Above The Law
APRIL 17, 2025
Lets get one thing straight: there are many ways for a lawyer to mess up a case. You can miss deadlines. You can ignore counsel. You can forget to ask for an extension until after the clock hits zero. All of these, by the way, happened in the San Juan climate suit according to the judge. But you know what’s not a cardinal sin? Copying from a public court filing.
JURIST
APRIL 17, 2025
UN Special Envoy Huang Xia called for greater coordination of efforts to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday amid escalating violence by the M23 rebel group and a deepening humanitarian crisis in the region. Huang Xia, Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, stressed the urgent need to resolve the root causes of the ongoing DRC conflict, as the continuing disturbances impact human lives and rights, particularly endangering the lives of children.
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Above The Law
APRIL 17, 2025
(Image via Getty) Ed. note : This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Jaclyn S. Alcantara back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. The theme of the MothersEsquire National Conference , which will be held next month in Louisville, Kentucky, is We Belong.
JURIST
APRIL 17, 2025
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a law that would significantly restrict the rights to freedom of association and expression in the country on Friday, according to Human Rights Watch. The law, the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Act 2025 , was originally proposed in 2021 but failed to obtain presidential assent in 2023. It establishes a Private Voluntary Organisations Board and an Office of the Registrar of PVOs to be in charge of the registration and supervision of P
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SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 17, 2025
Share Cunningham v. Cornell University will not go into the history books as one of the most important 30 decisions of the 2024-25 term. The case involves a technical problem about pleading standards under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the courts resolution of the problem was, in a word, technical. ERISA establishes a series of detailed rules to deal with retirement plans, much of which tracks traditional rules of trust law.
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Attorney at Work
APRIL 17, 2025
Bull Garlington | What's the best way to end an email? The definitive closing argument on the argument of closings. The post Email Sign-Offs for Lawyers: Mastering the Professional Closing appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
APRIL 17, 2025
Gambian national Michael Sang Correa was convicted by a Colorado jury for participating in the torture of victims in 2006, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Tuesday. Correa was a part of a paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers,” run by Yahya Jammeh, dictator and former Gambian president. The victims told the jury that he had been taken part in torture, including electrocution, stabbing, burning, and beating five people that were alleged to have been involved in a coup plot a
Above The Law
APRIL 17, 2025
(Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images) Celebrities — especially rappers — have a special way of showing love to their lawyers after a verdict in their favor. There’s a decade old compilation of rappers shouting out their legal defense in a song or two, but the more recent signs of respect and appreciation have been a lot more personal.
JURIST
APRIL 17, 2025
US District Judge Allison D. Burroughs granted universities and university advocacy groups relief Wednesday when she approved their motion for a temporary restraining order on the federal Department of Energy’s (DOE) new “Rate Cap Policy.” The DOE announced its new policy on April 11. The policy will cut funding for indirect costs that support research at colleges and universities by roughly half.
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Blackstone Career Institute
APRIL 17, 2025
What to Avoid in Your Cover Letter When applying for a job, one of the most important aspects of an application is your cover letter. The cover letter is an opportunity to introduce yourself to the hiring manager; it allows you to share your experiences and how you can add value to the organization. Why is a Cover Letter Important? A cover letter provides a potential employer with a glimpse of who you are and your personality.
The Process Street
APRIL 17, 2025
Calderys , a global leader in high-temperature refractory solutions, supplies critical materials to industries like steel, cement, and petrochemicals. With operations across Europe, the Americas, and Asiaincluding the UAEthe company supports extreme industrial environments with tailored, high-performance products. But as Calderys expanded globally, managing workflows across continents became slow, siloed, and manual.
NCBA
APRIL 17, 2025
By Johana Sanchez Clearing Up the Confusion Understanding the role of a paralegal within the legal system has been essential for me since I started as one. There are times when we, as paralegals, need to know how to handle certain situations for clients and attorneys. I recently handled a situation in which knowing the […] The post Can a Paralegal Answer a Calendar Call?
Above The Law
APRIL 17, 2025
In a new report, the Peterson Center on Healthcare made policy recommendations on reimbursement, access and data collection for remote monitoring technologies. The post Peterson Center on Healthcare: 3 Policy Recommendations for Remote Health Technologies appeared first on MedCity News.
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
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EvidenceProf Blog
APRIL 17, 2025
Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)(1)-(2) state the following: (1) Prohibited Uses. Evidence of any other crime, wrong, or act is not admissible to prove a persons character in order to show that on a particular occasion the person acted.
Patently O
APRIL 17, 2025
by Dennis Crouch Back when he was a law professor here at Mizzou, I recall taking with Sen. Josh Hawley about his favorite Supreme Court case - Marbury v. Madison , 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803). The case has come to stand for the principle of judicial review, establishing the Supreme Court's authority to determine the constitutionality of laws and executive actions.In the recent Federal Circuit case Xerox v.
Above The Law
APRIL 17, 2025
By: Jeff Pfeifer Legal professionals have been using AI technologies for years now, starting with extractive AI tools that used machine learning algorithms.
JURIST
APRIL 17, 2025
US Federal District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Thursday that tech giant Google LLC had violated federal anti-trust law by engaging in anti-competitive acts to attain monopoly power and depriving competitors of the ability to compete. An accompanying order issued by the judge required both parties to submit a joint proposed schedule for further briefing on their respective positions on remedies in the case.
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HowAppealing
APRIL 17, 2025
“The New Transparency Rules and the El Salvador Detention Agreement; A 2022 statute could force disclosure of any U.S.-El Salvador agreements connected to the facility where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is detained”: Curtis Bradley, Jack Goldsmith, and Oona Hathaway have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
ABA Journal
APRIL 17, 2025
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HowAppealing
APRIL 17, 2025
“Bonus 143: Private Special Prosecutors and Criminal Contempt of Court; The Alien Enemy Act case may end up with Chief Judge Boasberg appointing a private lawyer to prosecute criminal contempt of court; The law currently allows such a move, but I believe it shouldn’t.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
Law 360
APRIL 17, 2025
Meta Platforms' former longtime board member and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg pushed back Thursday on crucial Federal Trade Commission arguments trying to shape the market the social media giant is accused of monopolizing, criticizing a friends and family definition the FTC is using to exclude TikTok as a competitor.
Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
HowAppealing
APRIL 17, 2025
“Kneedler to Make Whats Likely His Last Supreme Court Argument; Kneedler served in Solicitor Generals office for decades; Has argued more high court cases than any practicing attorney”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law have this report. Relatedly, Mary Wood of the University of Virginia School of Law has an article headlined “ At Jefferson Medal Talk, Deputy Solicitor General Encourages Public Service; Edwin S.
LawSites
APRIL 17, 2025
Over the last six weeks or so, four separate surveys have come out, all reporting on generative AI adoption within the legal profession. I’ve reported on all four separately, but wondered how their findings compared when stacked up against each other.
HowAppealing
APRIL 17, 2025
“Supreme Court Faces Big Test on Religious Students Opt-Outs From LGBTQ+ Books”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.
Customs & International Trade Law
APRIL 17, 2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the initiation of investigations into the effects on U.S. national security of imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients and imports of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The basis of the investigations is Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
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