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The Nevada Legislature Building in Carson City on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Photo: David Calvert / The Nevada Independent Discuss Share this The 2021 Legislature made dozens of changes in how Nevada conducts elections this coming year, the impacts of which Nevada’s election officials are still sorting out. Mark Wlaschin, elections deputy in the Secretary of State’s office, said a total ...

The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday that it will intervene in Puerto Rico’s four-year bankruptcy case to defend a federal law that gave the island the ability to cut its obligations through the courts. The move, intended to stave off challenges that the bankruptcy is unconstitutional, may actually prolong the commonwealth’s efforts to restructure its $33 billion of debt and exit cou...

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday will hear oral arguments in an ongoing legal challenge to Texas’ six-week ban on abortion and decide whether to ask the Texas Supreme Court to resolve a central question in the lawsuit, a highly unusual move that could significantly delay a resolution in the case. The unprecedented nature of the Texas abortion ban has resulted in complicated le...

In Husch Blackwell’s December 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •President Biden issued a Proclamation to update the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and re-affirmed the changes to the section 232 tariffs that took effect Jan. 1- •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions... Please see full Newsletter below for ...

(Image via Getty) * A fig leaf or a Trojan Horse? McConnell backing an election law change has a few people confused. [The Hill] * And a 1 and a 2! Utah has to figure out how they are going to deal with armed protesters. [Deseret News] * The judge from the highest court (of our childhoods) creates a $5M scholarship to help women succeed in law. [Law.com] * The legal aftermath of the men who l...

Attorney General issues legal alert to law enforcement regarding section 187 of the California Penal Code January 7, 2022 - OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday issued a legal alert to all California district attorneys, police chiefs, and sheriffs stating that section 187 of the California Penal Code was intended to hold accountable those who inflict harm on pregnant i...

kesq New laws have taken effect this week as the new year rolled in. California police departments are seeing quite a few new policies, and many of the local police departments are looking forward to it. “They have now created a legislative body that will allow for the review of personnel records. Not just at a local level but at a state level, to see if those in violations of the policy will...

People protest outside the offices of the New Mexico Public Education Department's office, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The education department proposed changes to the social studies curriculum that critics describe as a veiled attempt to teach critical race theory. Supporters say the new curriculum, which includes ethnic studies, is "anti-racist." (AP Photo/Cedar Attan...

Update (12:33 PM)- As we (justifiably) talk so much about the #Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, let’s not lose this: Tyler Boyd’s 67 receptions w/out a single drop is BY FAR the most in the #NFL this year. (No. 2 is Randall Cobb who has 28 catches w/out a drop.) pic.twitter.com/RG6IFcBRUN — Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) January 7, 2022 Update (12:01 PM)- Is this the future of co...

Crime and Courts Jordan Skadsem, of Detroit Lakes, was awarded a $2,000 law enforcement education scholarship from Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander on Jan. 6, 2021. Skadsem is in his second year at Vermilion Community College and is training to become wildlife law enforcement officer. Jordan Skadsem, right, of Detroit Lakes, receives a $2,000 scholarship for his continued law enforcement t...