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November 05, 2021

Fort Worth Law Enforcement Officers Seize 1 Kilogram Of Fentanyl - CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth law enforcement officers seized one kilogram of fentanyl, enough to kill more than half a million people, according to the police department, on Nov. 4. (credit: Fort Worth Police Dept.) READ MORE: The bust came after a month long investigation initiated by a FWPD task force officer assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Western Drug Squad. ...
November 05, 2021

The Biden administration mounts a narrow challenge against Texas’ new election law - Houston Public Media

MIKALA COMPTON/REUTERSVoting rights activists gather during a protest against Texas legislators who are advancing new voting restrictions in Austin, Texas, U.S., May 8, 2021. The Biden administration is suing Texas over the state's restrictive new election law, which passed during the second special legislative session as Senate Bill 1. The U.S. Department of Justice is challenging the law on...
November 05, 2021

FAQ: What should Ripon residents know about Wisconsin's open meetings law? - Ripon Commonwealth Press

FAQ: What should Ripon residents know about Wisconsin's open meetings law?  Ripon Commonwealth Press
November 05, 2021

Orlando-area attorney investigated for practicing without law license - WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

gavel. (WKMG) ORLANDO, Fla. – A former Orlando-area attorney is under investigation after a family claimed they paid him thousands of dollars to represent them, not knowing he was not licensed to practice law. Bobbie Jo Griffith said she lost her life savings after paying James Patrick Woods more than $70,000. “The stress has been horrible,” she said. “This was my husband’s life insurance pol...
November 05, 2021

LSAT maker expands business to include 'modern law' program - Reuters

Signage is seen outside of the Brooklyn Law School in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly The Law School Admission Council acquired a lawyer training platform focused on business and technology skills It's part of a plan to expand beyond programs for pre-law and law students (Reuters) - The Law School Admission Council, a non-profit best known for produci...
November 05, 2021

Interview: 'To say that Xinjiang is ruled by law is an absolute joke,' analyst says - Radio Free Asia

A Chinese flag flies behind razor wire at a housing compound in Yangisar, a town south of Kashgar, in northwestern China's Xinjiang region, June 4, 2019. Vicky Xiuzhong Xu, an Chinese-Australian policy analyst and journalist known for exposing human rights abuses in China, is co-author of a new report detailing details the deep involvement of Chinese government agencies in a systematic effort...
November 05, 2021

University of Iowa law school faces backlash over faculty-evaluation diversity question - The Gazette

Entrance to Boyd Law Building at the University of Iowa. (image via UI College of Law's website) IOWA CITY — A national nonprofit civil-liberties group is calling on the University of Iowa College of Law to remove or revise a new question it added to faculty evaluation forms asking how the professors have improved their law school’s “diversity, equity, and inclusion” — calling those terms “br...
November 05, 2021

Training gives local law enforcement tools for dealing with mental illness - WKBN.com

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A number of law enforcement officers in Mahoning County may now be a little more prepared to handle those with mental health issues. The Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board hosted a luncheon and graduation ceremony Friday for those officers who had recently completed a course in crisis intervention. The five-day, 40-hour program offers lessons in de-esca...
November 05, 2021

Gov. Abbott delivers remarks, ceremonially signs ‘Daniel’s Law’ at Midland luncheon - KMID - Local 2 News

MIDLAND, Texas (Nexstar)- Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks at the Midland Chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly’s Reagan Lunch in Midland. The Governor touted the conservative achievements of the 87th Legislative Session and thanked the members of the Midland Chapter of the RNHA for their efforts to promote conservative values in West Texas and secure Republican vic...
November 05, 2021

Suffolk's new school bus camera law catches some motorists by surprise - Newsday

Rick Stanco holds the citation he received from May 27, after passing a school bus on Jericho Turnpike near Wyandanch Boulevard in Smithtown. Credit: James Carbone When Rick Stanco got a ticket in the mail, the last thing he expected was a fine for running past a stopped school bus on a Suffolk County highway as he drove the opposite way. "I was absolutely shocked," said Stanco, 77, of Kings ...