Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
New entry in the booming field of litigation finance. The post Litigation Finance Firm Launches With Over $100 Million In Capital As Market Continues To Boom appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
Amnesty International declared Monday that gender apartheid must be considered a crime under international law. The organization’s statement aimed to raise awareness of efforts to remove institutionalized domination and oppression on the grounds of gender. Amnesty International Secretary General Agnès Callamard emphasized not only international failure to recognize domination and oppression that weakens the rights of women, girls and sexual minorities but also the lack of response to these
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LawSites
JUNE 18, 2024
Every lawyer in Texas is now eligible for free access to trust accounting and billing software, thanks to an exclusive partnership announced today between the State Bar of Texas and the law practice management company Smokeball.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
A group of human rights organizations in a joint statement released on Tuesday called on the government of Tunisia to end its recent crackdown on free speech and free association and to uphold respect for human rights as attacks on journalists, lawyers and human rights groups have “significantly escalated” in the last month. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and MENA Rights Group are among the twelve organizations that are signatories to the statement.
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Litigation is expensive. Expert witnesses, depositions, staffing, and a long list of other expenses can limit your firm’s options. They strain cash flow, limit taking on new clients, and can even impact case strategy. This guide simplifies the complex world of litigation financing and compares different models and how they can impact the access to justice your firm provides to clients.
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JUNE 18, 2024
“Antiabortion Lawsuits Leaned on Discredited, Disputed Research; Peer-reviewed studies were later challenged, disavowed or retracted”: Nidhi Subbaraman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
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JUNE 18, 2024
“Colorado Supreme Court takes up Christian baker’s refusal to create gender-transition cake”: Valerie Richardson of The Washington Times has this report. And Mead Gruver of The Associated Press reports that “ Colorado justices consider a pink and blue cake’s meaning in a transgender discrimination case.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
Zimbabwean police arrested the interim opposition party leader Jameson Timba and 70 other youths for disorderly conduct during a private meeting held over the weekend at Timba’s residence, according to their lawyer Agency Gumbo on Monday. “Timba and the youths were severely beaten and injured,” said Gumbo. In the statement, Gumbo added that Timba is presently detained at Avondale police station with 20 others and the remaining are held in Harare central police station.
HowAppealing
JUNE 18, 2024
“Supreme Court’s Far Right Faces a Free-Speech Problem; A humdrum trademark case exposed the limitations of originalism — and a rift on the court over the First Amendment”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
Aynsley Genga is JURIST’s senior Kenya correspondent. She files this from Nairobi. What is democracy? At its core, democracy embodies the will of the people. While definitions may vary, democracy is fundamentally a system of governance where the people’s voices are not only heard, but honored. In a true democracy, laws are crafted to serve the collective good, ensuring that the interests of the many prevail over those of a privileged few.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
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JUNE 18, 2024
“J&J’s Talc Litigation Saga Gets Attorney-Client Privilege Twist; Suit seeks to pierce privilege behind bankruptcy strategy; J&J is looking to resolve talc litigation via $11 billion deal”: Brian Baxter of Bloomberg Law has this report.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
A mayor-elect was shot and killed on Monday in the southern Mexcian state of Guerrero, according to a statement by the State Prosecutor’s office. Salvador Villalva Flores, returning from a trip to Mexico City, was traveling on the highway on the bus when he was fatally shot in the town of San Pedro de las Playas. The local politician was elected 16 days prior to taking office in October in Copala, a town of about 4000 residents in the state of Sinaloa, two hours north of the crime scene.
HowAppealing
JUNE 18, 2024
“Case testing the constitutionality of Colorado’s anti-discrimination law goes to state supreme court”: Megan Verlee of Colorado Public Radio has a report that begins, “Lakewood baker Jack Phillips, who has long fought not to make cakes he says violate his Christian religious beliefs, will be in front of the Colorado Supreme court today.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported two shipwreck accidents that took place in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, in a joint statement published with the International Organization for Migration and UNICEF. The UN agencies recorded 10 deaths in the first accident and 64 missing refugees at sea in the other. The first incident records 10 deaths and 51 survivors.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
HowAppealing
JUNE 18, 2024
“Wisconsin governor’s ‘400-year veto’ to be decided by Wisconsin Supreme Court”: Mitchell Schmidt of The Wisconsin State Journal has this report.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Monday granted an en banc rehearing for a case about procedures for Ohio citizens proposing Ohio constitutional amendments through ballot initiatives. In order for an Ohio citizen: [t]o get a proposed constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot, petitioners must submit their amendment, a summary of their amendment, and one thousand qualified supporting signatures to the Ohio Attorney General.
Sterno
JUNE 18, 2024
Shahrad Milanfar spent most of his career as a defense attorney, handling catastrophic personal injury cases in California. Looking for a new challenge after almost two decades in practice, he started Milanfar Law Firm, PC. in 2020 and transitioned to plaintiff’s work. Shortly after starting his firm, Milanfar took on yet another challenge with a plaintiff’s elder abuse case.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
The EU expressed Monday concerns on numerous incidents of human rights violations in China, particularly in Xingjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong during the the 39th session of the Joint Human Rights Dialogue in Chongqing in China. The EU highlighted the “vulnerable situation” of people of religious, ethnic and linguistic minorities in China and cited reports concerning cases of unlawful detention, enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
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JUNE 18, 2024
“The Supreme Court’s role in our partisan polarization has been greatly exaggerated”: Columnist Jonah Goldberg has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
Greece denied accusations of forced returns of migrants made by the BBC at a press briefing on Monday. BBC alleged that the Greek coastguard’s brutality towards migrants resulted in the deaths of 43 migrants within three years from May 2020 to May 2023, in a report released on Monday. The BBC report analyzed 15 incidents occurring off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands within the three years, the most notable occurring in September 2022.
HowAppealing
JUNE 18, 2024
“‘Hot-tubbing’ and more. New terms in Black’s Law Dictionary.” Jenna Greene’s “Legal Action” from Reuters has this post.
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
Spacey's lawyers have proven quite adept at (eventually) swatting away civil and criminal cases alike. But those lawyers didn't work cheap. The post Now That Kevin Spacey Has Been Acquitted And Went Broke Doing It, Let The Guy Get Back To Work appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 18, 2024
“The Division of Oral Arguments in the Office of Solicitor General (OT 2001-OT 2023)”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
Columbia's first Black dean has a background in campus free speech issues. The post Columbia Law Appoints Its First Black Dean appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 18, 2024
“Ohio attorney suspended over pooping in a Pringles can has license reinstated”: Laura A. Bischoff of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
And now Wells has discovered it, too. The post Wells Employees, So Adept At Forging Signatures And Altering Time Stamps Discover Power Automate appeared first on Above the Law.
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ABA Journal
JUNE 18, 2024
The Southern Poverty Law Center has acknowledged an “organizational restructuring” after the SPLC Union said the group laid off more than 60 union members, along…
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 18, 2024
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: How the Supreme Court could decide Trump’s blockbuster fight for immunity (John Fritze, CNN) US Supreme Court declines to hear Florida sports betting case (Alexandra Glorioso, Tampa Bay Times) Immigrants who missed hearing lose deportation battle at Supreme Court (Lauren Villagran, USA Today) Texas court favored by conservatives to pau
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
The new program is available only for federal student loans. Private loans do not qualify, The post The Latest Student Loan Income-Based Repayment Program Provides A Myriad Of Benefits For Borrowers But Its Future Is Uncertain appeared first on Above the Law.
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