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NGOs call on Australia political parties to foster respectful discourse ahead of federal elections

JURIST

Over 35 human rights organizations on Friday issued an open letter, addressed to the leaders of Australias three major political parties, urging them to foster a “civil and respectful discourse” on the topic of refugees and asylum-seekers ahead of the upcoming federal elections in May.

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LexisNexis’ Practical Guidance Is Every Attorney’s Essential Concierge

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This tool, with contributions from over 2,900 leading practitioners across all major practice areas, ensures a seamless, step-by-step workflow for users to quickly get up to speed on unfamiliar issues or dive deeper into evolving areas of law. It also contains all of the bookmarks you have added to your profile.

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US judge blocks part of Florida law limiting professors’ views on racism and sexism

JURIST

The US District Court for the Nothern District of Florida Thursday blocked part of a Florida law that limits what professors at public universities can believe about racism and sexism. The bill in question, known as the Individual Freedom Act, or the Stop WOKE Act, was signed into law in April 2022.

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6 Ways to Expand Your Paralegal Education

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They wish to dive into the depths in order to broaden their legal education, deepen their understanding, diversify their skills, and learn new areas of the law. For example, paralegals concentrating in construction law may benefit from continuing education seminars presented by engineers regarding trends in the construction industry.

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Americans For Equal Opportunity Hope To Sic The EEOC On Biglaw Summer Internship Programs

Above The Law

Nice law firm summer internship you’ve got there! Like if the White Jobs Matter brigade got a helping boost from the EEOC to scare employers into keeping their minority levels low. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Louis School of Law.

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Westlaw Precision: Next-Generation Legal Research With a Human Touch

Attorney at Work

“Editorial excellence has long been at the heart of Westlaw,“ said Leann Blanchfield, head of Primary Law, Editorial, Thomson Reuters. “To enable more precision in search, we added more than 250 new attorney editors to mark up and classify case law in more useful ways for our customers.” KeyCite Cited With.

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US Senate passes bill to control Confucius Institutes on college campuses

JURIST

On the Senate floor, Kennedy said the institutes serve as “propaganda arms” of the Chinese government and do not allow discussions on controversial international topics like “the Uighurs or the people of Tibet or Hong Kong or what happened at Tiananmen Square.”