JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Senate Finance Committee reported Wednesday that US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did not repay a more than $200,000 loan for a vehicle purchase from 1999. Specifically, the committee’s memo stated the loan was $267,230 from Tony Welters, a friend of Thomas. The committee interviewed Welters and received a written note from 1999 by Thomas with the details of the loan and a check from 2000 for $20,042.23 from Thomas to Welters to pay off the first year’s interest of the lo

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Pakistan Interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti issued a warning Thursday to “illegal immigrants” living in Pakistan to voluntarily leave the country by November 1 or risk potential arrest and deportation. Bugti said that the government has data about all those residing in the country without legal documentation, including several from neighboring Afghanistan and they must leave the country on their own by the final cut-off date to avoid being arrested and sent to detention centers

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Get to the Point! | Lawyers are notorious for adding suffix upon suffix to kill off perfectly serviceable action verbs to replace them with monsters: zombie nouns. The post Ditch the Zombie Nouns Starting This Halloween appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

Icelandic women across the country, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir , participated in a nationwide strike Tuesday, demanding an end to gender inequality and discrimination. The event echoed the 1975 Icelandic Women’s Strike, with the Foreign Ministry stating: Today we repeat the event of the first full day women’s strike since 1975, marking the day when 90% of Icelandic women took the day off from both work and domestic duties, leading to pivotal change, including the w

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 26, 2023

“This conservative appeals court’s rulings are testing the Supreme Court; The 5th Circuit’s work is drawing more Supreme Court review this term than that of any other regional appeals court”: Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report. The post “This conservative appeals court’s rulings are testing the Supreme Court; The 5th Circuit’s work is drawing more Supreme Court review this term than that of any other regional appeals court” appeared f

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

First-generation law students with parents who never obtained a bachelor’s degree differ in some significant respects from classmates with at least one parent who completed…

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Fifth Circuit’s Ho Calls on Judges to Embrace ‘Harsh Criticism’; Judge said courts should ‘get comfortable’ with criticism; Ho alleged ‘viewpoint discrimination’ against religious conservatives”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Fifth Circuit’s Ho Calls on Judges to Embrace ‘Harsh Criticism’; Judge said courts should ‘get comfortable’ with criticism; Ho alleged ‘viewpoint discrimination’ against religious conservatives” appeared first on How

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A Seattle lawyer is suggesting that a federal judge didn’t sign an order requiring him to pay more than $268,000 as a sanction for trying to file a fake “Saudi Sun” news article with a federal appeals court.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Clarence Thomas loan report spurs new ethics criticism of US Supreme Court”: Andrew Chung and John Kruzel of Reuters have this report. The post “Clarence Thomas loan report spurs new ethics criticism of US Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Partners who choose an “activator approach” are more likely to be successful at business development, according to a new study called Unlocking the Secrets to…

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Black lawyer denied law license in 1857 wins posthumous admission to Maryland bar”: David Thomas of Reuters has this report. The post “Black lawyer denied law license in 1857 wins posthumous admission to Maryland bar” appeared first on How Appealing.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Two federal appeals judges confessed during oral arguments Tuesday that they weren’t familiar with a rock musician known for the 1977 song “Cat Scratch…

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Trudeau nominates Alberta judge Mary Moreau to fill Supreme Court vacancy”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has this report. And Jonny Wakefield of The Edmonton Journal reports that “ Alberta Court of King’s Bench chief justice nominated to Supreme Court of Canada; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday that Alberta Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Mary Moreau is his nominee to fill the Supreme Court post left vacant by Russell Brown.” Th

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 26, 2023

They mean business. The post 31 Blazers That Will Instantly Polish Off Any Outfit appeared first on Above the Law.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

“‘Get the right cases to the supreme court’: inside Charles Koch’s network; Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government.” Ed Pilkington and Nick Surgey of The Guardian have this report. The post “‘Get the right cases to the supreme court’: inside Charles Koch’s network; Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government

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LawSites

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ever since its founding in 2018, Steno has been on a mission to disrupt depositions. It started as a court reporting agency that also offered non-recourse financing of deposition costs, and then in 2020 launched Steno Connect , its own web-based video conferencing technology specifically built for remote depositions and exhibit handling. In the early days of the pandemic when the company developed Steno Connect, it did so to provide lawyers with an alternative to Zoom for depositions.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

“In Texas, Local Laws to Prevent Travel for Abortions Gain Momentum; Lubbock County, home to more than 300,000 near the New Mexico border, has become the fourth and largest Texas county to bar travel assistance for abortions”: J. David Goodman of The New York Times has this report. The post “In Texas, Local Laws to Prevent Travel for Abortions Gain Momentum; Lubbock County, home to more than 300,000 near the New Mexico border, has become the fourth and largest Texas county to b

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And I thought forced MRIs were bad enough. The post The Federal Circuit Court Of Appeals Wants To Force Judge Newman To The Supreme Court To Get Her Job Back appeared first on Above the Law.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Charlie Adelson trial Day 1: State’s case consistent, defense floats puzzling conspiracy theory.” Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics has this report. The post “Charlie Adelson trial Day 1: State’s case consistent, defense floats puzzling conspiracy theory.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s difficult for employers to work with multiple point solutions that target very specific populations, investors said during a panel discussion. Instead, many investors are more interested in platform-based solutions that support more people.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Televise Trump’s federal trials? Judicial panel says its hands are tied. A courts committee says it lacks authority to modify a broadcasting ban in time for the historic criminal cases against the former president.” Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report. The post “Televise Trump’s federal trials? Judicial panel says its hands are tied.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The promised efficiency gains offered by these tools come with their own set of challenges, including doubts over result accuracy and concerns about client confidentiality. The post Balancing Legal Ethics With Rapid AI Innovation appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Nation’s Oldest Judge Unloads as She Presses for Reinstatement; Judge Newman, 96, argues for reinstatement from suspension; Colleagues sidelined her for not complying with fitness probe”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law has this report. Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance issued a news release titled “ NCLA Asks D.C. District Court to Halt Illegal Suspension of Hon.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Charlie Adelson's murder trial gets underway. The post Trial Of Alleged Mastermind Behind Law Professor’s Murder Begins appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Justice Thomas’s R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds (Jo Becker, The New York Times) U.S. Supreme Court lifts stay on Florida sports betting case (Gary Fineout, Politico) ‘Get the right cases to the supreme court’: inside Charles Koch’s network (Ed Pilkington & Nick Surgey, The Guardian) Roe v.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The new bar exam will come. Eventually. The post Change Comes Even Slower Than Expected For The Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law.

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Trademark & Copyright Law

OCTOBER 26, 2023

With “spooky season” dominating October holiday talk, it’s easy to forget poor old National Apple Day or simply Apple Day , which took place last Saturday and is observed every October 21. According to Wikipedia, one can celebrate Apple Day in any number of ways, from “apple games in a garden to large village fairs with cookery demonstrations, games, apple identification, juice and cider, gardening advice, and the sale of many hundreds of apple varieties.

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