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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Senior National Correspondent In Georgia, defense attorneys are making the case that the three white men involved in killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, were justified by a Civil War-era law instituted to catch runaway slaves. Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 65, and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, plans to defend their actions by claimin...

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a name change for one of his office’s seven divisions. Starting this week, the Contracts & Administrative Law Division is now the State General Counsel & Fair Hearings Division. The new name more accurately reflects the broad legal services the division provides the state. “Since its inception, this division has been...

Following the decision in Enka Insaat ve Sanayi A.S. v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 (Enka) on which we previously reported, the UK Supreme Court has provided further helpful clarification as to the approach to be adopted when the court is required, in the absence of an express choice, to decide what is the governing law of an agreement to arbitrate—this time, in the context of a...

On Thursday, October 28, a Boston federal judge agreed to reopen evidence in Alliance for Automotive Innovation v. Healy, a lawsuit challenging recent amendments to the Massachusetts Right to Repair Law (the “Data Law”), and urged the parties to report back by Friday, November 5 with proposals about how to supplement the record. This development will further delay a decision from the court on...

In a spirited discussion, the Supreme Court on Wednesday reviewed a challenge to New York State’s gun restrictions, a case with broad implications for other states that restrict the ability to carry loaded, concealed firearms in public places. It is the first major Second Amendment case before the court in more than a decade. Gun owners in New York must obtain a special license from local aut...

Image Credits: Franck Boston (opens in a new window) / Shutterstock (opens in a new window) After Canada, now Australia has found that controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI, broke national privacy laws when it covertly collected citizens’ facial biometrics and incorporated them into its AI-powered identity matching service — which it sells to law enforcement agencies and othe...

Lawsuit to target state regulators, Charles River Laboratories CHARLESTON, S.C. — A group of conservationists is preparing to sue the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Charles River Laboratories for penning horseshoe crabs in manmade ponds for an unlimited time during spawning season, a practice that imperils a threatened migratory shorebird, the red knot, which feeds on the ...

BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased TMC the metals company Inc. (“TMC” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: TMC) securities between March 4, 2021 and October 5, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”). TMC investors have until December 27, 2021 to file a lead plaintiff motion. “[s]ince the...

Professor Caleb Nelson teaches Federal Courts, among other courses. Photo by Jesús Pino Professors at the University of Virginia School of Law have a few tips for first-year J.D. students to consider as they begin choosing their first elective courses for the spring. First-years start the lottery process for spring courses on Nov. 11 at noon and finish Nov. 14 at 11:59 p.m. A drop/add/waitlis...

Professor Caleb Nelson teaches Federal Courts, among other courses. Photo by Jesús Pino Professors at the University of Virginia School of Law have a few tips for first-year J.D. students to consider as they begin choosing their first elective courses for the spring. Law students in their first semester follow a set curriculum. That changes in the spring semester, when they can take 5-7 hours...