SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 16, 2025
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Courts upcoming conference the second January conference — is ordinarily the justices last opportunity to add new cases to the docket in time for them to review and decide the disputes by the summer recess.
JURIST
JANUARY 16, 2025
Oral arguments began in federal court on Wednesday in a case between a coalition of news organizations led by The New York Times and OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, which alleges copyright infringement by OpenAI’s use of copyrighted material for machine learning. The case centers on allegations that OpenAI unlawfully utilized copyrighted content from various publishers, including The New York Times, to train its generative AI models and the hearing could de
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LawSites
JANUARY 16, 2025
LexCheck, a legal technology company specializing in contract review, is launching a new AI-powered contract analysis tool that aims to solve two persistent challenges in contract technology: the ability to handle complex agreements beyond routine contracts such as NDAs, and the creation and maintenance of contract playbooks.
JURIST
JANUARY 16, 2025
A UN expert expressed concern Thursday over Trkiyes misuse” of counter-terrorism laws to detain nine prominent human rights defenders and lawyers. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor highlighted arbitrary arrests, unfair trials, and lengthy sentences handed to the nine activists and lawyers, emphasizing that these practices undermine fundamental freedoms and violate international human rights standards.
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 16, 2025
“Leading US Supreme Court attorney Tom Goldstein charged with tax crimes”: David Thomas of Reuters has this report. At National Review’s “The Corner” blog, Dan McLaughlin has a post titled “ The Wild Indictment of Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSBlog.” And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “ Tom Goldstein Was Indicted on Tax Evasion Charges; A Real Farewell to SCOTUSBlog?
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 16, 2025
“Amy Wax sues Penn, claiming a racially discriminatory speech policy led to her suspension; Wax was suspended from Penn Law for a year following high-profile comments questioning the academic ability of Black students and hosting a white nationalist speaker in her class”: Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. Victoria Albert of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Professor Amy Wax Sues Penn Over Suspension, Citing Racially Discriminatory Policy; Univer
JURIST
JANUARY 16, 2025
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed alarm on Tuesday regarding disturbing footage that demonstrates Libya’s serious human rights violations in the Garnada detention facility. These violations include torture and ill-treatment of detainees. The concerned footage has been circulating on social media, showingprisoners enduring extreme forms of violence in what is believed to be an official detention centre.
EvidenceProf Blog
JANUARY 16, 2025
Most jurisdictions allow criminal defendants to raise an involuntary intoxication defense that can absolve them of criminal liability if they unknowingly ingested drugs or alcohol to the point of intoxication. Imagine, for instance, that a defendant thinks she's eating regular.
JURIST
JANUARY 16, 2025
The Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh unanimously acquitted former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) , Khaleda Zia , of graft charges related to the Zia Orphanage Trust case on Wednesday, local media reported. The verdict also acquitted Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and four other individuals who had been convicted by a lower court.
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JonathanTurley
JANUARY 16, 2025
In following the defamation trial against CNN by veteran Zachary Young, we have previously ( here , here , and here ) marveled at how bad things were going for the network. It appears that they are getting even worse. This has been a brutal week as CNN figures, including host Jake Tapper, took the stand. If “this is CNN,” the judge (and possibly the jury) are not liking what they are seeing.
JURIST
JANUARY 16, 2025
The International community must emphasize climate justice , advocacy group Amnesty International said Thursday. In a financial mobilization statement issued before the World Economic Forum in Davos, the organization highlighted the shortcomings of existing climate finance strategies, which do not adequately tackle the growing effects of climate change, especially in low-income and climate-sensitive countries.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 16, 2025
Updated: SCOTUSblog publisher and co-founder Tom Goldstein was indicted on federal tax evasion charges Thursday.
JURIST
JANUARY 16, 2025
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday refused to attend a second day of questioning after being detained over his declaration of martial law, according to local media. Yoon’s lawyers said he did not intend to comply with investigators’ orders to undergo additional questioning, citing concerns over his physical well-being.
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ABA Journal
JANUARY 16, 2025
A new study has found that most legal professionals are not yet using artificial intelligence to address increasing workload challenges. On Tuesday, Washington, D.C.
Above The Law
JANUARY 16, 2025
This seems like the opposite of how racial discrimination laws are supposed to work. The post Amy Wax Plots Racial Discrimination Suit Unless Penn Forgives Her For Denigrating Students, Bringing White Supremacists To Class appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 16, 2025
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.
Above The Law
JANUARY 16, 2025
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ABA Journal
JANUARY 16, 2025
Updated: A professor at Stanford Law School announced on LinkedIn on Monday that he could no longer in good conscience represent Meta, the parent company…
Above The Law
JANUARY 16, 2025
Tom Goldstein's last few years were really something. The post SCOTUSblog Founder Indicted In Wild Poker-Fueled Tax Case appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 16, 2025
The Multnomah County district attorneys office in Oregon is now requiring all managers and supervisors to work in person five days per week.
Above The Law
JANUARY 16, 2025
The name's Bond(i). Pam Bond(i). The post Florida Woman Bumbles Through Senate Hearing But Will Get To Be Attorney General Anyway appeared first on Above the Law.
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FDA Law Blog
JANUARY 16, 2025
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara PC, (HPM), which will mark its 45thAnniversary on March 17, 2025, is pleased to announce that it is increasing its directors, counsel, and associates as it starts the year. Kalie E. Richardson has been promoted to Director. Mark Tobolowsky has been promoted to Counsel; and Esther Petrikovsky is joining the firm as an Associate.
Above The Law
JANUARY 16, 2025
Everything works out for ole Rudy. The post Rudy Giuliani Embraces Contempt As A Lifestyle, And It Somehow Manages To Work Out For Him appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 16, 2025
“SCOTUSblog Publisher Tom Goldstein Indicted In Tax Case”: Phillip Bantz of Law360 has this report. You can view the indictment via this link.
Above The Law
JANUARY 16, 2025
Nonequity partners aren't necessarily making more than associates. The post Are Nonequity Partners Getting A Bum Deal On Compensation? appeared first on Above the Law.
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