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April 28, 2022

Oklahoma Legislature Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban Modeled on Texas Law - The New York Times

Oklahoma Legislature Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban Modeled on Texas Law  The New York Times
April 28, 2022

EDITORIAL | Lawmaker has run-in with law. Again. - Star Tribune

State Rep. John Thompson, who was previously expelled from the DFL caucus and now serves District 67A as an independent, during a committee hearing in April. Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. ••• Minnesota state Rep. John Thompson, already expelled from the DFL caucus for previous inci...
April 28, 2022

Kennedys Inks Associations in Bolivia, Ecuador - Law.com International

Alex Guillamont, head of the Latin America and Caribbean practice at Kennedys. Courtesy photo
April 28, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene Cries 'Harassment' When CNN Asks Her About 'Marshall Law' Text - The Daily Beast

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) repeatedly called CNN anchor Jim Acosta a “liar” and accused him of “harassing” her on Thursday for asking questions about her now-infamous “Marshall law” text. CNN reported this week that just days before President Joe Biden’s inauguration, the MAGA congresswoman texted former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and urged him to tell outgoing President ...
April 28, 2022

Challenge to strike down Marsy's Law in Kentucky tossed out - WAVE 3

Lady Justice holds the scales of justice, symbolizing fairness in the judicial process.(Pixabay) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A recent legal challenge against Marsy’s Law in Kentucky has been dismissed. Victims of crimes have rights under the law, such as being advised of any hearings for a suspect and being able to testify at any hearing, such as a plea, release, or sentencing hearing. Opponents...
April 28, 2022

Reminder: New York employers must comply with electronic monitoring notice law by May 7 - JD Supra

Any private employer with a place of business in New York that “monitors or otherwise intercepts” any employee’s telephone conversations, emails, or internet access or usage by “any electronic device or system” must give written notice of this activity to all employees subject to such electronic monitoring by May 7, 2022. As we previously discussed, the New York electronic monitoring notice l...
April 28, 2022

Oxford school superintendent warns 'Law & Order' episode could be a 'traumatic trigger' - Detroit Free Press

The Oxford Community Schools website has posted a message from the superintendent about Thursday's episode of NBC's "Law & Order" that warned it "could be a traumatic trigger for our school community." The story line for the episode, which is titled "Legacy," seems to be inspired by last year's deadly mass shooting that left four Oxford High School students dead and six other students a...
April 28, 2022

Frederick Law Olmsted, Best Known For Central Park, Celebrated In New Digital Guide To 100s Of American Landscapes - Forbes

Central Park in New York is one of hundreds of landscapes featured in a new digital guide to ... [+] Photo by Barrett Doherty, courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation The name Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. is nearly as well known as his most famous landscape — New York City’s Central Park, which he co-designed with Calvert Vaux. But Olmsted’s legacy and influence extend to include more than...
April 28, 2022

Law license suspension finalized for N.Y. hedge fund founder Kamensky - Reuters.com

(Reuters) - A New York appellate court has signed off on a six-month retroactively applied suspension for hedge fund founder and one-time Simpson Thacher & Bartlett attorney, Daniel Kamensky, according to a Thursday order. New York's Appellate Division, First Department, finalized discipline for the ex-principal of now-shuttered Marble Ridge Capital LP, who pled guilty to bankruptcy fraud...
April 28, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why US needs a law to sell off oligarchs' assets - The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden doesn’t want to just seize the yachts, luxury homes and other assets of Russian oligarchs, he wants to sell off the pricey goods and use the money to help rebuild Ukraine. He’s asking Congress to streamline the process to allow that to happen. In the latest attempt to pressure Russia to end its war and to pay for the enormous costs of defending Ukraine, t...