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December 15, 2021

61 New Officers Graduate from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy - Montana Department of Justice

HELENA – Sixty-one new officers who will serve in 41 agencies across the state graduated yesterday from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA), which is part of the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city, and tribal law enforcement officers throughout the state. Attorney General Knudsen addressed the class and was in attendance to ...
December 15, 2021

Rep. Slotkin to propose gun storage legislation in wake of Oxford shootings - Detroit Free Press

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who represents the district where a 15-year-old is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School and wounding seven others, said Wednesday she will propose a law requiring firearms to be safely stored and kept out of the hands of children. The legislation, if it were to pass, would call for gun owners who do not properly secure their weapons to face up to f...
December 15, 2021

Five California HR law changes to know in 2022 - Human Resources Director

Employment lawyers break down what the new rules mean for employers in the new year Five new HR laws will go into effect in California on Jan. 1, 2022 – and HRD has spoken with three employment lawyers practicing in the state to break down the language in the legislation and educate employers on what they need to know to comply. 1, SB 606: Health and Safety Rules Senate Bill 606 expands the ...
December 15, 2021

New internship opportunity for Lower Shore law students - 47abc - WMDT

SALISBURY, Md. — Law students on Delmarva will now have the opportunity to apply to Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s new paid internship program. The Sandy Brown Public Interest internship will begin in January 2022. Sandy Brown tells us that the program has been offered in the past, but previous students were not paid. Students from all over the area have been able to complete the internship for experie...
December 15, 2021

Florida Man Arrested For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach - Department of Justice

WASHINGTON — A Florida man was arrested yesterday for assaulting law enforcement and inflicting bodily injury during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Mason Joel Courson, 26, of Tamarac, Florida, is charged with federal off...
December 15, 2021

Endicott residents who reported a crime were at risk of losing home. New law protects them - Pressconnects

ENDICOTT — Village of Endicott residents who report a crime no longer have to worry about the call possibly leading to the loss of their home. The village board has approved changes to its Property and Building Nuisances Law, which protects victims from being punished for reporting a crime. Properties in Endicott can accumulate points via violations of the Property and Building Nuisances Law...
December 15, 2021

Ninth Circuit Uncertain on Constitutional Claims in Data Case - The National Law Review

After succumbing to the skilled art of a car salesman, car buyers face the less exciting aspect of purchasing a new vehicle: paperwork. Dealerships collect all sorts of information about their customers, including social security numbers, credit applications, and credit history. This highly-sensitive information is stored on a dealer management system (“DMS”) and is used in the day-to-day ope...
December 15, 2021

Why progressives should resist temptation to imitate Texas law | TheHill - The Hill

‘Turnabout is fair play’ may be a good slogan for sports or even for the rough and tumble of political life, but it is no way to preserve a constitutional order. Progressives need to remember this lesson and resist the temptation to imitate Texas’s notorious SB8. That bill, in outright defiance of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy; worse, it...
December 15, 2021

How Midsize Law Firms Steal 'Megamatters' from Big Law | Daily Business Review - Law.com

Close up of female manager and client handshaking after making a deal at the travel agency office. Tourism, travelling, business concept What You Need to Know A new Wolters Kluwer report analyzed the assignment of megamatters, or matters with $1 million or more in lifetime legal spend. Am Law 200 firms took most megamatters, but midsize firms took 28%, a greater portion than consultants and ...
December 15, 2021

Opportunities for Higher Education in $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Law - JD Supra

TAKEAWAYS The new infrastructure law includes key opportunities for institutions of higher education, including through new grant programs and opportunities to partner on research and pilot projects. Rural institutions of higher education may directly benefit from broadband initiatives, but will need to initiate planning with state agencies in the near future. Alongside billions in fundin...