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Jennifer Given sought out legal advice this fall before teaching world history to 10th-graders in New Hampshire to avoid running afoul of a new state law that restricts what she can teach. Violating the law could end her teaching career. Ms. Given said she worries that materials for lessons about the trans-Atlantic slave trade, or Christopher Columbus and his role in Native American deaths, c...

For Immediate Release – December 23, 2021 Illinois State Police Remind the Motoring Public About Scott’s Law Day Springfield, IL – The Illinois State Police (ISP) would like to remind the motoring public of the requirements of Scott’s Law, otherwise known as the “Move Over” law. When approaching an emergency vehicle, or any vehicle with their emergency or hazard lights activated, drivers are ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND)– In recognition of December 23 as Scott's Law Day, the Illinois State Police are reminding the motoring public of the requirements of the “Move Over” law. The Move Over Law was enacted in 2002 in memory of Lt. Scott Gillen of the Chicago Fire Department who was struck and killed on Dec. 23, 2000, by an intoxicated driver on the Dan Ryan Expressway while assisting at a...

Bethany Yeiser, founder of the CureSZ Foundation, speaks to Lawyer Monthly about the importance of working with mental healthcare professionals and developing an understanding of how mental illness diagnoses and treatment options often intersect with the law. When I was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2007, I was certain my psychiatrist was wrong. I viewed schizophrenia as an emotional diseas...

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A Louisiana State Police vehicle is pictured in this Advocate file photo. A law enforcement officer shot and killed a person in Pointe Coupee Parish shortly after sundown Wednesday and state troopers are handling the investigation, a Louisiana State Police spokesman said. The agency released few details about what happened aside from saying that a person had been killed. State Police spokesma...

It’s a Christmas tradition for new officers to sing carols, and Sunday night’s Law Enforcement Christmas Party was no different. Performing, from left, are JCSO Deputy Max Marcoux, NVPD Officer Austin Grunden, JCSO Deputy Morgan Gabbard, NVPD Officer Chris Knight and JCSO Deputy Matt Miller. All was merry and bright at the Law Enforcement Appreciation Christmas Party on Sunday, December 19 at...

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. HONDO, Texas — Law enforcement in Central Texas continue searching for a wanted man from North Carolina who has disappeared with his three children. Medina County deputies say they fear Jonathan Wright and his three kids - 11-year-old Jonathan, 9-year-old Lucas and 8-year-old Ariana...

Medical marijuana. (Getty Images/ Sean Gallup) Most states in the U.S. are in violation of a major federal drug statute. The 1971 Controlled Substances Act lists marijuana in the most dangerous category defined in the law, on par with cocaine and heroin because of its supposed potential for abuse and lack of medical applications. But 36 states plus the District of Columbia allow either full l...

“Jingle Brawl 2021″ on Saturday night in “The Pit” at Phillipsburg Middle School featured 12 boxing matches — all for good causes, and bragging rights. The nonprofit law enforcement charity Brothers Before Others and the Phillipsburg/Lopatcong PBA Local No. 56 police union hosted the event, both to benefit local organizations and to give area residents a fun night out, said Mike Burke, the no...