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Kansas native and first-generation Kenyan-American Adisa Omido is graduating Howard University School of Law having founded Howard’s Space Law Society, the first organization of its kind at an HBCU. Following graduation, Omido will join corporate law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, D.C. She sat down with Howard’s Office of University Communications to speak ab...

Vista resident Liz Ream built an ADU next to her home to use as a commercial photography studio, which has helped her spend more time with her three children. From home offices to art or photography studios, some homeowners put ADUs to use in a number of interesting ways From home offices to music studios, California homeowners have found a number of creative reasons to build accessory dwe...

Northeastern law student Simone Yhap, the 55th National Chair of the National Black Law Students Association, poses for a portrait in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Simone Yhap was there when Ketanji Brown Jackson, then a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, was fielding questions from senators during her confirmation hearing. It was a momentous occasion f...

What is your law firm doing to recruit, retain, and promote female talent? In a webinar we co-hosted with Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados (Peru), lawyers from our member firms offered their insights into client expectations, diversity programs, talent retention, and how COVID has shaped the work environment. Here is what we learned. How can men be allies? Fernando Serec, CEO and partner at ...

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - A new Missouri Law could require convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they are accused of killing a parent. Laredo families who have had their lives turned upside down from such incidents spoke out about the possibility of Texas implementing such a law. Ileana Pedraza is a mother of five children who for seven years still mourns the death of her husband and fat...

Pixabay JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri will be honoring fallen law enforcement officers over the weekend by hosting a candlelight vigil beginning at 8 p.m. Friday. You can watch a live stream of the candlelight vigil in the player below. Gov. Mike Parson has also ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome and Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial to be lit blue from sunset on Frida...

We are without a Cubs game again today, which left me with the afternoon to circle back to MLB Draft rankings – what else is a 2022 Cubs fan to do amirite – and I see that The Athletic’s Keith Law put out his first set of rankings for this year’s class. It’s worth perusing for a different perspective on the best prospects, and how he sees them. The thing goes 100 names deep, too, so there’s a...

Printer-friendly Trademark rights fall into two categories – common law and federally registered trademark rights. Even though you may not have consciously made this distinction, it is likely you have seen different trademark designations in the marketplace: ™ or ℠ and ®. While these symbols all refer to the claim of trademark rights, when used correctly, the ™ or ℠ symbols refer only ...

A federal appeals court cleared the way on Friday for a restrictive new voting law in Florida to take effect, saying that a lower court order blocking parts of the law had been issued too close to the state’s scheduled primary elections in August. The court also erased a lower-court requirement that the state seek the court’s approval for further changes in election laws, a process known as “...

On Friday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed seven bills that his office said are designed to benefit patients across the state and strengthen the Peach State’s healthcare system.(WALB) ATLANTA (WALB) - On Friday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed seven bills that his office said are designed to benefit patients across the state and strengthen the Peach State’s healthcare system. Here is what the governor signed: ...