Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Cambodian lawmakers unanimously passed a revised law on Tuesday that toughens penalties for anyone who denies atrocities, including genocide, by the former Khmer Rouge regime. According to the government, the legislation aims to prevent history from repeating itself, promote remembrance of Cambodia’s past, and provide justice to victims. The draft legislation, first approved by the government in January, still needs confirmation from the Senate and has to be signed by the country’s K
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) SNL’s 50th anniversary has spawned a lot of commentary. A good bit of it was about them bringing back Black Jeopardy. As great as Tracy Morgan was as Darius, Eddie Murphy as Tracy Morgan stole the show. 4 Cheese Lasagna or nothing ! Other commentary has been less appetizing, namely Brian Freedman’s remarks on a quick joke Ryan Reynolds during the taping.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Sudan paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ambushed and attacked on Tuesday the White Nile state villages including Al-Kadaris and Al-Khalwat, leaving hundreds of civilian victims. The news was announced in a statement by Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese group of legal practitioners dedicated to providing urgent legal support and addressing human rights violations in Sudan.
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LawSites
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Last March, I wrote here about SingleFile, a company whose mission is to help businesses navigate complex regulatory environments effortlessly by automating outdated filing processes and leveraging AI technology in a unified cloud platform.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Imagine the audacity it takes for a rookie lawyer to refuse to do the work assigned by a midlevel or senior associate. And expect to keep their job? The story of a beleaguered midlevel asking for help with an unruly junior refusing to work has us wondering if the kids are not all right. Also the administration starts calling for impeachment when a judge imposes a TRO of less than a week and that doesn’t bode well for when they start losing real injunctions.
Patently O
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
by Dennis Crouch Yesterday, the Senate voted to confirm Howard Lutnick as Secretary of Commerce. Lutnick, has been CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and a prolific inventor named on over 400 U.S. patents. Commerce has a wide coverage, including housing the USPTO. Meanwhile, Dana Kass at Law360 is reporting that John A. Squires, currently a partner at Dilworth Paxson and former chief IP counsel at Goldman Sachs, is expected to be nominated as the next USPTO Director.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
It may be February, but at least one Biglaw firm is already thinking of the brighter days yet to come by announcing special bonuses — and the most surprising thing about this is that Milbank isn’t the firm that’s leading the pack on this round of bonuses. Which highly profitable, IP-focused law firm just announced spring bonuses for both associates and counsel?
JURIST
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
The Swedish Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that climate activist Greta Thunberg’s legal challenge against the state for insufficient climate action is inadmissible. According to the Supreme Court press release, the case was assessed in stages. The Supreme Court first analyzed the precedents and meanings provided by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
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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?
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
* KPMG says the era of the Big Four displacing American law firm work is just beginning. [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Judge says DOJ got some ‘splainin’ to do about this Adams dismissal. [ Law360 ] * Serial lateral moves aren’t the dealbreaker they once were. [ American Lawyer ] * Musk’s lawyers trying to change Delaware law to authorize his pay proposal to pocket roughly half of the company’s assets as compensation for himself. [ CNBC ] * Ethics officials resigning in
Constitutional Law Reporter
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Controlled Applications, which will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company divests its interest. The Courts decision in TikTok Inc. v. Garland , 604 U.S. _ (2025), was unanimous. Facts of the Case TikTok is a social media platform used by more than 170 million Americans.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Ed. note : Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [Its] certainly not a deal-breaker. Sometimes there are really good reasons for those moves, so its really case-by-case. As long as we understand the story what is the story behind the move? Thats really whats important to me, whether its a lateral lawyer, or executive, or anything in between. — Jamie Lawless , CEO of Husch Blackwell, in comments given to the American Lawyer , on why being a “serial lateral” is no lon
MyCase
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
While your time in law school gave you a strong legal foundation, chances are you didnt learn much about the numerous lawyer tools that can simplify your job. For instance, marketing may not seem essential when youre pontificating about substantive issues in law school. But in the crowded legal market, you see the utilityespecially for small firm lawyers whose livelihoods depend on client generation.
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ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
A former Freeborn & Peters lawyer in Illinois has been acquitted of wire fraud a second time in a case stemming from his representation of a neighbor, the owner of a Chicago business that eventually filed for bankruptcy.
OilandGasLawyer
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
The podcast The Disconnect has begun Season Three, about the role of gas producers and pipelines in the Big Freeze of 2022., This is the third of a series by Mose Buschele , energy and environmental reporter at KUT and NPR. The first two episodes are out, and you can listen here. Mose has done a great job making the complex Texas grid understandable and calling out those responsible for the 2022 blackout.
Parasec
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
With the February 18, 2025, decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas inSmith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al.,6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.) , beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have been reinstated. To allow time for compliance, FinCEN is extending the deadline for most companies by 30 days from February 19, 2025, making the new deadline March 21, 2025.
EvidenceProf Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
During closing arguments, a prosecutor can't substitute or interchange elements of the crimes charges with elements of other crimes or acts that aren't (or can't be) charged. So, does a prosector in an involuntary manslaughter/aggravated battery trial violate this principle.
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ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Adrian Vermeule, a professor at Harvard Law School, is an ideological lodestar among conservatives who are impatient with originalism—the idea that the Constitutions meaning can…
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
“Parents Lose Appeal Over Schools Gender Identity Notification Policy”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report. My earlier coverage of yesterday’s First Circuit ruling can be accessed here.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
“Lawyer asks federal judge to recuse himself due to pronoun policy in courtroom; Judge S. Kato Crews is one of six judges on Colorado’s US District Court requiring parties to use others’ ‘applicable pronouns’ in their courtrooms”: Michael Karlik of Colorado Politics has this report. You can access the motion at this link.
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Law 360
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
A split Second Circuit panelWednesday upheld a jury verdict finding Emigrant Mortgage Co. engaged in "reverse redlining" by targeting Black and Latino homeowners with predatory loans, affirming the claims began accruing when the plaintiffs learned they were the victims of discrimination and not when the loans were signed.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
“Pivotal Trial Begins in Texas: Will Johnson & Johnson’s Third Talc Bankruptcy Survive? U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez heard opening statements on Tuesday in a two-week trial over the fate of Johnson & Johnson’s third talcum powder bankruptcy.” Amanda Bronstad has this report online at Texas Lawyer.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 19, 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.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
“Elon Musk looks beyond Washington toward Wisconsin; Not satisfied with massively remaking Washington, the tech moguls allies look to exert his influence in the states”: Jessica Piper and Liz Crampton of Politico have this report.
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