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Jan 2019
27m 4s

On Emojis And Shutdowns

LEGAL TALK NETWORK
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Just when you thought the legal profession couldn't get weirder, we've got an extended treatment on the acceptability of emojis in workplace communication and the slow death of the Department of Justice under the weight of the shutdown. Moral of the story? If you have a civil claim against the government, now is the time to bring it. 
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