The Crime Report

MARCH 16, 2022

Our jails and pris­ons are closed insti­tu­tions, which makes it diffi­cult for those who don’t live or work there to have a true sense of what the condi­tions behind bars are like. Few visit­ors gain access to the nation’s correctional facilities, even though they house people for months, years, decades, and, some­times, entire life­times. As Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his 2015 concur­rence to the Court’s opin­ion in Davis v.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 14, 2022

Share [Editor’s note: Cameras remain prohibited during sessions of the Supreme Court, but some lawmakers and advocates want to change that. We invited experts on each side to weigh in on the current state of the debate. The other piece in this series can be found here.]. Jeffrey A. Rosen is a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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LegalReader

MARCH 14, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is likely to cause food shortfalls in a world that has already pushed the boundaries of its carrying capacity to feed everyone.

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EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

Today, Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted the Joint Petition for Post Conviction DNA Testing in the Adnan Syed case. Here is the judge's order: So, let's break that down. First, the order requires the Baltimore Police to overnight the named.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 18, 2022

As a personal injury paralegal , few things ache my heart more than seeing someone injured in a motor vehicle crash with minimal or no personal injury protection (“PIP”) benefits. After a few years of handling these cases, I quickly realized the importance of having PIP benefits. From $2,500 in coverage to $100,000 in coverage, these figures are equally important in your client’s personal injury case.

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Above The Law

MARCH 17, 2022

Excellent use of taxpayer dollars. Well done, fellas. The post GA Cops Pay $1M For A Single Ounce Of Weed After Charging 64 People With Possessing It appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

MARCH 12, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. I recently posted a chart showing that there is a significant difference in technology focus of patents tied to US-Inventors as compared with Non-US-inventors. The following chart looks at the file histories of U.S. patents and asks what percentage received a rejection prior to issuance (blue) and what percentage received a Section 101 rejection prior to issuance (issued patents 2015-2020).

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The Crime Report

MARCH 18, 2022

A handful of high-profile cases has sparked a larger public debate about the impact of self-defense laws. The acquittal of teenager Kyle Rittenhouse of homicide charges stemming from his killing of two people who allegedly threatened him during a protest, and the conviction of three men for murdering Ahmaud Arbery because they believed he was a robber, have fueled fears that certain states’ gun-use and self-defense laws effectively invite malicious individuals — “including vigilantes and white

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2022

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) Friday confirmed that 549 Ukrainian civilians have been killed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The OHCHR said in a press statement that, among those who have been killed, 41 were children. A further 957 individuals have sustained injuries. The conflict that broke out on February 24 has subjected Ukrainian civilians to explosions and military fighting.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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Above The Law

MARCH 18, 2022

The cases Judge Jackson decided, the people involved, and how her decisions fared on appeal. . The post Just The Stats: Ketanji Brown Jackson As A District Court Judge appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 15, 2022

Share On Saturday, March 19, at 1 p.m. EDT, Duke Law School and O’Melveny & Myers LLP will co-host a virtual memorial service for Walter Dellinger and his wife, Anne Dellinger. The event is open to all. Walter Dellinger, a constitutional scholar who argued 24 cases at the Supreme Court, died on Feb. 16, 2022. He was 80. Friends, colleagues, and former students wrote tributes to his life and work shortly after his death.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Returning citizens in white rural communities face the same high barriers to finding a job as African Americans in urban areas, according to a Texas Southern University study. Both groups are also similarly at high risk for recidivism as a result, the study adds. “This is not a Black issue or a White issue nor an urban issue or a rural issue,” wrote researchers in the paper published by the Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2022

Environmental law organization ClientEarth Tuesday announced legal action against the Board of Directors of Shell over the company’s failure to adopt and implement a climate strategy plan. ClientEarth, as a shareholder, seeks to hold the company’s 13 directors personally liable for breaching their duties under the UK Companies Act by arguing that the Board has failed to adopt and implement an adequate climate strategy.

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Above The Law

MARCH 15, 2022

Stay tuned to see which schools have been affected by these changes. The post Changes To U.S. News Law School Rankings Methodology Could Result In T14 Shake-Up appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

MARCH 17, 2022

Congratulations and hearty welcome to Judge Leonard P. Stark who was sworn in today as #40. The 40th Judge appointed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The court is now back up to its full complement of 12 circuit court judges along with 7 judges on senior status. The court released a photo showing Chief Judge Kimberly Moore administering the oath of office.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 17, 2022

Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel in Arizona has said she takes full responsibility for 180 misdemeanor cases that were dropped because prosecutors failed to file…

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2022

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an order Wednesday demanding that Russia “immediately suspend” its military actions in Ukraine. Ukraine filed a request for provisional measures last month. Provisional measures are emergency actions that bind and “create international legal obligations” for any parties involved in a dispute.

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Above The Law

MARCH 14, 2022

That is not how any of this goes. The post Florida’s Lt Gov Is Very Confused About The First Amendment. Just Like Her Boss. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

MARCH 14, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Almirall, LLC v. Amneal Pharmas LLC ( Fed. Cir. 2022 ). The court here affirms a PTAB conclusion cancelling claims 1-8 of Almirall’s U.S. Patent 9,517,219 as obvious. The patent claims a method of treating acne/rosacea using a particular formulation: Active Ingredient : about 7.5% dapsone; Solvent : about 30% to about 40% diethylene glycol monoethyl ether; Gelling Agent : about 2% to about 6% of A/SA; and. water; [note – I edited these for compactness].

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The Crime Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Despite a change of leadership under a new mayor, Rikers Island is still in the midst of a violent and disordered “crisis” marked by “chronic staff absenteeism” that fuels continued aggression and leaves many detained people to fend for themselves behind bars, according to a new federal report, the New York Times reports. . The report, by court-appointed Rikers Island monitor Steve J.

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JURIST

MARCH 18, 2022

The Supreme Court of Canada Thursday rejected the federal government’s appeal to stop a class-action lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). This was the government’s second attempt to halt the proceeding of the case addressing systemic harassment, intimidation, and bullying in the RCMP. The lawsuit , seeking more than $1.1 billion in damages, alleges that RCMP was negligent in failing to provide a workplace free of harassment.

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Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story

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Above The Law

MARCH 18, 2022

If at first you don't succeed, add decibels. The post Bannon Lawyers Pound The Table And Shout In Latest Bonkers Contempt Filing appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

MARCH 13, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Coffey v. OK Foods , 2:21-CV-02200, 2022 WL 738072 ( W.D. Ark. Mar. 10, 2022 ). Coffey applied for a job with large poultry producer OK Foods (owned by Bachoco). The online application required her to provide substantial personally identifiable information (PII), including her name, SSN, birthdate, etc. She got the job. At some point a few years later OK Foods computer system was hacked and Coffey’s information was exposed (along with that of thousands of other employee

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The Crime Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Senior leaders of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) questioned whether a program that sends delegations from US law enforcement departments to Israel to train in anti-terrorism policing tactics could make American officers “more likely to use force” and contribute to the “problem” of police brutality and even considered advocating for the termination of the program, reports The Guardian.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2022

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reviews several broad concerns about the new Taliban government that have arisen nationally and internationally since August. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our Correspondent’s name.

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Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

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