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GRAHAM, N.C. (WGHP) — An officer has been formally cleared of wrongdoing after shooting and killing a man in 2020. The State Bureau of Investigation and the Alamance County District Attorney’s Office conducted an independent review of the shooting death of Jaquyn Light and have cleared Officer Marcus Pollock of any criminal wrongdoing. Jaquyn Oneill Light, 20, of Graham, was shot after he all...

The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 passed by voice vote in the US Senate on February 10. The US House of Representatives approved the same measure with bipartisan support on February 7. President Joseph Biden has signaled his support for the bill and is expected to sign it into law. H.R. 4445, developed in the wake of the #MeToo movement, is desi...

WASHINGTON--On February 16, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted a preliminary injunction of Maryland’s library digital book law in the case of Association of American Publishers v. Brian Frosh. The legislation, which went into effect on January 1, 2022, requires publishers who sell e-book licenses to Maryland consumers to also sell licenses to Maryland public li...

Christopher Lee Thompson, 47 (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville man accused of killing his brother-in-law in front of his Westside home likely knew his schedule and was “lying in wait” before firing the fatal shots, according to an arrest report released Thursday by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Thompson, 47, was boo...

By Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – Law student Rochelle Ballantyne is inspired by her grandmother and hopes to be a beacon for her 10-year-old sister as she pursues the title of chess master. It would be a first for a Black American woman. “I’ve been trying to get it for the past 10 years,” said Ballantyne, 26, who a decade ago was the lone female star of “Brooklyn Castle,” the 2012 docum...

NH teachers fear 'Freedom from Discrimination' law worsens decline in social studies education  New Hampshire Business Review

Law student Rochelle Ballantyne competes at the Marshall Chess Club in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Law student Rochelle Ballantyne is inspired by her grandmother and hopes to be a beacon for her 10-year-old sister as she pursues the title of chess master. It would be a first for a Black American woman. "I've been tryin...

Albany County lawmakers and Albany Law School officials.JPG A new partnership between Albany County and Albany Law School will provide free legal services to Afghan refugees relocated to the Capital Region who are seeking permanent citizenship. County Legislature Chair Andrew Joyce joined school officials Thursday to announce a $50,000 grant to help pay for the legal services provided by th...

Applications to transfer taxes from one house to another continue to tie up North Bay assessors’ offices, which have been facing thousands of documents to review to complete the processes. The offices were hit by two waves of activity, which began when Proposition 19 passed in November 2020. The first wave involved parents trying to pass down their property to their children who were not goin...

Credit: Gajus/Shutterstock.com What You Need to Know An analysis of law firm offices in the tri-county area shows partner promotions nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2022. Midsize firms rivaled Florida-based Am Law 100 firms in the number of partners they promoted in 2022. Firms of all sizes promoted litigators while Am Law 100 firms promoted real estate and corporate lawyers at hig...