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Radio silence re: ransomware attack on Texas courtsFebruary 21, 2021 at 11:13 PM Your correspondent received a notice my information was in a data breach at a company called Blackbaud which is a digital platform for managing nonprofit donors. The company paid a ransomware demand, despite advisories against doing so from the US Treasury. Insurance companies, by contrast, have defended ransomware payouts. This reminds me we've received almost zero information about the ransomware attack on Texas courts last year, and no journalist of whom I'm aware has dug into the topic beyon...Tags: Texas, Law, Gritsforbreakfast, Forensic Science Commission, Office of Court Administration, US Treasury Insurance 47 people like this. Like At the Snowface Café...February 21, 2021 at 8:17 PM  Tags: Law, Snow, Ann Althouse, photos by Meade 70 people like this. Like Affidavit Evidence During a PandemicFebruary 21, 2021 at 9:04 PM So you have a dog nipping at your feet, a child pulling on your sleeve, something cooking on the stove, and your phone rings in the middle of your Zoom conference call.
The affidavit that you have open on your computer certainly isn’t getting your undivided attention. This probably isn’t going to be your best work.
Justice Myers of the Superior Court of Justice heard a consent motion to transfer a case under Rule 13.1.02 (2) in Polgampalage v Devani. Although these motions can be rather routine,...Tags: Law, Toronto, Windsor, Myers, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Windsor Court, Substantive Law: Judicial Decisions, Ontario Limited, Devani, Hudson 's Bay Company ULC, Justice Myers of the Superior Court of Justice, Polgampalage 36 people like this. Like Appealing Denial of Summary Judgment (without a subsequent JMOL motion)February 21, 2021 at 6:16 PM  Tags: Texas, Sixth Circuit, Supreme Court, Law, Jordan, Patent, Ericsson, Tcl, Ortiz, Fifth Circuit, Federal Circuit, Prost, Oritz, JMOL, Federal Circuit Decision, Dennis Crouch Ericsson Inc 109 people like this. Like Lockdown easing in England: key dates and phases in the roadmapFebruary 21, 2021 at 5:30 PM Here is the timetable for easing lockdown in England that the PM will put to MPs on MondayThe lockdown exit plan: schools and social contact firstCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAll schools – primary and secondary – will open from 8 March, despite opposition from the main teaching unions who have called for a staggered reopening. Schools will be allowed to restart outdoor sports matches as well as other outdoor activities. Continue reading...Tags: Health, Politics, England, Society, UK News, Health policy, Boris Johnson, Coronavirus 9 people like this. Like Rare Earth Metal Theft by Catalytic ConverterFebruary 21, 2021 at 4:33 PM The theft of catalytic converters to sell for the value of the rare earth metal components is a thing once again.
A catalytic converter is a component part of the exhaust system of a fossil fuel motor vehicle that catalyzes, or accelerates the break down of vehicle emissions making them less harmful. The catalyst of a catalytic converter is usually Platinum (Pt), Palladium (Pd), and Rhodium (Rh). All three of these platinum group metals are rare.
Two of the three are currently worth more per oun...Tags: Law, China, Environmental, Washington Dc, New York Times, Manchester, Epa, Wichita, Stuart Kaplow, Lynchburg, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Kaplow, Rare Earth Metals, environmental attorney Maryland, environmental law Maryland, Catalytic Converter 50 people like this. Like UK's anti-terror chief urges rights groups not to boycott Prevent reviewFebruary 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM Neil Basu says move to protest appointment of William Shawcross could harm processBritain’s best chance of reducing terrorist violence risks being damaged amid a huge backlash to the government’s choice of William Shawcross to lead a review of Prevent, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer has told the Guardian.Assistant commissioner Neil Basu’s comments came after key human rights and Muslim groups announced a boycott of the official review of Prevent, which aims to stop Britons being rad...Tags: Politics, UK, Human Rights, Law, Police, Islamic State, UK News, Home Office, UK security and counter-terrorism, Amnesty International, Muslim, Counter-terrorism policy, Metropolitan Police, Far Right, Priti Patel, William Shawcross 27 people like this. Like Legaltech Week 2.19.21 – In Which I Play A Drunk Cylon and Molly McDonough ModeratesFebruary 21, 2021 at 1:18 PM
If you missed Legaltech Week on Friday, here are the audio and video. Thanks to my futile attempt to connect from a remote location in Florida, I come across as a drunk Cylon (thanks Dennis Kennedy) and Molly McDonough steps in to moderate.
Top stories this week and when they appear:
3:36 – Launch Factory seeks legal tech founders.
8:58 – Thompson Reuters ALSP report.
12:38 – Lawyer referral services.
23:22 – Digitizing state courts to increase access to justice.
30:10 – Drunk Cylon?
3...Tags: Florida, Law, ABA Journal, Dennis Kennedy, Victor Li, Bob Ambrogi, Legaltech News, Matt Homann, Joe Patrice, Thompson Reuters, YouTube Subscribe, Stephen Embry, Caroline Hill, Molly McDonough, Legaltech Week, Victoria Hudgins 50 people like this. Like UK's anti-terror chief fears rights group boycott threatens Prevent reviewFebruary 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM Neil Basu says move to protest appointment of William Shawcross could harm processBritain’s best chance of reducing terrorist violence risks being damaged amid a huge backlash to the government’s choice of William Shawcross to lead a review of Prevent, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer has told the Guardian.Assistant commissioner Neil Basu’s comments came after key human rights and Muslim groups announced a boycott of the official review of Prevent, which aims to stop Britons being rad...Tags: Politics, UK, Human Rights, Law, Police, Islamic State, UK News, Home Office, UK security and counter-terrorism, Amnesty International, Muslim, Counter-terrorism policy, Metropolitan Police, Far Right, Priti Patel, William Shawcross 12 people like this. Like UK's top counter-terror officer backs Prevent amid row over reviewFebruary 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM Neil Basu urges rights groups not to boycott process led by Priti Patel’s pick, William ShawcrossBritain’s best chance of reducing terrorist violence risks being damaged amid a huge backlash to the government’s choice of William Shawcross to lead a review of Prevent, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer has told the Guardian.Assistant commissioner Neil Basu’s comments came after key human rights and Muslim groups announced a boycott of the official review of Prevent, which aims to stop Br...Tags: Politics, UK, Human Rights, Law, Police, Islamic State, UK News, Home Office, UK security and counter-terrorism, Amnesty International, Muslim, Counter-terrorism policy, Metropolitan Police, Far Right, Priti Patel, William Shawcross 49 people like this. Like I finally made it out to see the sunrise once again.February 21, 2021 at 12:03 PM  Tags: Photography, Law, Snow, Sunrise, Lake Mendota, Ann Althouse, photos by Meade 89 people like this. Like Valuable accountings of crime trends present and pastFebruary 21, 2021 at 12:41 PM My morning surfing led me to two notable new pieces with oceans of interesting information about crime and all the debatbale accounts for why it has gone up and down in the United States. Here are links and short excerpts from lengthy pieces which both merit a full read:
"What Drove the Historically Large Murder Spike in 2020? The pandemic, police violence, and more guns all contributed to an unprecedented rise in murders across the United States" by Rob Arthur and Jeff Asher at The Intercpt. ...Tags: New York, Law, America, Fbi, Chicago, United States, Levitt, Lubbock Texas, Zimring, Shreveport Louisiana, Douglas A Berman, John Roman, Jeff Asher, Rob Arthur 36 people like this. Like Roundup of Some Influential 1990s Internet Law ArticlesFebruary 21, 2021 at 12:39 PM Section 230’s 25th anniversary sent me on a nostalgia kick, which prompted me to revisit some articles that influenced me when I first started thinking about Internet Law (I graduated grad school in 1994). Due to their age, many of these articles are unknown by millennials and GenZ. I thought a short bibliography would be interesting. Obviously, this list could be much longer. [Note: I acknowledge the limited diversity of the authors on this list.]
John Perry Barlow, The Economy of Ideas: Selli...Tags: Law, Lance, John Perry Barlow, Internet History, Michael Goldhaber, Jennifer Mnookin, John Quittner, Coasean Analysis of Marketing, Ithiel de Sola Pool Technologies, Lance Rose Netlaw, Lance Rose 5 people like this. Like "Ames was grilled about her 'ethnic background,' chastised by a colleague at a training session when she shared her grandparents’ experience during the Holocaust in Poland..."February 21, 2021 at 12:26 PM "... and 'admonished' when she declined requests at superintendents meetings to take part in the comic book movie-inspired 'Wakanda Forever' salute to 'black power,' she charges in the legal filing.... At an implicit-bias workshop where superintendents were asked to tell their personal stories, [Karen] Ames talked about her grandparents’ loss of two children during the Holocaust — only to have colleague Rasheda Amon tell her, 'you better check yourself,' the lawsuit alleges. 'That is not about b...Tags: Law, Careers, Poland, Bronx, DOE, Gestures, Ames, Department Of Education, Black Panthers, Feb, Wakanda, Amon, Manhattan Supreme Court, Richard Carranza, Race And Education, Ann Althouse 28 people like this. Like Coronavirus live news: Fauci says Americans may still be wearing masks in 2022; UK records 215 deathsFebruary 21, 2021 at 11:11 AM Fauci says other measures likely to be relaxed earlier; UK also registers 9,834 new cases Exclusive: Hancock’s ex-neighbour investigated by UK medical regulatorUK: changing events could put brakes on recovery roadmap, says ministerIsrael’s use of Covid vaccines in prisoner swap deal sparks row Scientists say clinical trials for ‘variant-proof’ vaccines could start soonSee all our coronavirus coverage 4.05pm GMT There have been a further 9,834 lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK, accord...Tags: Health, UK, India, Society, World news, United States, Vaccines and immunisation, Mumbai, Reuters, Maharashtra, Hancock, Fauci, ministerIsrael 43 people like this. Like What must Boris Johnson consider before easing Covid lockdown?February 21, 2021 at 10:30 AM Analysis: PM will have to weigh up issues such as case rates, new variants and holiday rules in England roadmapCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson will set out his roadmap for easing restrictions in England on Monday, including the reopening of schools, care homes, retail and, eventually, hospitality. Here are some of the key questions he must resolve. Continue reading...Tags: Health, Business, Politics, England, Education, Society, UK News, Working From Home, Schools, Health policy, Boris Johnson, Johnson, Coronavirus 32 people like this. Like "So, Trump will easily win a congressional seat in Florida if he runs in 2022. The census update likely means the GOP picks up 5+ seats in the house..."February 21, 2021 at 10:02 AM "... to take control. And then the GOP makes Trump speaker. Then Trump has control over the legislative agenda and impeachment. Fun ensues." So said Tom, commenting on the first post of the day today.I don't know if Tom is the first person to say that, but what an interesting scenario. It has happened before that a former President has gone on to serve in the House of Representatives: [John Quincy] Adams considered permanently retiring from public life after his 1828 defeat, and he was deeply hu...Tags: Florida, Law, Congress, Washington, Suicide, Boston, Gop, United States, Harvard University, House Of Representatives, Jackson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Trump, Adams, George Washington 5 people like this. Like Has political correctness gone too far?February 21, 2021 at 9:00 AM Political correctness is often seen as a debate between two extremes, but there are nuances in the middle of the spectrum. Is there such a thing as being too PC, and if so, where is that line? While philosopher Slavoj Žižek, comedian Lewis Black, and actor Jeff Garlin acknowledge that some topics can be hurtful or even oppressive and should thus be approached with "good taste and self-restraint," they also argue that PC culture has tipped the scales far beyond being balanced. "If we continue to ...Tags: Politics, Bullying, Society, Language, Innovation, Slavoj Zizek, Martin Amis, Speech, Black, Lewis Black, Jeff Garlin, Paul F Tompkins Jim Gaffigan 19 people like this. Like Jane Monckton Smith: ‘Domestic abuse isn't a row. It's when one person has become a threat to another’February 21, 2021 at 8:00 AM The author and professor of public protection on the red flags of coercive control and how courts should change to give abuse victims an equal voiceJane Monckton Smith is a criminologist specialising in domestic homicide. A former police officer, she is professor of public protection at the University of Gloucestershire, and is recognised for her groundbreaking work on coercive control and stalking. In her new book, In Control: Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder, she lays out the...Tags: Books, Education, Society, Domestic Violence, Culture, Criminology, The Home Office, University of Gloucestershire, Society books, Jane Monckton Smith, Monckton Smith 20 people like this. Like I only signed up for Spotify because I wanted to hear what Joe Rogan had to say about the crisis in Texas...February 21, 2021 at 9:17 AM  Tags: Spotify, Texas, Law, Ted Cruz, Stockholm, Joe Rogan, Ann Althouse, Gimlet Media and Anchor FM Inc, Cancun Joe 110 people like this. Like Hot from the oven at 5 a.m.February 21, 2021 at 6:35 AM  Tags: Photography, Law, Wikipedia, Bread, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Amharic, Meade, Ann Althouse 52 people like this. Like Transgender Oath Keeper petitions for release from jail following charges relating to the Capitol siege, reportedly citing safety fearsFebruary 21, 2021 at 6:57 AM Tags: Politics, Law, Congress, Trends, Afghanistan, Transgender, News UK, Army, Ohio, Capitol, Dayton, BuzzFeed News, Watkins, Dayton Ohio, Capitol Building, US Capitol 130 people like this. Like Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJFebruary 21, 2021 at 7:00 AM  Tags: Law, Canada, Canadiens, Summaries Sunday, SOQUIJ, Québec Department of Justice, Québec PERSONNES, Juge Gregory Moore Date 127 people like this. Like "When I’m rolling, I just want to breathe deeply and enjoy it. The simple act of breathing can be extremely pleasurable."February 21, 2021 at 7:21 AM Said Carl Hart, chair of the Columbia University psychology department, quoted in "Columbia professor: I do heroin regularly for ‘work-life balance’" (NY Post). At 54, the married father of three has snorted small amounts of heroin for as many as 10 days in a row and enjoyed it mightily – even if, as he recalls in his new book “Drug Use for Grown-ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear” (Penguin Press), he’s experienced mild withdrawal symptoms “12 to 16 hours after the last dose.... Hart, who...Tags: Law, Drugs, America, Columbia University, Columbia, Ny Post, Hart, Penguin Press, Ann Althouse, Carl Hart 5 people like this. Like Coronavirus live news: cases of some variants falling in UK; German third wave could be imminent due to variantsFebruary 21, 2021 at 6:04 AM UK health secretary says cases of South African and Brazilian variant appear to be falling; German experts say variants behind stalling decline in infectionsUK: Ban on outside sport can end, top scientist urges JohnsonLong Covid: ‘It’s a year since I’ve felt like myself’Surge in referrals for eating disorders among under-18s during CovidSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.01am GMT The number of cases of South African and Brazilian variants of Covid-19 in the UK appears to be falling, the Bri...Tags: Health, UK, England, Society, World news, South Africa, Labour, Brazil, Vaccines and immunisation, Sky News, Keir Starmer, Hancock, Matt Hancock, Sophy Ridge, JohnsonLong Covid 7 people like this. Like "Lindsey Graham, who says that Trump is a 'handful,' a word usually leveled at spirited women, is going to Mar-a-Lago this weekend to golf with his sovereign lord..."February 21, 2021 at 5:51 AM "... and try to explain the importance of the 2022 midterms to Trump’s legacy. But Trump doesn’t give a damn, except how he can use the midterms for revenge or self-promotion.... By coddling Trump on his election fakery, the Republicans gave it so much oxygen, it led to tragedy. Trump, the supreme ingrate, wasn’t grateful for McConnell’s nay vote. He promptly composed a masterpiece of spleen, a statement threatening to primary Mitch’s candidates and calling him 'a dour, sullen, and unsmiling po...Tags: Law, Washington, Wikipedia, Ted Cruz, Language, Sharp, Mitch McConnell, Native Americans, Kate, Shakespeare, Cruz, Mitch, Lindsey Graham, Trump, Cancun, Harvard Law School 50 people like this. Like "Sex Offenders and the Free Exercise of Religion"February 21, 2021 at 5:35 AM The title of this post is the title of this notable new article authored by Christopher Lund now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
In a variety of ways, sex offenders in the United States find themselves in a difficult position. One of the lesser-known ways relates to the free exercise of religion. Sometimes by categorical statute, and sometimes by individualized parole, probation, or supervised-release condition, sex offenders can find themselves legally barred from places where chil...Tags: Law, United States, Douglas A Berman, Christopher Lund 1 people like this. Like John Rawls: an ideal theorist for nonideal times?February 21, 2021 at 5:30 AM Fifty years ago, the publication of John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice started a conversation in political philosophy that continues today. Rawls’s voice remains central in contemporary philosophical debates across a wide variety of topics—from arguments about principles of economic justice to questions of fair policies for international relations; from basic philosophical methodology to the grounds of democratic legitimacy.Despite the enduring significance of Rawls’s work in contemporary politica...Tags: Books, Politics, Featured, Justice, Law, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Sen, Mills, Rawls, Amartya Sen, John Rawls, Arts & Humanities, 20th Century Philosophy, Subtopics, Matthew Adams 47 people like this. Like "I never would have made that Nazi comparison if I’d known everybody was going to be such a Nazi about it."February 21, 2021 at 4:59 AM "SNL" lampoons Britney Spears, Ted Cruz, Andrew Cuomo, and Gina Carano. There's some good enough stuff in there. The best is Pete Davidson's Andrew Cuomo impersonation. [Author: [email protected] (Ann Althouse)]Tags: Law, Nazis, Ted Cruz, Snl, Nazi, Britney Spears, Andrew Cuomo, Gina Carano, Pete Davidson, Ann Althouse, Cancel Culture, Coronavirus, Britney Spears Ted Cruz Andrew Cuomo 50 people like this. Like Coronavirus live news: South Korea to begin vaccine rollout as top vaccine maker told to prioritise IndiaFebruary 21, 2021 at 4:49 AM South Korea to begin vaccinating people by 27 February; Serum Institute of India says it has been directed to prioritise ‘huge needs of India’UK: Ban on outside sport can end, top scientist urges JohnsonLong Covid: ‘It’s a year since I’ve felt like myself’Surge in referrals for eating disorders among under-18s during CovidSee all our coronavirus coverage 9.49am GMT Teachers and school staff in Malta will start being vaccinated next week, after they were pushed up the vaccine list back in Jan...Tags: Health, South Korea, Germany, India, Society, World news, Vaccines and immunisation, Malta, Times of Malta, Serum Institute of India, JohnsonLong Covid, Charmaine Gauci, Times of Malta She 34 people like this. Like |
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