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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession

The Barrister

1 Led by co-directors representing faculty, the admissions office, and academic affairs, the Center will serve to help recruit, retain, and support students from all backgrounds who have overcome obstacles on their journey into the legal profession, including barriers related to identity-based discrimination. 2 In the 2023 case, SFFA v.

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Document Correlation Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 34(b)(2)(E)

E-Discovery LLC

Rule 34(b) is amended to ensure similar protection for [ESI].”). It is axiomatic that discovery responses themselves have significant evidentiary value as they constitute party admissions. But without a clear connection between the discovery requests and the corresponding responses, the discovery responses cannot be deemed reliable.

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Defendant’s Prejudice From Plaintiff’s Failure to Disclose Photographs Taken by Defendant Was Insufficient to Support an Exclusionary Discovery Sanction

E-Discovery LLC

The City objected to the admission of the photographs, asserting that those photographs were “not disclosed in discovery.” The [trial] court denied the objection to the admission of the photographs. The court explained: “The photographs themselves are not a surprise. The intention to introduce them may be a surprise[.]”

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Has the Supreme Court's Decision on Affirmative Action Affected College Enrollment?

Law and Daily Life

In June 2023, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling that effectively ended the practice of affirmative action in university admissions. The Court ruled against race-conscious admissions policies, asserting that such practices violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Tie in Supreme Court Ruling Denies Religious Charter School Access to Taxpayer Funding

Practice of Law

While hailed as a victory for proponents of public education and the separation of church and state, the recusal of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett might well have kept the lower court's ruling from being overturned. The court ruled against St. For now, it stands as a somewhat unexpected outcome.

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Do I Need An Attorney? Legal Considerations For Business Owners In North Dakota

SW&L Attorneys Blog

In small claims court, an entity may be represented in a small claims court by an officer; a person holding an ownership interest; a director or other member of the governing board; a trustee; or an employee. Secured from the supreme court a certificate of admission to the bar of this state; and 2.

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Uber Technologies – Another Hyperlink Decision

E-Discovery LLC

The court ruled: If it has not already done so, Uber shall produce documents hyperlinked in Google chat messages, and related metadata to the extent feasible. The goal of document production, including production of ESI, is to develop admissible evidence for use at trial. Emphasis added]. Is that the same here?