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November 08, 2021

Law schools brace for another application boom - Reuters

Signage is seen outside of the Brooklyn Law School in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Reuters) - Law school admissions officers are forecasting another competitive year, with a high volume of applicants and fewer scholarship dollars to go around. More than three-quarters of the 90 law school admissions officers surveyed by test prep provider Kaplan in ...
November 08, 2021

Law enforcement officials train how to deescalate calls involving people with special needs - News 12 Bronx

Law enforcement officers in Atlantic and Cape May counties spent the day learning how to improve interactions with people who have special needs or disabilities. They are asking the community to get involved as well. “When an officer initially gets there, he doesn’t know why this person is doing it. He doesn’t know if they’re high, if they’re drunk. He doesn’t know if they have a mental condi...
November 08, 2021

INTERVIEW: Law enforcement expert offers safety tips for large crowds - WFSB

INTERVIEW: Law enforcement expert offers safety tips for large crowds  WFSB
November 08, 2021

Beltway Lateral Roundup: Big Law Continues Beefing Up Key Practices in DC | National Law Journal - Law.com

(L-R) Aseel Rabie of Debevoise & Plimpton, James Pacheco of Mayer Brown, James Billings-Kang of Cozen O’Connor, and Cathryn Le Regulski of Sidley Austin. Courtesy photos What You Need to Know November has kicked off with numerous lateral moves in the nation's capital. Law firms are building out various key practices, from capital markets to L&E. In addition to three partner hirings ...
November 08, 2021

U.S. News - Best Lawyers Again Names Panitch Schwarze Among 'Best Law Firms' for 2022 - WFMZ Allentown

U.S. News - Best Lawyers Again Names Panitch Schwarze Among 'Best Law Firms' for 2022  WFMZ Allentown
November 08, 2021

State of Alabama Passes Law Governing COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Requests - JD Supra

On November 5, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill governing COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests. The law is intended to provide safeguards to employees who refuse an employer-required COVID-19 vaccine, as long as that individual submits a completed exemption form to the employer. The provisions of the law are immediately effective. Note that while this bill will likely be ...
November 08, 2021

DOJ non-prosecution records are target of law librarian's suit - Reuters

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (Reuters) - A lawsuit in Washington, D.C., federal court seeks greater public access to non-prosecution agreements between the U.S. Justice Department and corporations that have faced misconduct allegations. The public records complaint filed on Friday asks a court to force the Justice Department to release 12 case files from 2015 and 2019 in which the government signe...
November 08, 2021

SLO County water district violated public meeting law in ‘deliberate’ move, DA says - San Luis Obispo Tribune

A local water district violated the Brown Act by making key decisions about water resources in closed session, according to a letter filed by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. The cease-and-desist letter, dated Nov. 4, alleges the board of directors of the Shandon-San Juan Water District, which manages a portion of the water in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, made deci...
November 08, 2021

‘I had to stand up and say no’: Pro-choice Christians battle Texas law - The Christian Science Monitor

Growing up in a “super conservative” family in Tennessee didn’t lead the Rev. Gayle Evers to become a conservative pastor. Now based in Austin, Texas, she is co-pastor of Journey Imperfect Faith Community, and a chaplain for a group that ministers to LGBTQ people of faith and their families. She has been active for LGBTQ rights for several years. Reproductive rights, however, are something sh...
November 08, 2021

Obey Colorado's 'Move Over' law or risk months in jail - OutThere Colorado

Obey Colorado's 'Move Over' law or risk months in jail  OutThere Colorado