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(Reuters) - It’s back to remote learning for some law schools—at least temporarily. A growing number of universities in recent days have announced they're reverting to online classes for the first several weeks of January in hopes of minimizing the spread of COVID-19, which has surged in many places with the arrival of the highly contagious Omicron variant. Harvard Law School; Stanford Law Sc...

Signed into law on Dec. 21, the REMOTE Act extends certain protections to GI Bill recipients whose courses were converted to online learning (WYDaily file) NATIONWIDE — The recently signed into law Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions Act (REMOTE Act) extends certain COVID-19 protections to students utilizing GI Bill benefits. The law, signed by Pres. Joe Biden on...

Alexander Jerich, 20, faces charges in connection to the vandalism of the LGBTQ Pride Intersection in Delray Beach. (PBSO | PBCHRC) DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — After video showed a man vandalizing a rainbow Pride intersection in Delray Beach, prosecutors wanted to charge the suspect with a hate crime. But State Attorney Dave Aronberg says a "loophole" in state law prevented it. Now two law...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill into law allowing the Capitol Police chief to directly ask the National Guard and federal law enforcement for help in emergencies, streamlining the previously clunky process that helped slow the response to the Jan. 6 riot. Prior to the new law, the Capitol Police chief needed approval from the Capitol Police Board, a four-member panel that inclu...

Actuate Law moved into the 545 Wyn building in Wynwood this year. Courtesy rendering What You Need to Know Boutiques and midsize firms found dance partners with complementary practice areas in 2021. Succession issues contributed to at least one merger, while others cited a need to scale up to stay competitive. Out-of-state law firms followed their clients to South Florida, opening offices fo...

The Charleston School of Law is suing the city of Charleston for allegedly going back on its word allowing the law school to sell a property at the school’s first location on Meeting Street. The city acquired the property in 2005 from the U.S. Army School of Engineers and sold it to the law school for $875,000 to “attract and induce” the plaintiff to open a new law school, according to the 46...

As many attorneys and staff know from firsthand experience, the legal profession can be extremely boring at times. Even though movies and television shows sometimes glorify the work of lawyers, and focus on the parts of the profession that have tons of drama, the reality is that many attorneys conduct mundane tasks on a day-to-day basis. As a result, it is always refreshing to see a lawyer wh...

As the use of automatic renewal subscriptions continues to increase, four states have recently contributed to the regulatory landscape. Below is what marketers need to know about the changes in California, Colorado, Delaware and Illinois. California. In 2010, the state enacted the California Automatic Renewal Law, which requires companies to clearly disclose the material terms before a cons...

In a small measure of year-end relief, NYC restaurants and bars now have access to temporary liquor licenses from the State Liquor Authority. The legislation — which passed in June but wasn’t signed into law until December 22 — offers a shortcut to a difficult, months-long license waiting process that has slowed many openings in the city. “As we continue to fight the pandemic, we also need to...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU) between March 27, 2020 and December 2, 2021, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for DocuSign investors under the federal securities laws. To join the D...