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Law enforcement surrounding a Palmyra home the morning of Wednesday, January 12, 2022. LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Palmyra man has been in a standoff with law enforcement for more than seven hours. According to the Otoe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies have been outside a home in the 600 block of F Street near Taggart Park since before 4 a.m. Wednesday responding to a domestic violence situatio...

With Homicides & Violent Crime on the Rise all Across NY, Republicans Stand With Law Enforcement & Local Officials to Call for a Return to Common Sense Public Safety Solutions Restoring public safety must be job one to ensure that citizens, communities, and small businesses are safe from the ongoing wave of violent crime that’s threatening the security of all New Yorkers. Reckless, mi...

You know something’s a big deal when a pro like Sam Waterston is floored. “I wasn’t at all expecting to be bowled over, and I was,” he says of his first day back on set of the original Law & Order, returning almost a dozen years after its undeserved cancellation. “I was amazed at how great—and strange—it felt to step onto what looked exactly like the old sets, all brand-new, with dear old...

Rep. Jesse Johnson, D-30 OLYMPIA – House Democrats introduced a pair of bills last week to clarify portions of the historic police accountability package passed by the Legislature last year. Legislators passed a package of laws designed to establish clear expectations for officer behavior; to set a baseline for the acceptable use of force, tactics, and equipment; and to put systems of account...

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day was observed earlier this week on Monday, January 9. An event was held in Marshall that day to honor five local members of law enforcement for their service to the communities they work in. State Representative Matt Hall presented them with official State Tributes, signed by Hall along with Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrest, and...

Division of Administrative Law rules in favor of LDI in State Farm Hurricane Barry Deductible Case  thewestsidejournal.com

The politicians who want to keep Missouri’s government secret are at it again. Like most states, Missouri has a Sunshine Law requiring governments to produce documents and records when asked to do so. It’s a fundamental requirement for public bodies, and it is invaluable for residents who want to keep public officials honest. Sadly, the state’s adherence to the law has always been spotty at b...

Last year was the deadliest for active-duty law enforcement in nearly a century, with COVID-19 identified as the leading cause of death for the second year in a row. Some 458 local, state, tribal and federal officers died in the line of duty in 2021, according to a preliminary report from the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum (NLEOMF). That makes an increase of 55% from the previou...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has found that Oklahoma’s 10-minute limit on trains blocking city streets violates the federal government’s authority. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that only the federal Surface Transportation Board has jurisdiction over rail carrier transportation and track operation. BNSF Railway Company sued after police in Edmond and ...

I. Introduction On December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) became law after it passed Congress and was signed by the President as part of the year-end Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021.1 With the issuance of implementing regulations for the TMA by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) on November 17, 2021,2 many—but not all—of the most important aspe...