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November 17, 2021

Buchalter joins law firms gaining foothold on 'Silicon Slopes' - Reuters

(Reuters) - Buchalter said it has opened a Salt Lake City office, following a number of other large firms that have opened their doors in the region, known as the "Silicon Slopes." The office will include seven attorneys hired from Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough, a midsize Utah firm, according to Buchalter's Wednesday announcement. Adam Bass, president and CEO of 350-lawyer Buchalter,...
November 17, 2021

Nuclear-Plant Owner's Law Firm Collects Delayed Fee After Subsidy Probe - The Wall Street Journal

A bankruptcy judge allowed Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to collect roughly $68 million for steering an Ohio nuclear-plant owner through chapter 11, approving the law firm’s fees after a delay related to its lobbying for a scandal-tarred nuclear subsidy program. Judge Alan Koschik of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday approved Akin Gump’s fees and expenses for advis...
November 17, 2021

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm, Continues Its Investigation of Akumin Inc. (AKU) on Behalf of Investors - Business Wire

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”), a leading national shareholder rights law firm, continues its investigation on behalf of Akumin Inc. (“Akumin” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AKU) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws. “additional information and analysis relate[d] to potential additional credit losses with res...
November 17, 2021

Petition drive to repeal Michigan's 1998 “truth-in-sentencing” law plans launch in early 2022 - Michigan Radio

A petition drive to repeal Michigan’s 1998 “truth-in-sentencing” law expects to begin signature gathering early next year. If the law is repealed, prisoners could earn “good time” credits that could shorten their minimum sentences. The campaign organizers say the current law keeps people who’ve rehabilitated themselves in prison when they no longer pose a threat to society. They also say a bi...
November 17, 2021

Fraud narrative drives attempts to change NH election law - Concord Monitor

Major changes would be required in the way New Hampshire conducts elections under bills proposed by Republican state legislators, many of whom have questioned the integrity of the last statewide vote. Perhaps the biggest change would come under House Bill 1064, sponsored by Rep. Mark Alliegro, R-Campton, which would require every ballot to be counted by hand. A total of 814,000 votes were cas...
November 17, 2021

Biden to sign bipartisan bills in support of police, federal law enforcement - Fox News

President Biden visits General Motors' Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit 00:00 00:0000:00LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay EXCLUSIVE: President Biden is expected to sign three pieces of bipartisan legislation into law on Thursday in support of police officers, the law enforcement community, and federal officials, Fox News has learned. The presiden...
November 17, 2021

Gov. DeSantis' COVID 19 ban on vaccine mandates poised to become law - WPLG Local 10

Gov. DeSantis' COVID 19 ban on vaccine mandates poised to become law  WPLG Local 10
November 17, 2021

Biden promotes infrastructure law in Detroit, pushes for social safety net bill - NBC News

President Joe Biden visited Detroit on Wednesday to promote a recently enacted infrastructure law, while also making the case for a social safety net and climate package that could get a House vote as soon as this week. Speaking from a General Motors plant that was renovated to build electric trucks and SUVs, Biden said his legislative agenda would not add to inflationary pressures and argued...
November 17, 2021

Houston Law Review's 26th Annual Frankel Lecture explores academic freedom in a polarizing time - PRNewswire

HOUSTON, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Houston Law Review will host its 26th Annual Frankel Lecture on Friday, Nov. 19 to examine the topics of academic expression and the challenges of discrimination when teaching and writing in a university setting. Harvard Law School Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen will discuss the connection between academic freedom and university rules; norms and practi...
November 17, 2021

Houston Law Review's 26th Annual Frankel Lecture explores academic freedom in a polarizing time - Yahoo Finance

HOUSTON, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Houston Law Review will host its 26th Annual Frankel Lecture on Friday, Nov. 19 to examine the topics of academic expression and the challenges of discrimination when teaching and writing in a university setting. Harvard Law School Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen will discuss the connection between academic freedom and university rules; norms and practi...