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.
JURIST
DECEMBER 16, 2020
The Democratic Republic of Congo has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter of Human and People’s Rights, which established the African Court on Human and People’s Rights. The instrument was deposited at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday. It ratifies the establishment of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, a court dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, freedoms and duties in Africa.
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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.
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.
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Why does it take 20-40 hrs. to create a compliant legal brief? TypeLaw analyzed 10,000+ briefs to determine the anatomy of the average brief—how many words, paragraphs, citations to the record, and more. See the research results in this infographic.
EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 15, 2020
In its recent opinion in Loehrlein v. State, 2020 WL 7238307 (Ind. 2020), the Supreme Court of Indiana correctly noted that “Generally, proof that a juror was biased against the defendant or lied during voir dire entitles a defendant to.
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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.
ABA Journal
DECEMBER 17, 2020
LDA PRO
DECEMBER 18, 2020
No landlord thinks about eviction unless and until the tenant is causing some serious problem. If an eviction is done wrongly, it can be expensive and long-drawn. Plus, it will also be a risk to your property. To understand tenant eviction in Roseville, you need to understand the legal processes applicable for California landlords. Avoid evictions. The best way is to avoid eviction process entirely.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Monday that it had detained four soldiers accused of war crimes against Armenians in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. The Prosecutor General’s Office denounced the actions of the soldiers, calling them “unacceptable” and contradictory to “the mentality of the Azerbaijani people.” The Prosecutor General’s report was careful to exonerate Azerbaijani officials, including President Ilham Aliyev
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EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Similar to its federal counterpart, Minnesota Rule of Evidence 614(b) states that "[t]he court may interrogate witnesses, whether called by itself or by a party." The Supreme Court of Minnesota has found that "courts ordinarily should exercise that authority 'with.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Most lawyers would tell you that the attorney-client relationship can be a pretty one-sided equation. Lawyers do a lot for the benefit of clients. Clients, on the other hand -- well. they’re relying o n lawyers to do the things for them. Part of this, of course, is that attorneys have duties to clients; but, it’s also that lawyers set up these relationships like this.
LegalReader
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The world of online selling is constantly evolving - and so are its laws. Staying abreast of rising issues in the online retail arena can help you make the right moves to protect your eCommerce venture and its reputation.
JURIST
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Twitter Tuesday due to Twitter’s failure to timely report a breach of users’ private tweets between September 2017 and January 2019. Approximately 88,000 accounts were identified as having their tweets publicly available, despite the accounts being marked private. The €450,000 fine was calculated in accordance with EU precedent and is meant to be effective, proportionate and dissuasive to further breaches.
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EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Federal Rule of Evidence 403 states that The court may exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of one or more of the following: unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay,
LawTechnologyToday
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Cyberattacks are becoming more of a problem each day than it was the previous day. The news of big corporations being targeted or attacked will not stop coming. In the world that we are in now, cyberattacks are already being considered a certainty with many businesses preparing for when it will happen rather than if it will happen. There are times when the entrepreneurs and businesses do/not do things to make themselves vulnerable to these attacks.
LegalReader
DECEMBER 18, 2020
A Lyft driver faces a harsh reality, drivers get new tech, and vaccines roll out. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The South Korean Parliament passed a bill Monday that prohibits the launching of propaganda leaflets across the border into North Korea. For decades, South Korean defectors and campaigners sent anti-North Korean leaflets, as well as food, medicine, money, and USB sticks containing South Korean news and dramas, across the border to North Korea. They used balloons or bottles to transport the materials.
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Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base
EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)(1) & (2) state the following: (1) Prohibited Uses. Evidence of any other crime, wrong, or act is not admissible to prove a person’s character in order to show that on a particular occasion the person.
LLRX
DECEMBER 12, 2020
Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.
LawTechnologyToday
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Technological advances and legal work are inseparable from one another. Cutting-edge tech can help law firms make a convincing case and protect their clients, and some technologies create new legal ambiguities. One of the latest of these disruptive technologies is quantum computing, and it demands legal workers’ attention. Quantum computing is a recent advancement and will likely take a few years before it becomes widely accessible.
JURIST
DECEMBER 18, 2020
The US Department of Justice unsealed an indictment Wednsesday charging Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a Kenyan member of the al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al Shabaab , with six counts of terrorism-related crimes for allegedly plotting an attack similar to those carried out by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001. Al Shabaab, a wing of al Qaeda in East Africa, joined al Qaeda’s increased efforts dubbed “Operation Jerusalem Will Never be Judaized” to target Americans after the US moved i
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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?
EvidenceProf Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Iowa Rule of Evidence 5.404(a) states that Evidence of a person’s character or a trait of the person’s character is not admissible for the purpose of proving that the person acted in conformity therewith on a particular occasion. As the.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court did not grant review of any new cases. And in Shinn v. Kayer , No. 19-1302, the Court issued a 13-page per curiam decision vacating and remanding the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan noted their dissent without opinion.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 16, 2020
The justices on Wednesday added three new cases , for a total of two hours of argument time, to their list of cases slated for oral argument this term. The announcement that the justices would tackle significant issues relating to antitrust protection for the National Collegiate Athletic Association and class-action lawsuits came just two days after the justices released their second set of orders from their private conference on Dec. 11.
JURIST
DECEMBER 17, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Nevada’s 50-person cap on religious gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic is unconstitutional because it places harsher attendance limits on religious gatherings than on casinos and other secular businesses. The ruling relates to Directive 021 , one of the many COVID-19 directives issued by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak this year.
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