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Supreme Court Justice Ann Timmer on Arizona’s Sweeping Regulatory Reforms

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In ordering that change, as well as a package of additional reforms, the Arizona Supreme Court acted on the recommendations of a task force that had called for fundamental changes in the regulation of legal services, all with the goal of enhancing access to justice. Justice Timmer was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 2012.

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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

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This landmark case was the first and only Mexican-American civil rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court. Her talent and grit were noticed, and she received a recommendation by the Texas congressional delegation for nomination by the White House to a United States District Court seat in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2010.

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Section 230 Immunizes Bing’s Search Results–White v. Microsoft

Eric Goldman

The court agrees with Microsoft. ’…the trial court was correct to grant summary judgment finding Microsoft immune from Mr. .” ” If it matters, the concurring judge is a DeSantis appointee. 2012 WL 4863696 (D. 2012); Merritt v. 2012); Merritt v. Lexis Nexis, 2012 WL 6725882 (E.D.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Eric Goldman

Gutman created a Pinterest account in 2011 and an Instagram account in 2012, shortly after she began working for JLM. The last time we blogged this case , the district court had sided with JLM, initially restricting Gutman’s use of the social media accounts and then awarding control over the accounts to JLM.

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Nominations Are Open for the Illinois Supreme Court ATJ Commission’s Access to Justice Awards

Legal Tech Monitor

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) announced that it is accepting nominations for two awards: the Thomas L. This award honors Justice Kilbride, who was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court in 2000 and chosen as Chief Justice by his colleagues in 2010. Colman Access to Justice Award.

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What Judges are really saying about Technology Assisted Review

Discovery Advocate

Since the first judicial opinion endorsing the use of Technology Assisted Review (or TAR) was written by Judge Andrew J. For proportionality , courts enthusiastically allowed the use of TAR, while stopping short of requiring it.

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Uh-Oh, the Ninth Circuit Is Messing Again With Its Roommates Ruling–Vargas v. Facebook

Eric Goldman

Some possible reasons why: The 2008 en banc ruling functionally became dicta in 2012 when the Ninth Circuit held that Roommates.com never touched illegal content at all. Most judges have interpreted the Roommates.com exceptions narrowly. The court responds that Facebook inferred other protected attributes through data-mining.

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