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April 25, 2022

Cherokee Nation: McGirt is 'settled by law,' as SCOTUS readies for jurisdiction case - KTUL

A photo of the Cherokee Nation flag on September 29, 2021. (Courtesy: Cherokee Nation) TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Non-tribal member Victor Castro-Huerta was convicted in Tulsa County in 2015 and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the neglect of his stepdaughter who is a tribe member. That case is now heading to the Supreme Court with ramifications for all of Oklahoma. “Now, this particular case i...
April 25, 2022

Opinion: Praying coach case suggests conservative justices want to rewrite the law on religion and schools - CNN

Joe Kennedy, a former football coach in Washington state, says his First Amendment rights were violated. Jeffrey Toobin is chief legal analyst for CNN and the author of "The Nine" and "The Oath." The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN)By now, it's well known that the Supreme Court, in its new conservative orientation, is poised to rewrite our und...
April 25, 2022

Will Chinese Law Firms Ever Be Trusted to Lead Foreign IPO Advice? - Law.com International

I recently did a bit of research on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) filings, going through almost 100 prospectuses to find out who the real legal leaders are. That initiative was in part triggered by some conversations I’ve had with capital markets lawyers in international firms that were at one time best known for representing Chinese issuers. Many of those firms, including Linklaters and Fr...
April 25, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene discussed martial law to keep Trump in power, text messages show - ABC News

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested in a text message sent three days before Joe Biden was sworn in as president that some of former President Donald Trump's staunchest allies wanted to declare martial law to keep Trump in power. "In our private chat with only Members, several are saying the only way to save our Republic is for Trump to call for Marshall law [sic]," Greene texted...
April 25, 2022

Tennessee lawmakers change NIL law; make universities more competitive - WVLT

Spyre Sports Group is teaming up with DW Designs for a shirt to benefit the entire UT football team.(WVLT) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee lawmakers updated the state’s name, image and likeness laws by allowing NIL groups to talk directly with university officials, current and prospective student athletes. State leaders said this gives Tennessee universities a competitive advantage in com...
April 25, 2022

Activist pushes for law reform after illegal voting charges dropped - FOX13 Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Black Lives Matter activist Pamela Moses held a press conference Monday to address the dismissal of the illegal voting charges against her. On Friday, Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said that prosecutors would no longer pursue illegal voter registration charges against Moses after a judge granted her a new trial. Charges against Moses, 44, were dismissed, and she...
April 25, 2022

More delays for the Law Enforcement Memorial - KTTC

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Progress on the Law Enforcement Memorial at Soldiers Field continues to be delayed. Authorities say the pandemic is partially to blame. Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson told KTTC that he never expected it would take this long to complete the memorial. The original plan was to have everything done by Rochesterfest in June. Now, he’s estimating the memorial wall ...
April 25, 2022

Indianapolis law firm joins The Diversity Lab initiative - WISH TV Indianapolis, IN

This is a modal window. No compatible source was found for this media. This video is currently unavailable. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Bose McKinney & Evans law firm is joining 70 other law firms around the country to undergo special certification to diversify. The Diversity Lab rolled out its inaugural, mid-sized cohort in 2020. The 18-month certification program starts off with firms benchma...
April 25, 2022

New Maine law aims to stop harassment at abortion clinics - Boston.com

Maine is now one of four states with a law that creates a “bubble zone” that limits protests nears the doors of a medical clinic, according to a 2019 report by the Guttmacher Institute, which supports abortion access. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A new law in Maine is designed to prevent harassment and blockades outside abortion providers in the state. Supporters s...
April 25, 2022

Ocean County Commissioners Weigh In on Recreational Marijuana Use by Law Enforcement Officers - TAPinto.net

TOMS RIVER - The Ocean County Board of Commissioners released a statement at its April 20 Board of Commissioners meeting about a very hot topic in New Jersey. Recreational marijuana is now legal across New Jersey. Legal recreational marijuana sales for adults 21 years of age and older went into effect in New Jersey on April 21. Federal law however, considers marijuana an illegal drug. Ocean C...