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The law governing the use of “filter teams” is quickly evolving. Filter teams, which are utilized by the government to prevent materials protected by attorney-client privilege from being reviewed and/or produced to a prosecution team, are often utilized by federal prosecutors in white collar criminal investigations. The Upshot In a 2019 opinion, the Fourth Circuit broadly concluded that unsu...

Tuk-tuk drivers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: UN Women Cambodia/Mariken B. Harbitz The arrest and detention of at least 29 casino union leaders and activists during a strike that began on New Year’s Eve in Cambodia, may represent a breach of human rights law, independent UN rights experts said on Wednesday. Most of the strikers were women and many of the arrests were conducted in “a v...

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Pushes Open Carry Gun Law Amid Pressure from GOP Opponents  Newsweek

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...

By Mitch Kokai, Carolina Journal Some laws turn out to be unconstitutional. It’s usually up to the courts to make that determination. But a recent case from the N.C. Court of Appeals reminds us about the complexity of striking down an unconstitutional law in this state. Details of the case titled Cryan v. National Council of Young Men’s Christian Associations should disturb us. Multiple adult...

Signage is seen outside of the law firm Dentons in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. Jan 4 (Reut...

Colorado and Delaware have enacted new laws for automatic renewal or negative options offers. The new laws became effective January 1, 2022. Illinois already has a law on the books related to automatic renewals but has recently made a few minor amendments to it. Colorado. Companies must disclose the following in a clear and conspicuous manner before executing the contract: The contract will ...

On November 15th, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“the Law”) into law. The historic infrastructure plan includes the single largest investment to address climate change in U.S. history.[1] The Law allocates billions of dollars to priority areas, including significant funding for the development of carbon capture infrastructure, alternative energy sources and...

Over the last decade of helping the AGC Houston Chapter with their mission of educating construction professionals in the Houston market, I always remind those who attend our lien classes that the Texas Legislature meets every two years and there is a possibility each time that some changes in the lien law could result. This year was one of the years we saw the Legislature make many significa...

Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. Jurors in an opioid trial found drug companies liable for a public nuisance – as well as the state of New York. In a shareholder class action, Johnson & Johnson turned to a declaration by attorney Mark Lanier stating he gave nothing but public information to Reuters for its 2018 ta...