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Oklahoma’s highest court on Tuesday threw out a 2019 ruling that required Johnson & Johnson to pay the state $465 million for its role in the opioid epidemic. It was the second time this month that a court has invalidated a key legal strategy used by plaintiffs in thousands of cases attempting to hold the pharmaceutical industry responsible for the crisis. The Oklahoma Supreme Court, 5-1,...

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the expansion of the Ohio Governor’s Expedited Pardon Project, which eliminates administrative hurdles and provides free one-on-one help for qualified citizens seeking legal absolution for past criminal offenses. Governor DeWine launched the Ohio Governor's Expedited Pardon Project in 2019 in partnership with the Ohio Department of...

(WIVB) – On Tuesday, some members of our News 4 team had a unique opportunity to speak with leaders in law enforcement. News 4’s Mel Orlins and Luke Moretti gave a presentation to law enforcement supervisors throughout Western New York about the role the media plays in stories about police matters. As we’ve seen over the past couple of years, some stories have involved a lot of confusion and ...

The Court of Appeals has shot down the latest bid by Cyber Ninjas to keep secret the records it has related to the audit of the 2020 election. In an 8-page ruling Tuesday, the judges rebuffed claims by the company that the documents, emails and other items it has are beyond the reach of Arizona’s public records law. The court said once the company started doing the Senate’s work, it became th...

(File Photo)(WALB) HANOVER, Va. (WWBT) - Hanover Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a person falsely representing themselves as local law enforcement in an effort to scam individuals into paying “fines.” The scammer calls pretending that they are either Sgt. Tim Simpson, Sgt. Patrick Lamb or a member of other law enforcement jurisdictions. The caller will tell potential victims that they...

Increase in murder cases strains law enforcement resources  WV News

New law to give Wisconsin high schoolers information on apprenticeships  The Center Square

Corporate law's partisan gulf widened in 2020, analysis finds  Reuters

Sonja R. West, an attorney and the Otis Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law at the University of Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 term is underway. On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Sonja R. West, an attorney and the Otis Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law at the University of Georgia, talked with program host Rose Scott about several Supre...

Shutterstock/Wilm Ihlenfeld A new working group report aims to give Virginia a smooth path for implementing its passed-but-unenforced consumer data privacy law. Virginia has delayed enforcing the Consumer Data Protection Act until 2023, which gives businesses time to prepare and the state time to alert residents. Del. Cliff Hayes, who crafted the House version of the policy, led the Virgi...