Unfortunately populist politicians are calling the tune - be they Labour, Tory or Reform. Humanity, and even simple rationality is going by the way in a wish by many British politicians to be seen to be 'doing something'.
A Tale Of Nuclear Shenanigans From Down Under - It’s likely that among the readers of this article there will be many who collect ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/a-tale-of-nuclear-shenanigans-from-down-under/ #plutonium #science #crime #news #law
I was busy switching firms. The courts were busy issuing copyright rulings. Here's everything I missed over the past 3 weeks—Rule 11 sanctions, AI lawsuits, disco flashbacks, and more—all tidied up in one place before I sweep them behind the couch.
https://copyrightlately.com/whats-up-spring-cleaning-edition/
A Tale Of Nuclear Shenanigans From Down Under https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/a-tale-of-nuclear-shenanigans-from-down-under/ #Plutonium #Science #crime #News #law
A Cosmos Drug Store in Osaka went viral after it tried to charge a customer who ate at a neighboring ramen shop 10,000 yen ($68) for parking in its parking lot. The chain had to apologize profusely when it came out that the lot was shared by the two stores.
A Playbook for Standing Up to Trump:
“The three law firms that have filed suits to block Mr. Trump’s executive orders — Jenner & Block, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale — provide a model. So far, they are winning in court. Importantly, they have won the backing of many conservatives. As our counterparts on The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board wrote, Mr. Trump’s campaign against law firms “breaks a cornerstone principle of American justice.””
US prosecutor put on leave by Trump for not backing ‘wholly lawless’ detention https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/justice-department-prosecutor-leave-trump-administration-deportation #Trumpadministration #USimmigration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #ElSalvador #Maryland #Americas #PamBondi #Law(US) #USnews
Bill Murray’s interview in the NY Times did not make me like Bill Murray but I like this quote: “[I]f anyone ever suggests you go to arbitration: Don’t do it. Never ever do it. Because you think it’s justice, and it isn’t.”
#law #contracts #arbitration #BillMurray
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/magazine/bill-murray-interview.html
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"President Donald #Trump is trying to intimidate his critics into silence. And, sadly, it is working.
I saw this firsthand when I urged deans of law schools to sign a three-paragraph statement that concluded, 'We … speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of #lawyers in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy.”" — Erwin Chemerinsky
As a pastor, I preach forgiveness. As a concerned dad, I see the need for bail reform
Jason McAllister lives near a house where there is a constant police presence. People have been arrested for drug crimes, and a homicide has occurred at this residence in Prince George, B.C. Worse, the police describe the people arrested as repeat offenders. As a father ...
#politics #crime #family #law #PrinceGeorge #BC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-jason-mcallister-bail-reform-1.7501831?cmp=rss
Erwin Chemerinsky: #tRump is targeting law firms and #academia. Why don’t they speak up?
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#law #uspol #Democracy
https://archive.ph/cTAog#selection-399.0-399.17
In books: While “restoring the rule of law” to the U.S.-Mexico border has been a resonant and repeated talking point for successive administrations, it is the #border walls that they have built, not the border itself, that are lawless.
https://www.texasobserver.org/the-lawless-border-wall/
Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Clarence-Rockland homicide investigation
The suspect arrested in connection to a death in Clarence-Rockland, Ont., on Friday has been identified as Gilles Martel, 83, and charged with second-degree murder, according to Ontario Provincial Police.
#crime #death #law #ClarenceRockland #Ontario #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/man-charged-with-2nd-degree-murder-in-clarence-rockland-homicide-investigation-1.4615967?cmp=rss
TL;DR: An attorney's reliance on AI-generated case law raises ethical concerns, as instances of citing fictitious cases in court highlight the risks inherent in legal research technology. https://www.lexblog.com/2025/04/06/3878-2/ #law #tech #legaltech 
#autosum
The targeting of state supreme courts by special interests and billionaires can leave the public with the impression that justices are no different than any politician: devoted to serving their political allies, court observers say.
https://www.walknews.com/854363/ 米上院、トランプ減税実現へ前進 予算概要可決 | ロイター #AMERS #CLJ #DEST:NOJPTPM #DEST:NOJPWDM #DEST:NOJPZTM #ECO #ECON #FIN #FINS #FINS08 #GEN #GFIN #GOVACT #GVGVF #HREP #INSR #JFOR #JLN #LAW #MCE #NAMER #News #NEWS1 #PBFACT #POL #POTUS #SEN #TAX #TOPCMB #TOPNWS #TRN #US #VOTE #VOTS #WASH #World #WorldNews #ニュース #世界 #世界ニュース
TL;DR: Explore innovative approaches to eDiscovery in the AI era, including using platforms like SharePoint to safeguard documents from unauthorized access and upload to GenAI tools. https://www.lexblog.com/2025/04/05/rethinking-ediscovery-in-the-age-of-ai/ #law #tech #legaltech #autosum
Apple Insider: BBC cries foul over lack of branding for its Apple News stories. “The new accusations come in the midst of an ongoing investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over the two tech giants’ dominance in web browser engines and smartphone operating systems. The new complaint from the BBC suggests that aggregate news services minimize credit for the providers […]
Leave It To The Accountants..... A Roberts + Morrow Professional Services Network Podcast
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/leave-it-to-the-accountants-a-roberts-morrow-professional-services-network-podcast/
The Markup: A Guide on How to Legally Web Scrape EU Data. “At The Markup, some of our data journalists recently had questions about the legal risks involved in scraping websites hosted in the European Union. We conducted our own research to answer this question, and offer a summary of what we learned below. Our goal is to help other journalists, researchers, and advocates come up with a […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/06/the-markup-a-guide-on-how-to-legally-web-scrape-eu-data/
