Above The Law
OCTOBER 16, 2024
CMMC 2.0 introduced a third-party assessment dependent on contractor's CUI capacity. The post CMMC 2.0 Final Rule Released: New Compliance Standards Set To Begin Next Year appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay barring constitutional challenges against a controversial Texas law criminalizing “ vote-harvesting ” until after the November 5 presidential election. The court suspended an injunction from the lower court, allowing the ballot harvesting provision in Senate Bill 1 (SB-1) to remain in effect for the presidential election.
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HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2024
“N.H. Supreme Court justice indicted on charges she interfered with a criminal investigation into her husband; Anna Barbara ‘Bobbie’ Hantz Marconi, appointed in 2017 by Governor Christopher Sununu, had been on administrative leave since July”: Steven Porter of The Boston Globe has this report. Charlotte Matherly of The Concord (N.H.
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced the foundation of the New Global Alliance to End Statelessness in a press release on Tuesday. The project marks the collaborative efforts of more than 100 states, civil society organizations, stateless-led entities, academics and others to “confine statelessness to the history books” The Global Alliance seeks to embody coordinated and collaborative action and act with bold pragmatism in pursuit of a right to national
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HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2024
“A 2024 Supreme Court Preview, With Morgan Ratner: Ratner, 38, is a current Sullivan & Cromwell partner, former assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, and incredibly insightful analyst of the Supreme Court.” David Lat has posted online this new installment of his “Original Jurisdiction” podcast.
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HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2024
“Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights for Felons; Legislators voted to restore voting rights to more people convicted of felonies, but a dispute over that law’s constitutionality created pre-election confusion”: Mitch Smith of The New York Times has this report. You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Nebraska at this link.
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Inequities in birth and maternal health between Black and white people persist in the South Florida medical system, according to a Human Rights Watch report on Wednesday. The group called for Florida and the US governments to address racism in the system and to provide greater access to lifelong health care, maternal health and midwifery care for low-income people.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2024
“Pennsylvania Faces a Moment of Truth for Life Without Parole; The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is considering whether requiring life in prison without the possibility of parole for so-called felony murder is unconstitutional”: Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot and Anna Benham have this article online at State Court Report.
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg held on Tuesday that there had been violations of the European Convention of Human Rights by Oslo Prison, IHT Sanderdud and the District Court, as authorities had failed to protect a prisoner with psychiatric disorders. On December 1, 2021, Haugen brought forward an application to the ECHR based on Article 2 , the right to life, Article 3 , the prohibition of torture, and Article 13 , the right to an effective remedy.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 16, 2024
He joins a handful of other Black lawyers who are successfully leading Am Law 200 firms. The post Top Biglaw Firm Names Its First Black Firmwide Managing Partner appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered its judgement on Tuesday in the case of Daugaard Sorensen v. Denmark, which centered on the dismissal of charges against the applicant’s alleged rapist due to administrative errors by the Danish Regional State Prosecutor’s Office. The case involves applicant Emma Daugaard Sorensen, who had reported a rape to the Danish police in 2021.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 16, 2024
For Ohio voters, there's only one choice here. The post Supreme Court Candidate Calls Out Opponent’s Busted Textualism appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Over 40 Human Rights groups warned Poland’s Premier Minister Donald Tusk against implementing his plan to temporarily suspend the right to claim asylum in an open letter on Monday. Among the groups are Amnesty International, several Asylum Law organizations and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. The organizations stress that the fundamental right to asylum is binding to Poland under international law, as the country ratified the Geneva Convention, and under EU law which protects the right
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Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Keli Maire | Working in eDiscovery is a pressure cooker. With the right approach, burnout can be managed and averted. The post Managing eDiscovery Teams and Rampant Burnout appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Congratulations to prospective law students in Alaska, who will soon be able to study law in their home state. The post The Only State In America Without A Physical Law School Will Be Getting One Soon appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 16, 2024
“San Francisco is battling with itself over a Supreme Court appeal it will likely win”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Share The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the case of a truck driver who was fired from his job after a wellness product marketed as free of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, caused him to fail a routine drug test. Douglas Horn sued the maker of the CBD product he took for chronic pain under federal racketeering law for economic harm.
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LawSites
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Law Insider, a company that provides what it says is the world’s largest public contracts database, has acquired oneNDA, developer of an open source contract standard for non-disclosure agreements that has been downloaded by thousands of organizations throughout the world. Through the acquisition, the oneNDA.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 16, 2024
In addition to prison time, this former partner owes the government more than $3.9 million in taxes. The post Ex-Biglaw Partner Sentenced To Time Behind Bars After Pleading Guilty To Tax Crimes appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Former New Jersey lawyers who are disbarred will in most cases be allowed to apply for reinstatement after five years, the New Jersey Supreme Court…
Above The Law
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Sign up for this CLE-eligible webinar from our friends at iManage and learn best practices on how your firm can leverage AI to achieve faster results. The post The Emerging AI Use Cases For Law Firms appeared first on Above the Law.
Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story
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Law 360
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.
FDA Law Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2024
By Sara W. Koblitz — Further talks of the Skinny Label’s demise may be premature, as demonstrated by a new decision from the District Court for the District of Columbia upholding FDA’s interpretation of the “same labeling” provisions of the Hatch-Waxman Amendments. That is not to say that concerns about the induced infringement theory at issue in GSK v.
Law 360
OCTOBER 16, 2024
A Florida federal jury ruled Wednesday that the Miami rap group 2 Live Crew is entitled to the copyrights on dozens of songs, finding the group made a valid claim under a law that allows them to claw back ownership of their music after more than three decades.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 16, 2024
A New, Physical Law School Is On The Way! : Good news for Alaska ! Close Reading Must Not Be His Forte : If Joe Deters doesn't understand "Boneless," you think he gets statutes ? Tax Crimes Come To Roost : Ex-Biglaw partner sentenced to prison time. The Part Of Partnering No One Likes : It isn't all just easy money. Cheers To Second Chances : New Jersey Supreme Court extends olive branch to some former attorneys.
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