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February 14, 2022

Malka Leifer’s father-in-law, a Jerusalem rabbi, suspected of child sex assault - The Times of Israel

Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90) Baruch Leifer was named Monday as the Jerusalem rabbi who was arrested last month on suspicion of molesting children several years ago. A gag order barring publication of Leifer’s name was lifted Monday at the request of the Kan public broadcaster. Leifer’s daughter-in-law Malka Leifer is currently awaiting trial in Australia on...
February 14, 2022

Law Beat: Chief ADA David Rossi departs Soares office for state post - Albany Times Union

Chief Assistant David Rossi presents his summation during the Edward "Ted" Mero trial for murder at the Judicial Center Thursday Dec 14, 2017 in Albany, N.Y. Rossi has left Soares' office for a state job in 2022. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union) An ax murder in Delmar. The smothering death of an autistic boy on a state field trip. The stray bullet murder of a 10-year-girl sitting on her stoop in...
February 14, 2022

Moving students past the 'there oughta be a law!' reflex - Mackinac Center for Public Policy

Why regulate? "Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves." -- Ronald Reagan Can students, and the public, ever move beyond the sentiment that “there oughta be a law”? Is it possible to break that easy and unfortunately comfortable habit of demanding increased regulation at the first sign of any envi...
February 14, 2022

Woman sentenced under failure-to-protect law in son's death - Court TV

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma woman convicted of enabling child abuse in the 2020 death of her 2-year-old son was sentenced Friday to just over a year in prison under the state’s failure-to-protect law. Cleveland County Judge Michael Tupper sentenced Rebecca Hogue, 30, of Norman, to 16 months in prison, despite a jury’s recommendation that she receive a life sentence. This 2021 booking pho...
February 14, 2022

Baruch Leifer, father-in-law of Malka, named as rabbi accused of sexual assault - The Times of Israel

Israeli networks are reporting that a Jerusalem rabbi arrested last month on suspicion of committing sexual offenses is Baruch Leifer, the father-in-law of accused sexual assailant Malka Leifer. The arrest of Leifer, which has been reported for weeks abroad, has been gagged in Israel. Leifer is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a family member when she was 12, and of sexual offenses a...
February 14, 2022

Can Tweak to NY Bail Reform Law Curb Gun Violence? - Crime Report

Amending New York’s bail reform law to make illegal possession of a weapon grounds for requiring bail can satisfy hardline critics who say the law is responsible for a rise in gun violence, writes Candace McCoy, a professor of criminal justice at John Jay College in New York City, in an op-ed for Bloomberg News. McCoy argues that data does not support claims that bail reform is responsible fo...
February 14, 2022

New bill signed into law hopes to help first time home buyers with finances - nbc25news.com

THIS LAW HOPES TO RETAIN YOUNG TALENT IN THE STATE BY HELPING THEM BUY THEIR FIRST HOME<p>{/p} Michigan -- A new law in Michigan, is giving first time home buyers a more affordable way to save for a down payment. The Michigan Senate Bill 0146, First Time Home Buyers’ Savings Program, was sponsored by Senator Ken Horne of Frankenmuth and was signed into law earlier this week. Those who d...
February 14, 2022

Former Humana exec to lead DE&I at Louisville's largest law firm - Louisville Business First - Louisville Business First

For Chris Johnson, working to create more inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces isn’t just a job, it’s who he is. Johnson, who most recently worked as the director of inclusion and diversity for Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), is stepping into the chief diversity officer role at Frost Brown Todd LLC, which is Louisville's largest law firm. Before joining Humana, Johnson served as the Commonwea...
February 14, 2022

How law firms can overcome content marketing challenges - Lexology

Content marketing in 2022 is a whole new world, with the evolving landscape of how people are consuming information and the increased amount of searching, researching and consumption of content before a client reaches your website and asks for a consultation. New content marketing trends equal new challenges that firms and their lawyers need to take on. Content marketing may seem daunting to ...
February 14, 2022

Mets' top 20 prospects for 2022: Keith Law ranks New York's farm system - The Athletic

The Mets’ system is as top-heavy as any organization, with five top 100 prospects, one who isn’t that far off as long as he’s healthy and a quick dropoff after the top 10. They do still have some areas of strength from which to trade, and they should see some more pitching emerge in the system over the next two years to eventually replace the veterans in Queens. To qualify for these rankings,...