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Sonia Joseph speaks at a rally at the Washington State Capitol on Feb. 3, 2022, urging legislators to reject House Bill 2037 and House Bill 1788, which would amend police accountability laws passed last year. (Melissa Santos/Crosscut) Now, lawmakers are considering changes to police accountability laws that Joseph fears will lead to more fatal police encounters like the one that took her son’...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is defending his hiring of a private law firm in his failed attempt to reinstate a deputy fired over domestic violence allegations, despite the argument of county lawyers that the firm did not have a valid contract to be counsel for the sheriff. In a new sworn declaration, Villanueva says he was told by the County Counsel’s Office in a Feb. 28, 2019 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Provana, provider of the industry’s first unified platform for compliance and performance management, today announced a strategic collaboration with Bedard Law Group (BLG), to bring 360-degree compliance to the Accounts Receivable Management (ARM) market. The new solution combines BLG360 services with Provana’s comprehensive compliance management suite. BLG360 is an on-dema...

Houston County Commission meeting on February 8, 2022. Left to right: Allison Wagner, EDA Director; and commissioners, Dewey Severson, Eric Johnson, Bob Burns, Teresa Walter, and Chairman Greg Myhre. Photo by Charlene Corson Selbee The Houston County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 1, from 9-9:50 a.m. Commissioners in attendance included Chairman Greg Myhre, Teresa W...

As you probably know, the Supreme Court has agreed to review Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and its companion case, Students for Fair Admissions v. North Carolina. Arguments will likely be heard in October. Both cases concern race-preferential admissions policies. The Harvard case looks at the treatment of Asian Americans in particular. Am I being a naive Charlie Brown in thinking th...

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Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios February marks Black History Month, but this is the first year it will be celebrated under Iowa's new law targeting critical race theory. Flashback: Last year, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that bans schools from teaching the U.S. or people can be systemically racist or sexist. But districts' interpretations of the law widely differ, causing confusio...

Judge Albright acknowledged that tests handed down by the Supreme Court for subject matter eligibility have created a confusing abyss of patent eligibility law before affirming the validity of Mirror Imaging’s patents on both steps of the Alice test. Judge Alan Albright Just over one week ago, U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright of the Western District of Texas entered a ruling denying PNC B...

As part of my prospect rankings package, I’ve ranked all 30 major-league teams’ farm systems, with an explanation of why they’re in this order. You’ll get an even clearer picture of each individual team by reading the team reports, which include a ranking of each system’s top 20 prospects, that are rolling out this week and next, starting with the NL Central on Tuesday. Bear in mind that thes...

Firebomb Attack at Law Office of County Commissioner  Newsweek