Better Late than Never
Good morning all you Law Buffs and Calves,
Hope y'all had a fun and relaxing snow day! As you jump back into the week, remember, if you need reference or circulation help, be sure to 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, and/or Frontiers Newsletter. Enjoy!
Excerpt: “The strategic game is a fun way to engage and test your brain for a few minutes each day and low-key compete to be the smartest person in your friend group, so it’s no surprise that it’s skyrocketed in popularity recently.”
“The Texas Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the Fifth Circuit's certified question over whether state licensing boards have the authority to enforce Texas' new abortion law and whether they are the correct defendants in a constitutional challenge launched by a coalition of abortion clinics.”
“Review important considerations to keep in mind when drafting and negotiating exclusivity agreements.“
Introduction: “The internet is home to roughly 1.7 billion websites. Unfortunately, many of these websites live only to scam you out of your personal data or money. Here are a few signs to look out for to spot a fraudulent website.”
“The State Bar of Texas moved to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit Monday, arguing that its position as a state agency prohibits attorneys from suing it to claw back membership fees.”
Introduction: “Google recently added the ability to add watermarks to images in Google Docs, and now it’s adding the same feature but for text.”
Introduction: “Here’s a fun thought experiment; picture the amount of personal data you think tech companies keep on you. Now, realize it’s actually way more than that (hmm, maybe this isn’t that fun). Even as privacy and security become more talked about in consumer tech, the companies behind our favorite products are collecting more and more of our data. How much? Well, if you want to know the information, say, Amazon has on you, there is a way to find out. And it’s a lot.”
“Justice Stephen Breyer, who was confirmed Wednesday to be stepping down from the court after 27 years, was a pragmatist who thought about the real-world implications of the high court’s decisions. Here, Law360 looks at some of the cases that epitomize his career.”
Excerpt: “Founded in 1998, around 40 years after the first Grammy Awards were held, the Native American Music Awards (or Nammys) honor and showcase the best Indigenous music from musicians in North America.”
Introduction: “There is nothing I love more than a good strategic plan. A well planned out quarterly or yearly action plan can really help propel your business forward and put you on the path for success. But even the most dedicated business owners only have 24 hours in a day to get it all done. But the really successful ones have a few secrets. And today, I am going to share a few things that you can do to get a leg up on the competition and reach your goals faster than you might think is possible.”