Above The Law
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
For in-house legal professionals, AI isn’t just a buzzword. The post Embrace The Future: How In-House Legal Professionals Can Thrive By Partnering With AI appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The Supreme Court of Mexico narrowly denied a challenge to controversial judicial reforms on Tuesday that were enacted by the government in September of this year. The reforms will make all judges in Mexico elected by a popular vote and establish an elected judicial disciplinary court to oversee judges. The number of justices in the Supreme Court will also reduce from 11 to 9, and their tenure will be fixed at 12, rather than 15 years, with no possibility for re-election.
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ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
A former public defender accused of representing a client at a November 2022 preliminary hearing while under the influence of cocaine has received a suspension…
JURIST
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) announced the arrest of 2,517 and the rescue of 3,222 trafficking victims as result of a worldwide operation against human trafficking involving police in 116 countries on Wednesday. Operation Liberterra II took place between September 29 to October 4, 2024, resulting in the rescue of 3,222 trafficking victims and identification of 17, 793 migrants.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“Man Who Illegally Accessed Ginsburg’s Medical Records Gets 2 Years in Prison; The man, a former health care worker, was convicted in July on two charges stemming from the privacy breach and his attempts to cover it up”: Aimee Ortiz of The New York Times has this report.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“GOP Wins in Partisan High Court Races Has Party Mulling Tweaks; GOP sees court wins in North Carolina, Ohio with party labels; Montana lawmaker pushing to change court election ballots”: Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law has this report.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Amnesty International on Thursday emphasized the importance of prioritizing climate justice and human rights at the upcoming COP29 , which will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November. The human rights organization’s pre-summit statement underscores the necessity for COP29 leaders to integrate human rights considerations into all decision-making processes and highlights the pressing need for substantial climate finance to address the growing impacts of climate change.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“CNN must face Project Veritas’ defamation lawsuit, US appeals court rules”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Bosnia violated the European Convention on Human Rights by its insufficient data protection laws with regard to legal professional privilege. The decision followed a lawyer’s complaint that his phone data had been indiscriminately collected and used in a criminal trial against him.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“Judiciary Rejects Media Bid to Allow Cameras in Criminal Trials; Criminal rules panel voted not to change courtroom camera ban; One state court judge endorsed limited broadcasting”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
We’ve got new answers to the ongoing test of law firm management strategy! The post Back To Law (Practice) School: The Essential Skills You Didn’t Learn In Law School appeared first on Above the Law.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Contentious Judicial Overhaul; The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it”: Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Simon Romero of The New York Times have this report.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Putting a microphone in front of 2024 Rudy? What could possibly go wrong? The post Rudy Giuliani Is Exactly That Fool Of A Client appeared first on Above the Law.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“Pamela Goodwine, longtime judge endorsed by Beshear, wins seat on Kentucky Supreme Court”: Lucas Aulbach of The Courier Journal of Louisville, Kentucky has this report. Austin Horn of The Lexington Herald Leader reports that “ Judge Goodwine wins KY Supreme Court race, becomes first Black woman elected to high court.” And Sarah Ladd of the Kentucky Lantern reports that “ Pamela Goodwine makes history again as first Black woman elected to Kentucky Supreme Court.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
As much as you’d like to stop them, perhaps with jiujitsu or a handy table lamp, you know that’s unprofessional. Fortunately you can use these proven tactics instead. The post How to Not Talk Politics and Survive appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“Supreme Court retention vote could spark major changes in state’s judicial system, experts say”: M. Scott Carter and Jordan Gerard of The Oklahoman have this report. Barbara Hoberock of Oklahoma Voice reports that “ Oklahoma voters opt to remove one Oklahoma Supreme Court justice.” And Clifton Adcock of Oklahoma City Free Press reports that “ One Oklahoma Supreme Court justice is ousted after dark money groups dumped millions into judicial races; Voters chose
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
You’re not just the company lawyer; you’re also a trusted confidant. The post The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times: Navigating The Emotional Roller Coaster As An In-House Lawyer appeared first on Above the Law.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“NC Supreme Court race could head to recount; GOP sweeps Court of Appeals races”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. And Rusty Jacobs of WUNC reports that “ Outstanding provisional ballots could be key to tight North Carolina Supreme Court race.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Pretty Harsh Language There, Partner: Not a good look for Goodwin Procter. Now That's A Smart Investment!: Billionaires dropped millions to get their chosen judges elected in Texas. You Know We Can Hear You, Right?: Giuliani doesn't seem too torn up about his defaming. There's A Lot Of Phish Out There: Watch out for this phishing scam ! Here's How To Manage The Career Bumps: Being an in-house lawyer isn't always easy, but at least there's help.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“ABC, Kimmel Wrongly Ducked Copyright Suit, Santos Tells 2nd Cir.; Court ignored show’s bad faith in inducing Cameos, brief said; Santos says use not transformative, as ABC wrote his scripts”: Kyle Jahner of Bloomberg Law has this report.
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
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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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“Trump’s win may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Share The justices heard arguments Wednesday in Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank , their first securities case of the year. The case involves the 2015 Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data breach, and considers whether Facebook’s disclosures to investors before the breach was public improperly downplayed the risks that data breaches posed to the company and its stock price.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“Mirroring the Justices’ Styles”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Lawyers who respond to fake emails purporting to be from PACER’s electronic filing system are being led to malicious websites with computer viruses, the U.S.
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