EvidenceProf Blog
MAY 20, 2025
Imagine that a defendant is subjected to a coercive police interrogation and confesses to a crime. The defendant is thereafter convicted and serves years in prison before being exonerated. The defendant then brings an action based upon his confession being.
JURIST
MAY 20, 2025
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Germany violated the right to freedom of assembly of a protester who was convicted for wearing a self-made plastic visor during a demonstration in 2015. It found that the national instances had not weighed up his freedom of assembly, protected under Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights , against the intended aim of preventing disorder and violence.
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SCOTUSBlog
MAY 20, 2025
A former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia and then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh was tapped on Thursday to defend a lower court ruling before the Supreme Court this fall in a Georgia mans challenge to the federal governments efforts to collect restitution from him. The Supreme Court appointed John Bash , a former assistant to the U.S. solicitor general who has argued 10 cases in the court to argue Ellingburg v.
JURIST
MAY 20, 2025
Independent human rights experts on Monday urged lawmakers in the Australian state of Queensland to vote against a bill proposing the introduction of additional criminal offences, imposing adult sentences on youth offenders. UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards and Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Albert K. Barume voiced concerns regarding the Making Queensland Safer (Adult Crime, Adult Time) Amendment Bill 2025 in a letter addressed to Australian authoriti
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HowAppealing
MAY 20, 2025
“Liberal Chris Taylor to challenge conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley in 2026”: Alison Dirr and Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.
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HowAppealing
MAY 20, 2025
“Court Rules for Retired 7th Circuit Judge Posner in Breach-of-Contract Case; The lawsuit alleged unjust enrichment and breach of contract, accusing Posner — who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit — of not paying $170,000 to Brian Vukadinovich for his more than a year of work as executive director of the Posner Center of Justice for Pro Se’s”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report on a decision that the U.S.
Above The Law
MAY 20, 2025
For many attorneys, the question isn’t simply can you retire but rather, will you retire? Your professional identity is deeply connected to your practice. The familiar rhythms of case preparation, client meetings, and courtroom appearances structure your days and define your purpose. Yet underneath these considerations lies a practical concern: Do you have enough saved to maintain your lifestyle without a regular paycheck?
HowAppealing
MAY 20, 2025
“Who Gets to Be an American? Since the earliest days of the Republic, American citizenship has been contested, subject to the anti-democratic impulses of racism, suspicion, and paranoia.” Michael Luo has this essay online at The New Yorker.
Law 360
MAY 20, 2025
For-profit companies in Texas can't provide legal services to customers, even if they offer those services on an "at cost" basis, the State Bar of Texas has said.
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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.
HowAppealing
MAY 20, 2025
“Justice Jay Mitchell resigns from Alabama Supreme Court to run for Attorney General in 2026”: Grayson Everett of Yellowhammer has this report.
Patently O
MAY 20, 2025
by Dennis Crouch In a display of judicial frustration with attorney conduct, the Federal Circuit (i.e., Chief Judge Moore) recently confronted two appellants for apparently attempting to circumvent word count limitations through a "divide and conquer" briefing strategy. The parties have responded to the court's show cause order in Focus Products Group International v.
LawSites
MAY 20, 2025
At its Momentum Global conference in Dallas today, legal technology company Aderant unveiled four new cloud-based financial management applications, marking a significant expansion of the company’s AI-powered offerings for law firms.
At the Lectern
MAY 20, 2025
Justice Goodwin Liu is scheduled to give a Law Enrichment Talk next month at Lady Margaret Hall, an Oxford University college. The June 10 lecture is expected to include a discussion of “the role of the courts in these turbulent times — in particular, how the judiciary can perform effectively in the face of difficult political constraints and threats, as well as the important role that non-legal factors — including institutional norms and civic activism — must play in saf
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JURIST
MAY 20, 2025
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riao, urged world leaders on Tuesday to incorporate human rights in ocean governance ahead of the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3). In her statement, Riao emphasized that human rights and ocean governance are interconnected issues that cannot be separated, as the impact of human activities on oceans ultimately affects people.
Above The Law
MAY 20, 2025
The Legal Industry Doesn’t Stand With Trump’s Bullying : Read the survey for yourself ! Habeas Corpus? I Hardly Know Her! : Kristi Noem messes up the most softball question possible on habeas corpus. That Can’t Be Good For Ratings! : How will (not) bending the knee impact Biglaw rankings ? Judge Goodwin Liu Makes A Few Jokes About Due Process : Now that’s a great graduation speech !
Law 360
MAY 20, 2025
Investors in biotech company Intellia Therapeutics Inc. stock opened a derivative suit in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Tuesday seeking recovery of allegedly excessive compensation paid to non-employee directors for multiple years without an approval vote by stockholders.
Above The Law
MAY 20, 2025
Tom Goldstein is fighting back this week against the government’s wild indictment , which painted a picture of Goldstein balancing a successful Supreme Court practice with an international high-stakes poker career, iffy financial arrangements, and multiple mistresses. He calls these government theories “radical” and “breathtaking.” But if this all sounds like a made-for-TV story, consider that Goldstein’s life was once pitched as an NBC pilot in 2009.
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Law 360
MAY 20, 2025
Musi Inc. and its counsel at Winston & Strawn LLP have urged a California federal judge to reject Apple's request for sanctions over accusations Musi made "false and misleading allegations" in a lawsuit over Apple's decision to boot the music streaming service from the App Store for intellectual property infringement.
Gravel2Gavel
MAY 20, 2025
by Robert A. James , Ashleigh Myers and Jillian Marullo In a closely watched opinion issued on May 16, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Undergrounds Services Markham, LLC , S.W.3d , No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025) resolved a long-uncertain issue of subsurface property rights in the context of salt dome mining.
Law 360
MAY 20, 2025
Electric-car battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. began trading in Hong Kong after raising a $4.6 billion initial public offering, completing the year's largest equity offering globally despite tension between Washington and Beijing, guided by four law firms.
LawVu
MAY 20, 2025
As an enabling partner connected to multiple departments, a fully optimized legal function should be a business accelerator: supporting core functions, unlocking opportunities to scale, and driving strategic initiatives at pace. However, recent research from IDC reveals that legal friction prevents legal teams from achieving operational excellence and contributing maximum value.
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Law 360
MAY 20, 2025
The Major League Baseball Players Association and sports betting platform Underdog Sports have agreed to end the union's suit alleging unauthorized use of players' names, images and likenesses to promote its services, a complaint that originally also accused FanDuel of the same usage.
HowAppealing
MAY 20, 2025
“Five years after George Floyd’s death, calls to reform qualified immunity mostly fall silent; Police officers continue to benefit from the legal defense that helps them fend off civil rights claims, including allegations of using excessive force”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.
Law 360
MAY 20, 2025
Veteran insurer-side litigator Frank Toddre II has joined Cozen O'Connor in Las Vegas from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, the business law firm announced, touting his experience as a former senior deputy attorney general in Nevada and a seasoned Ninth Circuit appellate and civil rights attorney.
The Relativity Blog
MAY 20, 2025
Constructive feedback is essential on a legal tech career path, but for some of us, it can be hard not to take it personally. This article offers strategies for resilience.
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