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Access to Justice

Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence in ParisUnderstanding the POSH Complaint Redressal Process: An In-Depth 7-Step BreakdownWho Does What? Duties of each IC Member in the POSH Internal Committee

Administrative

Start educating clients now: Change coming for Ontario home buyers on July 1OCA affirms town has authority to enforce short-term rental bylaw, rejects Airbnb owner’s protestsLSO’s professional regulation division releases 2024 End-of-Year Report

ADR

HOW INERTIA, DELAYS AND DEADLINES AFFECT YOUR SETTLEMENTMAGIC WORDS TO SUCCEED IN MEDIATIONThe Importance of Note Taking

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

NHTSA Announces Actions Under Trump Administration’s New Framework for Removing Regulatory Barriers for Automated VehiclesAntitrust Review Episode 41: In Conversation With Ariel EzrachiThe French Competition Authority is Contemplating Introducing Call-In Powers to Review Below-Threshold Mergers

Appellate

2d DCA update4/1's J.Huffman to retireSCOTUSblog sold

Arbitration

Tracing Trouble: Ninth Circuit Dismisses Slack Investor LawsuitAI: IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT LAW#METOO Legislation

Bankruptcy

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Billy Pulte’s (with apologies to Oscar Hammerstein…I Just Couldn’t Make It Rhyme)Breaking Ground? Land Use Moratoriums and Environmental Justice: Inclusive Louisiana et al. v. St James Parish et al., No. 23- 30908, (5th Cir. Apr. 9, 2025)The Huge, Enormous, Cosmic Problem with All These Adjectives

Bar Associations

The Chicago Bar Associations Joins National Coalition of Bar Associations to File Amicus Briefs in Support of Jenner and Block and WilmerHaleThe CBA Hosts 22nd Annual Barristers Big Band Benefit on April 25The CBA Joins Nationwide Coalition of Bar Associations to File Amicus Brief in Support of Perkins Coie

Blogging Fundamentals

Where to get photos for your blog postsWebinar Recap: Easy Post Ideas to Bust up Writer’s BlockWebinar Recap: BizDev Through Blogging—What Real Success Looks Like

Blogging Strategy

LexBlog Learns Webinar Recap: How to Market and Grow Your Blog with Stefanie MarroneWebinar Recap: 2021 in Review & Looking Ahead to 2022How should I use tags on my blog?

Cannabis

Uncle RICO Gets the High Court Treatment: Cannabis Companies and Those Who Provide Services to Them May Be Subject to RICO Claims for Labeling, AdvertisingCourt Voids Alabama Medical Cannabis Awards: What’s Next on This Far Too Long, Too Strange Trip?THC Found in CBD Tincture ‘Sparks’ Statutory Debate: SCOTUS Permits Fired Employee To Sue Cannabis Businesses Under CIVIL RICO Law

Civil Litigation

Answer a Primordial Question for the Jurors: Who?Not The Usual “Account Stated” CaseComments on Recent Cases: April 2025

Class Action & Mass Torts

New Executive Order Directs Federal Agencies to Deprioritize Disparate Impact: What Employers Need to Know NowImplied Consent to Privacy Policy in Webpage Footer Forecloses Website Wiretapping ClaimAnother California Court Rejects Privacy Claims Targeting Online Chat Feature

Common Sense Legal Blogging

Common Sense Legal Blogging - Chapter 25 - How to Market Your Law BlogCommon Sense Legal Blogging - Chapter 24 - Localize Your Blog and PostsCommon Sense Legal Blogging - Chapter 23 - Blogging in a Conversational Tone

Communications, Media & Entertainment

WCB Extends Compliance Deadlines for Privacy of Domestic Violence Calls and TextsThis Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  April 21, 2025 to April 25, 20252025 NFL Draft Round 1 Player/Agent Pairings

Coronavirus

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance Following End of Federal Public Health EmergencyEmployee Retention Credit (ERC): Maximizing COVID Relief by Supplementing PPPCOVID-19 Restrictions Are Ending! What California Employers Need To Know

Corporate & Commercial

Demand for Data Centers Surges in Asia Amid Global AI BoomFTC Updates (April 14 - 18, 2025)GSA’s Expanded Role in Purchasing of “Common Goods and Services” under Executive Order 14240

Corporate Compliance

FinCEN’s Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order Faces Challenges in Texas and Southern CaliforniaTrump 2.0 tariff trackerEighth Circuit Temporarily Pauses Climate Rules Litigation and Seeks Response from SEC

Corporate Finance

FinCEN’s Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order Faces Challenges in Texas and Southern CaliforniaAlexandra Steinberg Barrage Speaking at IPA Innovative Payments ConferenceFedtrade® Podcast – Tracey Hyatt Bosman, BLS & Co., Site Location Experts – SelectUSA Spotlight

Criminal

A little round-up to start the weekNotable sentencing opinion discussing the "state of appellate review of district court sentencing"Orphans in Poisoned Libraries

Disability Law

Two service animal stories and the lessons they teachBeer and website accessibilityFederal Court Website Accessibility Lawsuit Filings Continue to Decrease in 2024

E-Discovery

Ten Tips for ChatGPT on How to Maximize its Benefit: Artificial Intelligence Best PracticesBridging Legacy Data, Defensible Disposition, and AI-Driven Insights: eDiscovery WebinarsHow to Use Technology to Build and Present a Compelling Case: eDiscovery Webinars

Education

U.S. Department of Education to Resume Federal Student Loan CollectionsCAS Legal Mailbag - 4/10/25TRIAL ADVOCACY GOES TO THE MOVIES: Go to the Movies for Lessons in Trial Strategies, Techniques and Skills

Employment & Labor

The Evolution of Equal Pay: Lessons From 9 to 5‎Another Legal Challenge to an AI Interviewing ToolCounterclaim and Exemplary Damages in Employment Litigation

Energy

Belgium as Frontrunner on Rules to Protect Against "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" (SLAPP), What You Need to Know.States Could Fill Potential Enforcement Gaps on Climate DisclosuresTen CCS Bills Set For Committee Hearing Next Week in Louisiana Legislative Session

Environmental

Agricultural Law Weekly Review—April 29, 2025Belgium as Frontrunner on Rules to Protect Against "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" (SLAPP), What You Need to Know.Hot Topic: Nevada Joins Ranks of States Enforcing Onerous New Heat Illness Rules

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

How Illinois Lawyers Can Celebrate Law Day 2025Professionalism Spotlight: Josh Rohrscheib, Onward Injury LawUSPTO’s New Fraud Squad – Concrete Steps or More of the Same?

Family & Divorce

The Need for Advice of CounselSo, What Goes with Social Security?Court Considers Several Common, but Complex Financial Issues in Two-Day Hearing

Financial

New co-operation guidance issued by the SFOMandatory mediation in the Gauteng High CourtImplementation Act on financial services contracts concluded at a distance published for consultation

Food, Drug & Agriculture

MO-CHA Premium Non-Dairy Creamer recalled for undeclared milk allergenOregon Ignores Erie to Allow Failure to Recall ClaimWe Can Try to Understand The New York Times’ Effect on AI

Government

Hold My Beer: The Trump Administration’s Bold Plan to Rewrite the FARCourt Refuses to Dismiss Megachurch Pastor's Defamation Suit Against Sex OffenderSuit Challenges HHS's Rescission of Sensitive Locations Policy

Health Care

Seventh Circuit Clarifies Limits on Advertising Payments under the AKSHealthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: New Mountain Invests in SmarterDxEU Biotech Act– what we know so far

Immigration

U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?Client Success: Turning a Global Talent Endorsement Refusal into an ApprovalWindrush Compensation Scheme: 2025 Guide

Insurance

Can the "Misleading Sales" Determined by Financial Regulatory Authorities Serve as the Basis for Fraud to Revoke an Insurance Contract?Practical Guide to Investments in Real Estate Funds by Insurance CompaniesAdministrative and Judicial Pathways to Address Malicious Network Content in China

Intellectual Property

We Can Try to Understand The New York Times’ Effect on AIWebinar - Securing the Invisible: Protecting Trade Secrets in the Age of OversharingLearn More About Extradition Under UAE Law

International

New co-operation guidance issued by the SFOImplementation Act on financial services contracts concluded at a distance published for consultationAFM’s expectations on the implementation of the European Accessibility Act

Law Firm Marketing & Management

Can lawyers partner with a nonlawyer in a jurisdiction that permits nonlawyer firm ownership?  Texas says No!Laid Off at 25: The Start of Something I Couldn’t See YetThe Playbook for AI in Personal Injury Law Firms

Law Library

Stop Bothering MePrepare for UncertaintySpring Migration to New Web Host

Law School Blogs

ISS Offers Preview of Continental Europe Proxy SeasonThe GENIUS Act Needs a Rule on ExtraterritorialityUniswap’s Reprieve Reveals the Uncertainty of DeFi Regulation

Maritime

Force majeure events and supervening impossibilityNew USTR Measures Target Chinese Maritime Sector: What You Need to KnowCarnival Cruise Line Proves Once Again That It Has, By Far, the Most Violent Passengers On the High Seas

Nonprofit Law

The Perseverance of William DukesImportant Year-End Reminder for ClergyStay Off the Charitable Solicitation Naughty List

Personal Injury

MO-CHA Premium Non-Dairy Creamer recalled for undeclared milk allergenHepatitis A found in worker at Jersey Mike’s; patrons urged to seek medical treatmentHistoric earthquake in Japan still sending flood of food safety concerns

Privacy & Data Security

FTC: Be Precise and Accurate With Your Advertising or BewareSecuring Resilient Support for Your Information Governance Initiative (Part 3)New Era of Collaboration? States Team Up to Coordinate on Privacy Laws

Probate & Estate Planning

Appellate Division Affirms that Claims Relating to Estate Issues are Under the Jurisdiction of the Chancery Division‘Complete shock’: Mother grieves again after cemetery reburies daughterHow to insulate your settlement agreement from being undone on fraudulent inducement grounds

Property Law

Cal Supreme Court Reviewing Necessity Challenge To Public Utility TakeoverNew Report: "How to Protect Property Rights from Improperly Assessed Exactions" (Sweetland & Hodges)CA6: The Predeprivation Hearing Required By Due Process Can't Just Exist On Paper (And An Informal, And Possibly Made-Up Chance To Negotiate Isn't Enough)

Real Estate & Construction

Retail Reckoning for Suburban Strip MallsWhat Recourse Does a Federal Grant Recipient Have If Its Grant Is Terminated?New Environmental Laws from the 2025 Maryland General Assembly Session

Resource Center

LexBlog Learns Webinar Recap: How to Market and Grow Your Blog with Stefanie MarroneWebinar Recap: 2021 in Review & Looking Ahead to 2022Where to get photos for your blog posts

Securities

This Week In Securities Litigation (Week of April 28, 2025)Individual Pleads Guilty In Connection With Prior FCPA Enforcement Actions Involving EcuadorWhat Jurisdiction Is the SEC Claiming in the Crypto Area?

Social Media

Paying attention to Twitter trending to come up with post ideasUse your blog's Yoast SEO settings to target post titles to your audienceUse Twitter Ads Composer for sharing content with longer, more media-rich tweets

Supreme Court

Court Refuses to Dismiss Megachurch Pastor's Defamation Suit Against Sex OffenderSuit Challenges HHS's Rescission of Sensitive Locations PolicyTennessee Enacts Conscience Protections for Health Care Providers

Tax

State Taxation of a Nonresident’s Gain from the Sale of Stock –The Shot Heard Round the Country?California appeals court holds that taxpayers are not required to pay City fees before bringing Proposition 218 claimCOST 2025 Spring Conference and Audit Sessions

Technology

Demand for Data Centers Surges in Asia Amid Global AI BoomKey Lessons from ILTA’s Evolve Keynote: Cybersecurity Is a Constantly Growing ThreatHow to Prepare for a Software Demonstration

This Week in Legal Blogging

Best of Law Blogging: week in review, dogs and greenwashingYevgen Poltenko on the situation in Ukraine and how people can help the Legal Development NetworkDean Michael Hunter Schwartz on the success of McGeorge Law Today

Trademark

Seyfarth’s JC Zwisler to Share Insights on Maximizing INTA at Upcoming Digital Events Committee WebinarInnovation Madness: The Winner of the Basketball Patent ChampionshipInnovation Madness – Round 3 Recap: Who Made the Final Four?

Women in Law

Five Things I’m Doing Now to Prepare for 1L YearLosing Friends in Law SchoolFive Ideas To Celebrate Your Law School Achievements