Attorney at Work
JUNE 13, 2024
Ari Kaplan interviews David Cohen, chair of Reed Smith's Records and E-Discovery Group, and Ross Guberman of BriefCatch. The post The Power of Innovation in Litigation, Drafting and Client Service appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2024
Rights groups Access Now and the Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) called for the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) to halt its public shaming campaign in an open letter on Wednesday. The campaign involved CBE publicizing the personal information of customers who allegedly did not return the money they withdrew during the bank’s technical glitch on public platforms, such as its website.
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LegalTalkNetwork
JUNE 13, 2024
While law school teaches students the intricacies of the law and how to pass the bar exam, it often fails to provide practical knowledge. Important skills such as client relationship building, workload management, and handling high-pressure situations are not given enough focus. Despite this gap in traditional legal education, numerous published works are available today that can help lawyers excel in their profession, better understand the industry, and learn what it truly takes to be a lawyer.
Law 360
JUNE 13, 2024
Though insurance litigation in federal district courts took a slight dip in 2023, diverging from the upward trend that insurance cases have exhibited since 2016, the number of cases initiated last year remained the second-highest number filed over a 10-year span, according to a report by Lex Machina.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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HowAppealing
JUNE 13, 2024
Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in three argued cases. 1. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine , No. 23-235. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link. 2.
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Above The Law
JUNE 13, 2024
Venerable legal institution slashes staff, raising concerns about priorities at a dangerous time. The post Southern Poverty Law Center Announces Massive Layoffs, Blindsiding Staff appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2024
The Indian government has asked the Russian government to return the Indian citizens recruited by its army on Tuesday, with foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra confirming the request on Wednesday. This follows the death of two Indian citizens in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, as announced by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday. The Indian embassy in Russia has further asked for early return of the remains of the deceased.
Above The Law
JUNE 13, 2024
How many shady gifts can one Supreme Court justice get? The post Clarence Thomas Took EVEN MORE Free Trips On Private Planes That He’s Still Not Disclosed! appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2024
The US Department of Treasury sanctioned Hong Kong companies under Executive Order (EO) 14024 on Wednesday in response to the companies’ alleged support of Russia’s economy amid the War in Ukraine. This comes after the US unveiled nearly 300 sanctions on May 1, including sanctions that target entities in Hong Kong for their support of Russia.
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LawSites
JUNE 13, 2024
Raghu Ramanathan, who in February was named president of the Legal Professionals segment within Thomson Reuters, overseeing all its products for the legal profession, believes there should be open benchmarking on legal AI products, he told me during an interview earlier this week.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2024
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that Azerbaijan violated speech protections under the European Convention on Human Rights when it blocked the websites several news outlets in 2017 – 2018. The case concerns Azerbaijan’s complete blocking of the websites azadliq.org, anaxeber.az, az24saat.org and xural.com in 2017-2018.
Above The Law
JUNE 13, 2024
The Supreme Court justice takes aim at ProPublica. The post Actual Journalism Has No Place In Samuel Alito’s America appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2024
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a UK-backed resolution on the situation in Sudan, demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces halt its siege of El Fasher, the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it doesn’t control. This comes as the UN Secretary-General delivered reports on Sudan and South Sudan before the Security Council.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 13, 2024
“The Dishonorable Attack on the Alitos: A left-wing activist impressed her comrades, hardened her foes, and got attention. So what?” Columnist Peggy Noonan has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2024
The US Supreme Court sided with Starbucks on Thursday by determining that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) needed to follow a four-part test to establish unfair labor practices and for the rehiring of unionized employees. A group of six Starbucks employees unionized their Memphis store in 2022 and conducted interviews with local news, citing COVID-19 and other safety concerns.
HowAppealing
JUNE 13, 2024
“Supreme Court, in Starbucks Ruling, Curbs Labor Regulator’s Authority; In a blow to the National Labor Relations Board, the justices made it more difficult to order employers to reinstate fired workers”: Noam Scheiber and Santul Nerkar of The New York Times have this report. David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “ Supreme Court rules for Starbucks, limits power of judges to protect fired union organizers.” And Erin Mulvaney, Heather Haddon, and Jan Wolfe
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2024
The Russian Prosecutor General’s office announced Thursday that it approved an espionage indictment against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia since March 2023, and sent his case to the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in the city of Yekaterinburg. Gershkovich’s detention has been condemned by his employer and press freedom groups , and the US has classified Gerskovich as “ wrongfully detained.” In a Telegram post, the Prosecutor Gener
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 13, 2024
Share On Thursday, June 13, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 13 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
JURIST
JUNE 13, 2024
Scotland MSPs voted in favor of releasing many prisoners early to address overcrowding in Scottish jails , in a meeting of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. Approximately 550 prisoners are currently eligible for early release, according to the Scottish Parliament. This will only apply to those serving sentences under four years and not to prisoners convicted of sexual or domestic abuse offenses.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 13, 2024
Share The April argument in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney suggested a bench so pervasively skeptical of the National Labor Relations Board’s position that Thursday’s decision briskly rejecting the government’s argument should surprise nobody. The basic issue in the case is what the NLRB has to prove to get a preliminary injunction against an employer (in this case, Starbucks) while it conducts administrative proceedings to determine if the employer committed an unfair labor practice.
Above The Law
JUNE 13, 2024
‘A legal system only begins by foreclosing the past. Only wrongs within the system can be made right.’ - Anthony P. Farley The post Oklahoma Supreme Court Dashes Hope Of Justice For Tulsa Massacre Survivors appeared first on Above the Law.
Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story
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FDA Law Blog
JUNE 13, 2024
By Sara W. Koblitz — As we have noted for the last year or so, the FTC has been on a mission to clean up the Orange Book by removing what it deems to be “improper” patents. The FTC has put out policy statements, challenged patent listings, tapped Congress, appeared on talk shows, and filed amicus briefs all in the span of the last 8 months. It seems like all that work is paying off.
Above The Law
JUNE 13, 2024
The policy, spearheaded by the House, will require agreement from the Senate before it stands a chance at becoming law. The post Analysts Warn House’s 100% Ship Design Policy Goes A Step Too Far appeared first on Above the Law.
Intelligize Blog
JUNE 13, 2024
Earlier this year, we offered readers three lessons from the initial wave of disclosures made under new cybersecurity rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2023. For example, we saw companies attempting to frame what could be interpreted as damaging revelations about online hacks of their networks into commentaries on their robust cyber defense systems.
Above The Law
JUNE 13, 2024
GameStop’s stock price may 'make no sense,' but neither does shorting a stock whose price movement makes no sense. The post Andrew Left Reminded That Nothing About GameStop Makes Sense appeared first on Above the Law.
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