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This week, we look at H.R. 4445, new federal legislation that addresses mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims. Congress Passes Act Addressing Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims (see video attached) Congress recently passed, and President Biden is expected to sign, the Ending Forced Arbitration of See more + Other MultiMedia by Epstein...

The tuition discounts are the result of a law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last summer. University of Florida students walk through Turlington Plaza in between classes on Thursday afternoon, February 13, 2020, in Gainesville, Fla. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For the first time, out-of-state applicants to universities across Florida are finding out whether they will be among 350 students who will save ten...

Credit: Courtesy of Maclen Stanley ‘18 Ashleigh Ruggles Stanley ’18 and Maclen Stanley ’18 at their Harvard Law School graduation in 2018. After Maclen Stanley’s ’18 book, “The Law Says What?: Stuff You Didn’t Know About the Law (but Really Should!),” published last summer, he quickly realized that he’d have to take on much of the publicity himself. So, he asked his wife, Ashleigh Ruggles Sta...

(WYMT) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republicans forged ahead Tuesday with an overhaul of mine safety regulation that would strip the state of its ability to cite coal companies for unsafe working conditions. They blocked an effort by Democrats to derail the measure. That came a day after dozens of miners and former miners gathered at the Capitol on Monday night, helmets in hand, to ...

New legislation creates public funding to help Immigration Clinic expand and continue serving a community in need. Editor's Note: On March 3, 2022, the UNLV Immigration Clinic within the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic officially opens the doors to its new off-campus Community Advocacy Office in downtown Las Vegas. UNLV Boyd’s Immigration Clinic offers law students real-world experience prac...

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty has officially filed to run for Tennessee's open U.S. Senate seat. (Source: WSMV) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced a new bill Tuesday that would reverse President Joe Biden’s shutdown of the American energy sector and return American energy to total production. Senator Hagerty, a member of the Senate Fo...

Should police officers be protected by Marsy's Law? (WPEC) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) — Pointing to a “time of increasing peril for law enforcement officers,” the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office wants to file a brief at the Florida Supreme Court arguing that a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” should apply to police officers. Marsy’s Law included a serie...

As law firm associate salaries continue to climb, what’s happening on the in-house side? Are corporate counsel seeing any increases in their pay? Help us find out by taking our 2022 In-House Compensation Survey. Each year, Above the Law surveys in-house lawyers about their compensation to help current corporate counsel benchmark their pay and provide insights to other attorneys and law studen...

NEWTOWN, Pa., March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law School Admission Council announced today the expansion of its LawHub offerings through the acquisition of Law School Transparency, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing innovative tools that help aspiring law school students make informed decisions about their legal education future. As part of this expansion, Law School Transparen...

Pasco adopts 'Dangerous Use of Public Rights-of-Way' law  Suncoast News