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April 28, 2022

Senate Democrat-led teacher shortage bills signed into law - Illinois Senate Democratic

SPRINGFIELD – As school districts around the state continue to struggle to fill teaching positions, Senate Democrats led a number of legislative measures signed into law Wednesday to address the void. “Illinois, like everywhere else in the country, is facing challenges with recruiting and retaining teachers,” said State Senator Meg Loughran Loughran Cappel (D-Shorewood). “It was a struggle ev...
April 28, 2022

Three UConn Law Faculty Members Promoted - UConn Today - UConn

Kiel Brennan-Marquez, John Aloysius Cogan Jr. and Miguel de Figueiredo will will receive tenure and a promotion from associate professor of law to professor of law. From left, Professors Kiel Brennan-Marquez, John Aloysius Cogan Jr. and Miguel de Figueiredo. The Office of the Provost has announced the promotion of three UConn Law professors: Kiel Brennan-Marquez, John Aloysius Cogan Jr. and M...
April 28, 2022

Repeal of law in Honduras gives back rights to workers - Prensa Latina

Tegucigalpa, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The hourly employment law´s repeal in Honduras gives back the right to thousands of workers and is an important victory for the people, analyst Alejandro Bonilla said. Speaking to Prensa Latina, Bonilla referred to the repeal of the regulation, which has a positive impact on the economy of the most needy, and added that some 700,000 workers were affected by...
April 28, 2022

Maine: Various Marijuana Bills Become Law Absent Gov. Mills' Signature - Norml

Several marijuana-related bills became law this week absent the signature of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills. The first bill, LD 1827, authorizes licensed marijuana retailers to provide for home deliveries to those age 21 or older. Under the law, retailers may deliver a variety of products to customers, including immature marijuana plants and seedlings. The measure also allows customers to engage...
April 28, 2022

EU Proposes Law to Curb Lawsuits Meant to Silence Journalists, Rights Advocates - Voice of America - VOA News

FILE - European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 5, 2021. The European Union executive proposed on Wednesday laws to curb excessive litigation aimed at silencing critical journalists and rights advocates by governments and businesses—a form of harassment it said was on the rise from Croatia to Poland. In its latest health check of the state ...
April 28, 2022

Man who shot councilman & kidnapped councilman's wife & mother-in-law now to be sentenced May 31 - WV News

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Sentencing for the man who shot Clarksburg City Councilman James Malfregeot and kidnapped Malfregeot's wife and mother-in-law has been postponed from Thursday until 8 a.m. May 31. Harrison Circuit Judge Thomas A. Bedell granted the motion of defense attorney Jason Wingfield for the postponement after Prosecutor Rachel Romano didn't object. Dejesus Wingfield said ...
April 28, 2022

WisEye Morning Minute: Marquette Law School Poll for April 2022 - Madison.com

As reported by WisPolitics.com, Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin said the latest poll showed voters remain "cranky" with 36 percent of voters saying they believe the state is headed in the right direction, while 56 percent say it's on the wrong track. That's worse than the 39-53 split in the February poll. Franklin noted a series of factors go into how voters res...
April 28, 2022

Law enforcement officials to discuss joint operation between New Hanover, Pender, Onslow counties - WECT

Arrest made.(MGN) JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - Law enforcement officials are holding a news conference Thursday to discuss a joint operation between agencies in New Hanover, Pender and Onslow counties. You can watch the news conference live here starting at 10:30 a.m. Copyright 2022 WECT. All rights reserved.
April 28, 2022

The Trumpian right keeps pushing rule of law to the brink. But the law is winning - The Guardian

This week has seen developments in two important legal battles. At stake is whether we are a society ruled by law or not. Without law, we face not survival of the fittest but survival of the fiercest – those most willing to use intimidation, force and violence to get their way. First, a New York judge held Donald Trump in contempt for stiffing a subpoena from the state attorney general, Letit...
April 28, 2022

DLA Piper Promotes 74 to Partner - Law.com International

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