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Australian Law Student Claims Test Question Used Her Name to Mock Her Politics
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Freya Leach, a student at the University of Sydney Law School, said she believes a recent exam maliciously used her name in its fictitious examples of dubious legal activities like deliberately infecting someone with HIV. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Vogue Magazine Sues Drake, 21 Savage for Faux Cover Shoot Images
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Vogue magazine is suing rappers Drake and 21 Savage for allegedly infringing on the magazine’s copyright. So reports NPR.
Read more...Marquette’s Lubar Center Taps Judge Derek Mosley to Helm
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Judge Derek Mosley has been tapped to take the role of director at Marquette University Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education. So reports OnMilwaukee.
Read more...Parkland Shooter’s Lawyer Facing Bar Investigation for Courtroom Behavior
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Attorney Tamara Curtis, one of the members of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s counsel, is being investigated by the Florida state bar association. So reports Yahoo! News.
Read more...Musk’s Twitter Layoffs Face Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Lawsuit
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Twitter is facing a class-action lawsuit after new owner Elon Musk announced a slew of layoffs planned for the social media platform. So reports Fox Business.
Read more...Judge Orders Amazon to Produce More Than 4M Documents in Alexa Lawsuit
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Amazon has been ordered by a federal judge to produce “millions of documents” as part of a potential class-action lawsuit involving the retail giant’s Alexa-enabled devices. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Trump Scores Win in Quest to Keep Tax Returns from House W&M Committee
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Chief Justice John Roberts asked the House Ways and Means Committee to respond to former President Trump’s assertion his tax returns should remain out of its hands. So reports NBC News.
Read more...DOJ Files Brief Asking SCOTUS to Reject Controversial Election Law Doctrine
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President Joe Biden’s administration filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to reject the “independent state legislature doctrine” promulgated by those who sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. So reports CNN.
Read more...Alito Slams Law School 'Cancel Culture' at Heritage Foundation Event
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito admonished the lack of free speech at law schools and on college campuses during remarks made at a recent Heritage Foundation event. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Lawyer Defending Strip Club Dies in Club Shortly Before Trial
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The trial surrounding a company executive who died at a strip club in Colorado has been delayed after one of the lawyers involved also died in the club. So reports The Guardian.
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