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Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed a formal request Wednesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that struck down a Kansas law restricting recordings at industrial farming sites. Passed in 1990, the so-called ag-gag law law is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. It makes it a crime to record pictures or video at an industrial farming operation with...

BOSTON (CBS) – Remember back in September when a handful of environmental activists chained themselves to a boat blocking the driveway of Gov. Charlie Baker’s driveway? They were hauled away, charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing, and told to stay 100 yards away from the Baker home. At least that protest was relatively unmenacing. When protestors dumped dirty needles on the governor...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Stanley Law Group gave away 200 free thanksgiving turkeys on Wednesday. The drive-thru giveaway event was designed to help local families that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and to help ease the burden of rising prices this holiday season. Although the event was supposed to start at Noon, many came out much earlier, and the law firm said they were all gone...

Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rules for the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS Final Rule) and 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (OPPS Final Rule). Both rules take effect January 1, 2022. This post is the first in a series covering the myriad Medicare-r...

Subscription services face increased scrutiny from regulators, lawmakers and the plaintiffs’ bar. As we highlighted in a recent client alert, the FTC warned companies against using “dark patterns” in connection with paid subscriptions. In 2022, California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL)—one of the most robust statutes of its kind—will place even stricter requirements on enrollment in (and cance...

A private immigration prison, the Adelanto Detention Center in Adelanto, operated by the CEO Group. Attorney General Rob Bonta asked a federal appeals court Wednesday for a new hearing on California’s law to shut down privately run immigration prisons in the state, a law that a panel of the court found to be an illegal obstruction of federal authority over immigration. The law, signed by Gov....

Nov. 17, 2021: Shoppers drive into Levis Commons. (Sutton Dunnavant/WNWO) The holiday shopping season has begun. While members of the community prepare to shower family members with presents, it is important to remember your safety when holiday shopping. "Many agencies, many jurisdictions have additional patrols out in those areas, the retail areas, the malls, the shopping centers, the malls,...

Oklahoma law enforcement agencies have boosted security at the state Capitol and the governor's mansion in response to protests surrounding the death penalty case of Julius Jones. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Wednesday said extra security personnel were deployed and barriers were placed along NE 23 in front of the governor's mansion where protestors had gathered. "OHP is tasked with protec...

1. What is Agency Work? Agency work (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) is a highly regulated business area in Germany and occurs when an employer (Agency) provides a third party (Client) with an employee employed by him, the Agency Worker (Agency Worker). The Agency Worker is fully integrated into the Client's work organization and is subject to the Client's instructions. The employment relationship, ...

Credit: Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com After two Am Law firms announced new offices last week, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Holland & Knight and Buchalter all launched new locations Wednesday, each in a different market. Florida-based Holland & Knight launched a Richmond, Virginia, office by relocating a four-attorney financial litigation team from the firm’s 48-lawyer office...