Month: July 2018

Home Daily News As ABA cuts hit entities and outside legal… ABA By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted July 31, 2018, 4:35 pm CDT The ABA is experiencing shrinking pains as it sheds staff and cuts budgets of some of its entities in response to dropping revenues caused by a decline in dues-paying members. Among the … Continue reading “As ABA cuts hit entities and outside legal groups, one committee loses 97% of funds”

Home Daily News While number of lawyer jobs have been decreasing,… Law Schools By Stephanie Francis Ward Posted July 31, 2018, 2:40 pm CDT Tero Vesalainen / Shutterstock.com Law school applications have increased by 8 percent, and some schools are reportedly concerned about over over-enrollment. “Because the demand was so strong, some schools are finding … Continue reading “While number of lawyer jobs have been decreasing, law school applications are up 8%”

Home Daily News Travel ban waivers are wrongfully denied,… Immigration Law By Lorelei Laird Posted July 30, 2018, 3:02 pm CDT Protest rally at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26. Jerome460 / Shutterstock.com Dissenting from Trump v. Hawaii, the “travel ban” case, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that there’s reason to believe … Continue reading “Travel ban waivers are wrongfully denied, class action lawsuit alleges”

Home Daily News Prince’s estate files lawsuit over cybersquatting… Internet law By Jason Tashea Posted July 30, 2018, 12:45 pm CDT Lenscap Photography/Shutterstock.com. The estate of the late recording artist and actor Prince is suing an Englewood, New Jersey-based domain broker for cybersquatting the prince.com website. Filed last Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for … Continue reading “Prince’s estate files lawsuit over cybersquatting of prince.com”

Home Daily News Judge allows lawsuit claim that US added… Constitutional Law By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted July 27, 2018, 1:15 pm CDT Maria Dryfhout/Shutterstock.com A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Thursday that the Constitution’s enumeration clause gives the Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross the authority to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, but … Continue reading “Judge allows lawsuit claim that US added citizenship question to census for discriminatory reasons”

Home Daily News Government reunites many but not all immigrant… Immigration Law By Lorelei Laird Posted July 26, 2018, 3:31 pm CDT Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Updated: At the arrival of the July 26 deadline for reuniting immigrant families forcibly separated by the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, the federal government … Continue reading “Government reunites many but not all immigrant families by deadline”

Home Daily News What is an emolument? Judge gives term a… Constitutional Law By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted July 25, 2018, 1:11 pm CDT The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C./W. Scott McGill (Shutterstock.com) A federal judge in Maryland has denied another motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that claims President Donald Trump accepted unconstitutional … Continue reading “What is an emolument? Judge gives term a broad definition in refusing to toss lawsuit against Trump”

Home Daily News Do you have self-care routines? Question of the Week By Sarah Mui Posted July 25, 2018, 11:35 am CDT Ljupco Smokovski / Shutterstock.com Many lawyers complain about their stress and anxiety—perhaps you do as well. But what are the concrete steps you take to manage stress and anxiety? In the August issue … Continue reading “Do you have self-care routines?”

Home Daily News State commission calls blood-spatter testimony… Evidence By Pamela Colloff, ProPublica Posted July 24, 2018, 4:00 pm CDT Mrspopman1985/Shutterstock.com. An influential state commission said the blood-spatter analysis used to convict a former Texas high school principal of murdering his wife in 1985 was “not accurate or scientifically supported” and the expert who testified … Continue reading “State commission calls blood-spatter testimony in murder case ‘not … scientifically supported’”

Home Daily News 9th Circuit panel finds a constitutional… Second Amendment By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted July 24, 2018, 3:10 pm CDT zimmytws/Shutterstock.com. A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a 2-1 decision that the Second Amendment protects the right to openly carry a gun for self-defense outside of the home. The San Francisco-based 9th … Continue reading “9th Circuit panel finds a constitutional right to openly carry a gun, distinguishes en banc decision”