Attorney at Work
APRIL 1, 2025
Karin Conroy | What exactly are LSAs, how do they work, and how can they benefit your law firm? The post A Comprehensive Guide to Googles Local Service Ads for Law Firms appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
APRIL 1, 2025
Amnesty International expressed concerns on Tuesday about the lack of political will in South Sudan to address ongoing violations of international human rights law amid escalating violence from both internal and cross-border conflicts. Reports indicate that attacks on civilians, political repression and the increasing risk of a wider civil war have pushed the country deeper into crisis.
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Above The Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Ed. note : This is the latest in the article series, Cybersecurity: Tips From the Trenches , by our friends at Sensei Enterprises , a boutique provider of IT, cybersecurity, and digital forensics services. Another week and another data breach hit the press with thousands of victims medical records accessed by attackers. Bassford Remele, a Minnesota-based law firm, announced that it had experienced a data breach starting last summer.
JURIST
APRIL 1, 2025
On Monday, Amnesty International urged Central Asia and EU nations to focus on actively protecting human rights and civil society spaces during the upcoming EU-Central Asia Summit. The summit will be held on April 3 and 4, 2025, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: If Central Asian governments and the EU, its institutions and national governments are truly committed to human rights, the path forward lies not in s
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HowAppealing
APRIL 1, 2025
“Supreme Court Leans Toward Catholic Charity in Tax Case; The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled that the groups activities in serving the states poor were not religious enough to qualify for a tax exemption”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. And Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court appears to back tax exemption for Catholic Charities; The Wisconsin Catholic Charities case has implications for other religiously connected nonprofits
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HowAppealing
APRIL 1, 2025
“J&J Effort to Use Bankruptcy to End Talc Cancer Claims Rejected”: Steven Church, Jonathan Randles, and Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News have this report. And Dietrich Knauth of Reuters reports that “ US judge rejects J&J’s $10 billion baby powder settlement.” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas at this link.
Above The Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Try as it might, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith can’t seem to keep its name out of headlines that cast the firm in a negative light. In recent years, the firm suffered a defection en masse, when more than 100 attorneys left to join a (now defunct) boutique firm. Shortly thereafter, Robert Bob Lewis, the firms founder and then chair, decided to step down.
HowAppealing
APRIL 1, 2025
“Fifth Circuit’s James Ho Warns of ‘Off Track’ District Judges; Claims judges need to earn other branches respect; Says theres war for the soul of the judiciary”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report. And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “ Judge James C. Ho: ‘Fighters, Climbers, and the War for the Judiciary’; Remarks delivered at the Texas A&M Journal of Law & Civil Governance Banquet.
JURIST
APRIL 1, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) demanded Monday the unconditional release of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi after the Iranian government threatened to reimprison the human rights activist in an attempt to silence her. Mohammadi’s health condition dramatically worsened during the prison sentence she has been serving since 2016. The group strongly expressed criticism of the Iranian policy to deny medical treatment to prisoners, pointing out that the consequences can be lethal.
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Above The Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) How much money has Elon Musk reportedly spent on the Wisconsin state supreme court election which makes it the most expensive state court race in history? Hint: Thats in addition to $8 million spent by other groups linked to Musk.
LawSites
APRIL 1, 2025
Legal software pioneers push automation to enhance practice management efficiency. KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
Above The Law
APRIL 1, 2025
For the last couple years, legal tech shows mostly involve vendors explaining how they’ve “ slapped some AI on ” their products and vaguely promising that some future iteration of AI will arrive to assist every step of the attorney workflow. But great leaps in generative AI capabilities seems unlikely to arrive , being that the most exciting AI development of the last several months wasn’t an advancement but rather DeepSeek unveiling TemuGPT for a fraction of the cost.
Day on Torts
APRIL 1, 2025
Where the defendant posted false information about a previous plea agreement involving the plaintiff on Facebook, a $75,000 verdict for the plaintiff was affirmed. In Austin v. Plese , No. E2024-00586-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 11, 2025), the plaintiff and the defendant were neighbors. During a disagreement, the defendant posted on Facebook about the plaintiff, including a statement that the plaintiff had been arrested in Texas for deadly conduct with a gun, and that the plaintiff had pleade
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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
APRIL 1, 2025
Biglaw Firm Delays Bonuses And Raises : What’s the matter with Lewis Brisbois ? Willkie Might Be Next On The Chopping Block : No way Willkie will cave ! About That Maybe : Another $100M in pro bono payola for the “Art Of The Deal” president. Damn it. A Goodbye Worth Sipp-ing To : Another Former Skadden associate speaks truth to power.
Sterno
APRIL 1, 2025
The legal profession is experiencing a technological transformation unlike any in its history, with artificial intelligence (AI) now capable of drafting documents, analyzing case law, reviewing contracts, and even predicting litigation outcomes. In a short time, AI has emerged as both a powerful resource and a source of ethical complexity for practicing attorneys.
LawSites
APRIL 1, 2025
As I reported yesterday in an exclusive at this blog, two leading international legal transformation organizations, the Digital Legal Exchange (DLEx) and the Liquid Legal Institute (LLI), have joined forces in a strategic union that brings together more than 1,500 members representing more than 140 multinational corporations, organizations, institutions and agencies across more than 20 […]
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 1, 2025
In City and County of San Francisco v. EPA , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court again limited the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) power under the Clean Water Act (CWA). According to the Courts five-member majority, the EPA cant enforce requirements in wastewater permits that do not spell out what a permittee must do or refrain from doing.
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Patently O
APRIL 1, 2025
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit’s March 2025 decision in Wash World v. Belanger , attempts to clarify an important distinction between apportionment and convoyed sales in patent damages jurisprudence, dissolving nearly $2.6 million from a jury’s $9.8 million lost profits award. Wash World Inc. v. Belanger Inc. , No. 2023-1841, slip op. at 26 (Fed.
Parasec
APRIL 1, 2025
A NOTE FROM FRANCES Corporate Operations Manager Late last month, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a sweeping change to beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). As of March 21, 2025, U.S. companies and individuals are no longer required to submit beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN.
LawSites
APRIL 1, 2025
Independent audit confirms adherence to industry-leading security and privacy standards SAN DIEGO, March 25 Lawmatics, the leading growth platform for law firms, proudly announces its achievement of Service Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, verified by an independent auditor.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 1, 2025
Share On Wednesday, April 2, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 2 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
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EvidenceProf Blog
APRIL 1, 2025
Iowa is one of eight states that still recognizes common law marriage. But I'm going to guess it's the only state in which an April Fool's marriage proposal straight of a rom-com was at the center of a dispute about.
Above The Law
APRIL 1, 2025
All healthcare entities storing or transferring patient health information needs to be aware of a proposed update to HIPAA tackling data encryption. Bryan Marlatt, chief regional officer at CyXcel The post Pivot: Discussing the Impact of a Proposed HIPAA Security Update appeared first on MedCity News.
HowAppealing
APRIL 1, 2025
“White House Takes Highly Unusual Step of Directly Firing Line Prosecutors; Two prosecutors were dismissed out of the blue, notified by a terse one-sentence email stating no reason for the move other than that it was on behalf of the president himself”: Devlin Barrett and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have this report.
Law 360
APRIL 1, 2025
Legal department hires over the last month included high-profile appointments at the NFL, Supermicro and Dropbox. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from March.
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