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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Monday that the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) violated the US Constitution’s First Amendment when it tweeted several posts that were not “germane” to the legal profession. Since membership in the state bar is required for US lawyers to practice within the state, the court held that the bar’s communications must be related to the legal profession.
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The US Supreme Court announced a code of ethics Monday amid ethics scandals and public pressure. The new code claims to respond to the “misunderstanding that the Justices of [the Supreme] Court, unlike all other jurists in this country, regard themselves as unrestricted by any ethics rules.” It is made up of five canons and four pages of commentary.
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A California federal judge ruled against major social media platforms on Tuesday in their effort to dismiss a case brought by concerned parents, advocacy groups and school districts against the social media platforms’ addictive design. The plaintiffs asserted that social media platforms—like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Google—are defective by design in three major areas, which has caused millions of children to become addicted to the platforms.
“Grand jury indicts Donna Adelson in Dan Markel murder two days after Miami airport arrest”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. The post “Grand jury indicts Donna Adelson in Dan Markel murder two days after Miami airport arrest” appeared first on How Appealing.
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Nigeria’s two largest labor unions launched on Tuesday a nationwide strike that is expected to continue indefinitely, until “the government at all levels wakes up to their responsibilities.” The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) jointly announced the strike in defiance of a court order following the assault of the NLC President Joe Ajaero by Nigerian authorities.
“‘Passion and Prejudice’: Mitsubishi Seeks to Overturn Nearly $1B Defective Seatbelt Verdict; The filing comes on the heels of a motion for delay damages that seeks to raise the total award to more than $1 billion, and at a time when both sides are expanding their appellate firepower.” Max Mitchell of The Legal Intelligencer has this report , in which I am mentioned.
During a Cabinet meeting held Monday, the Nepalese government banned the social media platform TikTok, according to local newspaper Kantipur. Minister for Communication Rekha Sharma announced the decision by underlining the “negative effects of [the app] on social harmony and goodwill.” She also mentioned that preparations for the implementation of the decision are already underway.
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“Supreme Court Urged to Rule Against Mandatory Repatriation Tax; Couple says upholding tax would broaden Congress’s tax powers; US says law is indistinguishable from other income taxes”: John Woolley of Bloomberg Tax has this report. You can access petitioners’ Reply Brief filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court at this link. The post “Supreme Court Urged to Rule Against Mandatory Repatriation Tax; Couple says upholding tax would broaden Congress’s tax powers; US says law i
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Thomson Reuters today delivered on its promise to integrate generative AI within its flagship legal research platform, introducing AI Assisted Research in Westlaw Precision, available immediately to all U.S. Precision customers at no extra cost. It also previewed its coming integration of Casetext CoCounsel as an AI legal assistant across multiple TR products, including Westlaw Precision, Practical Law, Document Intelligence, and HighQ.
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“Biden nominates union lawyer, Muslim American to U.S. appeals courts”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. Will Weissert of The Associated Press reports that “ Biden announces 5 federal judicial nominees and stresses their varied professional backgrounds.” Azi Paybarah of The Washington Post reports that “ Biden nominee would be first Muslim on federal appellate court in U.S. history.” Devan Cole of CNN reports that “ Biden judicial pick would be t
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by Dennis Crouch The USPTO is officially establishing a separate design patent practitioner bar with its final rule published on November 16, 2023 and effective January 2, 2024. This is an historic change that opens the door to becoming a patent practitioner to a much wider audience and will likely lend itself to further growth in this specialty area.
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