JURIST
DECEMBER 30, 2020
According to Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed multiple laws Monday to restrict the influence of US social media companies, like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. The first law signed allows for Russia to block internet sites that allegedly discriminate against Russian media, while the second law imposes a substantial fine for social media companies that fail to remove content banned by Russia.
LDA PRO
DECEMBER 30, 2020
The presence of both the mother and father is crucial in a child’s life. But if things do not go as planned, and the issue of joint custody arises, the custody laws decide the outcome. Every parent has an equal right to the custody of the child even after separation. Joint custody is usually granted if both the parents have proved to be dutiful. In California, custody laws require the child to have frequent contact with both parents.
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EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued a Pardon of Innocence for Ronnie Long, whose case we covered on the Undisclosed Podcast: So, why is this a big deal? On August 26th, the United States Court of Appeals for the.
The Estrin Report
DECEMBER 3, 2020
"Once there was a young woman who heard that an old wise woman had the secret of wisdom. The young woman was determined to track the old woman down. After traveling many months, the young woman found the old woman in a cave. She entered and addressed the old woman: "Old Wise Woman, I hear you have The Secret of Wisdom. ".
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CourtTechBulletin
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Mural in the Ariel Rios Federal Building We can clearly foresee that the upcoming years will be difficult for governments and courts as tax revenue will take some time to recover following the Pandemic. Court budgets being primarily composed of personnel costs will respond by not filling empty positions, layoffs, and reducing service hours and/or days.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 23, 2020
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Article 1, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution offers greater protection to citizens from warrantless searches of their vehicles than does the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Prior to the ruling, Pennsylvania precedent held that the federal automobile exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment applied in Pennsylvania without exception.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 12, 2020
Deciphering, rewriting, and potentially retitling Justice Alito’s separate statement in Texas v. Pennsylvania : Thanks to everyone who has taken time to respond to my tweet from last night seeking views on whether yesterday evening’s U.S. Supreme Court order was unanimous in rejecting Texas’ effort to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election or was instead a 7-0-2 vote.
EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2020
On December 17, 2020 North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued a Pardon of Innocence for Ronnie Long. And yesterday, a settlement was reached, pursuant to which Chester Hollman III will be awarded $9.8 million for his 28 years of wrongful.
The Estrin Report
DECEMBER 7, 2020
You just have to appreciate this one. Young people forget that old people had a career before they retired. Charley, a new retiree-greeter at WalMart, just couldn't seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, clean-shaven, sharp-minded and a real credit to the company and obviously demonstrating their "Older Person Friendly" policies.
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?
Paralegal Bootcamp
DECEMBER 5, 2020
WFH Paralegal – When you don’t have a “designated” space at home to work in. What is a WFH Paralegal? Like we didn’t already have enough acronyms working in a law firm? A WFH Paralegal is a work-from-home paralegal. This is different than a “virtual paralegal” who does contract work for a variety of law firms.
Diane Drain
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Have you received a demand that you pay a debt you don’t owe, or already paid? Reprint of an article from the Federal Tradc Commission “FTC.gov”, September 29, 2020. Nobody likes getting debt collection calls. But have you ever gotten one for a debt you already paid — or you know isn’t yours? Or have you been threatened and harassed by a debt collector until you paid up?
JURIST
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Rights organizations decried the four year prison sentence handed down to Zhang Zhan, a citizen-journalist, by a Chinese court on Monday. She was found guilty of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” charges sometimes used by authorities to quell dissent. Zhang, a 37-year-old former lawyer, had reported on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan beginning in February.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 24, 2020
“Biden under pressure to revamp the judiciary”: Harper Neidig of The Hill has this report.
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EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Should a defendant's rap lyrics be admissible against him at a murder or attempted murder trial?
LegalReader
DECEMBER 23, 2020
If people find your site inaccessible, you could land yourself in the midst of legal actions for noncompliance. Renowned brands such as Sears, Target, and Nike have had to pay hefty fines, and with the turbulent economic conditions, you can’t afford this.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 17, 2020
The Supreme Court decided Texas v. New Mexico on Monday, ruling in New Mexico’s favor in an interstate water dispute over the Pecos River. Texas filed the case directly in the Supreme Court, invoking the court’s original jurisdiction in cases where one state sues another … just as it did on Dec. 8 when it sued four “swing” states over how they conducted the presidential election.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Georgetown, Capital of Guyana (Credit: amanderson2 ). By Melinda Janki*. In a climate litigation win, the High Court of the Supreme Court of Guyana accepted a settlement between a scientist, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Guyana, and Esso (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil) to limit the company’s environmental permits to produce oil from more than 23 years to five years.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 19, 2020
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Friday proposed a new computer-security incident notification requirement for banking organizations and their bank service providers. The proposed rule would require a banking organization to provide its primary federal regulator a prompt notification of any “computer-security incident” no later than 36 hours after it believes the incident occurred.
ABA Journal
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Jeffrey L. Fisher has argued more than 40 U.S. Supreme Court cases, and he relies heavily on the justices’ body language during arguments.
EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) has been amended, effective December 1, 2020. Here's the new version of the Rule (with markups from the old Rule): In the next few posts, I will go through the changes to Rule 404(b).
LegalReader
DECEMBER 28, 2020
The lawsuit suggests that William Clark--who is biracial--was singled out for privilege checks because of his White appearance.
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SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Alfred Bourgeois became the 10th person to be put to death by the federal government this year, after the Supreme Court on Friday evening denied his application for a delay of the execution. Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor indicated that they would have granted the application. Federal law and Supreme Court precedent ban the execution of someone who is mentally disabled.
MyCase
DECEMBER 15, 2020
2020 has been a difficult year for all of us. If you’re at all like me, you’re undoubtedly ready for it to end and are hoping that 2021 will prove to be a far less turbulent year. But before we reach the end of 2020, we’ve got the holidays to look forward to – and presents to buy. So if you’re a lawyer or have a lawyer on your gift list, you may be looking for gift ideas.
JURIST
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that Saudi Arabia is detaining hundreds of migrants, mainly Ethiopian, in degrading conditions at a deportation center in Riyadh. Migrants alleged to HRW that authorities are keeping them in overcrowded rooms for extended periods. Migrants also alleged that guards have beaten and tortured them with rubber-coated metal rods, which has led to three deaths.
ABA Journal
DECEMBER 23, 2020
As the editor-in-chief of Black’s Law Dictionary , Bryan A. Garner sees a lot of legal writing, both good and bad.
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