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February 16, 2022

Large law firms set reopening dates as pandemic plans shift - Reuters

People are seen in silhouette on a street on a winter day in Beijing. December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. (Reuters) - Mo...
February 16, 2022

Suge Knight's lawyer takes plea deal, is barred from practicing law - Los Angeles Times

Matthew Fletcher, left, with his attorney Mark Geragos in court in 2018. Marion “Suge” Knight’s former attorney pleaded guilty to conspiracy and perjury charges Wednesday and will be barred from practicing law for life after prosecutors accused him of plotting to bribe witnesses so they would lie for the rap mogul when he faced murder charges in 2016. Prosecutors originally accused Matthew...
February 16, 2022

Large law enforcement presence reported in Bluffview area of Sauk Co. - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

Large law enforcement presence reported in Bluffview area of Sauk Co.  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3
February 16, 2022

Georgia law enforcement host crime roundtable - 11Alive.com WXIA

ATLANTA — Law enforcement across metro Atlanta came together Wednesday to discuss solutions to the uptick in crime and how they can help each other. Atlanta Police hosted the roundtable. Data showed the City of Atlanta in particular has had a violent start to 2022. According to Atlanta Police statistics, as of February 5, homicides were up 64-percent from this time a year ago. In that same ti...
February 16, 2022

Kuwait Overturns Law Used to Prosecute Trans People - The New York Times

Kuwait overturned a 2007 law that was used to arrest transgender people.Credit...Yasser Al-Zayyat/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images CAIRO — Kuwait’s constitutional court overturned a law on Wednesday that authorities had used to prosecute transgender people, saying the statute violated Kuwaitis’ right to personal freedom. Activists hailed the decision as a landmark for transgender rights in...
February 16, 2022

This Law School Professor Is Just Embarrassing — See Also - Above the Law

Biglaw May Be Dragging Its Feet On Raises… But boutique firms are responding. Simpson Thacher Is Going Back To The Office: 3-4 days a week. Learn what your law firm can do to be successful and find opportunity in the face of adversity, with this free on demand webcast. Stupid Legal Tricks: This is… not how any of this works. Metadata Is A Real Bitch: As this federal judge learns. ...
February 16, 2022

Arkansas Governor Hutchinson looks to help local law enforcement with a $5,000 stipend - KY3

JASPER, Ark. (KY3) - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday called for the General Assembly to authorize using $45 million in state surplus funds to make a one-time $5,000 payment to each city and county-certified law enforcement officer. The surplus fund, if approved, would also help build a 498-bed expansion to the jail in Calico Rock as well as fund additional non-lethal equipment for loca...
February 16, 2022

Changes in new Texas law angers voters - CNN

Changes in new Texas law angers voters As early voting kicks off in Texas for US congressional seats, CNN's Dianne Gallagher speaks to voters who are seeing their mail-in ballot applications rejected as a result of the state's new laws.
February 16, 2022

Georgetown Law professor apologizes after criticism for calling a student a racial slur - NBC News

A Georgetown University Law Center professor apologized after a video surfaced last week on Twitter showing him using a racial slur when calling on a student in class. Franz Werro was asking for comments from students during his lecture on Feb. 10 when he said, “OK, so any other surprise, or, what about you, Mr. Chinaman? Sorry to not catch your — maybe you can remind me of your name.” Warnin...
February 16, 2022

New gray wolf law changes could influence some - UpperMichigansSource.com

Pet and livestock owners could see the impact of these restored protections Wolf Law changes in U.P (WLUC) MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Last Thursday a federal court in California, protections were restored for the gray wolf, overturning laws that allowed animal owners to use lethal force. If a wolf is preying on livestock, pets, or hunting dogs, it is once again illegal to kill it in Michigan. ...