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File photo TALLAHASSEE, Fla., – Groups seeking stricter gun-control laws frequently have clashed with Republican leaders in Florida, which is a testing ground for National Rifle Association-backed legislation. But gun-control organizations and 16 states are joining forces with the “Gunshine State” to defend a Florida law that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase rifles and other “...

New law could provide meal access to 10K kids  Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

John Eastman (left) speaks next to Rudy Giuliani, as Trump supporters gather before the insurrection on Jan. 6. REUTERS/Jim Bourg The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to subpoena John Eastman, the former Chapman University law school dean who advised President Trump on ways to overturn the election. Multiple media outlets reported Tuesday that Eastman, ...

Corinne Ball, with Jones Day. Courtesy photo The U.S. Supreme Court began its 2021-2022 term this month with a schedule that includes no bankruptcy matters. Although four cases presenting important bankruptcy issues were teed up for the court’s consideration this term, the court denied certiorari for each. These petitions involved open questions on states’ powers to assert sovereign immunity ...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) is looking to fill current and future openings for law enforcement officers. Those interested must be at least 21 years of age, have a high school diploma or equivalent, be a U.S. citizen and meet all minimum hiring requirements. Candidates will be compensated while attending the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy...

Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, Law.com’s weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. I’m Amanda Bronstad. A juror in the high-profile opioid trial in Cleveland arrived in court with research from home, but U.S. District Judge Dan Polster still denied a mistrial motion. GMU’s Antonin Scalia Law School delved into the debate over rules for multidistrict litigatio...

New York State public bodies subject to the Open Meetings Law must now post on their website, or provide upon request, “at least 24 hours” prior to any public meetings, any documents that will be discussed or considered during those public meetings. Under Chapter 481 of the Law of 2021, language allowing documents to be released for the first time “at” a public meeting has been stricken. Alth...

The University of South Carolina and the state’s legal community is mourning the loss of a “giant” whose influence in the field of ethics went far beyond USC’s law school, where he taught for more than 30 years. John Freeman, a former USC law professor and scholar of legal ethics, died Oct. 21 after a five-year battle with cancer, his daughter Nora Freeman Engstrom told The State. Freeman was...

China’s Personal Information Protection Law, adopted August 20, 2021, becomes effective on November 1. The PIPL establishes a comprehensive data protection structure for the collection, use, and disclosure of the personal information of individuals located in China. The law, similar to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), has extra-territorial reach applying to businesses witho...

After extensive negotiation and revision, a bill aiming to steer North Carolina toward carbon neutrality by 2050 has been signed into law. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill on Wednesday, Oct. 13, after the Republican-controlled legislature ratified it on Thursday, Oct. 7. The legislation passed with bipartisan support, sailing through the Senate 42-7 and passing the House 90-20. Of the 20 nay v...