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New Law on Juvenile Capacity to Proceed – North Carolina Criminal Law

The current law that governs a juvenile’s capacity to proceed in a delinquency matter matches part of the criminal law that governs a defendant’s capacity to proceed. The Juvenile Code expressly incorporates G.S. 15A‑1001, ‑1002, and ‑1003—the criminal provisions that establish a capacity standard and establish procedure to raise and determine capacity to proceed. G.S….

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How to Track and Analyze Crowdfunding Campaign Performance

Step 1: Build a crowdfunding community With the availability of online crowdfunding, individuals, families, and teams have been able to rally their networks to support their favorite causes. Recent data shows that people really enjoy coming together to help others! More than 40% of donors have made a contribution to an online crowdfunding campaign to…

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Florida Cannabis Legalization Vote Q&A

Florida is set to vote this coming Election Day on the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also known as Amendment 3. Voters in the Sunshine State will have the chance to amend Article X, Section 29 of the Florida Constitution to allow the possession, purchase, and use of marijuana products and marijuana accessories. The proposed initiative would…

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Petition against Aussie int’l student caps hits 5.5k signatures

It comes after Australia announced plans last month to cap international student enrolments at 270,000 for 2025. The petition, titled Destruction of Australia’s International Education Industry: Protect Jobs and the Economy, calls upon the Australian parliament to recognise the contribution of international students.  While highlighting how international students have helped industries facing labour shortage in…

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Morning Docket: 09.24.24

* Rate cut has Biglaw gearing up for big deal cavalcade. [American Lawyer] * “The Lawyer Who Wants To Paint You.” Hopefully not like one of the French girls from Titanic. [The New Yorker] * Disrupted sleep is a big problem for attorneys. The solution, of course, is to never go to sleep in the…

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AAUP Criticizes Florida’s State Chancellor for Violating Academic Freedom

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has called on the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida to retract his directive requiring public university campuses in Florida to identify all courses that might have “antisemitic material and/or anti-Israel bias.”Chancellor Ray Rodrigues “This latest example of the state’s authoritarian approach to higher education dictates that…

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