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A Hong Kong district court on Monday found that delivery worker-turned-activist Ma Chun-man was guilty of incitement to secession for his actions at over 20 protests and interviews last year. Famously named “Captain America 2.0” by news sources for dressing like the fictional character at demonstrations, Ma was the second person to be convicted under China’s Law on Protection of National Secu...

SRINAGAR, India — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir are investigating students and staff at two medical colleges under a harsh anti-terror law for celebrating India's loss to archrival Pakistan in a T20 World Cup cricket game, officials said Tuesday. Police said some students and staff at the government-run colleges cheered and shouted pro-Pakistan slogans during the match Sunday night, cal...

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Law today announced that it has named 28 U.S.-based law firms to its inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Framework, the legal industry's first and only standardized, fully transparent methodology to measure law firms' performance in this critical arena. The members of the DEI Framework were recognized based on their level o...

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Law today announced that it has named 28 U.S.-based law firms to its inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Framework, the legal industry's first and only standardized, fully transparent methodology to measure law firms' performance in this critical arena. The members of the DEI Framework were recognized based on their level o...

Applying Florida law, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has held that a theft exclusion bars coverage under a lawyers’ professional liability policy for a negligence claim against the insured law firm arising out of allegations of wire fraud. Harrington Law Associates, PLLC v. Landmark American Ins. Co., 2021 WL 3783278 (S.D. Fla. July 27, 2021). In the und...

When Lori Edwards told her transgender teenage daughter that Texas’ House Bill 25 had passed, the 14-year-old turned away and started flipping through her phone. “Oh that sucks,” Emily said, and went silent. During the regular Texas legislative session this spring, a rash of anti-trans bills filed by Republican state lawmakers had sent Emily’s mental health, along with her grades, spiraling d...

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Sedgwick County sees 100 new cases everyday. (KWCH) TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas’ top court is wrestling with deciding whether the state constitution allows people to keep getting quick judicial decisions in lawsuits against COVID-19 restrictions. The state Supreme Court heard arguments from attorneys Tuesday on a law requiring district courts to rule within 10 days when someone sues over a cou...

(L-R)City National Bank executive for private banking and wealth management Steven Hayworth and Law Firm Group banker Jason Timmons. Courtesy photos What You Need to Know The 75-year-old bank launched its first law firm-specific group this month. Its goal is to help law firms and attorneys finance things quickly, including law firm mergers, office openings, and individual purchases. The grou...

The beginning of Fall and the Halloween season serves as a reminder that the end of 2021 is fast approaching. Given new federal, state, and local mandates on a number of employment issues and a growing effort at enforcement by all such levels on small and large employers alike, employers should take time now to plan on having their employee handbooks reviewed to prevent a scare that could cos...