Tools for Tomorrow’s Lawyers CLE and Webcast

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“Big unpublished opinion from the 11th Circuit reversing because of a judge’s refusal to ask voir dire questions related to sexual preference prejudices”

“Big unpublished opinion from the 11th Circuit reversing because of a judge’s refusal to ask voir dire questions related to sexual preference prejudices”: David Oscar Markus has this post today at his “Southern District of Florida Blog” discussing a non-precedential opinion that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

Circuit Judge Beverly B. Martin wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Judge Richard K. Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade joined. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle (N.D. Ga.) issued a dissenting opinion.

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Microsoft Office 365 for Lawyers podcast

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Client: ‘Can My Parents Pay for My Attorney Fees?’ Lawyer: ‘Yes, but…’

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“Conservatives fear Roberts going soft”

“Conservatives fear Roberts going soft”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has an article that begins, “Chief Justice John Roberts seems to be going wobbly again.”

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Alternative Billing Comes to Main Street

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“Court review ties McCaffery to 230 porn e-mails”

“Court review ties McCaffery to 230 porn e-mails”: Angela Couloumbis and Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer have a news update that begins, “Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery sent or received more than 230 e-mails containing sexually explicit content between late 2008 and mid-2012 — including some messages sent to the state e-mail accounts of government employees, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the court’s chief justice.”

Karen Langley of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update headlined “Justice Castille: McCaffery had 234 pornographic emails; Third Pennsylvania official, Randy Feathers, steps down over email scandal.”

Brad Bumsted of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “Castille: No justices except McCaffery involved in porn scandal.”

And The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has a news update headlined “Review shows one Supreme Court justice sent or received sexually explicit emails: Chief justice.”

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“Judged accordingly”

“Judged accordingly”: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an editorial that begins, “One certain consequence of rendering judgment, as the apostles noted, is being judged. State Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery, being linked to a body of rather extracanonical correspondence, should be no exception.”

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“Federal judge strikes down Alaska’s marriage ban; state will appeal”

“Federal judge strikes down Alaska’s marriage ban; state will appeal”: The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has this update.

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Focus on 5th Circuit in gay marriage case.”

And CBC News reports that “Same-sex marriage opponents in U.S. ‘aren’t waving a white flag'; A majority of states could soon allow same-sex marriages, but opponents aren’t giving up.”

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“Secret Money Fueling a Flood of Political Ads”

“Secret Money Fueling a Flood of Political Ads”: Nicholas Confessore has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

According to the article, “The dominance of secretly funded advertising defies one of the underlying assumptions of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which allowed outside groups to raise and spend more money, so long as they did not coordinate with candidates and parties.”

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Witness Preparation: Best Practices for a Successful Deposition

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“Lawyers, Judges Modify the View That Adverbs Are Mostly Bad; The Maligned Part of Speech Has Friends In High Court; Don’t Tell Stephen King”

“Lawyers, Judges Modify the View That Adverbs Are Mostly Bad; The Maligned Part of Speech Has Friends In High Court; Don’t Tell Stephen King”: Jacob Gershman will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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ABA Seeks Nominees for Blawg 100 – Top Legal Blogs

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Caig Ball: “Dem Phones, Dem Phones, Dem iPhones”

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Reading Online News Items (2014 Edition)

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What Is Your Law Firm’s Social Media Strategy?

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You are not paranoid when they are watching you

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Recent Technology News and Developments for 2014

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What is Your Job Description?

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“Child Pornography Case Spurs Debate on Military’s Role in Law Enforcement”

“Child Pornography Case Spurs Debate on Military’s Role in Law Enforcement”: Erik Eckholm and Richard A. Oppel Jr. will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

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