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MARCH 21, 2024

Ai.law , a legal technology startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate litigation documents, has added a new module that will draft the complaint to initiate a lawsuit. While Ai.law already had modules for litigation tasks such as answering a lawsuit, responding to discovery, and pulling summaries from medical records, this new module allows a user to input relevant information about a case and generate a complete complaint.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed charges against Jair Renan Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, for crimes including money laundering, misrepresentation and the presentation of fraudulent documents, Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported Wednesday. Jair Renan, whose father served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019-2022, was charged alongside his business partner, Maciel Alves.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2024

The bipartisan spending package, released early this morning, increases defense funding by $27 billion over the previous year’s enacted budget and includes a number of key provisions the department had requested. The post Replicator, Planes, And Multi-Year Deals: What’s In The New FY24 Defense Spending Bill appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

Mexico filed an amicus brief Thursday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, voicing opposition to Texas Immigration Law SB 4 , which authorizes Texas authorities to arrest and prosecute individuals suspected of illegal entry across the US-Mexico border. On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court reversed its position and allowed the Texas law criminalizing illegal entry to go into effect.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2024

It was apparently as difficult to get along with Sen. Cruz back in the 90s as it is today. The post Ted Cruz The Victim Of Yet Another Sick Burn From Harvard Law Classmate appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 21, 2024

“US appeals court directs probe of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. And Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press reports that “ Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case.” You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

A federal judge in Mississippi sentenced former Rankin County sheriff’s deputy Christian Dedmon to 40 years in prison on Wednesday, making Dedmon the fourth in a string of sentences for deputies who pled guilty for their role in the January 2023 beating and torture of two Black men. Dedmon pleaded guilty alongside five other deputies of the self-titled “Goon Squad,” including Daniel Opdyke, who was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison earlier on Wednesday.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 21, 2024

“Texas immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation’s most conservative federal appeals court”: Kevin McGill of The Associated Press has this report. The post “Texas immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation’s most conservative federal appeals court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

India’s Supreme Court intervened on Thursday in the ongoing dispute over the government’s Fact-Check Unit (FCU) and temporarily halted its operation following concerns raised by various parties, according to Live Law. Notably, the Editors Guild of India, standing as one of the petitioners in the case, validated and appreciated the stay ordered by the apex court.

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Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

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HowAppealing

MARCH 21, 2024

“Maryland defends handgun law at Fourth Circuit en banc session; Lawyers representing a gun rights organization argue Maryland creates an unfair hurdle for law-abiding citizens seeking to purchase handgun”: Joe Dodson of Courthouse News Service has an article that begins, “Maryland argued Thursday that its law requiring an extensive licensing process before purchasing a handgun is constitutional in front of an en banc Fourth Circuit audience.” The post “Maryland def

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

South Korea’s ambassador to Australia Lee Jong-seop returned to South Korea on Thursday after facing allegations of interference in the investigation of the July 2023 death of Sergeant Choi Su-geun. Lee left South Korea after being appointed as ambassador to Australia in March despite being named as a criminal suspect in the Senior Public Service Crime Investigation Office’s investigation into Choi’s death.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 21, 2024

“Mifepristone at the Supreme Court”: Chris Geidner has posted this video interview on YouTube. The post “Mifepristone at the Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

Venezuela Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced the detention of two members of the Opposition Campaign Command, under opposition presidential candidate María Corina Machado, on accusations that the two are linked to a plan to destabilize the government. The move came on Wednesday, the eve of the registration of presidential candidates for the upcoming July elections.

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MARCH 21, 2024

“Judge approves $125 million PACER fees settlement with US judiciary”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. The post “Judge approves $125 million PACER fees settlement with US judiciary” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday that the mandatory inclusion of fingerprints on identity cards is in contravention of the fundamental rights of respect for private life and the protection of personal data. The ECJ noted that the requirement to get fingerprints recorded is intrinsic for issuing identity cards as it will assist the authorities in combating the problem of issuing bogus identity cards, thereby protecting data privacy and preventing terrorism.

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MARCH 21, 2024

“Alliance Defending Freedom Lawyer Enraged By Good, Correct Criticism Of Alliance Defending Freedom; The fallout over the Idaho attorney general’s sketchy arrangement with the activist legal organization is turning right-wing ideologues into mediocre bloggers”: Susan Rinkunas has this essay online at Balls and Strikes. The post “Alliance Defending Freedom Lawyer Enraged By Good, Correct Criticism Of Alliance Defending Freedom; The fallout over the Idaho attorney general’s sketc

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MARCH 21, 2024

The biggest Colombian criminal group declared in a public statement Tuesday that they accepted President Gustavo Petro’s offer to start peace negotiations. The criminal group indicated they will cooperate with the government if everything is handled as a political process, contrary to the president’s indication. This criminal group, well-known as Clan del Golfo, has emerged from the remnants of the Colombian paramilitary movement and has had a negative impact on the country due to the acti

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MARCH 21, 2024

“Justice Breyer’s Problematic ‘Pragmatism’: Breyer makes unsupported claims about originalism and defends a brand of legal interpretation that would obfuscate the law.” John O. McGinnis has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog. The post “Justice Breyer’s Problematic ‘Pragmatism’: Breyer makes unsupported claims about originalism and defends a brand of legal interpretation that would obfuscate the law.” appeared first on How Appeali

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MARCH 21, 2024

The third of six members of the Mississippi deputy group who referred to themselves as the “Goon Squad,” Daniel Opdyke, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 and a half years in federal prison for his involvement in the torture of two black men. In January 2023, six members of Mississippi law enforcement entered the home of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker without a warrant or exigent circumstances.

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MARCH 21, 2024

“The Umpire Strikes Back: John Roberts’s apt baseball simile.” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site. The post “The Umpire Strikes Back: John Roberts’s apt baseball simile.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Delhi Chief Minister of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal, was arrested on Thursday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) following a raid at his residence in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court declined to provide interim relief to Kejriwal in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.

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MARCH 21, 2024

“Pulsifer v. United States as Permissive Interpretation”: Richard M. Re has this post at his blog, “Re’s Judicata.” The post “Pulsifer v. United States as Permissive Interpretation” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Bull Garlington | I’m going to give you two methods for mastering small talk. One for when you start, one for when they start. Ready? Let’s do this. The post 4 Easy Steps to Being a Small-Talk Superstar appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

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MARCH 21, 2024

“Texas Immigration Spat Puts Spotlight on Fifth Circuit Stays; Latest maneuver in Texas immigration dispute with US; Court watchers see more administrative stays in big cases”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Texas Immigration Spat Puts Spotlight on Fifth Circuit Stays; Latest maneuver in Texas immigration dispute with US; Court watchers see more administrative stays in big case” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2024

By empowering employers through consultation and training, we are changing workplace culture and systems so that survivors may move toward financial independence, and closer to a life free from abuse. The post Law Degree As An Advocacy Asset: A Satisfying Transfer Of Skill And Experience appeared first on Above the Law.

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