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.

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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?

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 24, 2020

“Biden under pressure to revamp the judiciary”: Harper Neidig of The Hill has this report.

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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.

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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.

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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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LegalReader

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The approximate count of mobile apps on the app store is 2.2 million and 2.8 million on the play store. This count is expected to grow every year.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 23, 2020

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet addressed Tuesday allegations of human rights and humanitarian law violations in Ethiopia, calling for an investigation into the allegations and protection of Ethiopian civilians. The conflict between central government soldiers and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) began seven weeks ago, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia.

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Similar to its federal counterpart, Kentucky Rule of Evidence 804(b)(1) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for Testimony given as a witness at another hearing of the same or a different proceeding, or in a deposition taken in.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As a tumultuous year draws to a close, we gathered together ABA Journal editors and reporters to discuss what the past year has been like…

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CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Recently I heard multiple legal technology writers bemoan the slowness that courts adopt and implement new online and similar services. I explain why that is, and why it is likely not to get better soon in this post? It is going to be a cold winter. Read more ».

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2020

China’s market regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation, Thursday stated that based on reports they have launched an investigation into billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group Holdings for “suspected monopolistic conduct.” The State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission and The People’s Bank of China have also called Alibaba’s financial affiliate Ant Group for supervisory an

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Lots of attorneys are short on cash. But, lots of attorneys are sitting on unsent or incomplete invoices. So, if you’re feeling a cash crunch in your law firm, look to a likely culprit: invoices that need to go out. Lots of attorneys are sitting on lots of cash; those attorneys just need to send out their billing. And, sending out that billing quickly is essential, because the more it piles up, the harder it is to collect on later: the more aged your accounts receivable, the less likely you are

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The Americans With Disabilities Act defines a "service animal" as any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Flipping sites isn’t easy, but if you can navigate the tricky terrain, you’ll find the profits are potentially enormous. Here are a few tips to get you started.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it had filed a nationwide lawsuit against Walmart, Inc., alleging that the retailer had unlawfully dispensed opiates from its national pharmacy chain in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. The DOJ’s suit includes a request for injunctive relief in addition to complaints of hundreds of thousands of Controlled Substances Act violations, which could result in billions of dollars of civil penalties against Walmart.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2020

At the ABA Journal, part of our mission is to provide useful, relevant advice for members of the legal profession.

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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Like its federal counterpart, North Dakota Rule of Evidence 615 states that At a party's request, the court must order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear other witnesses' testimony, or the court may do so on its own. This.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Property management company faces DOJ lawsuit for failing to construct multifamily homes in accordance with the ADA and FHA.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The Italian Guarantor , a body of four members selected by Parliament to protect personal data, initiated proceedings Tuesday against the social media network TikTok for failing to protect minors, failing to prevent young children from joining the network, providing little clear information to TikTok users, and employing default settings which do not protect the privacy of users.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Throughout the year, the ABA Journal publishes in-depth features on the business of the legal profession, developments in the law, lives that have been impacted…

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2020

In April 2003, three men robbed a check-cashing store in Houston, TX, where they fatally shot the store clerk and the police officer who responded to the scene. The following day, police arrested three men on capital murder charges: 21-year-old.

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Patently O

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Eli Lilly and Co v. Apotex, Inc. ( Fed. Cir. 2020 ). You don’t see this often — the district court held on summary judgment that Apotex infringes under the doctrine of equivalents. On appeal, the Federal Circuit has affirmed – finding no error. (Nonprecedential opinion). Lilly’s US7772209 claims a particular treatment scheme for pemetrexed disodium that includes a pre-treatment with folic-acid to avoid the harsh side-effects.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected Sunday a lawsuit by the Republican Party that attempted to modify absentee ballot rules ahead of Georgia’s US Senate runoffs. The Georgia Republican Party, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Perdue for Senate, and Georgians for Kelly Loeffler brought suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta on December 10, alleging issues with the absentee ballot voting process.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This past year, we've covered a wide array of in-depth, diverse and hard-hitting legal topics at the ABA Journal.

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