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The Legal Intelligencer

Criminalization of Homelessness Is Not the Solution

This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which upheld laws in the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, that prohibit people from sleeping outside on public property even when there are no available shelter beds. This disappointing and harmful decision allows cities to enforce civil and criminal penalties against individuals who have no choice but to sleep outside, despite the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Giving Back to My Community as a PVLA Volunteer

During my 3L year, I volunteered as a legal service coordinator with Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers For the Arts (PVLA). I would watch potential clients who were initially distraught or nervous about their legal woes at the beginning of the intake process leave with smiles and reassurance after speaking with or being represented by a volunteer attorney. I knew that once I became a licensed attorney, I would become a volunteer attorney for PVLA.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Civil Reservations: An Important Tool for New Jersey Courts and Criminal Defendants

"Civil reservations are crucial for the efficient functioning of New Jersey courts," writes Lombardi & Lombardi's Joseph A. Lombardi.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

In this month's calendar, check out a few CLEs, an annual reception, anniversary party and meeting.
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Legaltech News

Why Law Firms Should Focus on IA for Improved Gen AI 

"Law firms should focus on their information architecture before they start leaning on gen AI," writes Alex Smith of iManage.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Remembering Ted Olson

Some thoughts on covering a titan of the appellate bar.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Support Magistrates: Statutorily Significant

“When I ponder whether people truly understand my role in the court system, even those who come in contact with me every day, I realize that the answer is they do not.”
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Proposed 'Bulk Sensitive Personal Data' Rule and the DOJ’s Comprehensive National Security Regulations

Businesses that handle significant amounts of sensitive personal data, as well as those that handle any amount of certain U.S. government data, should ensure they are prepared for these significant new potential regulations.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rule 126(b) Citations to Unpublished Opinions: Some of Us Still Don’t Get It

Unfortunately, a review of relevant precedents establishes that too many lawyers are still citing caselaw that the appellate courts cannot use.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Wrong Business

When is a business record not a business record. Without sounding silly, it is when it is someone else’s business. That explanation is fundamental and is express in the language of Rule 803(6) which talks of the record of that “activity” (the neutral word for “business”) and implicit in the requirement that the information therein be “by—or from information transmitted by—someone with knowledge.”
4 minute read

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