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Dear UIC community, Over the last few weeks, there has been interest and concern expressed by internal constituencies, external groups and media regarding the discrimination and harassment complaint filed against a UIC Law professor and the subsequent investigation by the University’s Office for Access and Equity (OAE). We believe it is important to share with you the facts of this matter to ...

Image from Shutterstock. In a closed session, the council of the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently voted in favor of allowing law schools to accept Graduate Record Examination scores from applicants in place of Law School Admission Test scores. The change is effective immediately. According to a news release, the topic falls under Standard 503, which requires...

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has notified Kansas State University and the University of Kansas that both were in violation of a new state law broadening access to religious or medical exemptions to federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates. Schmidt forwarded a letter, obtained by the Kansas Reflector, to KU chancellor Doug Girod, KSU president Richard Myers and Kansas Board of Regents pr...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaskela Law LLC announces that it is investigating PAE Incorporated (NASDAQ: PAE) on behalf of the company’s shareholders. On October 25, 2021, PAE announced that it had entered into an agreement to be acquired by Amentum Holdings LLC (“Amentum”). According to the announcement, PAE shareholders are expected to receive $10.05 per share in cash in...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) – It’s the busiest shopping time of the year, and Baldwin County law enforcement is warning you to stay alert. “Usually this time of year you start to see a lot more of your thefts,” said Lt. Shane Nolte with the Fairhope Police Department. He’s already noticing an uptick in holiday crime. It’s not always the traditional theft cases, either. “We’re still getting th...

John Parkin, owner Coyote Point Armory in Burlingame, demonstrates the adjustable stock on an Juggernaut 9MM JT-9 AR-15 which contains a magazine lock to avoid registering it as an assault weapon in California. California’s voter-approved ban on possessing large-capacity gun magazines was upheld Tuesday by a federal appeals court, which said the devices were commonly used in mass killings and...

After years of jokes about unsuccessful Infrastructure Weeks, months of deliberation, and bouts of gridlock on the political left, a $1.2 trillion package made its way through Congress at long last. The president signed it into law earlier this month. Now, the challenge of actually getting the money where it needs to be remains. NPR's White House Correspondent Franco Ordonez followed Presiden...

Opponents of Montclair's rent control statute have won a decisive round in a game of legal ping pong that started after the town council approved its first-ever rent control ordinance in April of 2020. In a decision handed down Tuesday morning, an appeals judge in Trenton sided with a landlord group that argued that the Montclair town clerk improperly rejected signatures on a petition.The la...

Honoring Fallen Heroes (Photo courtesy Zachary Keagle) DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) — Blue H.E.L.P. reported 183 first responders died by suicide in 2020 and 147 died in 2021. “It is not talked about, it’s not reported,” said Sergeant Beth Prall from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. She said two officers have died by suicide in Greene County since 2018. “I knew both of those officers,” said Sergean...

Domestic violence ruling a 'reasonable application' of law  The Salem News