The Associated Press has this report on a unanimous ruling that the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued today. The post “New Jersey Supreme Court rules against Ocean casino in COVID business interruption case” appeared first on How Appealing.
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.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 24, 2024
“A new Supreme Court case threatens to take away your right to protest; The Fifth Circuit has spent years harassing a civil rights activist, and they gutted much of the First Amendment in the process”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “A new Supreme Court case threatens to take away your right to protest; The Fifth Circuit has spent years harassing a civil rights activist, and they gutted much of the First Amendment in the process” appeared first on Ho
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
Iran executed Tuesday Mohammad Ghobadlou, a protester with a long-term psychosocial disability, for the alleged murder of a police officer during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests. The Iranian judiciary’s news agency Mizan reported the execution. The Criminal Court of Tehran Province executed Ghobadlou after the Supreme Court of Iran confirmed Ghobadlou’s death sentence.
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JANUARY 24, 2024
“Supreme Court Justices Must Either Explain Themselves Or Shut Up About ‘Unfair Treatment’; People who cannot be bothered to explain their votes in high-stakes, life-or-death cases are not entitled to the benefit of the doubt”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes. And in related commentary, online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a Jurisprudence essay titled “ What’s Going On With Brett Kavanaugh?
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.
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JANUARY 24, 2024
“The Conservative Legal Movement Runs on Perpetual Grievance; The Federalist Society began as a collection of aggrieved law students; Five decades later, its members are still looking for things to get angry about”: Peter Shamshiri has this essay online at Balls and Strikes. The post “The Conservative Legal Movement Runs on Perpetual Grievance; The Federalist Society began as a collection of aggrieved law students; Five decades later, its members are still looking for things to
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.
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JANUARY 24, 2024
“After a Botched Execution, Alabama Is Trying an Untested Method; The state plans to carry out the first U.S. execution via nitrogen hypoxia with Kenneth Smith, who survived an earlier attempt to execute him by lethal injection”: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs of The New York Times has this report , along with a report headlined “ Supreme Court Declines to Stop Nitrogen Execution in Alabama; Both the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court denied stays sought by Kenneth Smith, who
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.
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JANUARY 24, 2024
“First Circuit Allows Some of Mexico’s Claims Against Gun Manufacturers to Move Forward”: William S. Dodge has this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.” The post “First Circuit Allows Some of Mexico’s Claims Against Gun Manufacturers to Move Forward” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed Tuesday to provide the indigenous people of southern Bahia with federal support following the most recent land dispute between farmers and the indigenous Pataxó Hã Hã Hãe people. The dispute led to the death of a indigenous leader; her brother, an indigenous chief was also shot but survived post surgery.
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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JANUARY 24, 2024
“What Justice Scalia Thought About Whether Presidents Are ‘Officers of the United States’; In a 2014 concurrence and a short letter elaborating on it, Scalia indicated that the president was an ‘officer of the United States’”: Roger Parloff has this post at the “Lawfare” blog. The post “What Justice Scalia Thought About Whether Presidents Are ‘Officers of the United States’; In a 2014 concurrence and a short letter elaborating on it, Sc
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
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JANUARY 24, 2024
“Talking Dateline: Family Matters.” You can access today’s new episode of the Dateline NBC podcast, about the latest developments in the Dan Markel murder case, via this link. The post “Talking Dateline: Family Matters.” appeared first on How Appealing.
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.
Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader
In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a
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