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In addition to his law practice, James Marshall “Jim” Kramon wrote articles for The Baltimore Sun and several books. James Marshall “Jim” Kramon, the co-founder of a Baltimore law firm recalled for his ethical standards, died of a degenerative neurological disease Feb. 25 in Quiogue on Long Island. The former Glyndon and Brooklandville resident was 78. Born in Manhattan, he was the son of Jac...

Abortion supporters gather outside the Ohio Statehouse in 2019 to rally against the anti-abortion laws in the state. A new state law that makes it more difficult for abortion clinics to operate is now on hold after a Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas decision Wednesday. The Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas put on hold Wednesday a new state law that makes it harder for abortion clin...

Sean Walsh, CCB Media BOURNE – An audit by the state found that Massachusetts Maritime Academy did not uphold key safety provisions conditional to its participation in federal student financial aid programs, though academy officials said change is underway. The Office of State Auditor Suzanne Bump said that MMA’s noncompliance related to the Clery Act, a federal law enacted in 1990 that requi...

Dozhd CEO Natalya Sindeyeva STEFFI LOOS/AFP via Getty Images Russia’s national parliament, the Duma, is expected to pass a new law Friday that will make it a criminal act to call the war in Ukraine a war. The legislation envisions penalties of up to 15 years in prison for the distribution of “false news” about military operations in Ukraine, which the Russian military invaded on February 24...

Sponsored by Insurance Journal Michigan’s attorney general on March 2 asked the state Supreme Court to overturn key decisions and extend the state’s anti-discrimination law to gays and lesbians. People who claim discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation have not been protected by Michigan’s civil rights law because the word “sex” in the law has been interpreted only as a reference to ...

Law enforcement officers escort an elderly artist and activist, Yelena Osipova, during an anti-war protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer March 4 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday formally signed a law that would impose a jail term of up to 15 years for people who intentionally spread "fake" information ab...

Images of the million or more persons who have fled toward neighboring States highlight the tragic humanitarian impact of the ongoing armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia. However, a worse fate could await those unable to flee. Despite a slower than expected advance, Russian forces appear to be maneuvering to lay siege to several Ukrainian cities. While reports indicate the port city of ...

Both the House and Senate have approved a bill that allows victims of workplace sexual assault and sexual harassment to take their claims to court instead of being forced to arbitration. In a rare show of partisanship, Congress passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. As of right now, President Biden has not yet signed it into law, but his sign...

On March 1 and 3, 2022, student attorneys in Colorado Law’s American Indian Law Clinic delivered remote will drafting legal services to tribal members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. The Tribe is located on the Southern Indian Ute Reservation approximately 330 miles south of Boulder, Colorado. The Reservation spans roughly 1 million acres, and the Tribe’s population is nearly 1,400 members....

“War” and “invasion” are two words that can land someone in prison for up to 15 years under a new Russian law. Those words are “fake news" in the eyes of Russian lawmakers and President Vladimir Putin, who last week passed a law criminalizing the intentional spread of information that goes against the government’s narrative about what the country prefers to call a “special military operation...