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By Suzi Morales Iowa Law has long been at the forefront of legal writing education. Although the program has evolved over time, current students and alumni alike attest that the emphasis on one-on-one instruction and consistent feedback sets the Iowa Law writing program apart and teaches the art and science of legal writing needed for success in practice. Hon. Kevin Ross (94JD) is currently a...

On October 7, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 331 (S.B. 331), which prohibits employers from including in settlement agreements or separation agreements certain provisions that bar employees from speaking about experiences of workplace harassment or discrimination.1 The law, which will take effect in 2022, prohibits in separation and other employment agreeme...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Snap Inc. (“Snap” or “the Company”) (NYSE: SNAP) for violations of the securities laws. “While we anticipated some degree of business disruption, the new Apple-provided measurement solution did not scale as we had expected, maki...

National Grid's downtown office building. Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC An intra-governmental legal battle is brewing in Brooklyn, as the feds are investigating a possible civil rights violation after the state Department of Environmental Conservation said a controversial natural gas ...

Statewide legislation has led to a big rise in food donation and composting. But the trickiest part of the equation—separating food from its packaging—continues to cause headaches. There’s a community garden nestled at the outer edge of Ludlow, Vermont, behind the constellation of white barns that makes up a local craft school. In the summer, peach trees grow heavy with fruit and blueberries ...

There are many ways to rank law schools, but the way that the National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine does it is quite interesting. Rather than concentrating on the prestige factors that usually dominate law school ranking systems, this ranking focuses solely on factors that provide the “best value” for students. That said, this is a list that is typically dominated by public schools, with a smatte...

(Photo by Don J. Usner for Searchlight NM) An aerial view of the Navajo Mine, located about 12 miles south of the Four Corners Generating Station. The mine provides sub-bituminous coal to the plant via the Navajo Mine Railroad. By LINDSAY FENDT Searchlight NM One of the oldest coal-burning plants in the country, Four Corners Power Plant near Farmington, is a franken-plant, marked by decades...

Finland Parliament Considers Bill to Amend Law on Additional R&D Tax Deductions  Bloomberg Tax

A 30-year-old law practice in Raleigh is about to lose virtually all of its attorneys to one of the region’s biggest firms. A nine-person team is leaving Raleigh’s Schwartz & Shaw PLLC to join Poyner Spruill, which is the fourth biggest law firm in the Triangle, according to TBJ research. The departing team includes Brian Shaw, who became partner at Schwartz & Shaw in 1997. He said he...