Navigation While legal teams became far more tech savvy during the pandemic, for many, tech maturity hasn’t yet leapfrogged to meet the moment, and there’s still a fair amount of catching up to do.
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Tenth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity Defense in Section 1983 Suit Arising out of George Floyd Protests
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected three police officers’ qualified immunity defenses. The court determined it was clearly established that police cannot shoot nonlethal projectiles at protesters who committed no serious crime, were not a threat, and were not attempting to flee.
Inside Track: Law Schools Neglecting Desperate Need for Tech Training
“The American legal profession is at a critical inflection point. Some may argue that lawyers face dramatic threats not only to their business models but their very usefulness in the face of new technologies,” Albany Law School professor Raymond Brescia wrote in a recent paper.
A Revealing Cannabis Practice Suit | New Litigation Work for Big Law | Regulators v. Big Weed in NJ
Cannabis attorney Lauren Rudick sued her former firm, Hiller PC, this week for missed payments and forced maternity leave work. Hiller managing partner Michael S. Hiller said Rudick’s claims are meritless and threatened his own legal action.
'It's Unprecedented': Michael Cohen Urges Judges to Extend 'Bivens' in Retaliation Suit Against Trump
Former President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen urged a federal appeals court Thursday to allow his retaliation lawsuit against the ex-president to move forward under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, which permits civil claims for damages for constitutional violations by […]