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Biden administration asks justices to take immigration cases off February calendarFebruary 1, 2021 at 11:55 PM An already thin February argument calendar will likely become even lighter before the session begins on Feb. 22. Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar asked the Supreme Court on Monday to remove two cases scheduled for argument during the February session from the argument calendar, citing...
The post Biden administration asks justices to take immigration cases off February calendar appeared first on SCOTUSblog.Tags: Featured, Supreme Court, Law, Biden, Merits Cases, Elizabeth Prelogar 10 people like this. Like Beyond "aid" to law enforcement: Crime-lab independence speaks to scientists' differing priorities from copsFebruary 1, 2021 at 11:14 PM The debate over making Austin's crime lab independent from the police department - which the City Council will take up on Thursday - inadvertently helps demonstrate why such change is necessary.Austin's city manager Spencer Cronk for years has balked at making the crime lab independent. Now that the community has made such "decoupling" a part of "reimagining" the police budget, he has had little choice but to embrace the idea. But he's doing so in the most tepid, pro-cop way imaginable.Here's th...Tags: Gritsforbreakfast 20 people like this. Like Rostron & Levit update their invaluable guide to submitting to law reviewsFebruary 1, 2021 at 10:55 PM They write: We just updated our charts about law journal submissions, expedites, and rankings from different sources for the Spring 2021 submission season covering the... [Author: Brian Leiter]Tags: Law, Brian Leiter, Rostron, Levit 32 people like this. Like The Prince and the Pauper: Separated at Birth?February 1, 2021 at 9:13 PM For those of you following the most excellent adventures of Gamestop and Robinhood, does anyone else think these two look like they were separated at birth?
On the left: Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-founder of Robinhood. On the right: Keith...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Tags: Law, Robinhood, Gamestop, Vlad Tenev, Keith 43 people like this. Like At the Monday Night Café...February 1, 2021 at 9:02 PM ... you can talk about whatever you want. [Author: [email protected] (Ann Althouse)]Tags: Law, Ann Althouse 18 people like this. Like Ultimatum Day — See AlsoFebruary 1, 2021 at 6:48 PM Refuse At Your Peril -- Lincoln Project goes medieval on Giuliani.
Irreconcilable Differences -- Trump's impeachment team didn't want to force the GOP into uncomfortable waters... so they got canned.
Knock It Off -- Morgan Lewis ordered to stop hiding behind privilege claims.
Severance -- Biglaw firm laying off staff.Tags: Law, Gop, Giuliani, Morgan Lewis, See Also 4 people like this. Like NY Based High-Ranking Global Firm Searching For Mid-Level Corporate Finance Associate [Sponsored]February 1, 2021 at 6:45 PM Native proficiency in Mandarin required. Learn more.Tags: New York, Law, Ny, Biglaw, Sponsored Content, Job Posting, Kinney Recruiting, Asia Chronicles, Mid Level Corporate Finance Associate 30 people like this. Like 'Cowboys for Trump' leader, charged with storming the US Capitol, will remain behind barsFebruary 1, 2021 at 6:58 PM Tags: Politics, News, Law, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Fbi, Washington Dc, New Mexico, Charles Davis, Griffin, Albuquerque, Trump, Roswell, US Capitol, Zoe Tillman 105 people like this. Like On LawNext: Kira’s Cofounders on 10 Years in Business and their New Book on AI in LawFebruary 1, 2021 at 5:02 PM  Tags: Law, Uncategorized, Cto, ASG, Bob Ambrogi, Kira, Noah Waisberg, Kira Systems, Hudek, Alexander Hudek, LawNext Waisberg 98 people like this. Like Chicago area retailers sued over iconic David Bowie photoFebruary 1, 2021 at 5:26 PM  Tags: Photography, Law, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Chicago, David Bowie, Duffy, Brian Duffy, Evan Brown, Duffy Archive, Duffy Archive Limited, The Found Inc School Choice Proponents Are All About Individual Preference, Except When They’re NotFebruary 1, 2021 at 5:47 PM When the government forces you to subsidize an organization or the beliefs of others you personally disagree with, that is the very opposite of granting you a 'choice.' Tags: Law, Constitutional Law, Tyler Broker 30 people like this. Like Scenic Route: The Country Roads Of Downtown LawFebruary 1, 2021 at 5:17 PM When it comes to law, people don’t really think about marketing too much.Tags: Law, In-House Counsel, Olga V. Mack 42 people like this. Like "Everything that has happened in this country just in the last year has proved that Black people have no reason to trust the government."February 1, 2021 at 4:39 PM "My mantra is, if you can do it for yourself, you shouldn’t trust other people to do it for you. Because I can’t see for myself what’s going on in that building, I’m not going to trust somebody else to keep my children safe." Said Farah Despeignes, a mother of 2 sons, quoted in "Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust/Deep-seated mistrust among Black families toward their public school districts is holding back school reopening, even as Black children suffer inordinately from...Tags: Law, Race And Education, Ann Althouse, Coronavirus, Farah Despeignes, Black Families ' Trust Deep 28 people like this. Like SEC Monitoring GameStop Frenzy With Eye Towards Doing NothingFebruary 1, 2021 at 4:16 PM Letting the Redditors have their fun seems to be a bipartisan point of agreement, which is great, because it probably can’t be stopped.Tags: Law, Finance, SEC 22 people like this. Like Litigation Revives The Strange Tragic Tale Of John West, The Founder Of Modern Legal ResearchFebruary 1, 2021 at 3:49 PM From what little we know of John West, it is difficult to say whether he was an idealist or an opportunist, whether he truly wanted to democratize the law, or simply saw an opportunity to make a good living.Tags: Technology, Law, Ross, Robert Ambrogi, John West 41 people like this. Like Highlighting bipartisan accomplishments and opportunities in the arena of criminal justice reformFebruary 1, 2021 at 3:32 PM Marc Levin has this notable new Hill commentary headlined "Build a bridge, not a wall, between administrations on justice reform," which emphasizes ground for bipartisan criminal justice reform work past and present. I recommend the full piece and here are excerpts:
Few would dispute that the First Step Act was the crown jewel of bipartisan achievements over the last four years. It contributed to the shrinking of the federal prison population through provisions such as lowering mandatory mini...Tags: Utah, Law, Congress, White House, Georgia, Biden, Criminal Justice, Irs, Trump, Task Force, Pell, Sen Mike Lee, Marc Levin, Douglas A Berman, Task Force on Federal Priorities, Richard Durbin D Ill 47 people like this. Like RNC Chair Has Regrets About Letting Rudy Giuliani And Sidney Powell Spew Legal Word Vomit At Her HQFebruary 1, 2021 at 3:15 PM Hindsight is 20/20 when it comes to lawyers who are walking, living, breathing defamation claims.Tags: Politics, Law, Government, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Quote Of The Day, Sidney Powell, Ronna McDaniel 43 people like this. Like The Biggest Litigation Impacting The Healthcare Sector [Sponsored]February 1, 2021 at 2:48 PM Above the Law and Lake Whillans take a deep dive into multibillion-dollar disputes involving pay-for-delay agreements, opioids, and other areas. Tags: Law, Healthcare Sector, Sponsored Content, Health Care / Medicine, Litigation Finance, Lake Whillans 31 people like this. Like Justices announce low-key March argument sessionFebruary 1, 2021 at 2:22 PM The Supreme Court on Monday released the calendar for its March argument session, scheduling arguments on issues including student-athlete compensation, union organizing, Medicaid work requirements and the seizure of guns from the home of a man believed to be suicidal. The justices will hear oral...
The post Justices announce low-key March argument session appeared first on SCOTUSblog.Tags: Featured, Supreme Court, Law, Medicaid, Merits Cases 29 people like this. Like Federal Circuit: Anticipation not Inherent to Obviousness ArgumentFebruary 1, 2021 at 1:08 PM  Tags: Law, Samsung, Park, Korea, Patent, Fed, Board, APA, Federal Circuit, IPR, Zhou, Dennis Crouch, PTAB, Samsung Elecs Co, Bross, Cisco Systems Inc Fed 83 people like this. Like The Guardian view on the vaccine rollout: the state we're in | EditorialFebruary 1, 2021 at 1:47 PM Making mistakes, as Boris Johnson and the EU have discovered, is a precondition for ongoing successBritain’s Covid-19 vaccine success contains an important lesson for the rest of the world: a pandemic is no place for the rigid application of free-market principles. Boris Johnson has got many things wrong in the past year, but his decision to mobilise the Keynesian state has saved lives. Faced with deadly coronavirus, Mr Johnson followed in the slipstream of the US to fund, develop and produce va...Tags: Health, Europe, Politics, UK, US, Eu, European Union, Society, Medical Research, NHS, Health policy, Astrazeneca, Boris Johnson, Vaccines and immunisation, Johnson, Coronavirus 12 people like this. Like Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Juvan BonniFebruary 1, 2021 at 12:50 PM  Tags: Apple, Law, Biden, Patent, Yahoo Finance, Jonathan Stempel, Sean M O'Connor, Bits and Bytes, Juvan Bonni, USPTO Commentary and Journal Articles, Chris Burt, Robert Farley, Kevin Shalvey, Reuters David Wells, Kim Sutton Golodetz, System Intellectual Property Protection 120 people like this. Like A Natural PartnershipFebruary 1, 2021 at 10:48 AM  Tags: Florida, America, Military, United States, Air Force, Wildlife Service, U S Air Force, U S Air Force Video TSgt Perry Aston, Florida Avon Park Air Force Range 51 people like this. Like Policyholder Prevails on Summary Judgment in COVID-19 Business Interruption ClaimFebruary 1, 2021 at 11:14 AM Summary judgment was awarded to the insureds on their business interruption claim due to governmental closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Henderson Rd. Rest. Sys. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co ., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9521 (N.D. Ohio, Jan. 19, 2021).
Plaintiffs owned restaurants in several states. In the spring of 2020, state governments issued orders restricting the operations of restaurants in an effort to abate the spread of the coronavirus. Plaintiffs closed all but four of their Ohio r...Tags: Insurance, Ohio, Zurich, Plaintiffs, Tred Eyerly, Business Interruption, First Party Insurance, Bad Faith, COVID-19, Henderson Rd Rest Sys, Zurich Am Ins, Ohio Department of Insurance Zurich, Ohio Department of Insurers 17 people like this. Like TripAdvisor Doesn’t Get Early Section 230 Dismissal–Putt v. TripAdvisorFebruary 1, 2021 at 11:10 AM Putt booked a tour through TripAdvisor’s subsidiary, Viator. On the tour, she suffered personal injuries. Putt sued TripAdvisor for negligence, misrepresentation, and more.
Section 230. TripAdvisor invoked Section 230. The court says it’s too early to tell if TripAdvisor qualifies for the tour listing content provided by the tour vendor. The court says “Plaintiffs do not allege the extent of Defendants’ contributions to the content on Viator’s website” but that’s OK because Section 230 is an af...Tags: Law, Tripadvisor, Viator, Plaintiffs, Licensing/Contracts, Content Regulation, Derivative Liability, Evidence/Discovery, TripAdvisor Inc, Putt 28 people like this. Like Pro-se Trump?February 1, 2021 at 11:09 AM I'm reading "Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team/The announcement came a day after he parted ways with five lawyers, and with his trial looming next week" (NYT): Mr. Trump has told advisers he wants the defense to focus on his baseless claims about election fraud, a person familiar with the discussions said. A person close to the former president disputed that that was the case, but conceded that Mr. Trump had dismissively said the case was so simple that he could try it himself ...Tags: Law, Senate, United States, Lawyers, Trump, Ann Althouse, Impeachment, pro-se Trump 14 people like this. Like ExamSoft Tells Senators That Facial Recognition Problems Are Everyone’s Fault But TheirsFebruary 1, 2021 at 10:49 AM Sure one-third of California's applicants were flagged for cheating, but...Tags: Technology, Law, California, Racism, Law Schools, Bar Exams, ExamSoft 5 people like this. Like How many N-words create a hostile work environment?February 1, 2021 at 11:16 AM  Tags: Supreme Court, Law, U S Supreme Court, COLLIER, Jon Hyman, Dallas County Hosp Dist 5th Cir 113 people like this. Like |
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