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New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Lee Solomon (Courtesy of New Jersey Courts) The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday judges can count crimes repeat offenders commit as juveniles when weighing whether they deserve to be locked away for life under the state’s “three strikes” law. Two justices dissented in the split ruling, citing the top court’s decision last month finding lifetime imprisonme...

A group of Abolish Abortion protesters stand outside the House of Representatives chamber where Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivers his State of the State address in Oklahoma City on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) WASHINGTON — Several Republican-controlled states have backed away from vows to adopt a Texas-style abortion ban in recent weeks as they await a major abortion ruling ...

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Photo: Shutterstock.com The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued advice to law firms seeking to improve their culture, as the COVID-19 pandemic and increased work rates has thrown the industry’s working practices into sharp relief. Following a survey of over 200 lawyers and staff in law firms, the SRA has created a culture guide which includes good practice examples and checklists...

On Jan. 8, 2022, the Mail & Guardian (whose masthead asserts that it is “Africa’s Best Read” newspaper) published an opinion column by Lindiwe Sisulu titled “Whose Law Is It Anyway?” that has sparked a deep conversation in South Africa. I learned of it from my friend Allan Boesak during one of our weekly conversations about faith and justice. After I read Sisulu’s piece, I shared it with ...

Left to right: Sean Scott, Kimberly Mutcherson, and Angela Onwuachi-Willig When Camille Nelson was appointed dean of Suffolk University Law School in 2010, few other Black women worked there or held similar positions at other law schools. “I was the only Black woman there, and the sense of always being alone is one that I think people should not underestimate,” Nelson, now dean of the William...

The American Legislative Exchange Council has drafted legislation modelled on efforts to block divestment from Israel The influential rightwing lobby group the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) is driving a surge in new state laws to block boycotts of the oil industry. The group’s strategy, which aims to protect large oil firms and other conservative-friendly industries, is modelle...

WHO GOT THE WORK?℠ - Wag Labs Inc., a pet service marketplace platform, is going public via SPAC merger with CHW Acquisition Corp. As a result of the merger, Wag! Group Co. will be listed on the Nasdaq with a post-transaction equity value of approximately $350 million. The transaction, announced Feb. 3, is expected to close by the second quarter of 2022. San Francisco-based Wag Labs is advise...

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by fizkes/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Jenée Desmond-Harris is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. Hail Mary: My wife and I debated having more children after our son was born. We had the other embryos frozen when the unthinkable happened: My wife and son died in a car accident. It destroyed me in ways I ...