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Kelly Ernby. Photo credit: @OCDAToddSpitzer, via Twitter An Orange County deputy district attorney planning to run again for the state Assembly has died of COVID-19 complications, friends said. Kelly Ernby, 46, a specialist in environmental and consumer law, died Sunday. She joined the Orange County District Attorney’s Office in October 2011 after being an associate with the Gibson, Dunn and ...

Editorial: New year brings new laws in Tennessee and Virginia  Kingsport Times News

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on Jan. 2, 2022. The approval Jan. 5 of the controversial electricity bill at the Knesset plenum was especially fierce, with coalition and opposition members trading accusations and shouts. Thus, the Knesset session had its embarrassing moments but also produced some pride over...

BOSTON, MA. JUNE 10, 2021 Graduating officers raise their hands to take the Oath of Office during the graduation ceremonies of Boston Police Academy Class 60-20 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Last year was a tumultuous one for the image and reputation of policing. A tidal wave of negati...

First-year enrollment at Boston College Law School increased by 40 percent this past year due to a heightened interest in law careers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Boston Business Journal. “Due to last year’s unprecedented nationwide interest in attending law school, we and many other highly selective schools saw a significant increase in both applications and in accepted stu...

By Natalie Anderson [email protected] SALISBURY — To comply with a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill passed by lawmakers last year, the city is in the process of making changes to some ordinances and associated penalties. The bipartisan Senate Bill 300 was signed into law in September and includes recommendations from the Governor’s Task Force for Racial Equity in C...

A new law in Arizona, HB 2617, makes significant changes to Arizona's homestead exemption and expands the rights of judgment creditors. The law went into effect on January 1, 2022, but creditors with judgments entered before then also may take advantage of the changes to the law. Before HB 2617, recorded judgments did not create liens on homestead property (typically, the judgment debtor's pe...

As we reflect back on 2021, Florida Highway Patrol and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said the number of fatal crashes was up from 2020. BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - As we reflect on 2021, Florida Highway Patrol and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said the number of fatal crashes was up from 2020. Now, they want to send a message in hopes to prevent these high numbers in 2022. When NewsCha...

Eric Weakley is pictured with his wife and three of his four daughters after he found out he was being pardoned. Provided photo Eric Weakley, a member of the so-called “Culpeper Three” and a client of the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law, has received an absolute pardon. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted the relief Tuesday. It is the fourth pardon for a clinic c...

Stock image | Photo by fizkes/ iStock/ Getty Images Plus, St. George News LATEST STORIES ST. GEORGE — A new federal law, which took effect on New Year’s Day, the No Surprises Act, expands protections already in place in Utah and across the U.S. to prevent surprise medical billing. Stock image | Photo byChinnapong/iStock/Getty Images Plus, St. George News The new regulation protects people cov...