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VYV on Warren Street in Jersey City, where an FBI agent accidentally discharged their weapon Tuesday. A law enforcement agent accidentally fired a gun inside their Jersey City high-rise home that went through a wall and into a residence next door Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Fortunately, no one was home at the time, police said in radio transmissions. Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly ...

Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas arrives for his preliminary hearing at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerset, Pa. on Oct. 19, 2021. SOMERSET — A prosecutor accused of sexual assault lost his public salary and benefits by a vote of Somerset County’s salary board. Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Lynn Thomas will no longer collect his $185,000 salary, which for no...

The Sparks Building at Penn State University Park is home to the College of the Liberal Arts administration. Credit: Penn State. All Rights Reserved. When Ariel Hinojos returned to college, she wanted to learn about the legal and criminal justice systems and prepare for law school. Hinojos said Penn State’s Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society was the perfect fit. The degree, which is offered ...

Congress is now taking steps to beef-up cyber security regulations at the federal level. The Senate introduced a bill titled the “Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021,” which requires covered entities—meaning an entity that owns or operates critical infrastructure—to promptly report cyber security breaches to a Cyber Incident Review Office, which then receives, aggregates, and analyzes the in...

On Monday, November 22, the Kansas legislature met for a special session in direct response to federal action mandating COVID-19 vaccination for certain employees. The Governor signed HB2001 on November 23. Mandatory exemptions to Kansas employer vaccine policies Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a Kansas employer chooses to mandate COVID-19 vaccination, it must exempt ...

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday over its response to his request for documents that he believes could show political motivations behind a federal lawsuit against the state’s voting law. Raffensperger, a Republican running for reelection, said his lawsuit seeks to compel the government to turn over any communications, if they exist...

When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges. Three years later, a judge will begin hearing evidence Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court that could undo the law credited with giving more women seats in boardrooms traditionally dominated by men. The California l...

Miya Marcano’s family announces funeral arrangements and memorial foundation in her honor TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers will host a news conference on Wednesday to discuss Miya’s Law, a bill filed in honor of slain Orange County woman Miya Marcano. Bill sponsors Sen. Linda Stewart and Rep. Robin Bartleman will be joined by other lawmakers and Marcano’s family for the news conference a...

Good Cause Eviction in the City of Kingston will likely be settled in January by the entire Common Council after the proposed legislation was advanced by a 3-2 vote of the Laws and Rules Committee on Wednesday, November 17. “Good cause” evictions are identified in the proposed law as failure to pay rent, violating terms of a lease, causing a nuisance, violation of the law, or if the owner is ...

Energy News Network Despite admitting to alleged bribes and unlawful activity that led to the passage of Ohio House Bill 6, FirstEnergy just argued that the law and orders under it shield the company from lawsuits from ratepayers. The argument came in a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of ratepayers who are or will be subject to higher rates as a result of House Bill 6. Nuclear subsi...