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How to Solve Unmet Legal Needs and Restore Public Trust – A Justice Blueprint

Colin S. Levy

Renee Knake Jefferson is the author of the book Law Democratized: A Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis (NYU Press 2024) and founder of the Legal Ethics Roundup weekly newsletter. Public opinion of the nations judicial system and courts fell to a record-low in 2024, according to the latest Gallup poll. Regulatory Reforms.

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The Shape of Things to Come (Our Fearless Prediction)

Colin S. Levy

Sneed III on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and then practiced law (primarily bankruptcy law) with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco from 1986-1991. She is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. After receiving her B.A.,

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Companies x FTC’s Noncompete Rule

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Although the FTC has faced judgments with different outcomes, they are committed to imposing the rule and have already filed a notice of appeal against a decision issued by the Texas court barring enforcement of the rule. The court found the FTCs rule to be arbitrary and capricious given its breadth. However, the Ryan LLC v.

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Nomination Window Opens to Award the 2024 Legal Visionary

Legal Tech Monitor

IAALS has opened the nomination window for the 2024 Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award, which recognizes innovators who have made significant impacts early in their legal careers toward making the American legal system work better for everyone. Nominations will be accepted through December 1, and the award will be presented in April 2024.

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SEC Approval of Bitcoin ETP Ushers in a New Era of Cryptocurrency Trading

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

On January 10, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved the listing and trading of several spot Bitcoin exchange-traded products (“ETP”). The circuit court held that the SEC failed to provide a “coherent explanation” for why it would allow an ETF for bitcoin futures but not an ETF for spot bitcoin.

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The Most Interesting Supreme Court Rulings of 2024

Legal Talk Network

The most recent Supreme Court term was marked by a sustained challenge to the authority of administrative agencies, significant victories for former President Donald J. United States , the Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald J. The court has used Chevron at least 70 times to decide cases but has not done so since 2016.

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Suspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Due to Section 230–Ryan v. X

Eric Goldman

[This blog post covers two decisions in the same lawsuit: the ruling on X’s initial motion to dismiss from September, which apparently never triggered my Westlaw or Lexis alerts, and then a ruling on X’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint that the court issued this week. ” The court cites to Murphy v.

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