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A woman’s rights group is suing the state to overturn a new law that requires prisons to place transgender and gender nonbinary inmates in facilities that correspond to their gender identities, alleging the practice puts incarcerated people in danger. The Women’s Liberation Front filed a lawsuit last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on behalf of several i...

“I [patroller’s name], do swear, that I will as searcher for guns, swords, and other weapons among the slaves in my district, faithfully, and as privately as I can, discharge the trust reposed in me as the law directs, to the best of my power. So help me, God.”—Slave Patroller’s Oath, North Carolina, 1828 One lonesome late night in Brooklyn, I sat grading essays in my crib when outside my doo...

The Minneapolis City Hall clock tower covered in snow in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo by Tony Webster/Minnesota Reformer. An international law firm based in Ohio is playing an increasingly large role in how the city of Minneapolis handles a variety of controversial police issues, from investigating police misconduct to representing the city as its police force is investigated by sta...

Last week, I took note of the Second District Court of Appeal's decision that allows for the possibility outside veil piercing, Blizzard Energy, Inc. v. Bernd Schaefers, 2021 Cal. App LEXIS 968. Readers may recall that the case involved the plaintiff's request that a California court add two limited liability companies partially owned by the defendant to a Kansas judgment against the defendan...

A high school goalie tends her post at the Millbrook High School versus Broughton High School soccer game in spring of 2021. Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal Governor Roy Cooper has signed the Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics bill into law. House Bill 91 is an effort to reform the management of high school sports in North Carolina amid controversy surrounding the governing body...

Plaintiff says he was fired for exercising rebuttal right After hearing arguments in Meehan v. Medical Information Technology, Inc. on Nov. 1, the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts will have an opportunity to clarify whether an employee’s exercise of his rights under the state’s Personnel Records Act can serve as the basis of a suit alleging wrongful discharge. That same question sharpl...

An aerial view shows homes along Altamont Road in Los Altos, Calif., on Nov. 23, 2021. Los Altos Hills recently adopted an urgency ordinance restricting the type of housing that residents can build if they split their properties. Advocates of denser construction as a solution to California’s housing shortage scored a victory in September when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a long-sought law that wi...

Demings looks to leverage new infrastructure law By GARY FINEOUT 11/24/2021 06:58 AM EST Hello and welcome to Wednesday. Get back — Florida Democrats are testing whether finally getting something done in Washington, D.C., can help them back home. Two of us — Democrats — as previously cataloged — are facing a lot of headwinds in Florida going into 2022, whether it’s fundraising disadvantages, ...

Law firms are the epitome of an office-centric industry, but according to the latest Law Firm Benchmarking survey from JLL for San Diego, attorneys are staying home. Per the survey, 90% of law firms in the San Diego market plan to adopt a hybrid work strategy that will allow employees to split their time between the office and remote work. Most employees will get to spend the bulk of their ti...

Electronic billboards across Columbus highways show the message "Turkey says buckle buckle" Wednesday morning. (WSYX) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — As millions of Ohioans are preparing to travel for Thanksgiving, law enforcement and other officials are stressing a message focused on safety. Electronic billboards across Columbus highways show the message "Turkey says buckle buckle" Wednesday morning...