Effect of an Order of Supervision pursuant to 8 CFR 241.5 on Unlawful Presence

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Mike Baker

Aliens Unlawfully Present after Previous Immigration Violations [Chapter 40.9 added May 6, 2009]  40.9 Section 212(a)(9) of the Act 

AFM memo ULP; InfoNet 09051468; pdf page 46:

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(6) Effect of an Order of Supervision pursuant to 8 CFR 241.5 on Unlawful Presence
Unless protected by some other provision included in this AFM chapter, an alien present in an unlawful status continues to accrue unlawful presence despite the fact that the alien is subject to an order of supervision under 8 CFR 241.5.
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Argue Pearson (3/3/00) tolling memo; InfoNet 00030774: 

(3) Period of Stay Authorized by the Attorney General. The Service has also designated the following as periods of stay authorized by the Attorney General:
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Grants of withholding or suspension of deportation, or cancellation of removal;
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US News’ law school rankings compared to Avvo’s: Washington University School of Law is ranked 7

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Mike Baker

US News’ law school rankings compared to Avvo’s – Avvo Blog: “US News’ law school rankings compared to Avvo’s”

“US News and World Report came out with their Law School Rankings in May 2009. How US News maps up to data Avvo accumulated. All in all it maps well, although we think US News is generous to BU.”  Washington University School of Law in St. Louis jumps from 18 to 7.

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Florida Bar Settles Suit Over Avvo Client Reviews  
from Avvo Blog by Josh King, VP of Business Development and General Counsel

Florida may have a lot of onerous ad regulation, and it may sometimes take a lawsuit to affect change in the Sunshine State, but they’ve made a change for the better today: In settling a suit brought by Florida lawyer Joel Rothman and Public Citizen, Florida has agreed to exempt online directories such as Avvo from most of its ad rules.

Last year, the Florida Bar held that members may run afoul of the state’s prohibition on testimonial advertising by having client reviews on Avvo. Problem is, attorneys don’t control the client reviews on Avvo. Part of Avvo’s mission of transparency in the legal industry is ensuring that clients ultimately decide if reviews appear, and what those reviews say.

What’s great about this settlement is that it goes beyond the obvious – that lawyers can’t be held responsible for reviews left for them on Avvo – and sets forth the principle that directory profiles are information provided at the request of a potential client. Such communication is exempt from the vast majority of Florida’s attorney advertising rules, including limitations on testimonial advertising and referring to past results. Result? Florida lawyers need no longer worry about consumer opinion or otherwise-truthful information that appears in their Avvo profiles. We congratulate all of the parties involved on reaching this commonsense solution.

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Official Google Blog: Finding the laws that govern us. Making it possible for an average citizen to educate herself about the laws of the land:

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Mike Baker

Starting today, Google is enabling people everywhere to find and read full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts using Google Scholar.

Official Google Blog: Finding the laws that govern us

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Google Scholar gives alternative versions of cases. Do advanced searches for Legal opinions and journals

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Mike Baker

Google Scholar search for Mei v. Ashcroft-

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Google Scholar? Search diverse sources for scholarly literature from 1 place, Find papers, abstracts & citations

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Mike Baker

Google Scholar

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research.

Features of Google Scholar

* Search diverse sources from one convenient place
* Find papers, abstracts and citations
* Locate the complete paper through your library or on the web
* Learn about key papers in any area of research

How are articles ranked?

Google Scholar aims to sort articles the way researchers do, weighing the full text of each article, the author, the publication in which the article appears, and how often the piece has been cited in other scholarly literature. The most relevant results will always appear on the first page.

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