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LDP_Button_300x250 (1)Ed. note: This post by longtime ATL contributor Brian Cuban is aimed at informing our audience of the invaluable online peer-to-peer support group for legal professionals, The Lawyers Depression Project.  Over the coming months, we will continue to highlight and promote LDP as a community service for our audience.

The Lawyers Depression Project (LDP) started off with a handful of participants meeting virtually a few times a month to talk about coping with mental health while practicing law. Since then, it has grown into a worldwide community of over 900 members, with weekly peer support meetings and other resources like an online forum for lawyers, legal admin and support staff, and law students to connect with each other.

I was so moved by LDP’s commitment to wellness in the legal profession that I became a member of the LDP Board of Directors. As someone who has long been

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CASE PREVIEW


By Amy Howe

on Oct 10, 2022
at 3:40 pm

close-up photo of pig in a pen

California wants to ensure that pork products sold in the state come from humanely raised pigs, but the pork industry argues that the state law is unconstitutional. (Robert Crow via Shutterstock)

In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 12, a ballot initiative that its supporters describe as the country’s strongest law to protect farm animals. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a challenge to the constitutionality of the law. The challengers, two groups that represent farmers and pork producers, contend that the law “will transform the pork industry nationwide,” while California and its supporters insist that the impact will be more limited. And both sides of the dispute contend that a ruling for the other side will have legal implications far beyond animal welfare.

Proposition 12 bars the sale in California of uncooked pork products

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There have been many international legal cases that have occurred since early 2021. Starting from the South China Sea dispute to the coup carried out by the Myanmar military against elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Before discussing further about cases of international law that have occurred since last January, it is important to know the meaning and sources of international law.

South China Sea dispute

An area of ​​3 million square meters in the South China Sea adjacent to the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam is in dispute.

The Chinese government claims territorial boundaries by bypassing the exclusive economic zones of a number of countries. The arbitral tribunal rejected China’s claim.

Iranian tanker violates international law

At the end of January 2021, the Iranian-flagged MT Freeya tanker was secured by the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) for allegedly violating international law.

The ship was caught conducting illegal transactions in Indonesian waters, …

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Crime and insecurity have increased globally for many reasons. Some of these incidences include rape cases, murder, personal injury, theft, and burglary. News platforms are always reporting major cases worldwide regarding crimes. The culprits and suspects in such instances can get the services of a criminal defense attorney Daytona Beach based to acquire proper representation in court. Nevertheless, you must understand what such a lawyer does when processing a crime scene. The following steps show the responsibilities of an advocate in crime scene processing.

Scene Security

Collecting evidence is critical, but people can tamper with it if the scene is not secured. It is a lawyer’s responsibility to ensure the scene is safe from any intruders or individuals with bad intentions. An attorney can secure the area through police officers or contracting a security company.

Scene Sketching

This step is critical because it helps investigators recreate the scene to develop …

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The most common type of personal injury case is negligence, defined as the failure to fulfill an owed duty. It may be intentional harm or gross negligence that worsens the incident. The accident may also detract from the victim’s case, but an attorney can know what to look for. On the other hand, intentional torts can happen for various reasons.

Compensatory damages

A person who suffers injuries due to someone else’s negligence may be entitled to compensation. These damages can be awarded as a dollar amount or in a combination of monetary damages and other payment types. These damages are generally reserved for cases where the defendant’s behavior was particularly despicable. Examples of these cases include fraud and malicious acts. In addition, an attorney must demonstrate that a person suffered a specific type of injury due to the defendant’s negligence.

According to personal injury law firm Hillsborough County, economic …

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