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Gov. Eric Holcomb announced an outside review of Indiana law enforcement policies and training in the wake of protests following the murder of George Floyd. (Justin Hicks/IPB News) The head of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus said she’s pleased with the Holcomb administration’s response to a recently-released report on Indiana law enforcement policies and training. The third-party review...

Reasons for Optimism as Eleventh Circuit Revisits Hunstein and Doubles Down In Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, the Eleventh Circuit drastically altered the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act landscape when, in April of 2021, it determined that the statute was implicated when a debt collector used a third-party vendor to mail notices (violating the FDCPA's prohibition...

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The European Parliament launched a lawsuit against the bloc's executive on Friday for failing to apply a new law that allows the freezing of EU payments to countries which do not respect rule-of-law principles. Poland and Hungary are both under formal EU investigation for not respecting the rule of law and stand to lose tens of billions of euros if the law is succ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- Progress continues on the southeastern Minnesota fallen law enforcement memorial in Rochester as the granite walls have started to be installed. Workers hoisted the granite walls on Friday at the construction site at Soldiers Field. Each wall weighs two tons and they are seven feet tall by six feet wide. The walls will be secured onto poles that are secured into the...

The Michigan state capitol building sits in May 2021 in downtown Lansing. (Cody Scanlan | MLive.com) Efforts by Michigan’s legislature to limit ballot petition signatures by geography suffered a loss this week when a trio of judges agreed the law was more unconstitutional than not. A Court of Appeals panel Friday struck down two of three parts to a ballot initiative law signed into law during...

Law school accreditor status of ABA recognized for another five years The ABA was approved for renewal of recognition as the accreditor of law schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday. The recognition is for five years. The council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has served that role since 1952, according to the section’s Standards and Rul...

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said his department had received information about "potential public safety impacts" to malls and shopping centers. FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Law enforcement agencies across the Northern Virginia region are ramping up patrols ahead of Halloween weekend after a potential threat of violence in the Northern Virginia area. The Fairfax County Police Department,...

A chained dog is seen on an Animal Care Services call in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2021. Recently, the Safe Outdoor Dog Act added state support to existing laws in San Antonio that forbid chaining and supports humane care for dogs kept outside. Following up on a welfare check about chained animals, Animal Care Services officer Brittany Barnes stopped her city truck at a South Side home ...

AVOIDING POWERS - Fraudulent Transfers - Trustee may avoid transfer as actual fraudulent transfer only if ultimate decision-maker has fraudulent intent. Before entering into a two-step LBO transaction, the debtor formed a special board committee of independent directors, which hired professional advisers. Each step required separate financing. It sought solvency opinions for each step of the ...

County juvenile office staff shortage magnified after law change  News-Press Now