Category: News Feeds

Eric
Adams
got
indicted
last
week
and
quickly
pulled
out
the

big
litigation
guns
to

explain
that

the
Supreme
Court
already
said
bribery
was
cool.
Meanwhile,
Jonathan
Turley
rushed
to
the
embattled
mayor’s
defense
to
explain
why
ACTUALLY
it
was
way
worse
that

AOC
once
wore
a
borrowed
dress
to
a
party.
Judge
Pauline
Newman’s
fight
to
end
the
pocket
impeachment
her
colleagues
on
the
Federal
Circuit
imposed
upon
her
has

added
even
more
objective
medical
evidence
that
the
other
judges
will
continue
to
pretend
they
can’t
understand.
And
Shohei
Ohtani’s
50-50
home
run
ball
reminds
everyone
that

free
stuff
still
has
taxable
value.

Kirkland
&
Ellis
is
recognized
as
one
of
the
nation’s
greatest
law
firms.
Not
only
does
the
firm
offer
a
compelling
combination
of
prestige,
profitability,
and
pay,
but
it
continues
to
shatter
the
market
on
partners
—
in
a
HUGE
way.

Bigger
is
still
better
at
Kirkland,
but
sometimes
moderation
is
best.
The
firm
just
announced
one
of
its
largest
partnership
classes
ever
at
200
lawyers
strong,
down
slightly
from
last
year’s
partner
class
of
205.
As
noted
by
the

American
Lawyer,
this
is
the
first
time
in
at
least
the
last
eight
years
that
Kirkland’s
new
partner
class
has
decreased
in
size
year-over-year.

Prior
to
the
Kirkland’s
announcement
of
its
2024
partner
class,
the
firm
welcomed
a
record
class
of
205
in
2023,
up
from
2022’s
then-record
class
of
193,
up
from
2021’s
then-record
class
of
151,
up
from
2020’s
then-record
class
of
145,
up
from
2019’s
then-record
class
of
141,
and
up
from
2018’s
then-record
class
of
122.
Noticing
a
trend
here?
Kirkland
is
very
generous
when
it
comes
to
handing
out
partnership
titles.

But
how
many
of
these
new
partners
will
enter
the
firm’s
equity
ranks?
Last
year,
Kirkland
had
539
equity
partners
(up
6.7%
from
the
year
prior)
and
969
nonequity
partners
(up
10%
from
the
year
prior).
It
sure
would
be
nice
to
be
an
equity
partner
at
the
firm,
because
its
profits
per
equity
partner
soared
to
about
$8
million
last
year.
The
firm
recently
made
it
easier
for
nonequity
partners
to
become
equity
partners
—
down
from
four
years
as
a
salaried
partner
to
three
—
but
it’s
still
quite
difficult
to
make
equity
at
the
firm.

Congratulations
to
Kirkland’s
latest
partnership
class.
You
earned
it
—
and
hopefully
in
the
future,
you’ll

really
earn
it
with
one
of
the
firm’s
multimillion-dollar
equity
partner
paydays!

Kirkland
Keeps
New
Partner
Promotion
Class
at
200
Lawyers
[American
Lawyer]

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Zellars
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Henley,
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  Personal
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  for
  impactful
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  Becoming
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  rights
  attorneys.
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  career
  path:
  From
  Detroit
  Lions
  to
  PR.
• Public
  defender
  experience:
  Passion
  fueled
  by
  Trayvon
  Martin
  case.
• Entrepreneurship:
  Founding
  Saint
  Park
  Law.
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  a
  mission:
  Aligning
  skills
  with
  passion.
• Identity
  in
  firm
  name:
  Personal
  maternal
  lineage
  inspiration.
• Balancing
  work
  and
  life:
  Strategies
  for
  managing
  mental
  health.
• Advice
  for
  new
  lawyers:
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  one
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  you
  better
  than
  you.”
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  to
  be
  pioneers:
  Charting
  unique
  career
  paths.

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LGBTQIA,
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diverse
populations
face
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industry.
Our
name
comes
from
none
other
than
the
Notorious
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Ginsburg
and
the
jabot
(decorative
collar)
she
wore
when
delivering
dissents
from
the
bench.
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reminder
that
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when
we
aren’t
winning,
we’re
still
a
powerful
force
to
be
reckoned
with.

Happy
listening!

Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of

The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of

Thinking
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Hospital
systems
often
encounter
unintended
compliance
risks
despite
their
commitment
to
following
HIPAA
regulations.
Improving
patient
care
and
driving
business
growth
through
the
use
of
data
analytics
are
worthy
goals,
but
when
tools
to
support
these
goals
are
inadvertently
misused,
unexpected
violations
may
result.
Good
intentions
offer
little
protection
from
an
allegation
of
improperly
obtaining
or
sharing
data,
highlighting
the
need
for
vigilant
compliance
measures
to
avoid
costly
mistakes.

To
elevate
care
experiences
while
attracting
and
retaining
patients,
most
hospitals
rely
on
data-driven
insights
to
drive
success.
Failing
to
leverage
actionable
intelligence
could
affect
an
organization’s
ability
to
provide
personalized
care
and
meet
public
health
needs,
making
it
difficult
to
remain
competitive.
However,
collecting
and
releasing
data
without
a
conscientious
strategy
can
be
just
as
detrimental
as
failing
to
obtain
it.
These
collection
and
usage
challenges
exist
in
two
key
areas:
internal
patient
data
–
which
is
crucial
for
informed
care,
personalized
treatment,
and
better
outcomes
–
and
marketing
and
website
data,
which
is
essential
for
enhancing
patient
experiences,
market
growth,
and
gauging
consumer
demand
preferences.

The
solution
–
responsible
procurement
and
handling
of
data
and
digital
marketing
insights
by
hospitals
–
can
generate
useful
information
to
improve
patient
wellness
and
operational
efficiency
without
compromising
compliance.

Access
to
internal
healthcare
data
can
improve
patient
outcomes 

When
leveraged
properly,
the
benefits
of
in-house
data
utilization
by
hospitals
are
clear.
According
to
a
Society
of
Actuaries
survey,

60%
of
healthcare
executives
use
healthcare
data
analytics
in
their
organizations.
Of
those
respondents,
well
over
half
have
noticed
positive
differences
in
patient
experiences
and
cost
savings
–
42%
reported
improved
satisfaction
and
39%
lowered
their
expenditures.

Data-driven
intelligence
enables
the
creation
of
treatment
plans
tailored
to
individual
patient
needs.
For
example,
identifying
high-risk
patients
early
enough
can
allow
for
timely
interventions
and
preventive
care.
For
those
who
require
the
coordinated
care
of
multiple
specialists,
data
can
help
facilitate
smooth
transitions
and
referrals
across
the
healthcare
ecosystem.
Combining
updates
in
these
areas
with
more
personalized
interactions
typically
leads
to
effective
communication,
higher
customer
satisfaction,
and
better
overall
outcomes.
The
collected
insights
can
also
help
to
optimize
digital
workflows,
which
reduces
hospital
wait
times
and
administrative
workloads. 

With
data
analytics
offering
significant
advantages
in
both
patient
care
and
operational
efficiency,
health
centers
must
be
able
to
leverage
this
information
with
confidence
and
in
full
compliance
with
regulations.
From
the
outset,
it’s
vital
to
collaborate
with
an
analytics
team
that
possesses
a
deep
understanding
of
both
data
utilization
and
compliance
with
HIPAA,
which
limits
the
release
of
a
patient’s
protected
health
information
without
authorization.
When
selecting
pre-built
systems
for
data
collection,
hospitals
must
carefully
evaluate
and
thoroughly
research
their
options
to
ensure
the
solution
aligns
with
their
needs
and
adheres
to
legal
requirements.

Anonymizing
data
is
another
useful
practice
to
ensure
that
any
information
collected
cannot
be
linked
to
individuals.
After
anonymizing
the
data,
hospital
teams
transform
it
into
a
suitable
format,
develop
and
validate
predictive
models
or
analytics
using
machine
learning
algorithms
or
statistical
techniques,
and
then
deploy
the
models
to
inform
clinical
decisions,
improve
health
outcomes,
or
strengthen
hospital
operations.
Ultimately,
data
insights
are
unlocked
while
maintaining
patient
privacy
and
regulatory
compliance.

Digital
marketing
data
supports
hospital
growth
and
service 

Digital
analytics
data
offers
a
wealth
of
intelligence
that
can
be
used
to
enhance
patient
experiences
and
improve
care
delivery.
With

80%
of
consumers
turning
to
the
internet
for
health-related
research
and
nearly
two-thirds
selecting
a
healthcare
provider
based
on
their
online
presence,
implementing
strong
digital
strategies
is
essential
for
organizations
to
draw
in
and
retain
patients.
By
analyzing
online
behavior
and
patient
interactions,
hospitals
can
identify
pain
points,
streamline
processes,
and
create
engaging
experiences.
This
approach
informs
design
and
functionality
enhancements,
optimizes
online
resources,
and
refines
customer
service
programs,
ensuring
patients
and
families
can
easily
find
the
information
and
support
they
need.
When
implementing
marketing
strategies
that
involve
sharing
data
with
analytics
vendors,
organizations
can
protect
against
incidents
by
partnering
only
with
tracking
technology
vendors
that
sign
a
Business
Associate
Agreement
(BAA).
This
safeguards
against
unapproved
disclosures
of
protected
health
information
(PHI)
and
maintains
the
privacy
and
security
of
sensitive
personal
information. 

Hospitals
using
advertiser’s
scripts
to
measure,
optimize,
or
target
ads
must
ensure
they
don’t
inadvertently
share
PHI
with
unauthorized
parties.
Some
vendors
may
scrape
and
send
confidential
health
information
to
external
recipients,
leaving
healthcare
systems
unaware
of
this
vulnerability.
To
address
the
issue,
it’s
crucial
to
consult
data
and
privacy
experts
who
can
conduct
a
thorough
website
audit
to
identify
and
evaluate
the
various
third-party
vendors
and
agencies
tracking
data
on
hospital
systems.
This
audit
should
reveal
which
ones
are
inappropriately
sharing
data.
With
this
knowledge,
hospitals
can
work
with
trusted
partners
to
find
alternative
solutions,
prevent
rogue
tracking,
and
implement
robust
content
security
policies
that
prevent
data
piggybacking
through
third-party
platforms. 

Consistent
HIPAA
compliance
begins
with
education

One
of
the
main
contributors
to
improper
data
usage
is
a
lack
of
understanding
about
what
HIPAA
requires.
To
eliminate
any
confusion
and
make
the
consequences
of
non-compliance
clear,
the

Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
(HHS)
recently
issued
guidance
on
the
use
of
website
tracking
technology.
The
entity’s
bulletin,
released
June
20,
outlines
the
fundamentals
of
tracking
technologies,
their
applications,
and
the
necessary
measures
for
organizations
subject
to
HIPAA
regulations
to
protect
electronic
PHI
when
utilizing
these
technologies.

When
alerted
to
the
potential
risks
of
improper
online
tracking,
hospitals
often
instinctively
halt
all
data
collection,
but
this
drastic
measure
is
unnecessary.
By
doing
so,
they
would
forfeit
valuable
insights
that
could
enhance
patient
care
and
operational
efficiency.
Instead,
healthcare
systems
should
seek
out
analytics
companies
willing
to
sign
a
BAA,
ensuring
compliance
with
HIPAA
regulations.
While
not
all
companies
will
agree
to
this,
those
that
do
can
provide
guidance
on
implementing
tracking
tools
in
a
responsible
and
compliant
manner.

Balancing
HIPAA
compliance
with
effective
data
collection
and
usage
is
not
only
possible
—
it’s
essential
for
modern
healthcare
organizations
and
the
people
who
depend
on
them.
Education
on
the
nuances
of
HIPAA
and
recent
guidance
from
HHS
will
enable
hospital
systems
to
confidently
collect
and
appropriately
use
patient
data
to
enhance
care
delivery
from
the
ground
up.

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Former
Jaguars
financial
administrator
in
jail
for
embezzling
millions
in
team
funds
for
his
own
gambling
suing
FanDuel
accusing
the
app
of
exploiting
his
addiction.
Somewhere
Diddy
is
preparing
a
filing
against
baby
oil
manufacturers.
[Law360]

*
Fifth
Circuit
stops
Amazon
case
to
consider
whether
the
NLRB
has
secretly
been
unconstitutional
for
the
last
90
years
and
they’re
the
first
ones
to
notice.
[Bloomberg
Law
News]

*
Record
labels
suing
the
internet
archive
over
old
recordings,
draping
themselves
in
concern
for
the
rights
of
the
artists
hoping
no
one
ever
notices
that
the
labels

routinely
and
aggressively
rip
off
artists,
especially
artists
of
color.
[Rolling
Stone]

*
California
plan
to
break
with
the
NCBE
monopoly
sent
to
the
state
supreme
court.
[ABA
Journal]

*
Lawyers
often
victims
of
workplace
bullying.
[Reuters]

*
Profile
of
the
law
school
dean
who
helped
push
Trump’s
election
denial
efforts.
[The
Intercept]

*
New
tax
hypo
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dropped:
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snail
farm.”
[Lowering
the
Bar]

Ed.
note:
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Quote
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Day.

[My
work]
opens
doors
for
me
because
of
the
morbid,
because
of
people’s
curiosity
…
They
want
to
understand
this.
I’ve
always
told
people
that
Mariel
is
a
singer
who
became
a
lawyer.

[People
ask]
how
I
can
do
this
job,
that
I’m
part
of
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mafia,
how
can
I
sleep
at
night?
I
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sleep
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well
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night.

—

Mariel
Colón,
defense
lawyer
to
drug
kingpin

Joaquín
“El
Chapo”
Guzmán,
in
comments
given
to
the

Associated
Press,
on
her
budding
music
career
under
the
stage
name
of
“Mariel
La
Abogada”
(Mariel,
the
Lawyer).
Colón
told
the
AP
that
while
she
wanted
to
be
a
singer,
her
family
insisted
that
she
become
a
lawyer.

Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to

email
her
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questions,
comments,
or
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On
Friday,
Special
Counsel
Jack
Smith

moved
to
file
a
document
under
seal
in
the
election
interference
case
in
DC.
This
motion
was
consistent
with
—
in
fact
mandated
by!
—
the

protective
order
signed
by
the
court
back
in
August
of
2023
and
Local
Rule
of
Criminal
Procedure
49(f)(6)(i).
If
either
party
includes
sensitive
discovery
material
in
a
filing,
it

must
file
the
document
under
seal
along
with
a
redacted
version
for
the
public
docket.

And
yet
Donald
Trump’s
lawyers
have
seized
upon
this
mundane
occasion
to
throw
a

shrieking
tantrum,
accusing
the
Special
Counsel
of
deliberately
putting
protected
information
on
the
public
docket
in
advance
of
the
election.

“The
true
motivation
driving
the
efforts
by
the
Special
Counsel’s
Office
to
disseminate
witness
statements
that
they
previously
sought
to
lock
down
is
as
obvious
as
it
is
inappropriate,”
they
fulminate.
“The
Office
wants
their
politically
motivated
manifesto
to
be
public,
contrary
to
the
Justice
Manual
and
longstanding
DOJ
norms
in
cases
not
involving
President
Trump,
in
the
final
weeks
of
the
2024
Presidential
election
while
early
voting
has
already
begun
throughout
the
United
States.”

The
issue
here
is
that,
after
giving
Trump
every
little
thing
his
heart
could
desire
with
respect
to
presidential
immunity,
the
Supreme
Court
remanded
the
case
to
Judge
Tanya
Chutkan
to
determine
what
to
do
in
light
of
its
ruling
that
presidents
can
do
crimes
now.
The
trial
judge
asked
the
parties
for

their
thoughts
on
how
to
proceed,
and
Trump
said
he’d
like
to
do
functionally
nothing
until
2025.
The
Special
Counsel
responded
that
his
office
was
prepared
to
immediately
defend
its
newly
procured
superseding
indictment,
particularly
the
decision
to
include
the
pressure
campaign
to
convince
Vice
President
Pence
to
accept
fraudulent
swing
state
ballots
on
January
6.
And
given
the
choice
between
NEVER
and
NOW,
the
court
chose
to
get
on
with
the
matter.

Perhaps
realizing
their
strategic
error
(or
maybe
because
flopping
is
their
favorite
tactic)
Trump’s
lawyers
responded
with
multiple
motions
demanding
that
the
court
reconsider
its
order
that
the
special
counsel
defend
his
charging
decisions,
although
none
of
these
protests
has
actually
been
denominated
as
a
motion
to
reconsider.
Instead
Trump’s
counsel
just

screamed
bloody
murder
about
it
in
a

response
to
a
motion
to
exceed
page
length
and
a

motion
to
compel.
And
now
they’re
yelling
because
Jack
Smith
didn’t
redact enough,
and
Donald
Trump
is
still
under
a
gag
order,
and
that
is
NO
FAIR!

President
Trump
has
abided
by
these
restrictions
for
over
a
year.
Yet
now,
in
advance
of
predictable
national
news
coverage,
the
Office
seeks
to
disseminate
protected
content
of
Sensitive
Materials,
including
direct
quotations
and
summaries,
while
the
gag
order
restricts
President
Trump’s
ability
to
fully
address
the
details
of
the
filing
on
the
campaign
trail.

They
whine
that
the
Special
Counsel
objected
to
putting
unredacted
grand
jury
material
on
the
public
docket
in
Florida,
even
going
so
far
as
to

school
Judge
Aileen
Cannon
on
the
difference
between
protected
discovery
materials
(presumptively
not
public)
and
evidence
at
trial
(presumptively
public).
And
boy
did
she
ever
show
them!

“The
Office
believes
President
Trump’s
Constitutional
rights
to
impartial
jurors
and
fair
proceedings—to
say
nothing
of
witness
privacy
and
even
safety—all
take
a
back
seat
to
the
Office’s
political
goals,”
they
fume,
seemingly
impervious
to
the
irony
of
arguing
that
Trump
has
a
constitutional
right
to
attack
witnesses
at
a
campaign
rally
while
simultaneously
accusing
the
prosecution
of
poisoning
the
jury
with
“impotent”
redactions
that
fail
to
anonymize
job
titles.

And
although
the
brief
only
spanned
seven
pages,
Trump’s
lawyers
still
managed
to
squeeze
in
an
ad
hominem
attack
on
his
enemies.

“While
the
Presidential
immunity
filing
contains
few,
if
any,
new
allegations
not
already
covered
in
other
politically
motivated
and
inaccurate
lawfare
efforts
that
President
Trump’s
opponents
have
improperly
funded
and
disseminated,
it
is
irresponsible
for
the
prosecutors
to
so
quickly
abandon
the
safety
and
privacy
interests
that
they
previously
assigned
great
weight
in
this
case
and
in
the
Southern
District
of
Florida,”
they
whine,
while
demanding
to
chew
more
clock
with
another
round
of
briefing
on
the
proposed
redactions.
“Accordingly,
the
Court
should
require
the
Office
to
make
consistent
redactions
regarding
identity-related
information
and
to
show
cause
why
their
proposed
public
disclosure
of
voluminous
purportedly
sensitive
witness
statements
will
not
pose
risks
to
potential
witnesses
and
unfairly
prejudice
the
adjudication
of
this
case.”

It’s
a
lot.
And
considering
Judge
Chutkan’s

irritation
the
last
time
they
tried
this,
it
seems
unlikely
to
succeed.

US
v.
Trump [Docket
via
Court
Listener]

Liz
Dye lives
in
Baltimore
where
she
produces
the
Law
and
Chaos substack and podcast.

Despite
being
a
very
high
profile
case,
the
prosecution
on
the
YSL
RICO
case
seems
to
consist
entirely
of
people
who
are
attending
their
very
first
rodeo.
Blessed
be
Al
Gore’s
internet
for
allowing
us
to
see
such
grandeose
fuck
ups
in
procedure
and
credibility
in
real
time.
In
case
you
missed
a
few
days,
here
is
a
quick
highlight
reel:

Another
key
witness
attacking
his
own
credibility:

A
judicial
storm
off:

The
judge
decided
to
continue
with
the
trial.
Which
led
to
this
gem:

YOU
HAD
ONE
JOB!

We
all
have
rough
days
on
the
job
here
and
there,
but
at
least
you
(hopefully)
haven’t
been
so
consistently
bad
at
your
job
as
the
prosecution!
This
extended
series
of
broadcasted
blunders
will
follow
their
careers
for
a
very
long
time.
Looking
forward
to
their
next
big
fumble.
At
this
rate,
I’ll
give
it
two
days.

Update:
I
couldn’t
even
hit
send
before
the
prosecution
messed
up

again:

I
should
have
known
two
days
was
way
too
generous.

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