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November 30, 2021

Sheriff: Man arrested, led East Texas law enforcement on high-speed chase after stealing car at gunpoint - KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com

VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Authorities said a man led them on a high-speed chase from East Texas to Dallas after he allegedly stole a car at gunpoint in Van Zandt County. Tommy McArthur Jones III was arrested on Monday. The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a call about the carjacking at the Loves Truck Stop in Van around 11:29 a.m. Law enforcement responded and set up...
November 30, 2021

Law School Applications Are Down? Not So Fast… - Above the Law

(Image via Getty) According to reports, as of Nov. 29, applications at ABA-accredited law schools were down 4.9 percent from last year’s massive application numbers at the same time in the application cycle. But how does it compare to the application numbers from two years ago (2019)? Hint: LSAT scores will be released a week later this year than in 2020, which could also account for a rippl...
November 30, 2021

New deadline imposed by Georgia voting law leads to rejections of absentee ballot requests - CNN

In this January 5, 2021, file photo, stickers for people who have voted sit on a table at a Cobb County voting location in Atlanta. (CNN)The main reason absentee ballot requests were rejected for Georgia's fall elections were because they arrived too late under a new deadline imposed as part of a restrictive voting law passed in March. About 52% of the rejections were because voters had misse...
November 30, 2021

2021 Leaders in Law Honoree: Litigation Attorney of the Year - Los Angeles Business Journal

SANFORD MICHELMANChairman Michelman & Robinson, LLP More than two decades ago, Sanford Michelman co-founded Michelman & Robinson, LLP, and over the years he has built M&R into a nationwide law firm operating out of five offices in three states – California, Illinois, and New York. His namesake firm is sought after by companies in the advertising & digital media, banking & ...
November 30, 2021

CNIPA Unveils 1.04 Million RMB Fine for Unauthorized Practice of Patent Law - The National Law Review

On November 29, 2021, the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced a record fine of 1.04 million RMB (~$220 thousand USD) against a Sichuan entity for engaging in the patent agency business without authorization. Per CNIPA, “The amount of fines and forfeiture is the most for an unqualified patent agency violation case that has been investigated and punished.” In...
November 30, 2021

LA father charged with killing his four children, mother-in-law in shooting - New York Post

A 29-year-old Los Angeles County man was hit with multiple murder charges Tuesday in the brutal shooting deaths of his mother-in-law and his four young children — including an infant. Germarcus Lamar David was charged with five counts of murder and three counts of assault on a child causing death in the grisly Sunday afternoon shooting spree in Lancaster. “No family should endure this type of...
November 30, 2021

Court upholds California ban on large firearms magazines - Los Angeles Times

A custom-made semiautomatic hunting rifle with a high-capacity detachable magazine is displayed at TDS Guns in Rocklin, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court decided Tuesday to uphold California’s ban on large-capacity ammunition magazines in a ruling that is likely to lead to the court’s approval of the state’s ban on assault weapons. In an en banc decision, the U.S. 9th Circuit ...
November 30, 2021

CUPD to host several law enforcement agencies for training Dec. 6–10 - CU Boulder Today

If you see a large number of police officers in the Williams Village area Dec. 6–10, there’s no need to be alarmed. It’s all part of a regional training hosted by the FBI in partnership with the CU Boulder Police Department (CUPD). The training will be based at the Village Center and in Darley South, in unoccupied spaces. About 30 law enforcement personnel are expected to attend the Advanced ...
November 30, 2021

Boise State professor: Don't recruit women into engineering, medical school, law - The Spokesman Review

A Boise State professor’s comments calling independent women “medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome” have spurred backlash in the Treasure Valley. Scott Yenor, a political science professor at Boise State University, made the comments on Oct. 31 during the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, Florida. But the comments went viral when a Boise nurse posted a Nov. 25 video with excerpts ...
November 30, 2021

PIAA is subject to state open records laws, court rules - TribLIVE

The Commonwealth Court on Tuesday said that Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is subject to the state’s Right to Know Law. In a 28-page opinion, the appellate court said it is “undisputed” that the PIAA, which governs high school athletics, is a state-affiliated entity and therefore subject to providing information pursuant to Pennsylvania Open Records laws. “PIAA’s statewide ...