“I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’…"
Good morning all you Law Buffs and Calves,
“I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’… I only said, ‘I want to be let alone.’ There is all the difference.” (Greta Garbo). It’s Spring Break! Even though you may not be here, we are here. Remember, if you need reference or circulation help, reach out to your friendly neighborhood law librarian.
The following are 10 interesting articles from the previous week. These articles were pulled from either the: ABA Newsletter, AALL Newsletter, vLex Newsletter, Law360, Law Practice Magazine Newsletter, LexisNexis’ Practical Guidance Newsletter, Bloomberglaw Filings of Note and/or Frontiers Newsletter. Enjoy!
"’I spent nearly 10 years at a world-class international law firm that had disproportionately more men than women at the partnership level,’ says attorney Megan Elizabeth Gray. ‘And while the number of women who entered the firm was the same as men, the number of women who left was greater.’"
“Introduction: Listening to music is a great way to relax from law school and to promote well-being in general. Some people swear by music to help them study as well. Here are a couple suggestions for playlists with law students and lawyers in mind.”
“Introduction: Are you creating a Google Doc and have a PDF that you want to include? While there isn’t a straightforward way to insert a PDF in Google Docs, we have a couple of workarounds you can try.”
“Pakistan has failed in its bid to keep on hold proceedings to enforce a $6 billion arbitral award issued to an Australian mining company while annulment proceedings are pending, after a D.C. federal judge expressed skepticism that the award would be overturned.”
“The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that abortion providers can't target state licensing boards in legal challenges against a new state law that restricts abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, effectively ending the providers' challenge of the new law's constitutionality.”
“A Texas man said Monday he'll plead guilty to one count of assaulting an officer during the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a surprise outcome that allows him to avoid even more serious charges and which comes after prosecutors admitted they broke the law by losing track of him in the federal court system.”
"Husch Blackwell LLP has launched a legal practice group dedicated to helping clients navigate the emerging space of researching and developing medicines derived from federally controlled psychedelics."
"The International Court of Justice ordered Russia on Wednesday to halt its invasion of Ukraine amid allegations that the Kremlin's actions violate international law."
"A Texas-based attorney was sentenced to more than three years in prison this week for embezzling half a million dollars from the San Francisco-based startup that employed her."