JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Denis Pushilin, the Russian-backed leader of the Donetsk region, which is widely recognized as Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia, issued a decree on Sunday implementing public activity restrictions. In the decree, Pushilin said the measures are necessary to “[s]trengthen the protection of public order and ensure public safety.” The five-page decree instated numerous restrictions on the residents of Donetsk.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

‘Commercial data, commercial processing is not classified. It does not matter that the DoD wishes it were,’ said Barbara Golf, special advisor to Space Systems Command. The post Pentagon Plans To Transfer ‘High Accuracy’ Space Tracking Data To Commerce appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Imprisoned Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza was transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and placed in a tiny “punishment cell,” his lawyer Vadim Prokhorov said in a Sunday Facebook post. According to Prokhorov, Kara-Murza was moved to IK-6, a maximum-security penal colony in Omsk. The post shares information from a letter penned by Kaza-Murza detailing his transfer to Omsk, which he recalls to have taken less than three weeks total.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It has been a while since I have written about the copyright lawsuit by legal research giant Thomson Reuters against the no-shuttered legal research startup Ross Intelligence, in which TR alleges that Ross stole copyright content from Westlaw to build its own completing legal research product. But today, the judge overseeing the case, 3 rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephanos Bibas, sitting by designation in the U.S.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A crowd of 40,000 Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid Sunday to protest the possible plans to grant amnesty to Catalans who face legal trouble for their roles in the separatist bid six years ago, according to Spanish news site EFE. The crowd held Spanish national flags and displayed signs, with some describing Sanchez as a “traitor.” The Catalan independence movement is a social and political movement which seeks the independence of the Catalonia region from Spain.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas , Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. All of them are from CIED ( Centro de Investigación de los Estudiantes de Derecho , a student research center in UNSAA’s faculty of law dedicated to spreading legal information and improving legal culture through study and research, promoting critical and reflective debate to contribute to the develo

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The state bar is expected to rake in an extra $7.4 million annually. The post It Just Got More Expensive To Try To Become A California Attorney appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson announced Monday that the PCG removed a floating barrier allegedly placed by China near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. This comes days after the PCG claimed that China had placed the floating barrier to prevent Philippine fishermen from accessing fishing grounds near the shoal, which is protected by an international arbitral agreement.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Gray Robinson | Try these techniques to shut down your warrior brain and practice law from a calmer and easier place. The post Calming a Lawyer’s Warrior Brain appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Gavin Newsom asserts that federal judge may have no regard for human life. and the judge's track record seems to back that up. The post Jonathan Turley Defends Honor Of Judge Under Investigation For Handcuffing A Crying Child appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A special master overseeing opioid litigation is resisting a request to step down after he mistakenly sent lawyers a “reply all” email with private notes…

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

What matters most to summer associates? Here are the Top 10 firms. The post The Best Biglaw Firms, Ranked By Summer Associates (2023) appeared first on Above the Law.

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Hallucinations in generative AI are not a new topic. If you watch the news at all (or read the front page of the New York Times), you’ve heard of the two New York attorneys who used ChatGPT to create fake cases entire cases and then submitted them to the court. After that case, which resulted in a media frenzy and (somewhat mild) court sanctions, many attorneys are wary of using generative AI for legal research.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

'Jurors heard too much about my client's motive' might not be the slam dunk new trial argument he thinks. The post Alex Murdaugh Lawyer Seeks New Trial On Grounds That Jury Heard Too Much Evidence appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court has disciplined or accepted the resignation of several lawyers and two former judges in a series of orders Sept. 21.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Imagine being unemployed over a "That's what she said" joke.among other things. The post Iowa Lawyer’s ‘Rhetorical Hyperbole’ Could Land Him 60 Day Suspension appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“Views from the High Court: Justice Elena Kagan on ethics, originalism, faith and the free exchange of ideas.” Margaret Fosmoe of Notre Dame Magazine has this report. In earlier coverage, Ariane de Vogue of CNN reported that “ Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan talks ethics and her relationship with the chief justice.” And Josh Gerstein of Politico reported that “ Kagan hopes Supreme Court’s ideological divide on precedent isn’t permanent; The justice said it would b

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Supreme Court’s recent summer decision in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana, et al. v. Talevski has raised the stakes for nursing homes by ruling that private litigants may bring civil claims against facilities to recover damages for violations of certain provisions of the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA). This decision provides powerful incentives for nursing homes and other facilities subject to the FNHRA to enhance their monitoring and compliance processes.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“A Supreme Court case about hotel websites could blow up much of US civil rights law; The Supreme Court hears a civil rights case straight out of a right-wing fever dream”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. The post “A Supreme Court case about hotel websites could blow up much of US civil rights law; The Supreme Court hears a civil rights case straight out of a right-wing fever dream” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

With email etiquette like this, you'd think he had gone to Columbia The post Special Master Should Have Kept His ‘Reply All’ In The Drafts appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“Not just Clarence Thomas: Lower courts facing scrutiny over ethics, disclosures, too; Americans are now able to review financial disclosure reports for all nine justices on the Supreme Court, documents that revealed private jet flights, foreign travel and some bouquet ordered by Oprah.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report. The post “Not just Clarence Thomas: Lower courts facing scrutiny over ethics, disclosures, too; Americans are now able to review financial disclosure r

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The enemy of my enemy is. still probably not my friend. The post Federal Judge Becomes Unlikely Ally In Fight Against Climate Change appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“Fifth Circuit to rehear Big Tech free speech case as Supreme Court eyes intervention”: Christopher Hutton of Washington Examiner has this report on an order granting panel rehearing that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today. The post “Fifth Circuit to rehear Big Tech free speech case as Supreme Court eyes intervention” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Let’s look at the benefits and challenges of using trained AI models to instantly generate contextually appropriate legal documents. The post Exploring AI’s Role In Legal Drafting: Can AI End The Blank Page Curse? appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“Can the government unambiguously waive sovereign immunity by accident? The mysterious case of Department of Agriculture v. Kirtz.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.” The post “Can the government unambiguously waive sovereign immunity by accident? The mysterious case of Department of Agriculture v.

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