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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Hampton Roads Regional Jail officer accused of stealing more than $2,000 in overtime payments has been banned from working in law enforcement in Virginia. The Department of Criminal Justice Services decertified HRRJ Sergeant Tearsha Jones in August. DCJS lists the reasons as “fraudulent documentation” and lying during an internal affairs investigation. 10 On Your Si...

On November 8, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (Act) (Legislation S.153/A.2382). The Act amends provisions of New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules, commonly referred to as the CPLR, and the Judiciary Law to require original creditors and third-party debt collectors to include certain information and documents when filing and prosecuting debt ...

Image Credits: Vicente Méndez (opens in a new window) / Getty Images The battle between the appetites of European Union Member States’ governments to retain their citizens’ data — for fuzzy, catch-all ‘security’ purposes — and the region’s top court, the CJEU, which continues to defend fundamental rights by reiterating that indiscriminate mass surveillance is incompatible with general princip...

A man holds a Justice for Ahmaud sign as he marches with people demanding justice for Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, November 4, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Nov 18 (Reuters) - A key defense argument for the three white men on trial in Georgia for killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, is that they were trying to make a citizen's arrest under a Civil War-era law that was later repealed a...

Central Park backed by New York City's skyscrapers. Photo: ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images Local Law 97 — a city rule capping emissions for larger buildings — might be cheaper for commercial property owners than they expect, according to a study from New York University’s Guarini Center. The law — which impacts most properties of at least 25,000 square feet — wouldn’t require huge adjustments ...

home / archives / Press Release: Akin Gump Announces Vernon E. Jordan Fellowship with Howard University School of Law, $1 Million Donation for Jordan Law Library Share: Howard University School of Law announced the renaming of its law library in honor of the late civil rights icon and longtime Akin Gump partner in March 2021 WASHINGTON– Akin Gump announced today the launch of the Vern...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills into law at the LGBT Community Center, including one introduced by Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas. (Photo credit: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills into law at the LGBT Community Center, including one introduced by Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas. (Photo credit: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hoc...

The Scotland and Manchester United great, Denis Law, was honoured in his home town of Aberdeen this morning. Law, together with Sir Alex Ferguson, unveiled a statue in the city centre that captures Law in his trademark goal-celebration stance, right arm raised, finger pointing. The pose was based on Law’s reaction to scoring against England at Wembley in 1967 and in front of his extended fami...

Update: The lockdown has been lifted for the three Summerton area schools and the Clarendon School District 4 Summerton office, according to Clarendon County Sheriff Tim Baxley. “The suspect cleared the scene,” Baxley said. “Someone probably picked him up.” Baxley said that his office will follow up on the break-ins as well as the shooting. SUMMERTON – Three schools and the Clarendon School D...

The Saugerties Town Hall is at 4 High St. in Saugerties, N.Y. (File photo by Tony Adamis) SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — The Town Board has adopted property maintenance regulations intended to give the town an easier route to resolving problems without being forced to wait for court decisions. Saugerties Supervisor Fred Costello said the new law, adopted Wednesday night, allows the town code enforcement ...