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STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - The Sons of Confederate Veterans plan to celebrate "Confederate Memorial Day" at Stone Mountain Park. The rally is expected to include nearly 200 people on the park's memorial lawn. State officials denied the group's request to hold the event last year. The Southern Poverty Law Center urged Georgians in opposition to the event to contact the Stone Mountain Memorial Assoc...

Fox News Flash top headlines for April 30 00:00 00:0002:51GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay The Justice Department filed a complaint Friday challenging Alabama's Senate Bill (S.B.) 184, which bans transgender treatments for children. The DOJ asserts that criminalizing the sexual transition of children is a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment on the grounds of equal p...

“A Florida man has been charged with allegedly trafficking two women to engage in commercial sex acts and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Angelo Dominic Lombardo, 27, was charged by criminal complaint with two counts of sex trafficking by force, threats of force, fraud and coercion and one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Lombardo ...

Connecticut lawmakers approved a bill late Friday night that takes direct aim at states that have passed aggressive anti-abortion laws as the country prepares for a Supreme Court ruling this summer that could weaken or overturn the constitutional right to abortion enshrined in Roe v. Wade. The Connecticut bill, which Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, has said he intends to sign, would expand the f...

Finishing law school is undoubtedly a significant achievement— yet it’s hardly the finish line. The next step is deciding where you are going to take your law degree. For many, this means making the choice to go solo since there are many advantages that come with running your own practice. Advantages of Being a Solo Attorney Flexibility is one of the biggest perks of running your own solo pra...

When the unit within the Maryland attorney general’s office that investigates police shootings got a call last Saturday afternoon, officials released a collective groan. There was another tragedy, and it happened in Harford County, where Republican Sheriff Jeff Gahler had long made clear that he disagreed that state law gave the attorney general’s office authority to conduct a probe into poli...

The lawsuit says the so-called “conscience clause” in the $74 billion budget violates the Ohio Constitution’s single-subject rule. (Craig Ruttle/AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The ACLU of Ohio and law firm of Baker Hostetler sued the state Friday over a provision in last year’s state budget bill that allows doctors, nurses, and other medical providers, along with insurance companies and hospitals, to ...

Erie County Bar Association's annual Law Day luncheon is May 10 at Bayfront Convention Center Keynote speaker is Amanda Knox, a Seattle author who made international headlines when she was convicted and finally acquitted in a murder case in Italy that started in 2007 Bar Association will also honor local lawyers, community members at event Most Americans have a fundamental grasp of the leg...

A Latino law professor is being remembered for his seminal work advancing civil education and immigration rights, as well as pushing for more diversity in the legal profession and in law schools across the country. Michael Olivas, who retired as the William B. Bates distinguished chair of law and director of the Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance at the University of Houston La...

Chicago's Jackson Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, where the cherry blossoms have been in full bloom recently. WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the stories that matter. If you’ve ever taken a stroll through Jackson Park, biked along the curving streets of suburban Riverside or played a pick-up soccer game on the Midway ...