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February 08, 2022

Law Profs: How Progressives Can Take Back the Constituiton - History News Network (HNN)

SOURCE: The Atlantic Breaking News tags: Constitution, legal history, progressivism Joseph Fishkin is a law professor at UCLA. William E. Forbath holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen Chair in law at the University of Texas, Austin. They are the authors of The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution: Reconstructing the Economic Foundations of American Democracy. America’s slow-burning crisis of economic and...
February 08, 2022

Law enforcement say they found nearly $25000 in fentanyl, other drugs in Wilton man's car - KFYR-TV

Dallas Carsen(KFYR) WILTON, N.D. (KFYR) - A Wilton man has been arrested after law enforcement say he intended to traffic nearly $25,000 in fentanyl and other drugs in Morton County in January. Metro Area Narcotics Task Force officers say they searched the car of 29-year-old Dallas Carsen and uncovered 79 pills they presumed to be fentanyl, 26 grams of heroin, 130 grams of methamphetamine, an...
February 08, 2022

Harris County approves budgets with modest increases in law enforcement spending - Houston Chronicle

County Commissioners Jack Cagle, left, Tom Ramsey, Judge Lina Hidalgo, Rodney Ellis and Adrian Garcia during Harris County Commissioners Court Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in Houston. The Democratic majority on Harris County Commissioners Court passed new budgets Tuesday that included modest increases for county departments, not the drastic cuts Republicans sought to shift spending toward law enfor...
February 08, 2022

Law enforcement cracking down on human trafficking in Montana - KTVH

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. MISSOULA — It's a billion-dollar industry worldwide, but human trafficking also occurs right here in Montana. The Montana Department of Justice reports the state saw an 871% increase in cases from 7 in 2015 to 68 in 2021. And as MTN News reported last month, it's a problem state o...
February 08, 2022

Ten websites you need to see before applying to law school - National Jurist

Waiting game: What to do after submitting your application There is so much misinformation out there about law school admissions. It is sometimes shocking what my students tell me they have read on the internet or have heard from well-intentioned friends or other lawyers. I have conversations that reflect that every week. “My friend told me that law schools don’t like it when you take a year ...
February 08, 2022

Kern County safe surrender week, a law to protect newborns from abandonment - KGET 17

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Becoming a parent is a gift but it’s a gift that comes with many responsibilities and challenges. For some it can be too much, but new parents in Kern County have options. Parents legally can surrender a child shortly after birth and have an option to reclaim them. It’s safe surrender week in Kern County and if you or anyone you know is having a hard time after ha...
February 08, 2022

New law expands non-electrical license requirement - KELOLAND.com

South Dakota seal on Capitol building in Pierre SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Five more bills became laws with Gov. Kristi Noem’s signature on Tuesday. So far this session, Noem has signed seven bills into law, according to her office. One of the new laws appears to only make a date change and a small word change while another adds an additional building to which a non-licensed owner can install...
February 08, 2022

Mother working to pass law to protect people with disabilities - WLOX

BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WDAM) - For the last three years, a mother has been fighting for a bill to become law in Mississippi. Now it looks like she’s one step closer after Friday’s legislative session. Cara Sims has a son named Cole who has down syndrome. Sims has been working with State Representative Lee Yancey since 2019 to make “Cole’s Law” a reality. “‘Cole’s Law’ prohibits medical providers...
February 08, 2022

Mother working to pass law to protect people with disabilites - WDAM

Cara Sims says if you want to help the bill become a law, call your local senator and tell them to vote ‘yes’ on HB 20. BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WDAM) - For the last three years, a mother has been fighting for a bill to become law in Mississippi. Now it looks like she’s one step closer after Friday’s legislative session. Cara Sims has a son named Cole who has down syndrome. Sims has been working w...
February 08, 2022

'No credible threats' to Super Bowl, but law enforcement stress vigilance - Reuters

Pole banners advertising Super Bowl LVI are seen reflected amidst palm trees in the windows of the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE hotel in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (Reuters) - While there are no credible security threats to Sunday's Super Bowl, there will be a beefed-up law enforcement presence at the game, and officials...