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November 14, 2021

Adam Schiff Says Trump Officials 'Feel That They're Above the Law' When They Reject Subpoenas - Newsweek

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who serves on the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot, said on Sunday that officials who worked for former President Donald Trump "seem to feel that they're above the law" when they reject subpoenas. "The Republican Party at the top levels, that is Donald Trump, and those around him, seem to feel that they're above the law and there's s...
November 14, 2021

Federal judge appears to temporarily halt new Tennessee law banning school mask mandates - Commercial Appeal

A federal judge has appeared to order a temporary halt to the enforcement and implementation of Tennessee's new law banning public school mask mandates. In an uncommon order issued Sunday, U.S. Middle District Court Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. ordered all parties in a federal lawsuit challenging the law to maintain the status quo of Nov. 11, 2021 — the Thursday before Gov. Bill Lee signe...
November 14, 2021

Loyola Law Clinic sues for protection of juveniles - Maroon

The sign for the Juvenile Justice Center sits along the drive to its entrance in New Orleans, LA on Nov. 4, 2021. The Juvenile Justice Center evacuated 36 juveniles to an adult center during Hurricane Ida. During the six days they were alongside adults in prison during the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, incarcerated teenagers said they were hungry and alone. Their families said they didn’t know ...
November 14, 2021

Law & Order column: Antioch man charged with indecent solicitation of child in online police sting - Chicago Tribune

Bedini was exchanging sexual messages online with who he thought was a 14-year-old boy, but in fact it was an Antioch police detective, police said. When Bedini arrived at a location expecting to meet the boy, he was taken into custody, according to police. He has been charged with indecent solicitation of a child and sexual exploitation of a child. “Although social media can be a great tool ...
November 14, 2021

Corporate Criminal Law Abolitionists Come Under Fire At Georgetown Law Symposium - Corporate Crime Reporter

A group of academics who would abolish corporate criminal law in favor of administrative and private law remedies came under fire at a symposium at Georgetown Law Center last month. Susana Aries de Sousa The symposium, titled Imagining a World Without Corporate Criminal Law – opened with a panel of abolitionist-leaning academics featuring Georgetown Law Professor John Hasnas, Notre Dame Law P...
November 14, 2021

Equity erased: Partition law exploitation, a box full of cash and an empty promise - Citizen Times

“If this is legal, it shouldn’t be,” local lawmaker says Asheville Watchdog Most homeowners could never fathom strangers acquiring a portion of their property, obtaining a court order to sell it without their consent and depriving them of the value they'd accrued over years or decades of ownership. There are legal protections against that, Tasha D’Ascanio thought — until it happened to her. ...
November 14, 2021

Local Law Firm Announces Scholarships to Five Maui Students - Maui Now

The Menzer Law Firm “Support the Community Scholarship” is given to five Maui students who have spent time volunteering in their community. Each student selected for the award received a $2,500 scholarship, and Menzer Law Firm committed a $1,000 donation to the non-profit where each of the winners volunteered their time. (R to L) Elijah Carbajal; Jacqueline Mulder; Max McGrath; Michael Wong; ...
November 14, 2021

72 hate groups operated in California last year. Here’s where and what they are - Sacramento Bee

72 hate groups operated in California last year. Here’s where and what they are  Sacramento Bee
November 14, 2021

Kauai man charged for criminal littering, assaulting law enforcement officer - Yahoo News

Nov. 14—A 52-year-old Kalaheo man who was arrested for criminal littering today was also charged for allegedly assaulting the state Department of Land and Natural Resources law enforcement officer who arrested him. Randall Sheldon Hoffman has been charged for assaulting the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officer, criminal littering and resisting arrest. The land depar...
November 14, 2021

Boulder County law enforcement agencies see increase in vehicle thefts since onset of coronavirus pandemic - Boulder Daily Camera

During the coronavirus pandemic, people have looked for effortless ways to snatch vehicles and have found them. Now police are preparing for another spike in thefts as temperatures dip and residents start their cars and leave them unattended in attempt to warm them up before their morning commute. “We call them ‘puffers,'” said Sgt. Brannon Winn, with the Boulder Police Department. “Everyone ...