The Crime Report

JULY 19, 2021

Capitol, elected officials and terrorism experts revived previous calls for Congress to pass a domestic terrorism statute that would empower the federal government to investigate and pursue white supremacists and other domestic terrorists with the same tools it uses to go after international terrorism. Proposals and Recommendations.

Law School 140

Law School Statute Government Legal 140

JURIST

MARCH 25, 2022

The report, co-authored by Fortify Rights and the Schell Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School, is focused primarily on the six months following Myanmar’s 2021 military coup. The report charges military officials with violating Article 7 of the Rome Statute.

Law School 197

Law School Government Statute Laws 197

SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

United States felt like a legislation class in law school, with various canons of statutory construction being bandied about. Dubin concerns the reach of the federal aggravated identity theft statute and whether a person must steal another’s identity to commit the crime. But Fisher did not stop there.

Statute 102

Statute Construction Felony Law School 102

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Arellano appealed, requesting that the timetable in the controlling statute, 38 U.S.C. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, unanimously found that equitable tolling is not available to Arellano, but was split on whether the statute could be equitably tolled. In Irwin v.

Statute 110

Statute Government Diligence Court 110

JURIST

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Nakul Rai Khurana, a law student at Jindal Global Law School. The Prime Minister also suggested that many Indian statutes and legislations currently consist of complicated legal jargon.

Law School 169

Law School Technology Legal Legal 169

Above The Law

APRIL 19, 2023

Who reads all of the statute anyway? The post Clarence Thomas: The Convenient Textualist appeared first on Above the Law.

Statute 114

Statute Laws Law School Lawyer 114

Attorney at Work

JULY 22, 2021

The gold standard of legal writing is that nearly every sentence in the brief has to have a citation, whether it’s to the evidence in the case, or to the legal precedent, statutes and regulations. How do you see this technology changing the way legal writing is taught in law schools?

Legal 246

Legal Legal Technology Litigating 246

The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Shimm Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Intellectual Life at Duke Law School noted the firearm market is easily accessible to many young people without requiring them to undergo a background check — regardless of record expungement. Darrell Miller, an attorney and a Melvin G. Jeffrey Swanson , MA, Ph.D.,

Law School 115

Law School Laws Statute Legal 115

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 23, 2023

The problem for Arellano was that a federal statute, 38 U.S.C. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that equitable tolling was not available to Arellano, but was split on whether the Section 5110(b)(1) was a statute of limitations, which presumes the availability of equitable tolling. The court also looked to United States v.

Court 117

Court Statute Construction Law School 117

LegalTalkNetwork

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Try To Be Persuasive According to the California Lawyers Association , one effective method for improving a brief is to be persuasive by finding a relevant statute or case that aligns with the facts of your case. In addition, consider including an introductory paragraph in your brief that provides a concise summary of your main arguments.

Statute 97

Statute Legal Legal Lawyer 97

The Crime Report

MARCH 7, 2022

More than 60 crimes fall under the hate crime statute in New York, from simple menacing to possession of a biological weapon. A recent report by Stanford Law School and NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice noted that the current approach relies too heavily on law enforcement.

Felony 97

Felony Law School Statute Attorney 97

SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Bartenwerfer points first to the court’s articulation of a clear-statement rule, under which the exceptions to discharge are narrowly limited to those that are “plainly expressed” in the statute. Turning from the literal text to the broader statutory context, Bartenwerfer emphasizes the next subparagraph of the statute.

Statute 98

Statute Malfeasance Court Decisions Divorce 98

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 20, 2021

In a speech at Harvard Law School in 2015, Justice Elena Kagan told the audience that “we’re all textualists now” – that is, that any effort to interpret a statute begins (and often ends) with the language of the statute. Kannon Shanmugam argues for BP and other fossil fuel companies (Art Lien).

Statute 101

Statute Court Government Laws 101

Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Legal Research and Writing In my first year of studying Paralegal Studies, my school provided us with Westlaw/LexisNexis (legal research software) that we used for legal research purposes. The courses in legal research and writing equipped me with the ability to efficiently locate and analyze relevant statutes, regulations, and case law.

Paralegal 264

Paralegal Paralegals Paralegal Studies Legal Research 264

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 5, 2021

That’s a lesson worth applying to current strategies addressing the epidemic of gun violence, writes Benjamin Levin , an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. Benjamin Levin is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School.

Criminal Law 116

Criminal Law Law School Felony Legal 116

The Crime Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Proponents of the Second Amendment note that the Constitution expressly makes clear the right to bear arms “shall not be infringed,” and opponents continued to challenge the law. Before attending law school, Smotherman was a police officer. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Idaho with a B.A.

Felony 122

Felony Law School Statute Laws 122

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 11, 2022

It will also add to the court’s precedent on the interaction between the law of equity and the technicalities of federal statutes. Partly because of the circuit split and partly because of the statute’s lack of clarity, this could be a close case. Department of Veterans Affairs. How can the presumption be rebutted?

Statute 116

Statute Law Firm Law Firms Government 116

LawSites

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It is written by Mark Chandler , former chief legal officer at Cisco Systems from 2001- 2021 and now a lecturer in law at Stanford Law School and a fellow at the Stanford’s Deborah L. Jess Lu is a third year law student at Stanford Law School and a Civil Justice Fellow at Stanford’s Deborah L.

Litigating 134

Litigating Litigation Law School Lawyers 134

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Groups from New York Law School (not to be confused with New York University Law School, I am reminded whenever I interview a professor from the former) and the New York City Law Department are sworn in. Only a few people elsewhere in the courtroom are doing so. That was normal.”.

Law School 104

Law School Statute Court Drafting 104

Conflict of Laws

JUNE 26, 2024

On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its 46th monthly virtual workshop Current Research in Private International Law at 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (CEST). statutes that do rebut the presumption at step one? Under this framework, U.S. Are there limits on the applicability of U.S.

Statute 52

Statute Law School Court Decisions Court 52

The Crime Report

JUNE 16, 2022

jurisprudence, according to a forthcoming Legal Studies Research Paper published under the auspices of George Washington University Law School. Howrey Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, state statutes vary widely on defining what constitutes aggression.

Law School 105

Law School Court Statute Laws 105

Patently O

AUGUST 17, 2022

After law school, Brent worked both for Vorys Sater and then the USDOJ before being recruited as Senior Counsel by Sen Boxer where he spent lots of time on the America Invents Act. His work has principally focused in litigation and policy related to intellectual property, civil rights, employment and commercial law. Deputy Dir.

Statute 81

Statute Law School Litigating Litigation 81

Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A new book entitled Blurry Boundaries of Public and Private International Law: Towards Convergence or Divergent Still? and co-edited by Dr Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit (of the University of Tasmania) and Dharmita Prasad (Jindal Global Law School, O.P Jindal Global University) has just been released by Springer. Peter Mazzacano.

Laws 98

Laws Law School Statute Contract 98

Patently O

APRIL 20, 2021

By David Hricik, Mercer Law School. The American Bar Association committee on professional ethics issues opinions on issues which, while not binding on any jurisdiction, often have sway over courts and bar associations in malpractice or disciplinary matters. If you follow their guidance, you, in a sense, start off in safe harbor.

Laws 69

Laws Document Management Statute Technology 69

SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

She suggested that when platforms exercise that control, it is more analogous to a newspaper than a law school hosting a job fair – a scenario in which the Supreme Court has ruled that federal law can require the school to choose between providing military recruiters with access to their campus and forfeiting federal funding.

Court 142

Court Law School Laws Government 142

LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 3, 2022

Dyane O’Leary is the Associate Professor of Legal Writing; Director Legal Innovation & Technology Concentration at Suffolk University Law School. They are just as fundamental for the modern law student as drafting a case brief or preparing an office memorandum. Research today means so much more than primary law.

Legal 82

Legal Legal Metadata Technology 82

At the Lectern

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Malcolm Maclachlan reports in today’s Daily Journal about impending state legislation to change the name of the UC Hastings law school because of recent focus on the institution’s founder, Serranus Hastings. In 1878, he donated $100,000 of his considerable wealth to found Hastings College of Law. 276-280, 348-350.).

Laws 56

Laws Law School Education Statute 56

Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Practicing attorneys tend to use CRAC because it is more affirmative and law schools tend to teach IRAC to engage students in recognizing the issuethe mix of law and facts, stated as a question. Citing Authorities Backing your arguments with citations from relevant statutes, case law, and legal texts strengthens your position.

Legal 130

Legal Legal Drafting Legal Documents 130

Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Provides Insight into Your Legal Knowledge: Your writing sample can reflect your understanding of specific areas of law, relevant statutes, and case law, demonstrating your preparedness for the position. Rule or Law Discuss the relevant legal rules, statutes, or case law that will guide your analysis.

Legal 130

Legal Legal Legal Documents Contract 130

The Crime Report

JANUARY 21, 2022

Schanzenbach , the Seigle Family Professor of Law at Northwestern University’s Pritzger School of Law, says the high job security and union protections afforded police make it difficult for law enforcement managers to impose policies that could reduce police misconduct. from Yale Law School and his Ph.D.

Contract 111

Contract Law School Laws Statute 111

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Perhaps some of the justices will even enjoy a return to their law-school days, as they consider whether state or federal law should govern the enforceability of maritime choice-of-law clauses. So exactly why would that question ever matter?

Contract 115

Contract Laws Court Law School 115

LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Her recent work focuses on the formalization of tax law, and she is part of a team of computer scientists and lawyers who are creating the domain-specific programming language Catala, which is designed to formalize statutes such as the Internal Revenue Code. I’m also expanding this to include other titles of the U.S.

Legal 52

Legal Legal Legal Technology Solution Technology 52

Paralegal Mentor

MAY 15, 2014

Cooley Law School. We discuss the Innocence Project and the Post Conviction DNA Testing Statutes that opened the door for exoneration of the innocent around the country. On this episode of The Paralegal Voice , I interview Professor Marla Mitchell-Cichon from the Cooley Innocence Project at the Thomas M.

Paralegal 40

Paralegal Paralegals Law School Criminal Law 40

Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In law school, students typically use the IRAC format, which is more intellectual, for their legal memos. Step 2: Conducting Legal Research Perform comprehensive legal research to gather relevant statutes, case law, and secondary sources. Rule: Outline the relevant legal principles, statutes, or case law.

Legal 130

Legal Legal Drafting Legal Research 130

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 27, 2022

Saul Cornell is the Paul and Diane Guenther chair in American history at Fordham University and adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School. But the Texas statute, and the rationales set forth in English and Duke , are outliers.” The majority opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.

Law Office 145

Law Office Laws Court Legal 145

JonathanTurley

MARCH 20, 2021

The charges are connected to the prior controversy and raise serious free speech and retaliatory concerns at the law school. . Sharma was targeted at UNC Law School because he would not agree that a recent exchange between law students involved a racial insult. General Construction Co. , 269 U.S.

Laws 43

Laws Law School Statute Construction 43

Conflict of Laws

JUNE 10, 2024

Written by Hadrien Pauchard (assistant researcher at Sciences Po Law School) The fourth issue of the Revue critique de droit International privé of 2023 (available here ) was released online some time ago. It features two articles and several case notes.

Laws 72

Laws Law School Constitutional Law Statute 72