SCOTUSBlog

JULY 28, 2021

Share The Supreme Court has not yet announced whether it will return to normal operations when the 2021-22 term begins in October. This article is the first entry in a symposium about how the coronavirus pandemic changed the court — and which of those changes are worth keeping. Steven V. Mazie covers the Supreme Court for The Economist and is professor of political studies at Bard High School Early College in Manhattan.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 30, 2021

I recently discussed how the Biden Administration was actively encouraging corporations to limit speech and impose vaccines mandates as a type of shadow state. Rather than take such actions directly ( and face both legal and political challenges), the Administration is relying on its close alliance with Big Tech and other companies to carry out such tasks.

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LegalReader

JULY 29, 2021

Remember, some liability cases may be settled even before a full-blown case kicks off. If they do get lodged in the court, it could take years to resolve as well-funded manufacturers will do anything to keep their reputation intact. .

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2021

The Swedish Prosecution Authority charged an unnamed 60-year-old Iranian national Tuesday with war crimes and murder of more than 100 political prisoners in Iran going back to 1988. According to the indictment filed by prosecutors Kristina Lindhoff Carleson and Martina Winslow, the accused individual was an assistant to the deputy prosecutor in Gohardasht prison in July 1988 when Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the execution of all those in Iranian prisons who sympathized with the Mujahideen group.

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The Estrin Report

JULY 30, 2021

Sales trainer Maggie Mundwiller was one of countless people who lost a job they loved as a result of the pandemic. At the time, her son Mylo was just six weeks old, adding an extra layer of complexity to her job search. With her husband working and childcare costs prohibitively high, Maggie had no choice but to schedule interviews around her infant — which, unfortunately, sometimes meant canceling them when his nap schedule suddenly changed. .

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Diane Drain

JULY 29, 2021

CFPB Releases Online Tool to Help Renters and Landlords Access Federal Assistance. New resource helps renters and landlords find state and local programs distributing federal rental assistance funds. WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 28, 2021: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an online tool to help renters and landlords impacted by the pandemic easily find and apply for payment assistance for rent, utilities and other expenses.

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that an immigration judge’s two-sentence decision denying asylum to an Ecuadorean man was insufficient. The case was brought by Jorge Luis Valarezo-Tirado for review of an Immigration Judge’s reinstatement of his prior order of removal. The Immigration Judge initially affirmed a Department of Homeland Security asylum officer’s determination that Valarezo-Tirado did not have a reasonable fear of torture or persecution as re

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The Crime Report

JULY 30, 2021

In an effort to reduce incarceration rates, states have created diversion programs, allowing young and first-time offenders to avoid conviction by participating in programs that address the underlying causes of arrest, from mental illness to substance abuse. But diversion programs, like most facets of the criminal legal system, are racially asymmetrical: white defendants are generally more likely to benefit from diversion programs than people of color, according to a study conducted by experts f

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Above The Law

JULY 28, 2021

Biglaw Benchslapped: Judge is not happy with Kramer Levin. This Is Why You Hire A Good Lawyer: Mo Brooks edition. Social Media Can Get You In Trouble: Even if you're a judge. Best Of Biglaw: In diversity. Who Has The Most Fun Summer Program? A ranking.

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Patently O

JULY 30, 2021

by Dennis Crouch. A potentially important product design trademark case is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court involving those chocolate covered bready-sticks. Ezaki Glico Kabushiki Kaisha v. Lotte International America Corp. , Docket No. 20-1817 (Supreme Court 2021). . Glico’s Pocky product has been sold since 1966 and are apparently popular.

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JURIST

JULY 30, 2021

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday granted an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to issue summonses demanding couriers and financial institutions produce information about US taxpayers who may have used the services of Panama Offshore Legal Services (POLS) and its affiliates (POLS group) to evade federal income taxes.

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The Crime Report

JULY 28, 2021

A landmark study published this month has found the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) by Chicago police officers effectively decreased the excessive use-of-force by cops without increasing the risk of officer injury. The study, conducted by Toshio Ferrazares, a research fellow at the San Diego State Research Foundation and a Ph.D. student in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, based its conclusions on an analysis of use-of-force complaints by civilians betwee

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Attorney at Work

JULY 29, 2021

At this stage of your career, you might think reading documents is a baseline skill you’ve mastered just fine, thanks. But, whether you realize it or not, you probably spend more time reading documents in Microsoft Word than actually drafting them — especially if you have gone paperless. Since all that onscreen reading can exhaust your body and your brain, it’s worth checking out a few Office 365 features that make reading easier.

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LawSites

JULY 30, 2021

I recently had the great honor to be interviewed by Ivy B. Grey , vice president, strategy & business development, at WordRake , about lessons learned in journalism that can be applied in law. The interview is now posted at WordRake, where we discuss what journalism can teach legal professionals about effective writing, interviewing, working with editors, and meeting deadlines, among other topics.

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JURIST

JULY 24, 2021

Spanish President Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday announced publication of the Carta Derechos Digitales , or Digital Rights Charter. Rather than presenting the Charter as regulation or new legislation, Sánchez stated that the Charter is meant to be a framework of reference for all Spanish authorities and to inform future action. Thus, the announcement does not present a new regulatory burden to businesses and individuals operating in Spain, but offers insight into the state of Internet regulation goi

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The Crime Report

JULY 26, 2021

For decades, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been surveilling people across the country, looking for evidence that someone — or a group — poses a “reasonable danger” to national security. But what if the FBI utilizes its power to violate privacy rights and discriminate against people, only to then hide behind claims of “state secrets” when violating someone’s right to privacy?

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Above The Law

JULY 30, 2021

Let the lawyer beware: pro se litigants are likely to research all of the legal issues and procedures involved in a case and harp on deficiencies in the positions of adversaries.

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LawSites

JULY 29, 2021

Hello Divorce , a California startup whose platform facilitates low-cost do-it-yourself and attorney-assisted divorces, has raised a seed investment of $2 million to help fuel its expansion to all 50 states. The investment was led by CEAS Investments , a single-family office that specializes in long-term investments in disruptive technologies. Other investors included Jack Newton , cofounder and CEO of law practice management company Clio ; Lightbank ; Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures ; Gaing

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2021

The Hong Kong High Court on Tuesday convicted Tong Ying-kit under the National Security Law (NSL) for inciting secessionism and terrorism. Tong was accused of driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers while carrying a flag bearing the protest slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” last July. The NSL was imposed by Bejing on Hong Kong amid protests last year.

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The Crime Report

JULY 28, 2021

CAHOOTS van in Eugene, Ore. Photo via KVAL TV. Last June, as protests over George Floyd’s killing swept the nation, two main types of stories crossed my desk at Solutions Journalism Network (SJN): evaluating various types of police reforms, and telling the tale of one policing alternative in particular, called CAHOOTS. SJN is a nonprofit journalism-support organization that encourages journalists to write about responses to social problems, not just about the problems themselves.

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Patently O

JULY 28, 2021

by Dennis Crouch. Most patents involve two or more joint inventors who all claim to have contributed significantly to the invention. Conception of the invention is typically seen as the critical legal determinant of invention and some courts have written that each joint inventor must have contributed substantially to the conception of the invention.* Conception is typically referred to as a mental act.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 27, 2021

Share Telling the justices that “the courthouse door has been barred to New York’s landlords” “for more than sixteen months and counting,” a group of New York landlords asked the Supreme Court to block a state moratorium on residential evictions put in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A federal district court dismissed the landlords’ challenge, and the U.S.

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JURIST

JULY 26, 2021

The Office of the High Representative (OHR) for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday introduced amendments to the Bosnia-Herzegovina Criminal Code sanctioning the glorification of war crimes or war criminals and denial of the Bosnian genocide that resulted from the Srebrenica massacre between 1992 and 1996. The OHR is an international institution created under the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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The Crime Report

JULY 29, 2021

A report on homicide rates by the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) has further complicated the “surging crime” narrative. Authored by University of Missouri–St. Louis criminology professor Richard Rosenfeld and CCJ research specialist Ernesto Lopez Jr. , the report found that murder rates in major American cities rose throughout the first half of 2021, but the pace of the increase slowed from the year’s first to second quarter.

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Patently O

JULY 27, 2021

by Dennis Crouch. Here, the CAFC has vacated a PTAB IPR decision based upon a sua sponte claim construction. The court found that the agency did not provide the notice and opportunity to respond required by the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). . Qualcomm Inc. v. Intel Corp., Appeal No. 20-1589 ( Fed. Cir. 2021 ). Intel filed six different IPR petitions challenging Qualcomm’s US Patent No. 9,608,675.

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