JURIST
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin directed Syngenta Seeds , a company under the umbrella of China’s state-owned chemical giant ChemChina, to divest its 160 acres of agricultural land within the state on Tuesday. This decision stems from the state’s Act 636 of 2023 , named To Amend the Law Concerning Ownership and Possession of Real Property , which limits foreign ownership of Arkansas’s agricultural land.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
About darn time! The post LSAC Will Eliminate Logic Games From LSAT In 2024! appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The UN human rights experts called upon Pakistan on Tuesday to discontinue their planned deportation of a large number of Afghans from the country. The pressure from human rights groups has increased since Pakistan Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti announced the deportation plan on October 3. The plan could result in the deportation of 1.4 million Afghans from the country by November 1, the deadline set by Bugti.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The book opens with a tantalizing revelation: Until this year, fewer than 10 living people have seen the long-lost trial transcript that’s been a matter…
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The Crime Report
OCTOBER 18, 2023
A new law went into effect in July 2022 that limits how Colorado jails and prisons can use solitary confinement for people with certain mental and physical health needs. Some advocates saw the law as a small step forward toward the elimination of solitary confinement, which is associated with numerous health risks including increased suicide risk. Those advocates are right.
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a member of the hip-hop group Fugees, has said he is entitled to a new trial partly because his former lawyer used an experimental artificial intelligence program to draft an inadequate closing argument.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
When things go wrong with surrogacy, they can go really wrong. The post Surrogate Marries, Then Divorces, The Intended Father. Is The Surrogate The Baby’s Legal Parent? appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2023
A Kentucky lawyer hopes to call attention to the plight of his client and others waiting for long-delayed competency exams by living in jail with…
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Let's systematically debunk every nonsense excuse Viet Dinh offers for the Fox News-Dominion settlement. The post Former Fox News Lawyer Blaming Everyone But Himself For Botching Dominion Suit To The Tune Of $787M appeared first on Above the Law.
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has said she supports an ethics code for the U.S.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Because there is apparently a market in the United States for making your neighbors and fellow travelers hate you, selling equipment to transform your rig into a coal-rolling environmental nightmare is big business. The post Justice Comes For Coal-Rolling Trolls As $2B EPA Lawsuit Targets eBay appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2023
A lot has been made about how generative artificial intelligence has already changed many aspects of the legal industry.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
[Crazy intensifies] The post Mike Lindell: Pillow Pumper. Patriot. Pro Se Litigant. appeared first on Above the Law.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Davis Polk & Wardwell has rescinded job offers to three law students who participated in or had leadership positions in groups that issued statements siding…
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
He's targeted five law firms in just over a week. Yikes. The post Blum Group Threatens 2 More Biglaw Firms With Litigation Over Their Diversity Initiatives appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 18, 2023
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted a formal chargesheet against six individuals furnished a report regarding one ‘child in conflict with the law’ on Tuesday in connection with a video of two tribal women being paraded naked in India’s Manipur state. Following the dissemination of the incident and the related footage across social media platforms in July, sparking nationwide indignation, the Supreme Court initiated proceedings on its own accord, resu
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Talk about showing solidarity. The post Lawyer So Pissed About Due Process Violation He Requests To Be Locked Up appeared first on Above the Law.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
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HowAppealing
OCTOBER 18, 2023
“The Supreme Court blew a chance to fix its second-worst decision ever”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “The Supreme Court blew a chance to fix its second-worst decision ever” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
They say love makes you do strange things. The post The Wild Ethical Lapse That Led To The Resignation Of A Top Bankruptcy Judge appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 18, 2023
“Merck shingles vaccine appeal will test controversial mass torts case management tool”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about an appeal that I will be arguing on behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit sitting in Wilmington, Delaware on October 31, 2023.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
And which law schools sank like stones in the T14? The post The Law School Ranking Of All Law School Rankings: Which Schools Came Out On Top? appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
OCTOBER 18, 2023
“Ceremony marks Renatha Francis’ ascension to the Florida Supreme Court; DeSantis: ‘I’m proud that we are honoring today a justice who arrived to this court taking the road less traveled.’” Michael Moline of Florida Phoenix has this report. The post “Ceremony marks Renatha Francis’ ascension to the Florida Supreme Court; DeSantis: ‘I’m proud that we are honoring today a justice who arrived to this court taking the road less traveled.’” appeared first on How Ap
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
It's time for law firms to learn about lockup. The post Law Firms Leave A Ton Of Revenue Floating In The Ether appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 18, 2023
“Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley to speak at Federalist Society conference”: Henry Redman of Wisconsin Examiner has this report. The post “Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley to speak at Federalist Society conference” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 18, 2023
'Judicial geography' can be easier than you think. The post Forming Connections With Other Lawyers Is Easy appeared first on Above the Law.
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