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We are back, and even though one of us apparently cannot work this new tech called a “calendar,” we’re excited to bring a shorter-than-usual episode without having a whole month go by! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The Biden Administration’s change of position on the availability of coerced statements for use in pre-trial proceedings in military comm...

By Celeste Bott (February 3, 2022, 10:27 AM EST) -- The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's Workers' Compensation Act doesn't preempt claims for statutory damages under Illinois' biometric privacy law, obliterating a defense routinely invoked by employers and finally providing clarity for a flood of paused lawsuits to now proceed against companies. The Illinois Supreme Cour...

The Black-owned Columbus law firm Walton + Brown aims to carry on the legacy left by Otto Beatty Jr. following its acquisition of the Columbus politician and African American trailblazer’s law firm. Walton + Brown LLP, led by Columbus attorneys Sean Walton and Chanda Brown, bought the firm for an undisclosed price and will take on up to 100 clients previously served by Beatty Jr., the former ...

State Bar of Texas Podcast The pandemic made many employers realize that they actually can do business with a remote staff, but there are still many issues to untangle as remote and/or hybrid work continues. To help attorneys understand the nuances of employment law for these new work situations, Rocky Dhir welcomes business and employment trial lawyer Trang Tran. They discuss how today’s com...

Sponsored by Insurance Journal The insurer for a South Florida law firm that represented the collapsed Surfside condominium – lawyers known for fighting off attempts to reform condo safety laws – has asked a judge to absolve the carrier of coverage responsibility for the law firm. Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Co., an Arkansas-based company owned by Fairfax Financial Holdings, in 2020...

medical marijuana and a doctor's prescription Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislation Wednesday and it became law immediately. It could be months before the first marijuana dispensaries open. “There is no doubt that there are individuals in our state who...

The fashion industry has always had a relationship with some forms of social activism. But all too often the industry is also seen as one of excess and consumerism gone wild. That could change if New York’s Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act – or FSSAA – becomes law. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. Camera - Vladimir Badikov.

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Photo illustration by Warren Craghead, photos by Julia Davis, Jesús Pino and iStock A new kind of investment fund is changing the way Wall Street does business, Professor Quinn Curtis explains on “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law. ESG funds — investment options driven by environmental, social and corporate governance values — are growing popular enough to inf...

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee made historic proposals in his 2022-23 budget that will further improve Tennessee’s standing as a national leader for law enforcement, firefighter training, and consumer protection. During Governor Lee’s fourth State of the State address on Jan. 31, 2022, he outlined proposals that will modernize Tennessee’s police and firefighter training academies, he...