#Nonprofit Lawyer

[evelynnclara]

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[fplglosangeles]

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[sparklyslug]

I very much poached my friend from our former place of employment, no doubt pissing off a good number of people there, which I do feel bad about. But I have discovered I have an unfortunately toxic attitude towards the whole thing, to the tune of “if you didn’t want me to steal your girl, you probably should have treated her better so it wasn’t so easy for me to do”

[andallthatmishigas]

I thought it was gonna be a miracle if I did better than a 65 on my final. I needed a 64 to be able to pass the class. I was fucking terrified I would be stuck doing an extra semester for my degree if I didn’t pass this class.

Grade finally posted today. A-

My jaw legit dropped. I don’t know how this happened. I am in shock.

But now I’m gonna prep my library to be painted and drink a 2013 red wine and celebrate.

[starfieldcanvas]

The way DMCA ("Digital Millenium Copyright Act") takedowns work under U.S. law is that you have to submit some contact info along with your complaint. And then a full copy of that complaint — including your contact info — is sent to the person you're complaining about. Because theoretically they might need that information to contact you if there's a lawsuit.

The DMCA law is actually a little vague about how much contact information a website needs to move forward with a DMCA takedown. As far as I can tell, Google only makes you give them an email address...if you're submitting a complaint about content on Blogger. But if the infringing content is on YouTube, they require a full legal name and a physical address.

It's very easy for large corporations to submit DMCA takedowns. They have a legal corporation name and corporate offices with public addresses. Or they pay for a legal representative and that person's law firm uses the address of their legal office. But for a random freelance journalist? They might not want to give their personal address to a stranger, and they might not have the money to pay for a legal representative. And what if you're just a blogger using a pseudonym? You reeeeally don't want to hand your full legal name to somebody who thinks it's fine to steal from you. They're probably not very motivated to keep that information private.

That part of hbomberguy's video where he says he's dealt with content theft and he "nearly had to give a Nazi my home address"? The DMCA process is almost certainly what he's referencing.

I'm aware of the issues here because a few years ago I was thinking about starting a nonprofit to help indie creators file takedowns without having to doxx themselves. That was about art theft on twitter, but it has exactly the same problem:

Yeah.

Part of the reason sites do this is to cut down on frivolous requests, but mostly the result is that corporations who already have money and power make a ton of frivolous requests while indie creators get shafted.

The swiftness and brutality of Hbomberguy’s complete evisceration of James Somerton’s career cannot be overstated.

[andrewjbernhard]

Great 2024 of Community Service: Bernhard Law Firm Volunteering with Uplift Literacy

As 2024 comes to a close, we are thankful for the great work of Uplift Literacy, a nonprofit dedicated to helping children in underserved communities develop essential literacy skills. What a great program!

[andrfin-petdon1]

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[leadvalets]

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[catsmeow39]

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[mintakablue]

regarding ICE as someone who has done some reporting on it and talked to both ICE and immigration lawyers

in different states, there are often different levels of law enforcement with ICE. california, for example, has the california values act and so in many jurisdictions, law enforcement is less likely to involve itself with immigration matters. pay attention to the history of your area's compliance with ICE. it also means law enforcement may not know ICE is around.

ICE vehicles do not have to be marked. oftentimes their enforcement and removal cars are not marked as "border patrol" or "ICE" or anything. their plates are usually "exempt" plates.

ICE officers are SUPPOSED to wear identifiable clothing and gear when performing operations, but are often in plainclothes, even during operations.

for reasons above, it might not be obvious that ICE is in your area or that a car you see is involved with ICE operations. FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. trusted nonprofits and people who work with undocumented and nonstatus people will often be keeping tabs on ICE. law enforcement in some areas may know as well. find out if ICE is in your area through vetting sources and then keep tabs on them too.

try to provide information in as many languages as you can.

tell people: ICE NEEDS A JUDICIAL WARRANT TO ENTER YOUR HOME--not one signed by a higher up ICE official, it MUST be signed by a judge. ICE may insist that they don't need a warrant, that they operate differently. they are using scare tactics.

lastly, regardless of your immigration status: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. you can access the Immigration Legal Resource Center's red cards page, which can express your rights in a legally defensible way when ICE comes to your door. print some for your community. distribute them to people. they can be a useful resource! (https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas)

stay safe and protect each other, especially the most vulnerable groups among us.

[evelynnclara]

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[batmanisagatewaydrug]

gun to my head if I had to write a story about Two-Face the premise would be that Harvey's totally reformed, 100% in the clear, genuinely 0 interest in crime or murder, so he goes back to practicing law. but Two-Face is still there and ALSO practicing law so Harvey is like this upstanding lawyer working pro bono for various charities and nonprofits and what have you and then Two-Face is like a sleezy ambulance chaser taking out HUGE obnoxious billboards all over Gotham and recording the worst local commercials you have EVER seen. they share an office and work on alternating days. the POV character of this miniseries is the shared secretary who has to keep both of their schedules straight and the climax involves Harvey and Two-Face somehow legally being allowed to represent two different people who are suing each other

[chibistarlyte]

i was notified by my SIL that denver was added to the mass deportation raid list, so i wanted to share information in case anyone needs to know what to do if they're targeted, no matter what city (images first, followed by text)

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I am sending this message to everyone. Please forward to anyone you know who may need to know about these rights and resources as Denver was just added to the deportation raid list.

You DO NOT need to open your door.

You DO NOT need to let them into your home.

You DO NOT need to speak to agents.

You DO NOT need to sign absolutely anything.

Even if you are not a citizen, you have rights under the constitution. These include the right to be silent and the right to not have unlawful search. Even if you believe your rights are being violated, don't resist. It won't help.

Be prepared. Do the following:

1. If an officer knocks on your door: Do not open the door. Teach your children not to open the door. Officers must have a warrant signed by a judge to enter your home. ICE “warrants” are not signed by judges; they are ICE forms signed by ICE officers and they do not grant authority to enter a home without consent of the occupant. If you are unsure if a warrant is signed by a judge, do not open your door. Do not let them in.

2. If they do take you, do not lie about your status. Dont say anything. Find lawyers in your area. Don't call unless you need to. Those with lawyers are significantly more likely to not be deported. You can find low cost nonprofits here: https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/

3. Create a safety plan. Know your emergency contact numbers. If you have children, let the school know who else can pick up your children if needed. Provide authorization in writing to an emergency contact allowing them to make legal and medical decisions for your child.

4. Emergency documents. Gather documents showing the length of time you have been in the United States; the most recent two years are most important. This can include U.S. income tax returns, utility bills, leases, school records, medical records, bank records, or other documents. Make sure your emergency contact knows where to find your documents.

5. Print a red card or find places that are giving them out. They are printed in multiple languages and outline your rights. You can present them or show them through your window to any ICE agent who may approach you. DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR TO GIVE IT TO THEM.

https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas

[vague-humanoid]

Chicago police carried out mass arrests at a pro-Palestine march outside the Israeli Consulate during the second day of the Democratic National Convention, taking 72 people into custody on Tuesday evening, including several journalists, according to legal observers. A small group of protesters gathered in front of the consulate in downtown Chicago as Democratic officials took the convention’s main stage at the United Center, carrying signs that read “Democrats drop bombs and faux promises” and a large “Shut Down the DNC for Gaza” banner.

After a series of speeches, demonstrators started marching down the street away from the consulate, where they were met with several lines of officers who immediately stopped the march and pushed the group backward, according to video and live broadcasts from the rally posted on social media. The National Lawyers Guild Chicago, a nonprofit legal support organization, said in a statement that police “provoked confrontations, rushed the crowd, indiscriminately arrested people on the sidewalk, and entrapped groups in order to carry out mass arrests.”

[reasonsforhope]

The Klamath River’s salmon population has declined due to myriad factors, but the biggest culprit is believed to be a series of dams built along the river from 1918 to 1962, cutting off fish migration routes.

Now, after decades of Indigenous advocacy, four of the structures are being demolished as part of the largest dam removal project in United States history. In November, crews finished removing the first of the four dams as part of a push to restore 644 kilometres (400 miles) of fish habitat.

“Dam removal is the largest single step that we can take to restore the Klamath River ecosystem,” [Barry McCovey, a member of the Yurok Tribe and director of tribal fisheries,] told Al Jazeera. “We’re going to see benefits to the ecosystem and then, in turn, to the fishery for decades and decades to come.” ...

A ‘watershed moment’

Four years later, [after a catastrophic fish die-off in 2002,] in 2006, the licence for the hydroelectric dams expired. That created an opportunity, according to Mark Bransom, CEO of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC), a nonprofit founded to oversee the dam removals.

Standards for protecting fisheries had increased since the initial license was issued, and the utility company responsible for the dams faced a choice. It could either upgrade the dams at an economic loss or enter into a settlement agreement that would allow it to operate the dams until they could be demolished.

“A big driver was the economics — knowing that they would have to modify these facilities to bring them up to modern environmental standards,” Bransom explained. “And the economics just didn’t pencil out.”

The utility company chose the settlement. In 2016, the KRRC was created to work with the state governments of California and Oregon to demolish the dams.

Final approval for the deal came in 2022, in what Bransom remembers as a “watershed moment”.

Regulators at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted unanimously to tear down the dams, citing the benefit to the environment as well as to Indigenous tribes...

Tears of joy

Destruction of the first dam — the smallest, known as Copco 2 — began in June, with heavy machinery like excavators tearing down its concrete walls.

[Amy Cordalis, a Yurok Tribe member, fisherwoman and lawyer for the tribe,] was present for the start of the destruction. Bransom had invited her and fellow KRRC board members to visit the bend in the Klamath River where Copco 2 was being removed. She remembers taking his hand as they walked along a gravel ridge towards the water, a vein of blue nestled amid rolling hills.

“And then, there it was,” Cordalis said. “Or there it wasn’t. The dam was gone.”

For the first time in a century, water flowed freely through that area of the river. Cordalis felt like she was seeing her homelands restored.

Tears of joy began to roll down her cheeks. “I just cried so hard because it was so beautiful.”

The experience was also “profound” for Bransom. “It really was literally a jolt of energy that flowed through us,” he said, calling the visit “perhaps one of the most touching, most moving moments in my entire life”.

Demolition on Copco 2 was completed in November, with work starting on the other three dams. The entire project is scheduled to wrap in late 2024.

[A resilient river]

But experts like McCovey say major hurdles remain to restoring the river’s historic salmon population.

Climate change is warming the water. Wildfires and flash floods are contaminating the river with debris. And tiny particles from rubber vehicle tires are washing off roadways and into waterways, where their chemicals can kill fish within hours.

McCovey, however, is optimistic that the dam demolitions will help the river become more resilient.

“Dam removal is one of the best things we can do to help the Klamath basin be ready to handle climate change,” McCovey explained. He added that the river’s uninterrupted flow will also help flush out sediment and improve water quality.

The removal project is not the solution to all the river’s woes, but McCovey believes it’s a start — a step towards rebuilding the reciprocal relationship between the waterway and the Indigenous people who rely on it.

“We do a little bit of work, and then we start to see more salmon, and then maybe we get to eat more salmon, and that starts to help our people heal a little bit,” McCovey said. “And once we start healing, then we’re in a place where we can start to help the ecosystem a little bit more.”"

-via Al Jazeera, December 4, 2023

[writterings]

hey, thank you so much for this advice! i really appreciate it

okay it think my boss is genuinely embezzling funds from the nonprofit he runs/i work for because i got my hands on a financial sheet and tell me why his last few weekend vacations are being charged to the company credit card??? and why there are thousands of dollars being taken out in MY NAME when the largest purchase i made with the card was like $1000 for a bus rental that i asked approval for several times because it was such a big charge???? uh????? like there is $18,000 taken out in my name and i know it's not my fucking paycheck bc i havent even made that much this year yet before tax. so like. fucking uhhhhhh??????