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Below are 10 articles that came out last week. We hope that you find some of them interesting. All of the articles were pulled from the ABA Newsletter, the AALL Newsletter, the vLex Newsletter, and Law 360. Enjoy!
Excerpt: "In scientific literature that investigates risk factors for burnout, six come up again and again, according to a review co-authored by Maslach and published in the 2016 book Stress: Cognition, Emotion, and Behavior. There’s workload, the amount of autonomy you have, and fairness in the workplace. Then there’s reward—how much your work is recognized and compensated—and workplace community, or the social support you receive from colleagues or clients. Finally, values and meaning: whether or not the work you’re doing syncs up with your ideals."
Excerpt: "The report from Carbon Switch, which produces guides for climate action, uses tax returns and foundation grant data to paint a picture of charitable giving in the U.S. It drops right as Americans across the country open their wallets for Giving Tuesday."
Introduction: "More than 140 amicus briefs were filed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the potentially momentous abortion case concerning a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The briefs come from professors, politicians, states, and interest groups from across the ideological spectrum. We reviewed them all, identified some of the most noteworthy and novel arguments, and summarized them in the guide below. The case will be argued on Wednesday."
Introduction: "Like the Whac-A-Mole game at the carnival, every time state and federal law enforcement officials think they have smacked down scam robocalls, the unwanted calls pop up in a slightly different place with a slightly different face."
Introduction: "November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month and all of this month we have been highlighting resources to learn more about the historical and current issues American Indian and Alaskan Native people are facing. Below we recap those resources."
Introduction: "Colorado does not have any statewide moratoria or special COVID orders pertaining to evictions at this time. However, a wide range of new housing laws went into effect on October 1, 2021, that give tenants many more rights and protections. […] I have tried to compile a number of different eviction and housing resources on a research page on the Pikes Peak Library District’s website. I want to highlight a few resources in this post."
Introduction: "The World Health Organization (WHO) designated the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, named Omicron, as a Variant of Concern (VOC) on 11/26/2021. WHO has asked countries to enhance surveillance and sequencing efforts, submit complete genome sequences and associated metadata to a publicly available database (e.g., GISAID), report initial cases/clusters associated with VOC infection to WHO through the IHR mechanism, and, where capacity exists, perform field investigations and laboratory assessments to improve understanding of the potential impacts of the VOC."
"Veteran litigator Daniel Petrocelli of Los Angeles law firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP has signed on to represent musician Travis Scott against allegations following the deadly crowd surge at his Nov. 5 Astroworld concert in Houston, where 10 concertgoers were killed and scores more were seriously injured."
Introduction: "For the 75th anniversary of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), it’s a good time to check out AILALink. AILALink has been around for several years and is a go-to database for immigration resources."
"Instead of forcing extroversion in high-pressure networking scenarios that naturally drain our energy and cause unnecessary internal conflict, introverts can be ..."