The Estrin Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

By Chere B. Estrin. It’s interesting how some people think they are giving a great interview. Sometimes, it is just downright laughable. A couple of months ago, we were searching for a new recruiter for our own organization. We interviewed a number of people but couldn’t seem to find the right person. I interviewed a candidate that while I thought maybe was not quite right, should go for a second interview with our team.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2021

China adopted a new national law Friday for protecting wetlands. Under the new framework, land reclamation and drainage on wetlands will be generally prohibited, as well as the permanent blockage of water sources to natural wetlands. Other prohibited activities include the pollution of wetlands through the discharge of industrial or sewage wastewater and through excessive fertilization or pesticide use.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2021

“Needlessly cruel” limitations on contacts between incarcerees and relatives imposed since the outbreak of COVID-19, not only increase the chances of repeat offenses but have a negative impact on the emotional and physical health of family members, according to a pair of recently released reports. The impact has been especially hard during the holiday season, says the Vera Institute of Justice.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 31, 2021

My fellow Paralegals, do you ever feel you’re at a dead-end in your job? Do you ever feel like your voice is not being heard? You could be feeling what a lot of us feel – you are being underutilized. Look at the definition of a Paralegal. “A person, qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible

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

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As awful as was the year 2020 for so many reasons, my year-end report last year found reasons to be optimistic. “The silver lining of 2020,” I wrote, “is that we have been forced to consider changes that were long overdue and then given the opportunity to implement those changes.”. This year, my report is tainted by a degree of pessimism. As I survey the legal profession broadly, and the world of legal tech and innovation specifically, I see uncertainty and inertia.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Does he even get why he's so popular with Fox News? The post Alan Dershowitz Eulogizes Beloved Civil Rights Leader As ‘Bigot’ Because That’s How He Rolls appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

When a witness embroiled in a criminal investigation is given a grant of immunity, it always comes with strings attached. The witness gets immunity, but society gets the witness’s information in exchange—all of it. If the information the witness provides isn’t truthful, or isn’t complete, the grant of immunity is withdrawn. The witness (often a potential defendant) pays the price.

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The Fashion Law

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Move over traditional fashion weeks. The next major fashion industry showcase may be entirely virtual. Metaverse platform Decentraland announced on Sunday that it will host four days of “catwalk shows and showcases, pop up shops, after parties, and immersive experiences” in March 2022 in collaboration with Polygon blockchain-hosted luxury marketplace UNXD, the company that recently played host to Dolce & Gabbana’s first NFT clothing collection. “Have your collections

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Exercising a form of injunction reserved for exceptionally serious cases, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR, Court) has instructed Russia to halt efforts to shutter Memorial International and its subsidiary organization, the Court announced Wednesday. The move followed two high-profile decisions by Russian courts this week to dissolve respected non-governmental organizations that were created to shed light on the victims of historical and modern political repression in the country.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Those billion-dollar defamation lawsuits will really kill your on-air time. The post Rudy Giuliani Still In Disbelief That He’s Been Banned From Appearing On ‘Fascist’ Fox News appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Even before I started covering college programs in prisons, one of my favorite podcasts was Ear Hustle , which focuses on life inside San Quentin State Prison in the Bay Area. Nigel Poor. Photo by Eddie Herena . When I found out that Nigel Poor , one of the co-producers of Ear Hustle, first got involved with San Quentin as a volunteer professor, I reached out to talk about her experience teaching in prison.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Share Chief Justice John Roberts began his 2021 year-end report , as he so often does, with an anecdote from history to set the stage. But by the end of the first page, the message of Roberts’ report, which he released as usual on the final day of the year, was clear. In a year when a presidential commission studied Supreme Court reform and members of Congress introduced major legislation to revamp aspects of the federal judiciary, Roberts argued that any changes to the court system should (and,

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2021

A New York state judge Friday upheld a ruling banning the New York Times from publishing documents related to Project Veritas. Judge Charles Wood of the Westchester County Supreme Court ordered the New York Times to turn in physical copies of documents in question and delete digital versions of the documents. Project Veritas is a conservative activist group that seeks to uncover wrongdoing by mainstream media and liberal groups.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Pentagon what? The post State Judge Rewrites First Amendment With ‘But I Don’t Like The NY Times’ Exception appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The dominance of plea bargaining and the lack of transparency throughout the justice system should be addressed with “legal safeguards” to protect defendants , argues a forthcoming paper in the Stetson Law Review. “The main issue is not prosecutorial discretion per se or even overzealous prosecutors, but the lack of oversight of the plea-bargaining process and the imbalance of power itself, which threatens the legitimacy and stability of the criminal justice system,” write the paper’s authors, A

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The Fashion Law

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Ferrari revealed on Monday that it has entered into a multi-year deal with Swiss technology firm Velas Network to create digital content for fans of Scuderia Ferrari, the company’s racing division. Boasting an “ecosystem of decentralized products that allow anyone to feel the benefits of blockchain technology” and of course, the metaverse more broadly, Velas will also become a “Title Sponsor of the Ferrari Esports Series, the online mono-brand series of the Prancing Horse, and of the Espor

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JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2021

US President Joe Biden has proclaimed January 2022 to be National Stalking Awareness Month and announced that a task force will be established to address digital stalking. The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC) defines stalking as “a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.” The White House highlighted that one in six women and one in 17 men will experience stalking in their lifetimes.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It’s time to reconsider some of the language we use to talk about assisted reproductive technology. The post Your New Fertility Vocabulary For 2022 appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2021

New research has found that Black Americans who have spent time in jail or prison are 65 percent more likely to die prematurely, even if it’s been years since their incarceration, while having no meaningful impact on the long-term health of white former inmates, reports Health Day. The findings, published by the JAMA ( Journal of the American Medical Association ) Network, were based on a study of 7,974 individuals who were followed up from 1979 to 2018. “Racial disparities in the as

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Bob Denney was a kind, generous and insightful man who had his finger on the pulse of the legal profession like no one else. For nearly 30 years, Bob published a newsletter under the banner of “What’s Hot and What’s Not” in the legal profession. When the reports went digital, several of them were featured on Attorney at Work. In a few lines, he would use the breadth of his insights to clue us in on recent developments and upcoming trends.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2021

A war crimes prosecutor Wednesday indicted nine Bosnian Serbs for killing about 100 Muslim Bosniaks during the Bosnian War, according to Reuters. All nine are men who served in the Bosnian Serb army and are accused of killing dozens of Muslim civilians, including seven entire families, women, the elderly and children. The civilians they allegedly targeted lived in the southeastern town of Nevesinje.

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Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The antics of those in our profession, both lawyers and judges, continued to amaze this year. The post Goodbye To 2021: Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Although the landmark bail reform legislation in New York successfully reduced city and state prison populations, it failed to resolve economic inequality in the state’s pretrial detention system, argues Daniel Chasin in the Cardozo Law Review. Amendments to the law have done little to address the problem, writes Chasin, a J.D. candidate in the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law.

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The Fashion Law

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The impacts of the pandemic have been far-reaching and trademarks have not been immune. Despite reporting an initial dip in filings early this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization revealed in November that that the COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped companies – including those in the fashion, sportswear, and luxury industries – from offering up new goods and services, and seeking out corresponding trademark registrations (and creating new trademark trends) along the way.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 29, 2021

A federal judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of California sentenced John T. Earnest, a California resident, Tuesday to life in prison plus an additional 30-year sentence for opening fire in the Chabad of Poway synagogue and for attempted arson of the Dar-ul-Arqam mosque in 2019. In June, Earnest pleaded guilty to a 113-count indictment, including obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs, hate crime acts, attempted damage to religious property and using, carrying a

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Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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