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One week ahead of oral arguments in its challenge to a federal law that would require social-media giant TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its parent company can sell it by Jan. 19, the Biden administration filed its reply brief on Friday, urging the justices to allow the law to go into effect. The law, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices, targets the national security risk of China’s potential control of the Beijing company, … Read the rest
Does your startup law firm need a blog?
According to Google’s experts, not necessarily, but in some cases a blog is a plus.
In a Search Engine Roundtable article by Barry Schwartz, insights from John Mueller, Google’s Search Advocate, and Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, were highlighted to explore when blogging makes sense for start up businesses.
Mueller previously explained that blogging isn’t essential for SEO, but it can be impactful when done right:
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has issued his 2024 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary.
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Like many lawyers with expertise in insurance coverage, I was immediately contacted after the pandemic hit by business owners – often restaurant and bar owners – about seeking business interruption coverage under their insurance policies. My usual conclusion was that you could at least submit a claim and see what happens, but that, unless you had particularly deep pockets and/or large losses, I didn’t suggest bringing suit. My advice was based on two points: first, that recovering insurance benefits under … Read the rest
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At the end of an eventful year at the Supreme Court that included a ruling giving former President Donald Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution for his conduct while in office, reporting that controversial flags had flown at the homes of Justice Samuel Alito, and an ethics inquiry from Senate Democrats that found more gift trips that Justice Clarence Thomas had failed to disclose, Chief Justice John Roberts’ annual report, released on Tuesday evening, focused on what he sees … Read the rest
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The Biden administration on Friday afternoon urged the Supreme Court to leave in place a federal law that would require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its parent company can sell off the U.S. company by Jan. 19. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that the social media giant “collects vast swaths of data about tens of millions of Americans, which” China “could use for espionage or blackmail.” Moreover, she added, China could “covertly … Read the rest
All federal courts have put in place an effective dispute resolution plan giving employees multiple pathways to report and address workplace concerns, and an increasing number of them are opting to use the new processes.
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