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The Peace Palace in The Hague The Peace Palace in The Hague houses The International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Hague Academy of International Law. (Credit: My Eyes4u/Shutterstock.com) U.S. law firm Covington has been hired by the Ukrainian government to represent the country in a lawsuit it has filed against Russia at the Hague-based International Court of Just...

Jackson Lewis Law Firm Logo On February 17, the California Senate introduced SB 1162, which—if passed—could give California the most aggressive pay transparency laws in the nation. Again. The draft California law enhances two common state law pay transparency strategies: proactive wage range disclosure and pay data reporting. Proactive Wage Range Disclosure California was the first state in t...

At his Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony, actor Benedict Cumberbatch urges people to support Ukraine, ponders on the state of the world and thanks his fans and detractors alike. (March 1) - Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he was s...

An alum of George Washington University’s law school has endowed a $4.5 million professorship, the largest faculty gift in the law school’s history. Bobby Burchfield’s gift through the Burchfield Family Charitable Foundation creates the Burchfield Professorship of First Amendment and Free Speech Law, prompting GW Law to recruit an expert scholar for the position, the university announced Mond...

Is the world condemned to living with an avoidable reality that makes no sense in the realms of good faith? A lesson from two world wars says no. Russia has now invaded Ukraine, in spite of America’s spirited efforts to prevent that eventuality. As Taylor Swift and Bon Iver would sing, we think we’ve “seen this film before.” Many times, in fact. In the summer of 1914, Germany was poised to in...

HELENA (MTN News) — A district judge in Helena has blocked a state law that allows only physicians and physician assistants to perform abortions. District Court Judge Mike Menahan issued a ruling last week, saying the law was unconstitutional because it “violates Montanans’ fundamental right to privacy and procreative autonomy, by arbitrarily limiting their choice of health care providers for...

A representations of cryptocurrency bitcoin and Ethereum placed on U.S. dollars in this illustration taken, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators can largely use existing laws to bring digital assets such as cryptocurrencies under their supervision without new congressional legislation, one of Washington's most influential liberal think tanks sa...

A file photos of social media networks on a phone. (MGN/Pexels) The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office is asking parents and guardians to discuss the dangers of certain social media challenges, including one they say has become a trend. According to the sheriff’s office, the latest challenge encourages people of all ages, but specifically teenagers, to take Benadryl to the point of hallucination...

On February 2, 2022, in Bankers Hill 150 v. City of San Diego, __ Cal.App.5th __ (Case No. D077963), the Fourth District Court of Appeal relied on fundamental provisions of California’s Density Bonus Law in rejecting a challenge by local NIMBY’s to a 20-story mixed-use project in San Diego on the grounds that the project is inconsistent with the neighborhood because it is too dense, too tall,...

Coal miners and their supporters testified against a bill that would change state mine safety law. About 20 miners, many wearing their work clothes, lined up Monday evening to urge lawmakers to oppose HB 4840. The bill was introduced last week in the House Government Organization committee and moved quickly to the House floor. Democrats tried and failed to send the bill to the Judiciary Commi...