Nursing Home Response to COVID-19 Pandemic: January 2021 | NYS OAG

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Attorney General James is issuing this report including findings based on data obtained in investigations conducted to date, recommendations that are based on those findings, related findings in pre-pandemic investigations of nursing homes in New York, and other available data and analysis thereof. Attorney General James offers this information to the public in the interest of increasing transparency and awareness and encouraging collective action by our state’s residents to protect each other and our state’s vulnerable nursing home residents. In addition, this information may be useful to other decision-makers for their consideration as they continue to respond to the ongoing pandemic.

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National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin – January 27, 2021 | Homeland Security

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The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin due to a heightened threat environment across the United States, which DHS believes will persist in the weeks following the successful Presidential Inauguration. Information suggests that some ideologically-motivated violent extremists with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives, could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the cross-border buying and selling of a vintage collector car even during a global pandemic| Hemmings

By Craig Fitzgerald

***So, the days of a picking up a car and driving or trailering it home are temporarily over. What about an American citizen crossing the border to drop a car off? Nope, that’s not happening either. “Until further notice, most foreign nationals cannot travel to Canada, even if they have a valid visitor visa or electronic travel authorization,” reads the information from the Government of Canada. There are exceptions, but they’re specific enough and so unrelated to the collector car hobby that we’re not going to waste any time talking about them here. Click the link above to find out if you meet any of those exceptions.So enough with the bad news. The good news is that shipping a car to and from Canada via a professional trucking company has essentially been unimpacted by travel restrictions. Commercial drivers making runs across the border ARE having their personal information collected by Canadian officials, but trade and transportation of goods between the two countries is progressing largely unimpeded by the pandemic.***Read much more…

Install iOS 14.4 to fix security flaw that “may have been actively exploited” – iPhone J.D.

iPhone J.D. is published by Jeff Richardson

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Apple released an update to iOS yesterday, iOS version 14.4. Similarly, iPadOS 14.4 was released yesterday. The update adds some very minor new features, such as the ability to scan even smaller QR codes, and fixes a few bugs. But what caught my eye is that Apple says that this update patches two vulnerabilities in the operating system that “may have been actively exploited.” I cannot remember Apple ever before using that phrase with an iOS update.

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(Open up the Settings app, tap General, and then tap Software Update.)

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2 competing legal research companies announce merger–ABA Journal

BY LYLE MORAN

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Fastcase and Casemaker, two competing legal research companies that have previously faced off in litigation, announced Tuesday that they have merged.

The companies have also competed over the years to be selected as member benefits offered by bar associations across the country, and they said in a press release teaming up will allow them to offer bar associations “a more complete alternative for legal research.”

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The Art and Science of Boarding an Airplane in a Pandemic | WIRED

AARIAN MARSHALL

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Now a global pandemic has done the seemingly impossible: shaken up airplane boarding procedures. Along with requiring masks, providing hand sanitizer, and, in some cases, banning passengers from middle seats, many airlines have created boarding and deboarding processes that try to avoid packing flyers too closely together.

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No Bail For Lawyer Arrested In Capitol Insurrection As Judge Says: ‘He Probably Considers Me Scum Who Deserves A Headshot. So, No, I’m Not Gonna Release Him.’ | Above the Law

By KATHRYN RUBINO

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Today William McCall Calhoun, the Georgia attorney who allegedly said he was among the first who “kicked in Nancy Pelosi’s office door” and that Pelosi would’ve been “torn into little pieces” if the mob found her during the Capitol siege, had a bail hearing. He was arrested on January 15 and charged with entering a restricted building or grounds; violent entry or disorderly conduct; and tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant for his role in the January 6th insurrection. It looks as though Calhoun will be staying behind bars as U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Weigle denied his request for bail.

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Election lawyers say they can’t be sanctioned if they signed documents in typewritten form-ABA Journal

BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS

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Lawyers opposing Detroit’s bid for sanctions in Michigan election litigation argue that they can’t be held accountable if they signed the pleadings in typewritten form.

Detroit wants sanctions imposed on several lawyers, including L. Lin Wood Jr. and Sidney Powell, for alleged frivolous claims in a suit challenging Michigan election results. Michigan officials support the bid, according to the Detroit News.

In a Jan. 19 legal filing, the lawyers explained their opposition to Detroit’s motion, Law360reports.

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Off-duty police were part of Capitol mob. Some police unions feel they can’t back them–NBC NEWS

By Janelle Griffith

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Police departments in New York City, Seattle and Virginia are investigating whether their officers participated in the pro-Trump riot. As they do, police unions are confronting the dilemma of whether or not to defend officers who took part.

In Chicago, for example, the union president initially defended the mob before backing down. And in Seattle, the union head is under administrative investigation after he falsely claimed that Black Lives Matter was responsible.

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