Rocket Matter
JANUARY 9, 2023
If you’re reading the Rocket Matter blog, it’s safe to say that you want your firm to succeed in 2023. And it’s only natural to assume that buying whatever project management software is popular at other firms you admire might help you meet that goal. . But before you make your final purchase decision, mind if we let you in on a little secret? . Brace yourself.
InHouseBlog
JANUARY 7, 2023
Think 2023 is going to be a doozy for the legal industry and its workers? Not according to all players in the field including the President of Major, Lindsey & Africa , a prominent legal recruiting firm. Anyone who watched the mad rush for lawyers at the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022 may be happy to hear that additional robust hiring is on the way.
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The Crime Report
JANUARY 11, 2023
A U.S. District Judge has ordered the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry to make “substantial” changes to its staffing and facility operations after determining that conditions in Arizona’s prisons represent an “unconstitutional substantial risk of serious harm” to people in the state’s custody. . The order is a result of Jensen v.
Above The Law
JANUARY 9, 2023
This is not helping that reoccurring nightmare where, despite passing Character and Fitness, I still get fired over something from ages ago. The post Law Clerk Forced To Step Down Because Of Something He Did 30 Years Ago appeared first on Above the Law.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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JURIST
JANUARY 10, 2023
The Ugandan Constitutional Court Tuesday declared a section of the Computer Misuse Act , No. 2 of 2011 void with enforcement banned. Section 25 of the act prohibited any person from “willfully and repeatedly [using] electronic communication to disturb or attempt to disturb the peace, quiet or right of privacy of any person with no purpose of legitimate communication.” The petitioners claimed section 25 was overly vague and limited free speech.
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The Crime Report
JANUARY 9, 2023
Recently, much attention has been focused on the horrific conditions on Rikers Island. Nearly every day, a new journalistic account emerges detailing the filthy housing conditions, the lack of hot meals, and the lack of medical and mental health care. So many staff routinely call in sick that some have suggested that the jail is being run by the gangs whose members are incarcerated there.
Above The Law
JANUARY 13, 2023
Nothing like an admirer with a badge and a gun. The post Tenth Circuit Reminds Cops It’s Unconstitutional To Pull People Over To Flirt With Them appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 10, 2023
James Joseph is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST. At the end of January a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) will hold a public launch to address ongoing atrocities being committed against the Hazara ethnic group in Afghanistan. The APPG chaired by the Member of Parliament for Peterborough, Paul Bristow and co-chaired by Lord Alton of Liverpool was constituted in November 2022 in an effort “recognising the persecution and other atrocities committed against Hazaras” Its launc
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 11, 2023
Share Less than seven months after a landmark decision striking down a New York law that restricted handguns in public, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the state – at least for now – to keep enforcing the gun-control law that the state enacted in response to that ruling. In a brief unsigned order on the court’s emergency docket, the justices turned down a bid from gun owners to reinstate a ruling from a district judge who struck down many parts of the new law and ordered the state to stop
Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA
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The Crime Report
JANUARY 10, 2023
The Phoenix Police Department in Arizona is calling for public input into planned revisions to its Use of Force policy, one of a number of such revisions taking place at departments around the country. The public comment period will open next week on Tuesday, and close Tuesday, January 31. A draft of proposed changes has been shared by the department here.
Above The Law
JANUARY 13, 2023
Basically. is doing a lot of work for everyone in this story. The post Law Professor Likens Justice Scalia To KKK Just Because He Was Cool With Killing Innocent Black People appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 8, 2023
The US Friday sanctioned executives and board members of Qods Aviation industries (QAI) for supplying Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The sanctions are pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13382. This Bush Administration EO gives the Department of the Treasury the authority to block property belonging to proliferators of weapons of mass destruction.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 11, 2023
Share Tuesday’s argument in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters provided little new insight into how the Supreme Court may decide the case. The justices from the conservative wing remained relatively quiet, allowing the three more liberal justices to dominate the argument. The issues that garnered most of the justices’ attention can be categorized under three topics: (1) what is the breadth of Garmon preemption; (2) what does it mean for striking workers to take “reasonab
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The Crime Report
JANUARY 10, 2023
Nursing student and single mom Stephanie Wilson will soon have a date at the Michigan Supreme Court, and she could lose her car in the process. Wayne County law enforcers seized her 2006 Saturn Ion in June 2019 and have been fighting to keep it ever since. When officers took the vehicle, they did not even let Wilson retrieve her child’s car seat from the back.
Above The Law
JANUARY 13, 2023
GO FAMU!!! The post Florida A&M University’s Law School Is Honoring Martin Luther King In A Beautiful Way appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 11, 2023
The US Supreme Court Wednesday declined to partially block the enforcement of New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act. The Court opined that the law may remain in effect pending an appeal challenging its constitutionality. This issue stems from a previous Supreme Court judgment handed down in June 2022. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled struck down a NY law that required concealed carry licensees to have a special need for carrying a firearm.
NewmanFerraraLLP
JANUARY 8, 2023
The Borrego Springs Film Festival – an all-volunteer production of The Borrego Festivals Foundation in cooperation with the Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce – provides a “forum to present and discuss independent films and educate film enthusiasts, especially young people, about the artistic, business, and creative processes of independent filmmaking.” We’re pleased to announce that DAUGHTER, a short film written by Jo Harper, and directed by Athena Mandis, will b
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The Crime Report
JANUARY 13, 2023
In the days leading up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday and Dr. King’s birthday on Sunday, the Department of Justice has proposed a new resolution in a potentially landmark fair housing case in the Central District of California. . On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced an agreement with City National Bank, alleged in a complaint this week to have engaged in illegal redlining. .
Above The Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
California’s Office of the Attorney General contends that drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers work together to “aggressively raise the list price of insulin in lockstep with each other to artificial levels.” Insulin manufacturers deny the allegations, pointing to availability of lower-cost versions of their products.
JURIST
JANUARY 9, 2023
Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. She reports from Nairobi. . Kenyan President William Ruto held an inaugural interview (video here and here ) last Wednesday where he invited the media to State House to discuss and clarify various matters affecting Kenyans at the moment. The interview received quite a reaction from Kenyans, especially considering how the president answered some of the questions.
FDA Law Blog
JANUARY 10, 2023
By Riëtte van Laack & Ricardo Carvajal — On Dec. 20, 2022, FTC announced the publication of its Health Products Compliance Guidance (“new Guidance”). FTC staff prepared the new Guidance to update and replace Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for Industry , issued in 1998 (“1998 Guidance”). The new Guidance provides the first update in 25 years on FTC’s thinking regarding substantiation and disclosures for health-related claims.
Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story
Deposition preparation is a critical aspect of a paralegal's role, requiring meticulous attention to detail and proactive management of the case timeline. In this session, participants will explore how effective deposition preparation not only contributes to the success of the legal team but also helps maintain a balanced workflow, minimizing last-minute crises.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 12, 2023
A misconfiguration within the ODIN Intelligence app Sweepwizard, used across the country to help manage multi-agency raids, has exposed thousands of confidential documents from hundreds of police raids across the years, including personal identifying information about officers and suspects and even, in more than 1,000 cases, suspect social security numbers.
Above The Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
At least he can't count on a pardon from Gov. Hochul. probably. The post Steve Bannon Develops Convenient Allergy To His Counsel, Delaying Trial In Border Wall Scam appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 12, 2023
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina Columbia Division Wednesday decided that a First Amendment lawsuit filed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) over the state’s prohibition against data scraping may proceed. Judge Mary Geiger Lewis denied a motion to dismiss filed by South Carolina State Court Administrator Tonnya Kohn and Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court Donald Beatty.
Attorney at Work
JANUARY 9, 2023
Ensuring a more comfortable workplace is good for employees, and that’s good for the employer, too. The post Are You Making Your Employees Sick? appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader
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