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Law enforcement officers at the Dezman Ellis sentencing, February 1, 2022. (WLUK)<p>{/p} OUTAGAMIE COUNTY (WLUK) -- Courthouse security training pays off in Outagamie County. Law enforcement says it was anticipating tense moments at the sentencing of Dezman Ellis. “Our deputies, we had several deputies, we had several officers from other departments there, we were aware that this situat...

Elizabeth Frantz Republican lawmakers grilled a Biden judicial pick on Tuesday, asking the Japanese American judge if affirmative action is akin to racial discrimination and bringing up a book review she wrote as a law student. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenly Kato, nominated for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, faced intense questioning about an article s...

Republican lawmakers grilled a Biden judicial pick on Tuesday, asking the Japanese American judge if affirmative action is akin to racial discrimination and bringing up a book review she wrote as a law student. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenly Kato, nominated for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, faced intense questioning about an article she wrote in 1995 w...

On February 10, 2022, Utah will officially implement Utah’s Clean Slate law, which automatically expunges qualifying misdemeanor records for individuals who are no longer in the justice system and who have remained crime-free for a set period of time. Utah’s Clean Slate law was passed unanimously by Utah lawmakers in 2019 and the associated policies automate and simplify the existing legal ex...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - After five days of waiting, Gov. Tate Reeves took to social media to announce that medical marijuana will become law in Mississippi. “I thank all of the legislators for their efforts on these improvements and all of their hard work. I am most grateful to all of you: Mississippians who made your voice heard,” Reeves wrote. Reeves also took the opportunity to recognize so...

As the MLB season approaches, the minor leagues remain one of the focuses for games to be played. The minor league system will continue as scheduled, and the Brewers will continue to build up their minor league system. One set of rankings that came out is Keith Law’s rankings from The Athletic. In this edition, he named two Brewers prospects in his Top 100: Brice Turang and Sal Frelick. Brice...

An Ohio judge this week blocked enforcement of a state law that would require the cremation or burial of fetal remains from surgical abortions, marking the second time in the past year the judge has halted implementation. Hamilton County Judge Alison Hatheway said in an order dated Jan. 31 that the law is on hold until she issues a final judgment in the case. Before the order, abortion provid...

The average venture-capital fund launched in 2011 outperformed the S&P 500 by 7% per year. But that statistic understates the astronomical returns earned by a few top performers—and the mediocre returns earned by the rest. Between 1979 and 2018, the median fund underperformed the S&P 500, while the top 5% of funds nearly tripled the index’s performance. The investor Bill Gurley, of Be...

Credit: Lorin Granger/HLS Staff Photographer Priscila Coronado ’23 The Harvard Law Review has elected Priscila Coronado ’23 as its 136th president. Coronado succeeds Hassaan Shahawy ’22. “Priscila is a rigorous scholar and a passionate advocate. From the start, she has impressed her fellow editors with her remarkable intelligence, profound humility, and deep commitment to service. Her values ...

Credit: Lorin Granger/HLS Staff Photographer Priscila Coronado ’23 On January 31, Priscila Coronado ’23 made history when she was elected by her peers 136th president of the Harvard Law Review, an independent student-run journal, becoming the first Latina to hold the prestigious position. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Coronado says her background helped shape her perspective on the law,...