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November 24, 2021

Cultivating Art, Not Argument, at a Los Angeles Law Office - The New York Times

Their office-tower studios could not be less bohemian, but the artists in residence at a law firm’s offices in California say the spaces spur creativity nonetheless. A painting that Molly Segal is working on sits on a chair in the Los Angeles office of a law firm that is paying her to be one of its two artists-in-residence.Credit...Michelle Groskopf for The New York Times Much of what is made...
November 24, 2021

NextGEN Law: Todd Buchanan, Shunnarah Injury Lawyers PC - Birmingham Business Journal - Birmingham Business Journal

Practice area(s): Trucking Wrecks, Auto Wrecks, Slip/Trip and Falls Years practicing: 9 years Law school: Cumberland School of Law Why did you decide to be a lawyer? I have always been intrigued and fascinated by trial attorneys. I wanted to find a career that I could be passionate about and practice getting better at forever. What project/case/client has most influenced your career and why? ...
November 24, 2021

Germany's new government to axe Nazi-era abortion law - The Jerusalem Post

Technically, abortion is illegal altogether in Germany. However, it is allowed under certain circumstances. Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader and top candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz and party co-leader Saskia Esken react after first exit polls for the general elections in Berlin, Germany (photo credit: WOLFGANG RATTAY / REUTERS) Germany's new government plans to do away with a Nazi-er...
November 24, 2021

Germany's new government to nix Nazi-era abortion law - Reuters

BERLIN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Germany's new government plans to do away with a Nazi-era law that forbids doctors from providing information about abortions and that has long been criticized for creating hurdles for women seeking to make informed decisions. "Doctors should be allowed to provide public information about abortions without fear of prosecution," the Social Democrats, the Greens and t...
November 24, 2021

Germany's New Government to Nix Nazi-Era Abortion Law - U.S. News & World Report

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's new government plans to do away with a Nazi-era law that forbids doctors from providing information about abortions and that has long been criticized for creating hurdles for women seeking to make informed decisions. "Doctors should be allowed to provide public information about abortions without fear of prosecution," the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Free ...
November 24, 2021

Visalia Drywall company says it was unaware of labor law changes - Foothills Sun Gazette

State fines NGC Construction more than $7 million for failing to pay 724 workers for rest breaks, travel time VISALIA – A Visalia drywall company fined millions of dollars for underpaying employees says it has fully cooperated with state regulators since it became aware of the issue. “Despite the public release of an investigation and citation by the California Department of Industrial Relati...
November 24, 2021

Amid Backlash, Yale Law Dean Apologizes for School's Handling of 'Trap House' Email Controversy - Law.com

Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken. What You Need to Know Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken sent an email to the law school community last week apologizing for the school's response to complaints over an email sent by Yale Law 2L Trent Colbert. “There are things the Law School administration should have done differently, and for that I take full responsibility,” Gerken wrote in her Nov. 17 message. Ge...
November 24, 2021

Princess Eugenie's Father-In-Law Dies Days Before Grandson's Christening - HuffPost

George Brooksbank (at right), the father-in-law of Britain's Princess Eugenie (left), died last week at the age of 72. Princess Eugenie’s father-in-law, George Brooksbank, died just days before his grandson’s christening, multiple media outlets reported on Monday. Brooksbank, who was the father of Eugenie’s husband, Jack, died last Thursday at the age of 72. In a notice released to the U.K.’s...
November 24, 2021

Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law - BBC News

Homes are getting smarter with more and more products connected to the internet The government has introduced new legislation to protect smart devices in people's homes from being hacked. Recent research from consumer watchdog Which? suggested homes filled with smart devices could be exposed to more than 12,000 attacks in a single week. Default passwords for internet-connected devices will be...
November 24, 2021

Hong Kong libraries remove books for 'violating' national security law - Radio Free Asia

Some discuss the 1989 pro-democracy movement in China, while others are by dissident voices in Hong Kong. Customers confer at independent bookstore Bleak House Books in Hong Kong on the store's last day before closing due to difficulties operating under the Beijing-imposed national security law, Oct. 15, 2021. Public libraries in Hong Kong have been quietly removing books from the shelves dee...