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The bills are moving forward in the Alabama legislature despite opposition from law enforcement groups. Huntsville therapist hopes stigma around mental illness will fade MONTGOMERY, Ala — The Alabama Sheriffs Association, joined by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama and the Alabama Association of School Resource Officers, held a press conference outside the Alabama Statehouse T...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi House committee has ignored — and killed — a bill to expand the state hate crimes law. House Bill 1467 would have created enhanced penalties for crimes motivated by a victim’s disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill died because the Judiciary B Committee did not consider it before a Tuesday deadline. Similar proposals have died at the Mi...

Rutgers Law School faculty and students were invited by the White House to share their efforts to halt pandemic evictions in Newark through an inventive outreach project with community partners. NEWARK, NJ — Rutgers Law School faculty and students were recently invited by the White House to present their efforts in addressing coronavirus pandemic evictions across Newark, working with communit...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Atlanta. (Photo: John Disney/ALM) The law provides that a minor seeking “judicial bypass” of parental consent for abortion must face cross-examination and opposing testimony presented by parents, the local DA and a guardian ad litem appointed to represent the embryo.

Hoboken Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher has filed a lawsuit against the city to strike down the campaign finance law that she says was illegally approved in December. The suit, filed in Hudson County Superior Court, asks that the court to “nullify and void” the ordinance, which would remove the $500 limit on campaign contributions from unions to candidates for elected office in the city and foll...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — News13 has compiled a list of local homicide totals for 2021, showing some agencies saw a 50% or more year-to-year spike while others saw a significant drop. Statewide and nationwide homicide numbers are not yet available for 2021 but according to a recent report from the Council on Criminal Justice, the number of homicides in 27 major American cities increased by ...

When Keith Law released his Top 100 prospects list this week, it should have resonated with Orioles fans. The five Orioles prospects he included this year — one more than in 2021 — are the core of this organization’s rebuild. For the Orioles to have growth in the next few years, most have to succeed. For the club to be relevant, all need to have respectable careers, at the least, and a couple...

An incoming Georgetown Law administrator is on leave after sending tweets last week, which are now deleted, saying in part President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court pick would result in a “lesser black woman” as the nominee. Ilya Shapiro was set to take over Tuesday as the executive director for the law school’s Center for the Constitution. Shapiro’s previous job was vice president and director of ...

Rosen Law Firm, P.A. Logo WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM) between March 15, 2021 and November 15, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 22, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased Desktop Metal securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compen...

The Stanly County Board of Education approved a resolution Tuesday night requesting the N.C. General Assembly amend its school calendar law to provide local school boards with more flexibility when it comes to determine their own start and end days. In 2004, the General Assembly passed a school calendar law mandating the opening date for students should be no earlier than the Monday closest ...