#Attorney
My wife, Alison Somin (an #attorney with the #PacificLegalFoundation, and former special assistant at the #USCommission on #CivilRights) has an article about #AntiAsian #discrimination in #education, and how federal agencies have mostly ignored it.
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/11/29/federal-agencies-neglect-anti-asian-discrimination-in-education
#AsianMastodon #SchoolDiscrimination #RacialIssues #DiscriminationInEducation #AsianIssues #SocietalIssues #HigherEducation #PostSecondaryEducation
#Lawsuit #seeks to #block #Iowa #law that #bans #books with #sexacts, #restricts #LGBTQ #topics in #schools.
“The #FirstAmendment does not allow our #state or our #schools to #remove #books or issue blanket #bans on #discussion and #material simply because a #group of #politicians or #parents find them #offensive,” said #ThomasStory, an #attorney with the #ACLUofIowa.
Donald Trump's latest legal filing "tired and laughable"—attorney
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gag-order-trial-filings-new-york-election-1846878
#Newsweek #DonaldTrump #LegalFiling #GagOrder #NewYorkElection #Attorney #Politics #News
Another #attorney has been caught using #ChatGPT to make up fake case law citations, and subsequently filing the generated garbage in official court motions.
Zachariah Crabill of #Colorado has had his law license suspended for 90 days, with an additional 9 month suspension stayed pending his completion of a 2-year probationary period.
#JennaEllis, the fmr #Trump campaign #attorney who recently struck a #PleaDeal in #FultonCounty, told prosecutors she was informed in the weeks following the #2020election that the then-president was “not going to leave” the #WhiteHouse despite his loss to Democrat President Joe #Biden.
The disclosure came during an interview #Ellis recorded w/the #Georgia DA’s office, obtained by ABC News. ABC also viewed portions of #SidneyPowell’s interview.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/boss-leave-proffer-videos-show-trump-lawyers-telling/story?id=104831939
#Democrats in #Virginia #nominates first #Black #speaker in the #State #House
Scott, a 58-year-old #defense #attorney of #Portsmouth, is set to become the first #Black #person to #lead the #House in the #state's #history.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Virginia #Politics #Progress #DemocraticParty #Allies #BlackMastodon
ICYMI: Care Home Employee Arrested For Slamming Elderly Resident’s Face Against Wall https://shinemycrown.com/care-home-employee-arrested-for-slamming-elderly-residents-face-against-wall/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #News #attorney #battery #bond #facialfractures
Care Home Employee Arrested For Slamming Elderly Resident’s Face Against Wall https://shinemycrown.com/care-home-employee-arrested-for-slamming-elderly-residents-face-against-wall/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #News #attorney #battery #bond #facialfractures
ICYMI: Brittish Williams’ Attorney Breaks Down What Led To Reality Star’s 4-Year Prison Sentence https://shinemycrown.com/brittish-williams-attorney-breaks-down-what-led-to-reality-stars-4-year-prison-sentence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Entertainment #News #attorney #BrittishWilliams #fraudcharges
Brittish Williams’ Attorney Breaks Down What Led To Reality Star’s 4-Year Prison Sentence https://shinemycrown.com/brittish-williams-attorney-breaks-down-what-led-to-reality-stars-4-year-prison-sentence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Entertainment #News #attorney #BrittishWilliams #fraudcharges
‘Go pick up a #Bible’: #Speaker #MikeJohnson #defends #antiLGBTQ+ #views
the #Republican #House #speaker, who has advanced #extreme #views as #attorney and #legislator, says ‘I am a #Bible-#believing #Christian’
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #AntiSemitism #Racism #Xenophobia #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/27/mike-johnson-christian-bible-lgbtq-abortion-rights
Many people remember the #Skokie case, where the #SCOTUS allowed neo-#Nazis to march through a half-Jewish village (though the march never came to be).
Less people remember the neo-Nazis' #attorney was #Jewish.
#FoodForThought #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
…#Ellis, unlike the other defendants who have pleaded #guilty, asked the court to let her give a statement.
She cried (boo-frickin-hoo, asshole) as she rose from the defense table & said,
“As an #attorney who is also a #Christian, I take my responsibilities as a #lawyer very seriously.”
(Umm, I’m not buying ANY of that BS; I’d believe she cares about money & clout chasing.)
After Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia case, Trump claims she was 'never' his attorney, despite their past ties
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/22/politics/trump-sidney-powell/index.html
#CNN #Trump #SidneyPowell #GeorgiaCase #Attorney #PastTies #Politics #News
Attorney explains "most significant" fact of Trump lawyers' guilty pleas
https://www.newsweek.com/neal-katyal-explains-trumps-lawyers-no-jail-guilty-pleas-1836698
#NealKatyal #TrumpLawyersGuiltyPleas #MostSignificantFact #NoJail #Attorney #Newsweek #Politics #News
Cool job alert! The Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Project @ Northeastern Law is hiring both junior & senior staff attorneys, plus a community fellow: #law #attorney #socialjustice #civilrights #restorativejustice https://crrj.org/efforts/crrj-is-hiring/
Kenneth #Chesebro rejected #plea offer from #Georgia prosecutors
The #attorney & #Trump campaign #legal adviser Kenneth Chesebro turned down a #PleaDeal from the #FultonCounty, #Georgia, DA's office in its 2020 #ElectionInterference case, a source said. #SidneyPowell, who had been scheduled to stand trial w/him, pleaded guilty Thurs.
#Attorney #SidneyPowell becomes the 2nd of Trump’s 18 co-defendants in the #racketeering case to plead #guilty following #ScottHall, a bail bondsman who took a #PleaDeal last month.
It’s unclear what the sudden plea deal means for Kenneth #Chesebro, another 2020 #Trump atty who was set to go on #trial alongside #Powell next wk.
#Federal prosecutors pressing a similar #ElectionInterference case in #Washington against Trump have also identified Powell as an alleged Trump co-conspirator.
#SidneyPowell has reached a #PleaDeal & will cooperate w/ #Georgia prosecutors in the #RICO case against #Trump & his allies.
#Powell, fmr #attorney for Trump during the final frantic weeks of his bid to remain in power despite losing the election, pleaded #guilty Thursday to 6 misdemeanor counts of #conspiracy to commit #intentional #ElectionInterference.
#legal #law #criminal #Racketeering #obstruction #fraud #FaniWillis
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/19/sidney-powell-attorney-who-aided-trumps-bid-to-subvert-election-pleads-guilty-00122444
SBF’s ADHD Medication Dilemma Complicates Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried may testify at his upcoming criminal trial, his defense hinted in a late-Sunday filing. However, his persistent lack of access to effective ADHD medication complicates their decision-making. In a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, defense attorney Mark Cohen stated that despite receiving inadequate amounts of Adderall from the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), his client “has been doing his best… https://coinxposure.com/sbfs-adhd-medication-dilemma-complicates-trial.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #News #ADHD #Attorney
Wells Fargo Faces Controversy Over Frozen Accounts
Wells Fargo asserts that it did nothing wrong when it froze $204,000 in a customer’s account, despite partially settling with attorneys who claim otherwise. A North Carolina client named Ethan Parker filed a lawsuit against the banking giant, alleging that he was denied access to his funds with “little to no explanation.” Triangle Business Journal reports that despite contesting… https://coinxposure.com/wells-fargo-faces-controversy-over-frozen-accounts.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #News #Attorney #Frozenaccounts
Just had an interesting phone call with a retired #attorney friend who is on a mission to teach every #judge in the US to identify veiled #SovereignCitizen rhetoric in their courtroom and respond appropriately instead of letting pro se defendants waste time, clog up the courts, and run up costs. I don’t understand why judges don’t already know this, but since they don’t, I’m glad my friend is on the case. She’s a 70-something 3x cancer survivor, and she’s not here for anyone’s nonsense! #LawFedi
Around this time, #Giuliani was drinking heavily, according to comments #JudithGiuliani made to #AndrewKirtzman….
“Literally falling-down drunk,” #Kirtzman said in an interview, noting that several incidents over the years, in Ms. Giuliani’s telling, required medical attention.
[#Trump was #knowingly relying on an #inebriated #attorney]
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-drinking.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Donald Trump's Properties Will Likely Be Auctioned Off, Attorney Says
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-properties-auctioned-off-fraud-trial-tristan-snell-1832011
#DonaldTrumpProperties #AuctionedOff #FraudTrial #Attorney #TristanSnell #Newsweek #Politics #News
#Trump & #James arrived at the #NewYork courthouse ~9:30AM ET.
#Trump #legal team disputed claim that it never requested a #jury #trial.
#James’ office told #NBCNews that Trump’s attys never asked for a jury trial, & even if they had, it is likely they would not have received one.
“Many false arguments are circulating regarding *President* Trump’s Trial in New York & the possibility of a jury trial,” Trump spox & #attorney #AlinaHabba said in a statement.
Ivanka Trump's NY Fraud Subpoena Shows 'Some Form of Cooperation'—Attorney
https://www.newsweek.com/ivanka-trumps-ny-fraud-subpoena-shows-cooperation-attorney-1830868
#IvankaTrump #NYFraudSubpoena #Cooperation #Attorney #Newsweek #Trump #Politics #News
He's already #guilty & was #fined for refusing to cooperate with #discovery & turn over #evidence, this #trial is just to #determine the #amount his #victims will get. Article also outlines other #cases against him, including his own #attorney suing him for 1.4M in unpaid fees after #representing him multiple times. Love that they're making him sit there in #court every day.
#americas #mayor #LOL #giuliani #traitor #overturn #free & #fair #election #defraud #voters https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/rudy-giuliani-ordered-to-be-present-in-person-for-every-day-of-trial-to-determine-how-much-he-owes-georgia-election-workers-he-defamed/
https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2023/online-cle-military-racism-reality-and-remedies/
I'm one of the panelists for this online #CLE (continuing legal education) seminar on the topic of "Military Racism: Reality and Remedies" live on Sept. 27th at 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern (or later in recorded/on-demand format).
The cost is $50 for attorneys seeking CLE credit, free (but donations) accepted from all others. (see link for details)
All are welcome!
#Military #MilitaryLaw #Racism #MilitaryRacism #Law #Lawyer #Attorney #GIRights #USMilitary
The #Trump Cases
Former #DOJ #attorney acted under #Trump’s #direction, his #lawyer says
#JeffreyClark did not appear at the #hearing, where he is seeking to move his #FultonCounty #EIectionInterference case on the grounds that he was acting in his federal capacity.
Yesterday Was Brutal, Which Is Par for the Course for Attorneys #law #attorney #ethics
http://gsllcblog.com/2023/09/14/yesterdaywasbrutalwhichisparforthecourseforattorneys/
“After 10 months of pressing them in every direction we have succeeded in getting #Twitter to the table,” #attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan wrote in the memo to her clients, which was obtained from a former Twitter employee who declined to be identified disclosing confidential information. “Twitter wants to #mediate with us in a global attempt to #settle all claims we have filed.”
The #WrongfulDeath accident #attorney #advertising news websites should be against #ethics
These websites scrape news & accident reports then act like Mad-Libs article farms, creating 'news' pages, advertising for the attorneys with sympathy and even 'post a message to the family' form that's a lead form
These 'articles' are created without any real input of the families, or humans even, and include phrases like, 'The family of 'accident victim' may be entitled to...' #legal #law #marketing
Two months before the #CitizensUnited decision…, #attorney #CletaMitchell — later to play a role in #Trump’s false claims about the 2020 elections — filed papers for #GinniThomas to create a *#nonprofit* group of a type that ultimately benefited from the decision. #Leo was one of two directors listed on a separate application to conduct business in the state of Virginia. #Thomas was president. She signed it on New Year’s Eve of 2009, & #Crow provided much of the initial #cash.
When you are a defendant on trial, there are definitely expectations on how you behave. Beating up your own attorney moments before opening statements is not one of those expectations: https://original.newsbreak.com/@the-la-insider-1739615/3150563507142-attack-in-courtroom-shocks-murder-trial
In May of last year, shortly after the #Justice Dept issued a #subpoena to #Trump for all #ClassifiedDocuments at his #MaraLago estate, Trump's then-lead #attorney on the matter, #EvanCorcoran, warned the fmr president in person, at Mar-a-Lago, that not only did Trump have to fully #comply w/the #subpoena, but that the #FBI might #search the estate if he didn't, acc/to Corcoran's #audio notes following the conversation.
Navarro’s contempt trial is going on, his (& everyone else's) #attorney is #StanleyWoodward (see my earlier posts about #ClassifiedDocuments case), anyway when #Woodward got up to speak he said the following "For starters, ‘Dr. Navarro’ — not ‘Mr. Navarro’ as the government has referred to him — is a PhD economist w/a degree from Harvard." This cracks me up, I’m #OldEnoughToRemember when the entire #Republican establishment laughed at refused to call Jill #Biden “doctor” despite her #doctorate.
Key #witness in #Trump #ClassifiedDocuments case entered into a #deal w/prosecutors to provide #testimony, his fmr (paid by Trump) #attorney said in a #court #filing.
The deal was reached after #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith’s office “threatened” to prosecute the witness, who is the head of #IT at Mar-a-Lago, for #lying to a #GrandJury, atty #StanleyWoodward, said in the filing.
#law #legal #ethics #WitnessTampering #Taveras
https://www.reuters.com/legal/witness-trump-documents-case-reached-deal-with-prosecutors-ex-attorney-says-2023-09-06/
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The written #plea was filed Thurs by #SteveSadow, an #Atlanta #criminal #defense #attorney who was tapped Aug 24 to lead TFG’s #Georgia-based #legal team. The #CourtFiling means #Trump won’t return to ATL on Wed, where #FultonCounty Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee… has scheduled a series of #arraignment #hearings for Trump & the 18 #CoDefendants in the sprawling criminal #racketeering case.
#conspiracy #2020election #ElectionInterference #ElectionObstruction #RICO #law #legal #fraud
#Trump entered a #plea of not guilty Thurs to charges alleging he participated in a vast #criminal #conspiracy to overturn his #2020election loss in #Georgia & waived his right to an in-person #arraignment #hearing in the matter, acc/to a new #CourtFiling from his #attorney in the #FultonCounty #ElectionInterference case.
The annual reports have drawn increased attention in recent years, amid pressure from Congressional #Democrats & outside #legal experts for the justices to strengthen #disclosure requirements for travel & #gifts, & adopt specific #ethics guidelines.
…In his report Thurs, #ClarenceThomas said he prepared his 2022 report w/guidance from the #SCOTUS’s #legal office, the #counselor to Chief Justice #JohnRoberts, staff of the #Judicial Conference’s #FinancialDisclosure cmte & an #attorney.
#SpecialCounsel #JackSmith’s office has repeatedly grilled witnesses about Rudy #Giuliani’s drinking on and after election day, investigating whether Donald #Trump was #knowingly relying on an #inebriated #attorney while trying to overturn a presidential election.
Prosecutors Challenge FTX Founder’s Legal Advice Defense Ahead of Fraud Trial - Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team claimed last week that the FTX founder received ass... - https://news.bitcoin.com/prosecutors-challenge-ftx-founders-legal-advice-defense-ahead-of-fraud-trial/ #attorney-clientprivilege #attorneyinvolvement #departmentofjustice #samuelbankman-fried #federalprosecutors #adviceofcounsel #alamedaresearch #defensestrategy #customerterms #bankaccounts #fraudcharges #companydata
John Lauro, #attorney for #Trump, blasted the federal #prosecutors’ arguments for an earlier #TrialDate in DC as “absurd” & “unfair”.
“This is a request for a show trial, not a speedy trial. I’m sorry, your honor; for a federal prosecutor to suggest that we could go on trial in 4 months is not only absurd, it’s a violation of the oath to do justice” #Lauro fumed.
As Lauro’s voice rose, Judge Tanya #Chutkan sought to calm him. “Let’s take the temperature down,” she twice advised the #lawyer.
…In the case of fmr #Trump personal #attorney Rudy #Giuliani, …#jail records initially listed him at 5′9″ & 180 pounds. But later the same day the numbers had changed without explanation to 5′11″ & 230 pounds. An individual who accompanied Giuliani to his booking, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive subject, said they did not recall anyone asking the fmr NYC mayor for his height or weight, nor do they recall him being asked to step on a scale.
Hours before his expected #surrender at the #FultonCounty #Jail, #Trump appears to be shaking up his #Georgia-based #legal team.
Steven #Sadow, a prominent #Atlanta #criminal defense #attorney, filed notice in #FultonCounty Superior Court that he is now representing Trump in the matter as his lead #counsel.
Shaker Heights attorney who supported Trump jailed for felony voter fraud
#Cleveland #CourtJustice #ShakerHeights #Attorney #Trump #VoterFraud #Politics #News
Hey #law and #legal folks in the broader #lawfedi world. If you're on a general-interest instance and you have any desire to hop over to one geared towards legal professionals -- you have options!
One of those options is here at https://esq.social.
We have a great Local Timeline and we're always looking for new additions. Let me know if you need help, have questions, etc.
If #TFG is going to throw his “lawyers" under the bus for giving him "bad advice," thus ends #Client- #Attorney #privilege
He also has to prove that the 6 of ‘em were his lawyers, which means he has to have contracts and made payments.
Discovery is gonna be LIT.
“It’s very risky for such a person to be represented by someone who owes loyalty to someone else,” Kathleen Clark, a #law prof at Washington University explained.
#Trump’s Save America #PAC is paying other #lawyers like Washington-based #attorney #StanleyWoodward, who represents people involved in the #SpecialCounsel's investigation into both Trump’s handling of #ClassifiedDocuments & his efforts to overturn the #2020election.
#Ethics #Legal #Criminal #Conspiracy #Obstruction #DOJ #JackSmith
…Stephen Gillers, professor of #law at NYU School of Law, says the “danger signs” are if the organization chooses the #attorney for the employee & the worker doesn’t get a say in the matter, or the #lawyer also represents the org itself — which does not appear to be at issue in the #Trump case.
The more potentially perplexing #ConflictOfInterest is one that arises when a lawyer represents multiple #witnesses to a #crime, & one of those individuals subsequently faces #criminal exposure himself.
Chief Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres read #CarlosDeOliveira the #charges against him & informed him of his #legal rights. #DeOliveira did not have an #attorney who is accredited to practice in #Florida, so he was unable to enter a #plea before the judge. His Washington, DC-based atty, John Irving, was in #court w/him. (Paid for by Trump, or rather chump Trump #donors through his #PAC)
#Trump #ClassifiedDocuments #Obstruction #Conspiracy #Espionage #Criminal #Law #DOJ #JackSmith #SpecialCounsel
As an #attorney who works with #crypto startups on occasion,* I was somewhat skeptical of the fear-mongering claim that the U.S. legal & regulatory environment would "push talent overseas."
That said, I've had more & more American & Canadian prospective clients contact me who have relocated to Dubai, etc., so I guess there was something to that claim after all...
*By "on occasion" I mean "almost exclusively" but since 99% of the Fediverse hates on crypto I figure I should downplay it *ducks*
Hunter Biden’s attorney files ethics complaint against Marjorie Taylor Greene for showing sexual images
#HunterBiden #MarjorieTaylorGreene #EthicsComplaint #SexualImages #Attorney #House #Politics #News
Shaker Heights attorney, a Trump supporter, tells judge he voted twice in last two elections by accident
#Cleveland #ShakerHeights #Attorney #TrumpSupporter #VotingAccident #ElectionTwice #Politics #News
New: They start selection for the grand jury tomorrow in #Georgia that will indict trump.
Justice is coming.
#solicitation to commit #election #crimes #conspiracy #fake #electors #republicans did this.
A new term of court begins in Fulton County we’re back on indictment watch in Georgia.
Two grand juries one (or both) grand juries could return indictments in 2020 election probe.
The #District #Attorney told law enforcement and courts she would be using the court’s 4th term. The second grand jury heard testimony from her newly immunized fraudulent electors.
I believe they don't start considering cases until July 18th
Donald Trump can and WILL be charged in both Georgia AND in federal court for his corrupt call, telling Brad Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes.
A federal case likely will be brought in Washington DC because Trump used the office of the presidency in his scheme/plot to interfere with a federal election. #AbuseOfPower #Intent #Conspiracy
My grandson, 15, was a passenger in a car that has been in a gnarly auto accident and is laying in a hospital north of #Dallas, TX. His mom is there, being medical advocate. I’m many hundreds of miles away. But, I would love to be able to pass along to her the number of a good #attorney. He went through the windshield, ejected from the car. It ain’t pretty. But he’s being a brave lad. Told his mom he “felt like Superman, flying through the air.” But he landed on his back 50 feet from the car, breaking 6 ribs, damaging his spleen & liver, 3-4 vertebrae etc. so I’d have to say he’s being fairly brave about it all. Anyway, I’m not doing a GoFundMe campaign, but I am asking if anyone’s familiar with a good, competent legal practice working in the #Texoma region north of Dallas? Let me know if you have anyone you’d recommend? TIA.
For anyone just arriving:
I am a (#gay / #lgbt / #lgbtq) 🌈 #attorney from #Madison #Wisconsin.
I handle #prosecution, but also #parking, #CivilRights, #ordinance and #contract drafting, #tax, and #municipal law.
I post about the #SupremeCourt / #SCOTUS and #law / #lawfedi news and discussions, #politics both in the us (#uspol / #uspolitics) and abroad, and especially on #Ukraine / #Russia.
And I adore #electronic #music and #videogames, #podcasts, and #books.
#US #Senate #Confirms #PatrickCaseyPitts, a #Gay #Man to #Federal #DistrictCourt in #SanFrancisco.
Pitts is a #labor-side #attorney and #partner in the #publicinterest #lawfirm of #AltshulerBerzon in #SanFrancisco. He will now join the #DistrictCourt for the #NorthernDistrictofCalifornia, covering #SanFrancisco, #Oakland, #SanJose, and #eureka
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Courts #Progress
i wish honest #eldercare lawyers existed
every #attorney i approach says some version of
“we don’t sh*t where we eat”
(one atty said exactly this when i asked for advice re: a trust for my parents, & sorting #LongTermCare ins)
what “message” did i hear?
our area is too small for them to estate plan such that their fellow social contacts who own or manage care homes will be denied an old person’s money. they’re loathe to let medicaid kick in, despite that being the way wealthy ppl cover care
New #introduction post:
I'm a U.S.-based #attorney with 10 years of civil and commercial #litigation experience who currently focuses on representing #technology #startups (intellectual property, #corporate, #employment and #securities law).
Prior to going to law school I served in the U.S. Army including some time in Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope.
I'm blessed with a wonderful #family, too many #cats and have been a #vegetarian for 30+ years.
#ElonMusk thinks the #blockbutton should be #removed on twitter – 15 frank responses.
When #rightwing #journalist and #influencer #AndyNgô #complained to #ElonMusk about being #blocked by #civilrights #attorney and #transrights #activist #alejandracaraballo, Musk had one of his great innovative ideas for making Twitter great again.
https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2023/06/09/elon-musk-thinks-the-block-button-should-go/
Lawyer Regrets Relying on ChatGPT After Filing Motion Citing Six 'Non-Existent' Cases
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/05/27/1755212/lawyer-greatly-regrets-relying-on-chatgpt-after-filing-motion-citing-six-non-existent-cases #court #law
:pdf: Judge's opinion/order https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.31.0.pdf
:pdf: #Attorney response https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.32.0.pdf
:pdf: Attorney #2 response with partial Transcript of #ChatGPT script https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.32.1.pdf
:pdf: Unimpressed Judge's Sanction order https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.33.0.pdf
US #justicedepartment #sues #Tennessee over #trans #healthcare #ban.
Following the #lawsuit’s filing, #Tennessee #attorney #HenryLeventis said the #bill “violates the #constitutionalrights of some of Tennessee’s most #vulnerable #citizens'
If passed, the bill’s ban would go into effect on 1 July 2023 and would deny all under-18s in the state the right to trans healthcare.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/28/bill-lee-tennessee-department-of-justice-joe-biden-lawsuit/
#Advocacy #groups #sue #Tennessee over #antitrans #healthcare #law
A #LambdaLegal #attorney said that the #state is “#intervening in a #parentsright to #care for and #love their #child”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/advocacy-groups-sue-tennessee-over-anti-trans-healthcare-law/
NEW: Some Are Jailed in Mississippi for Months Without a Lawyer. The State Supreme Court Just Barred That.
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Criminal justice reformers have long complained that the state’s rules on appointing public defenders leave poor defendants without a lawyer as they wait to be indicted.
*Published with Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal and The Marshall Project*
#Mississippi #CriminalJustice #Crime #Jail #CivilRights #Courts #Attorney #Lawyer
I've been trying to find this for about a year, just thought of asking the #fediverse and #lawfedi for help.
There is a #tax case in #Pakistan, involving the retailer Metro Shoes. Referenced here: https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/12/09/fbr-registers-fir-against-metro-shoes-on-allegations-of-tax-evasion-fraud/
I am trying to find 1) the official name and citation of the case and 2) what happened? settlement? decision?
🚀 Boosts are appreciated because this will probably need to get to a #Pakistani #lawyer slash #attorney
This is #research for an academic article FWIW.
I guess I should do an introductory post to try to find more friends over here now. I’ve had three careers: 1) as a #guitarist in #punk #rock bands, 2) as a #scientist, in particular a #molecular #biologist, and 3) as a #patent #attorney. I love my wife and daughter, #dogs, the #Cubs, #Blackhawks, #Kings, #Bears, #USC #Trojans, #music, #PowerLifting, #ComicBooks, #reading, the #desert, the #river, #hiking and generally being #outdoors. I’m heavily involved in my #community and love giving back.
#Introduction time!
I grew up in the #NorthBay & have family there, but now live in #Sacramento with my husband. I’m a #nonprofit #attorney #advocate who works on public benefits & #SocialServices #law.
Interests & practice areas: #EconomicJustice, #DisabilityRights #EnvironmentalJustice, #DEI, #GovernmentTransparency, #Equity, & #UserCenteredDesign.
I follow #CALeg, #CAwx, & #LocalNews closely as well as #USPol.
Looking forward to connecting with other #California #NorCal & #LawFedi folks!
Ok I’ve been here for a couple weeks already but never did a proper #introduction
I’m Dani! I’m originally from #Boston but moved to #DC 4 years ago. Currently I’m a boring government #attorney but used to work as an #EMT until I moved here so still interested in that world. Interested in #transit #trains #wmata #mbta #urbanism #nintendo #news #politics #dcpolitics #mapolitics #bikeshare #tech #sports #hockey #baseball #bruins #yankees and #trashyrealitytv
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A new #introduction 🏳️🌈 :
Hi everyone! I’m an #Episcopal #priest, #attorney, and #theology #professor in #NYC. I teach #Anglican Studies and #QueerTheology at Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, or #EDSAtUnion. I serve in an #AngloCatholic parish, and I'm faithfully #LGBTQ+. Also a #Disnerd. Pronouns: he/him/his.
Some things I ❤️ :
#APIMastodon
#BichonFrise
#DisneyParks
#gaysian
#HauntedMansion
#kickboxing
#Latin
#opera
#PolynesianResort
#queer
#TheRingCycle
#Theologidons
#Iran's #Attorney General has told a religious conference that the country's religious police have been #disbanded. Mohammad Jafar #Montazeri’s comments have not been confirmed by Iran’s law enforcement agencies. The so-called ‘#morality police’ were set up to enforce an #Islamic #dress-code. Unrest has swept Iran since 22 y.o. #MahsaAmini died
@rysiek That's actually an idea I've heard from IBM (AFAIR) decades ago: a digital #attorney people do trust with decisions for their data. I think that idea is still a very good one.
So far, #consumers do not seem to care and continue with their absolute trust in megacorps who get money from their data. 🤷
#Introduction - I’m an #attorney with quite a few interests: #generativeart #art #climatechange #climateemergency activism #lgbt rights #creativecoding #disability rights #maryland #politics #nature #homestead #arthistory #artcuration #law #dogs #chickens That covers a lot of it, I think? Anyway, here’s one of my hens. :acongablob: (Reposted from new account)
I am an #attorney who is wanting to help organize other attorneys to provide low (or even better no-cost) legal representation to US #HamRadio operators who have felony convictions on their record (and will have to answer the newly-added felony question to renew), but also for prospective new operators, but who also have to make their case to the FCC while they should be licensed.
Email me if you are interested in helping and/or need this help yourself.
And read on for why I care about this..
I should probably do an #introduction.
I'm Jacob Schumer, an #attorney in Central Florida concentrating on local government and real property issues. Former public defender.
Probably won't post much about that though. Much more like to toot about nerd stuff like #gaming or #chess. Will only clutter your feed with #andor takes for the next couple weeks then will probably chill.
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Alright all, here's a few things about me in case anyone wants to follow like-interested people
I'm a #CommercialBankruptcy #Attorney in #Phoenix, #Arizona who also handles creditors' rights, #Restructuring, and #Litigation
Former #Programmer #Developer
Father to beautiful daughter; Husband to beautiful wife. They're the best
#bass #musician #Reading #SciFi #Fantasy #BrandonSanderson #StephenKing #LordOfTheRings #Malazan #WheelOfTime #dnd #FinalFantasy #MechanicalKeyboards
Whew - been here a dayish and getting a handle on things but great to see so many faces! As an #Introduction I am an #Attorney in upstate #NY (#UnitedStates) about to start my first full-time gig in #LegalAid. I am also a local elected official, single parent to three perpetual motion machines, slow #Knitter, and even slower #Triathlete. In my spare time I read (mostly non-fiction b/c #Nerd), #cycle, research #ADHD and #Autism, & desperately try to train the silly out of my pups (one ⬇️).
#introduction ? er… ok.
#ThirdCultureKid who hasn’t been a kid in decades
#goth sensibilities in a #GraphicTee wardrobe.
adore #ReallyBadMovies
#spinner #knitter #sewist #HomeChef #attorney (eew) #PublicHealthAdvocate #parent #CasualPhotographer #TechDabbler (fighting with #ubuntu on an ancient macbook)
#agender & #trilingual & planning to add #TeReoMāori (recent transplant to aotearoa)
i eschew capitalization unless it’s needed in hashtags or to be respectful of others.
pretty #leftist