JURIST
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The federal trial of Carlos Orense Azocar (Orense) began this week, where he faces accusations of shipping tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States with suspected ties between Venezuelan oil and military leaders. With certain court documents sealed, Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press had access to the courtroom on Monday.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Share Wednesday’s argument in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy was oddly distant from the decision of the lower court and the briefs and arguments of the parties. The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit – vigorously defended by George Jarkesy, the target of long-running SEC proceedings – accepted three separate constitutional challenges to the SEC’s apparatus.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The Peru constitutional court moved Wednesday to affirm a 2017 pardon granting the release of ex-President Alberto Fujimori despite an Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruling that required the release be blocked. Fujimori was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to the maximum term of 25 years for various war crimes and corruption during his rule as president in Peru from 1990-2000.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Risk-taking is necessary to implement widescale change. The post Actually, Your Reputation Isn’t Everything appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, when one of the accused judges was given $35,000 in exchange for a favorable judgment on an appeal of a property seizure order imposed on a private company in which the four judges were sitting.
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The IP Law Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The Delaware District Court’s Ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment in the case of Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
With Cigna mostly focused on the commercial market and Humana mostly focused on the Medicare Advantage market, the rumored combination rumors check out, according to one industry expert.
LawSites
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Seven times since 2016, Thomson Reuters has conducted a survey on the state of small law firms in the U.S., and every time, it found that small firms had made virtually no progress on one of their greatest challenges, which is that they spend too much time on administrative tasks to the exclusion of practicing law. As Thomson Reuters itself says, “Previous editions have frequently been a case of ‘the more things change, the more things stay the same.'” But this year, in the jus
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
A lawyer who is fed up with insults against the legal profession asked advice columnist Miss Manners how to “politely, yet firmly, respond to people…
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The Supreme Court doesn't seem to be his happy place. The post Sam Alito Hates Everyone He Works With So Much He’s Letting It Slip Subconsciously appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
An Ohio lawyer was suspended Wednesday for tossing a poop-filled Pringles can into the parking lot of a victims advocacy center.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Remember when Dave Bowman couldn't get the HAL-9000 to open the pod bay doors? Yeah. The post The New Mantra For Lawyers: Don’t Rely On AI appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act 2023, which faced legal challenges earlier this summer amidst mass demonstrations against the cost of living crisis in Kenya. The housing levy was part of the Finance Act 2023 proposed by President William Ruto’s government in June this year.
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
A Biglaw firm's inability to match market compensation may cause a lot of lateral movement in 2024. The post Is Your Biglaw Firm ‘Ill-Positioned’ To Match Cravath’s Salary Raises? appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
France’s Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) found Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti not guilty on Wednesday of abusing his power to retaliate against former opponents in 2020. Dupond-Moretti, whom President Emmanuel Macron appointed justice minister in 2020, was accused of illegally opening investigations against magistrates with whom he was in conflict when he was a lawyer.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Finish strong. The post Golden Gate Law Will Not Be Handing Out Any More JDs appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
An increasing number of homeowners in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago, are using transfer on death instruments to help their heirs avoid a “tangled…
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
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HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
“Pennsylvania Tied Vote Decided By Drawing of Lots after Court Ruling that Undated But Timely-Arriving Mail Ballots Had to Be Counted under the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.” And in other coverage, Dan Sokil and Rachel Ravina of The Reporter of Lansdale, Pennsylvania have an article headlined “ Towamencin winner declared: NOPE founder Kofi Osei beats incumbent Supervisor Rich Marino in drawing of
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The legal industry is at a crossroads, and regardless of the path chosen, things may never be quite the same. The post AI Ethics Guidance Arrives Amid Rapid Legaltech Deployments appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
“The Supreme Court’s Code of Conduct: enforcement confusion, extrajudicial activism.” Russell Wheeler has this essay online at The Brookings Institution. And online at The New Republic, Simon Lazarus has an essay titled “ Liberals Are Wrong to Trash the Supreme Court’s New Code of Ethics; The high court’s new guidelines have come in for a lot of criticism, but they’re the perfect platform for reformers to keep applying pressure.” The post “The Supreme Court’s Code o
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Big money for Biglaw associates. Exciting news for all! The post Davis Polk Joins The Biglaw Associate Salary & Bonus Wars appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
“A MAGA court in New Orleans is shaping the Supreme Court’s agenda; The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals makes SCOTUS look moderate by comparison”: Steven Mazie will have this article (subscription required for full access) in the next print edition of The Economist. The post “A MAGA court in New Orleans is shaping the Supreme Court’s agenda; The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals makes SCOTUS look moderate by comparison” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Kirkland & Ellis enters the associate compensation war. The post Richest Law Firm In The World Announces Associate Raises appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
“My Bit Role in Ashcroft Hospital Saga; ‘You might have just saved this presidency’”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site. The post “My Bit Role in Ashcroft Hospital Saga; ‘You might have just saved this presidency’” appeared first on How Appealing.
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