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February 28, 2022

Proposed law could see banning of school books that include nudity, sex - Public Radio Tulsa

Oklahoma schools could see the banning of books under a proposed state law. Earlier this month Rep. Sherrie Conley of Newcastle told a legislative committee that House Bill 4013 amends the criminal code to make it illegal to give "obscene material" to a child. Obscene material is defined as anything in any format “that depicts or describes or includes nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement...
February 28, 2022

Michigan Law Clears Way for Part-Timers to Keep Jobless Aid - 9 & 10 News - 9&10 News

Michigan Law Clears Way for Part-Timers to Keep Jobless Aid - 9 & 10 News  9&10 News
February 28, 2022

15th Circuit solicitor urges law enforcement to work together in war against gangs - WMBF

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - In Horry and Georgetown counties, there are around 1,400 suspected gang members, according to the 15th Circuit solicitor, and the key to getting them off the streets is teamwork. Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said contrary to what many people think, gangs across the state are working together to make their presence stronger in neighborhoods. “When they run out of dope...
February 28, 2022

Law & Order: SVU Actor Ned Eisenberg Dead at 65 After Cancer Battle: 'He Will Be Missed' - PEOPLE

Actor Ned Eisenberg, who had a recurring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roger Kressler, died on Sunday at 65 Actor Ned Eisenberg has died at 65. Eisenberg died on Sunday at his home in New York, his agents at Nicolosi & Co. confirmed to PEOPLE on Monday. TMZ was the first to report the news of Eisenberg's death. The actor had been battling two forms of cancer ahead of h...
February 28, 2022

Conservative law firm claims governor illegally channeled federal COVID-19 relief funds to Planned Parenthood - Wisconsin Public Radio News

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin facility in Madison, Wis. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is alleging Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has violated state law by issuing grants of more than $2 million worth of federal COVID-19 stimulus funding to Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. In a letter sent on behalf of anti-abortion organizations Wisconsin Family Action, Wisconsin Righ...
February 28, 2022

Michigan law clears way for part-timers to keep jobless aid - New Haven Register

FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses business leaders, on Dec. 20, 2021, in Detroit. Whitmer's administration on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, stopped recommending that masks be worn inside schools and other public places to curb COVID-19 in Michigan, pointing to a drop in cases and hospitalizations. LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A law enacted Monday gives Michigan's unemployment agency flexib...
February 28, 2022

Michigan Law Clears Way for Part-Timers to Keep Jobless Aid - U.S. News & World Report

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A law enacted Monday gives Michigan's unemployment agency flexibility to stop seeking repayment of benefits from part-time workers who began qualifying when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The bill, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is intended to resolve a conflict between state law and a new federal program — created in 2020 and extended into 2021 — that provided unemploy...
February 28, 2022

Mandatory Aggregation of Mass Tort Litigation in Bankruptcy - Yale Law Journal

abstract. This Response to Bankruptcy Grifters by Lindsey Simon shares her concerns about the inequities of a solvent entity, which has not filed bankruptcy, discharging its mass tort liability in the bankruptcy proceedings of a codefendant. Such a nondebtor discharge, effectuated through a so-called nondebtor release and channeling injunction, imposes upon tort victims a mandatory non-opt-ou...
February 28, 2022

National Law Enforcement Museum Announces Free Admission for Law Enforcement Every Saturday in 2022 - Officer

National Law Enforcement Museum Announces Free Admission for Law Enforcement Every Saturday in 2022  Officer
February 28, 2022

The Labor Law Insider: Understanding the Risk of Strikes Faced by the Healthcare Industry - JD Supra

Join our Labor Law Insiders: Husch Blackwell's Tom Godar, Terry Potter, Rufino Gaytán and Adam Doerr as they discuss the unique vulnerabilities faced by the healthcare industry at this juncture of history, including the impact on bargaining and of expanded union organizing activities. Our Insiders also explore some actions that employers can take to reduce the possible conflicts between emplo...