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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down a portion of a statute Thursday which made it a crime to encourage illegal immigration. A three-judge panel of the appellate court vacated a man’s conviction, ruling that the statute was overbroad and unconstitutional. Helaman Hansen worked with a group called Americans Helping America ...

The pandemic accelerated the use of technology in the legal sector, but Kentucky law firms say those changes have proven beneficial Virtual trials, arbitrations, hearings and other proceedings have become more commonplace over the last two years and attorneys say the legal industry will continue to shift in that direction. Embracing technology has been essential to the growth of Kentuc...

2022 Keith Law Texas Rangers top 20 prospects: The top 20 list for the Rangers prospects for Keith Law has dropped today. The top four — Jack Leiter, Josh Jung, Cole Winn and Dustin Harris — is no surprise, as those were the four, in that order, who made Law’s top 100 list. Owen White checking in at #5 is higher than I think most of us would expect, although, again, we knew he made Law’s “jus...

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — The medical cannabis bill poised to pass the South Carolina Senate would prioritize existing hemp farmers in the state for certifications to grow marijuana. Janel Ralph is the CEO of ReBotanicals, one of the first hemp farms in South Carolina. She got involved in the cannabis business because of her daughter, who has a rare, debilitating condition. “Modern medicine had f...

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Ameen Jauhar and Jai Vipra, Senior Resident Fellows at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy in India, discuss the risks posed to civil and constitutional rights by deployment of facial recognition technology by Indian law enforcement agencies... Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) is becoming a buzzword globally and within India, among debates centering around AI ethics and high-tech surveillance. F...

The Rangers restocked their system last year with a couple of big salary dumps and a solid draft class, but they’ve also had a couple of hits on the trade front, with some less-heralded prospects turning into more legitimate prospects after the Rangers got their hands on them. To qualify for these rankings, players must still be eligible for the Rookie of the Year Award in 2022, which means t...

CHICAGO, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Katten announced today that for the second consecutive year, the firm was named "Best Law Firm" during the HFM US Quant Services Awards virtual ceremony, honoring service providers who have "demonstrated exceptional innovation, customer service and business performance" over the past 12 months in the area of quantitative and algorithmic trading. Katten ...

In law school, my property professor valiantly attempted to startle us out of our 9:00 am torpor with the provocative question: Does the law matter? His point, as I recall, was that legal rules are usually just a reflection of social customs and norms. The norms can safeguard property rights even without the law; conversely, if the law is unsupported by social norms, it won’t suffice. I thoug...

In January, the College of Law welcomed a new cohort of seven international students enrolled in the Master of Laws (LL.M.) program. “Despite the continued barriers and uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic, this new spring cohort includes foreign lawyers representing the legal systems of six countries,” says Assistant Dean of International Programs Andrew S. Horsfall L’10. “These ...