Make No Law: The First Amendment Podcast

April 18, 2019

Criminal or civil, plaintiff or defendant — what’s the one piece of legal advice all should follow? Shut up! That being said, should a judge be able to make you do this? In this episode of Make No Law, the First Amendment Podcast by Popehat.com, host Ken White talks to Steven Zansberg about gag orders and how far judges can go to restrict the dissemination of case information. They outline the practices of issuing prior restraints and gag orders on case participants and the media, and discuss whether these orders are constitutional. Steve talks about his litigation efforts to keep courtrooms and court records open and they highlight the fact that the legal profession’s rules of professional conduct contain restrictions that negate the need for additional orders issued by judges.

For more than two decades, Steven D. Zansberg has represented media companies, online publishers, and individuals in defending claims based on content, fighting subpoenas, and seeking access to government information and proceedings.

https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/make-no-law/2019/04/gag/

ABA Journal

April 23, 2019

"Today, 36 states have adopted a duty on technology competence, and yet, for many, understanding AI is an ongoing challenge. Helping lawyers meet these standards was part of our work with the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, a multiyear, international, multidisciplinary effort focused on the ethics of AI. This first-of-its-kind set of comprehensive principles for ethical adoption of AI in legal systems includes accountability, effectiveness, transparency and, yes, competence."

http://www.abajournal.com/lawscribbler/article/before-lawyers-can-ethically-adopt-and-integrate-ai-into-their-practices-they-must-first-be-competent

ABA Journal News

April 22, 2019

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted three petitions regarding whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status.

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/SCOTUS-will-consider-sexual-orientation-and-transgender-discrimination-under-Title-VII

ABA Journal

April 16, 2019

The inaugural AALL State of the Profession 2019 report—which captures information from academic, government, law firm and corporate law libraries—shows that 27.4% of law firms or corporations have at least one active artificial intelligence initiative. Of those, 68.4% involve the library.

http://www.abajournal.com/web/article/law-libraries-chart-new-direction-for-the-future-aall-report-shows

California Courts Newsroom

April 15, 2019

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and Administrative Director Martin Hoshino share answers to common questions about the policy making body of the judicial branch.

https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/the-judicial-council-of-california-6746084

EVENT INFORMATION:

 7th Annual Law Rocks San Francisco

Thursday, April 25th, 2019

The Chapel, 777 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110

Doors 6:30pm

Concert 7:00pm

Tickets and additional

information:

  https://lawrocks.org/sfo

CEBBLOG

April 17, 2019

"But these proposed changes don’t impact California employers, because they must observe the stricter state rules already in effect. Specifically, employees must be paid at least $960/week (80 times the state minimum wage) to qualify under the California executive, administrative, and professional exemptions. This equates to $49,920 a year. Consequently, even if the DOL’s proposal becomes final, the federal standard would remain considerably below the California test."

https://blog.ceb.com/2019/04/17/dols-proposal-for-exempt-employees-doesnt-meet-cas-standard/#more-23110

San Francisco Chronicle

April 16, 2019

“Missing your traffic court date has nothing to do with dangerous driving and everything to do, really, with poverty,” said Anne Stuhldreher, director of the San Francisco Financial Justice Project, an initiative within the treasurer’s office that evaluates and reforms fines and fees that are painful for the city’s poorest residents. The Financial Justice Project is part of a coalition of government organizations and community groups, including the court system, formed to address the issue.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/88-000-people-in-SF-who-lost-driver-s-licenses-13770157.php

New York Times

April 16, 2019

"At the heart of the disputes was a disagreement over how Qualcomm charges royalties on patents that it holds on mobile chips. The company, based in San Diego, had pioneered a type of cellular communications in the 1990s that later became a mainstay of mobile devices. That allowed it to charge royalties on nearly every smartphone sold — even if the phone did not actually use Qualcomm chips. Apple eventually objected to that arrangement."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/technology/apple-qualcomm-settle.html?module=inline

New York Times

April 16, 2019

"Private plaintiffs likely will cite the decision in the Lorenzo case to claim that a misstatement or failure to disclose information operated as a scheme to defraud, which means that anyone involved in putting out misleading information could be sued. That could significantly expand the number of potential defendants who can be sued for securities fraud and carry the possibility for significant recoveries from those with deep pockets who played some role in sending out misleading information to investors."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/business/dealbook/supreme-court-sec-fraud.html