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Rep. Deanne Mazzochi wants the state to require school boards to hear residents' comments. State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Elmhurst, attends a meeting of the Hinsdale High School District 86 board in February. She listened to public comments against school officials. Shortly after, she proposed a law requiring school boards to take comments. (David Giuliani/Patch) ELMHURST, IL – State Rep. Dea...

Good Friday morning, Memphis, where we're still marveling at the Grizzlies overcoming a 25-point third quarter deficit Thursday night to beat the Timberwolves at the Target Center in game three of the first-round playoffs series. But, first, the Tennessee Legislature has passed a controversial truth-in-sentencing law. A controversial criminal justice bill that would effectively lengthen som...

An example infotainment screen in the (not currently self-driving) Tesla Model 3. Drivers in the UK will effectively be allowed to watch TV while behind the wheel of a self-driving car, under new rules announced by the country’s Department for Transport. Although drivers are currently restricted from viewing “non-driving related content” on a “television-receiving apparatus,” this rule wou...

On March 22, 2022, Skadden hosted a webinar on recent developments in Delaware corporate law. Litigation partners Edward Micheletti and Jenness Parker and litigation associate Lauren Rosenello led the discussion, which covered a range of issues that will bear on Delaware companies in 2022, and may affect future litigation, including: the increasing number of books and records demands under 8...

GENEVA (22 April 2022) – The Russian invasion nearly two months ago has plunged Ukraine into a human rights and humanitarian crisis that has devastated the lives of civilians throughout the country and beyond, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Friday, as she called for all parties to respect international human rights law and international humanitarian law, in pa...

The entrance to the EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A federal judge issued a temporary order to halt Kentucky’s new abortion law, paving the way for the state’s two providers to resume offering abortions after a week of inaction. In a Thursday ruling, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings granted the request from the two abortion providers, both located ...

Detroit, 1965 (Photograph by Russ Marshall) Misdemeanors—minor offenses typically punishable by no more than a year in prison—account for more than 80 percent of criminal cases in the United States. In three large municipalities, just 4 percent of a typical police officer's shift is spent on violent crimes, while the majority of their time is devoted to duties like responding to traffic incid...

GOP lawmaker wants Yellen to admit ‘mea culpa’ 00:00 00:0001:31GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay EXCLUSIVE: Republicans in Congress are accusing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen of violating the law by failing to testify before congressional committees on coronavirus relief programs for businesses. Ranking Member Rand Paul, R-Ky., and nine GOP members of the Senate Sma...

Lumen, Newcastle. Courtesy photo.

Wake County commissioners voted unanimously Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, to adopt an ordinance to protect residents from discrimination. Raleigh City Council next. As reported by our media partner, ABC11 News. By ABC11Wake County commissioners voted unanimously Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, to adopt an ordinance to protect residents from discrimination. Raleigh City Council next. As reported by our media...