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Canadian Law Firm Wins Libel Suit Against Former Client Who Posted Negative Online Review

A Toronto-area personal injury firm's court victory highlights how commentators can pay a price for venting online.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

From Government Work to Private Practice: A Guide for Young Lawyers

Transitioning from a government position to private practice is a significant shift for many lawyers and brings both challenges and opportunities. This shift involves navigating a new professional landscape, adjusting to different expectations and leveraging those valuable skills acquired in the public sector.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California's Draft AI Rules Offer Protections for Consumers, More Questions for Businesses

"I think we expected the large rubrics," said Shannon Yavorsky, head of Orrick's global cyber privacy and data innovation practice. "What I didn't expect was the level of detail around some of the carve-outs and the broad, broad definitions that are drawn in."
5 minute read

Law.com

Negligence Suit Can Continue Against County Jail, Appellate Court Holds

"Allowing the [c]ounty to forsake its duty because Mr. Batton acted in a manner that the jail was required to protect him from is 'unsupportable from a policy perspective,'" the opinion said. "Anything short of requiring a jail to protect its inmates from a reasonably foreseeable self-injury would render a jail's duty meaningless."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

With VP Breaking Tie, Senate Confirms Loren AliKhan to DC District Court

Republican opposition centered on nominee's advocacy for a ban on outdoor religious services during pandemic and her support for left-leaning American Constitution Society
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

'It Was a Total Disaster': Ga. Appellate Court Weighs Granting Pandemic Child Care Unemployment Benefits to Contingency Fee Lawyer

His attorney said Wexler tried to work from home, but when he tried to participate in a hearing, "his kids were knocking on the door the entire time. He couldn't focus."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Two Veteran DOJ Lawyers Depart for K&L, as Firm Seeks to Boost Government Practices

They are the latest attorney departures from the federal agency ahead of a presidential election year.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'It Was Really in the Tank': Wilson Says Top Goal Was to Rescue Court System Morale

Chief Judge Rowan Wilson said he saw a need to "reset" the way the Office of Court Administration treats judges and everyone else working in the court system.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

The Santos Expulsion: A Milestone in Congressional Governance and Ethics

"Prior to Santos' expulsion, only 20 members of Congress had ever been expelled from Congress: five in the House and 15 in the Senate. The vast majority of these expulsions were the result of disloyalty to the United States during the onset of the Civil War," says Ronak D. Desai.
7 minute read

International Edition

Undisclosed Use of ChatGPT to Draft Ordinance in Brazil Sparks Debate

A councilman in the southern city of Porto Alegre revealed, after his colleagues passed the ordinance, that artificial intelligence had crafted the proposal.
4 minute read

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