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By: Jordana R. Goodman Assistant Professor at Chico-Kent College of Law (This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research. The first blog in the series is here and resources from the first conference of the initiative are available here. – Jason) According to the National Association for Law Placement , female equity partners in law firms comprised about 23% of the total equity partner population in the United

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 states sued Amazon on Tuesday for anticompetitive conduct that, they claim, has helped it maintain its “monopoly power” in the online superstore market and the online marketplace services market. The federal and state governments are asking that the US District Court for the Western District of Washington stop Amazon from engaging in these allegedly anticompetitive behaviors and restructure their business to avoid such behavior in the futu

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Former federal appeals Judge Richard Posner must face a lawsuit alleging that he never paid a promised $120,000 annual salary to an employee who co-led…

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A US federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday that the state’s ban on drag performances was unconstitutional and blocked it from going into effect. District Judge David Hittner found in his preliminary injunction against the ban that it “impermissibly infringes on the First Amendment and chills free speech.” The ruling follows an August 31 temporary restraining order that stopped the bill from going into effect on its intended date of September 1.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We are in the midst of dramatic changes in many areas of constitutional law. Thirty years ago, I wrote the first edition of a constitutional law casebook. I have just completed the seventh edition, and never has so much changed from the prior edition or since I began writing the book.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As a combined entity, Virgin Pulse and HealthComp will serve more than 1,000 self-insured employers and more than 20 million members. New Mountain Capital will be the majority owner.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Commissioner of Education of the State of New York Betty Rosa banned the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in New York schools on Wednesday after a state report found that student privacy risks outweighed the potential security benefits. The order mandates that schools are not allowed to purchase or utilize FRT. However, it permits the use of other biometric identifying technology (BIT), such as fingerprint identification.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

At its Relativity Fest user conference in Chicago today, the e-discovery company Relativity announced the forthcoming release of Relativity aiR for Review, the first of a planned series of products that will use generative artificial intelligence to help legal professionals in their work. Built on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Services, aiR for Review will enable user to more quickly locate data that is responsive to a discovery request, material relating to different legal issues, and key documents, R

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

North Korea expelled US soldier Travis King on Wednesday, 2 months after he crossed into its territory from South Korea. KCNA, North Korea’s state media, announced that North Korea expelled King after state officials completed their investigation into him. According to KCNA, state officials concluded that King entered North Korean territory illegally after being “disillusioned” about inequality and racism in the US.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guest post by: Dr. Paola Cecchi Dimeglio , Chair of the Executive Leadership Research Initiative for Women and Minorities Attorneys at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School (This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research. The first blog in the series is here and resources from the first conference of the initiative are available here. – Jason) Virtual reality, AI chatbots, and other emerging technolog

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Lana Osei is a JURIST staff correspondent in Ghana and a recent graduate of the GIMPA (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration) Faculty of Law. She files this dispatch from Accra. Over the weekend, hundreds of people thronged the streets of Ghana’s capital, Accra, to protest the poor socioeconomic conditions in the country. As a precursor to this event, Democracy Hub, a non-partisan, non-aligned civic movement headed by Oliver Barker-Wormawor notified the Accra Regional Pol

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This seems like a wasteful practice. The post Law Firms Should Not Use Secretaries To Monitor Attorneys appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Sasha Berson | Effective law firm owners become true CEOs of their firms, embracing delegation and outsourcing to focus on high-value activities. The post Law Firm Owners: Work Less, Make More appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Generative AI may be dipping into your hours. The post Is It Time To Officially Say Bye-Bye To The Billable Hour Thanks To AI? appeared first on Above the Law.

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OneLegal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Law firms must have strong professional services agreement templates in place that comply with applicable laws and are clear and thorough. Bear these tips in mind to avoid costly slip-ups. The post 10 key considerations for drafting a professional services agreement in California appeared first on One Legal.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There is a lot to this story. Fortunately for the reading public, we are about to find out just how deep this rabbit hole went. The post Attention All Finance Dweebs: The Michael Lewis Book About FTX And Sam Bankman-Fried Is Here! appeared first on Above the Law.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Why settle for one Biglaw firm when you can have two? The post The Biglaw Firms Amazon Is Betting On appeared first on Above the Law.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Protect your business by ensuring that you have all the necessary legal documents in one place, and that they are up-to-date. Starting and running a business is no easy feat.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Costco is partnering with Sesame to offer Costco Members discounted pricing on virtual health services, including primary care and mental health. But the move is a little different from other retailers like CVS Health and Walgreens. The post Costco Takes On Healthcare, Though Differently From Other Retailers, Experts Say appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

“Hearing List for the Session Beginning October 2, 2023”: The U.S. Supreme Court has posted online the Hearing List for its first oral argument session of the October Term, 2023. The post “Hearing List for the Session Beginning October 2, 2023” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There have got to be better uses of time. The post CA Man Responds To Gun Seizure By Sending Judges Death Threats appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

“Rights Without Remedies Might As Well Not Exist; For decades, the government has relied on ordinary people to enforce federal civil rights laws; In Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, the Supreme Court could end the practice — and leave no one else to do the work”: Madiba K. Dennie has this post at Balls and Strikes. The post “Rights Without Remedies Might As Well Not Exist; For decades, the government has relied on ordinary people to enforce federal civil rights laws; In Acheson

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

How do they even find the time? Maybe hybrid work has helped. The post Lawyers With Side Hustles Are Becoming More Commonplace In Biglaw appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

“The Supreme Court Needs to Make a Call on Trump’s Eligibility; The question of the former president’s possible disqualification needs to be resolved sooner or later; Sooner is better than later”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen — founder of the “ Election Law Blog ” — has this essay online at The Atlantic. The post “The Supreme Court Needs to Make a Call on Trump’s Eligibility; The question of the former president’s possible disqualification needs to be

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