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October 22, 2021

How Election Law Grew From a Niche Practice to a Multi-Million Dollar Draw | National Law Journal - Law.com

People gather at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, and surrounding areas, in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the victory of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM What You Need to Know Between 2008 and 2020, the Democratic and Republican parties increased their legal spend more than 1,700%. Law firms large and small ha...
October 22, 2021

Ex-Giuliani associate Parnas found guilty of violating U.S. campaign finance law - Reuters

NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A federal jury on Friday convicted Lev Parnas, a one-time associate of Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, of violating U.S. campaign finance laws during the 2018 elections. Parnas, a Ukraine-born American businessman and his former associate Igor Fruman were accused of soliciting funds from Russian businessman Andrey Muraviev to donate to candida...
October 22, 2021

WCSD hires lawyer to investigate Open Meeting Law violations stemming from board argument - Reno Gazette Journal

The Washoe County School Board will correct a violation of the Nevada Open Meeting Law after a public argument between the district's chief legal counsel Neil Rombardo, Board President Angie Taylor and Trustee Jeff Church during its Sept. 28 meeting. The correction would include accepting an investigation done by an outside law firm and making corrective actions. "We are also discussing pos...
October 22, 2021

Busy time for law officers: 3 significant drug busts in 7 days in Racine - Journal Times

Busy time for law officers: 3 significant drug busts in 7 days in Racine  Journal Times
October 22, 2021

New law requires all NY private businesses to provide retirement plan options for workers - SILive.com

Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation this week that requires all private sector employers to provide retirement options for workers. Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) co-sponsored the bill. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation this week that requires all private sector employers to provide retirement options for workers. The new law requires private s...
October 22, 2021

New Maine law allows child sex abuse survivors to bring civil claims, no matter how old - WGME

A new Maine law taking effect this week lifts the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse, allowing all survivors to now pursue a civil case against their abusers no matter how long it’s been. (WGME) PORTLAND (WGME) -- A new Maine law taking effect this week lifts the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse, allowing all survivors to now pursue a civil case against their a...
October 22, 2021

Texas Can Seek Files From Twitter, Facebook in Suit Over New Law - Bloomberg

A federal judge will allow Texas to seek internal documents from social-media companies regarding how they moderate content, as the state defends a new law restricting when platforms can suspend users. The ruling Friday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin means Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is free to seek limited discovery from members of two prominent trade groups that sued t...
October 22, 2021

VOSD Podcast: It's All About Law and Justice - Voice of San Diego

Few subjects touch as many lives as law enforcement. Police officers and Sheriff’s deputies cover San Diego county and their departments’ influence shapes the region. This year, we dedicated our annual local news summit to just that: law and justice. Politifest 2021 happened this week and it was full of great, though sometimes difficult, conversations about surveillance, criminal sentencing, ...
October 22, 2021

Iowa Law welcomes most academically qualified class in school history - The University of Iowa - College of Law

Iowa Law This fall Iowa Law welcomed the Class of 2024–the most academically qualified class in school history. “The Boyd Law Building has come back to life this fall. Our new entering class marks not only the start of a new academic year, but it feels like a new chapter in our history. Like the classes before them, our 1Ls bring a variety of perspectives to the classroom while being academic...
October 22, 2021

INVESTIGATION REMINDER: The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Novavax, Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm - Business Wire

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 Novavax, Inc. (“Novavax” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: NVAX) for violations of the securities laws. “although Novavax recently attested to some of its analytics and testing issues … the company’s issues are more concerning than pre...