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Lawyers often struggle with time management. Perhaps it’s from taking on too much, or lack of resources to keep them better organized. Whatever the cause, adopting effective time management techniques can help lawyers be more productive throughout the day and increase their billable hours. Many tools are available to law firms, like Google Calendar to enhance productivity and time management. This tool helps to track time effectively and avoid wasted time, missed deadlines,… Source link

Ilya Shapiro.Screenshot/C-Span Ilya Shapiro tweeted that Biden would pick a “lesser Black woman” as Supreme Court justice in January. Georgetown Law reinstated his role on June 2 after an investigation and monthslong suspension. But he resigned on Monday, saying Georgetown Law “doesn’t value free speech.” A Georgetown University Law Center professor who tweeted that President Joe Biden would pick a “lesser Black woman” for the Supreme Court resigned on Monday after four months in his job. Ilya… Source link

After several Illinois residents received checks in the mail following a Facebook settlement, more are now expected as part of a new Google settlement. It all stems from the same Illinois law. The lawsuits against Google and Facebook claimed the companies violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. Neither company has admitted wrongdoing in the cases, but settlements led to checks for many residents. Illinois’ Biometric Privacy Act prohibits private sector… Source link

After a controversial new social media law went into effect Wednesday in Texas, the Supreme Court began weighing Big Tech’s emergency request to put it on hold as the tech industry fights the legislation. Texas statute HB 20 requires large platforms like Twitter (TWTR), Meta’s Facebook and Instagram (FB), TikTok, and YouTube (GOOG, GOOGL) to publish all user posts that express a “viewpoint.” Their industry lobbyists are challenging the statute on First Amendment and other grounds, and… Source link

Tesla (TSLA) shares fell on Tuesday amid investor concerns that CEO Elon Musk would need to sell shares in order to fund a portion of his $44 billion buyout of Twitter (TWTR). Meanwhile, Twitter’s shares have recovered from a late-March trough ahead of the buyout deal. Columbia Law School Professor John Coffee believes that it will be challenging for Musk to juggle managing Tesla and Twitter simultaneously — on top of SpaceX, The Boring Company, and Neuralink. “Moreover, Tesla is going… Source link

Disney (DIS) is fighting back against Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education Act, which critics have infamously dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially signed the bill into law. The media giant released the following statement in response: Florida’s HB 1557, also known as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, should never have passed and should never have been signed into law. Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the… Source link

Goodbye, Spotify. Hello, Sputnik? Music streaming giant Spotify (SPOT) is the latest to join a growing list of media platforms halting operations in Russia following a law passed by the Kremlin earlier this month that threatens to jail any person or entity spreading “fake” news for up to 15 years. Spotify confirmed to Yahoo Finance that the music streaming giant made the “difficult” decision Friday to suspend its service in the country. The company said it will have to take several… Source link

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) on Thursday said Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google had breached antitrust law related to suspending and blocking accounts on YouTube. Google is waiting for the FAS’ full decision in order to review… Source link

SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) – South Korea’s telecommunications regulator wants better compliance plans from Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google before finalising rules for a law banning app store operators from forcing software developers to use their payments systems, officials said on Thursday. South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunication Business Act, last year. The rules, due to be drawn up by March 15 and called the enforcement ordinance, will lay out what… Source link

“We are an example of the consequences,” said Michal Feix, a former chief executive of Seznam, who now leads its policy and legal work as an outside consultant. Without the new laws, he said, “you just can’t compete.” Google said its success in the Czech Republic was the result of building a superior service. Czechs “choose our products because they help people find the information they’re looking for — and because we make thousands of improvements every year,” Google said… Source link