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N.H. Supreme Court Robert Fojo, a Bedford-based attorney who has been involved in multiple failed legal efforts to thwart mask mandates in school districts across New Hampshire and Massachusetts, has been temporarily suspended from practicing law for allegedly mishandling client money in unrelated cases. According to recently filed court paperwork, Fojo is alleged to have mishandled nearly...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Southern University Law Center will be hosting the 2022 Haiti Unity Summit in January to discuss solutions to Haiti’s political crisis. The summit taking place January 13th to 19th at SULC will be hosted with 2021 Haitian Diaspora Interest Group, an ad hoc group including the Haitian Medical Association, the Haitian Diaspora Federation, Haitian Diaspora Political ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law on Thursday that would include numerous provisions of funding through federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act. This legislation, House Bill 169, was amended by the Senate Finance Committee. The money, which if not appropriated by year’s end would have gone to other states, such as New York and California, will be used for JFS pro...

On January 1, 2022, two new state laws will become effective in Illinois and Oregon and could cause significant disruption to the vapor industry. We provide background on the legislation and discuss the potential implications for the sales of vapor products in the respective states. Illinois On January 1, 2022, SB 0512, The Preventing Youth Vaping Act, will take effect in Illinois. Under this...

The new year brings a raft of new laws for Californians. They’re likely to affect what your neighborhood looks like, how safe you feel, what recourse you have against discrimination — even how you take out your trash. In 2021 the Legislature’s super-majority of Democrats sent Gov. Gavin Newsom hundreds of bills that he signed into law, including several with major consequences for Californian...

Prosecutors didn’t waive the argument that a defendant previously convicted for making terrorist threats was eligible for a sentence enhancement as a career criminal because the law changed 10 days after the sentencing, the Eleventh Circuit said Tuesday. On the day Ortaz Sharp was sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm, circuit precedent held that his conviction under Georgia ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Ipsidy Inc. (“Ipsidy” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: AUID) for violations of the securities laws. The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertin...

What You Need to Know The Colorado Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the district court's summary judgment order in favor of Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. The court concluded the form Metropolitan provided to its insured set forth an inaccurate statement of law. Information in the selection form regarding available levels of coverage and related premiums was also confusing, the c...

The constitutional hot potato that is Marsy's Law could be headed directly to the state Supreme Court. Marsy's Law is an amendment to the state constitution that voters approved in April 2020. It meant to expand and strengthen the rights of crime victims, which were already recognized in the state's constitution. A Dane County judge later agreed with challengers that the wording of the statew...

Sen. Lora Reinbold holds up a document that she says supports her claims during a Feb. 2, 2021 meeting of the Senate Health and Social Services Committee. With very few exceptions, the First Amendment prohibits politicians from blocking people with their official social media accounts and deleting comments. Extreme right Eagle River Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold apparently didn’t get the memo...