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October 18, 2021

Suffolk Law Professor Calls Biden Admin's Support For Tsarnaev Death Penalty 'Inconsistent' - wgbh.org

Jane Flavell Collins via APIn this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is depicted sitting in federal court in Boston. Tsarnaev was found guilty of 30 charges in connection with the April 2013 attack that killed three and wounded more than 200. On GBH's Boston Public Radio Monday, Suffolk University Law professor Renée Landers acknowledged a disconnect between ...
October 18, 2021

New law raising the age to legally vape in Florida begins - Bay News 9

Tampa-based GOP House Rep. Jackie Toledo says that she was "shocked" recently after she went into a retail store in Tampa that sells e-cigarettes and didn't see any signs informing the public that it’s now illegal for anyone 21 and under to purchase vaping products in the Sunshine State. What You Need To Know Florida’s law increasing the legal age to purchase tobacco and nicotine from 18 to...
October 18, 2021

Five Law Firm Interviewing Tips for 3Ls (or Any Lawyer) - JD Supra

I have worked at two law firms and participated in dozens of interviews at both with associate candidates. Whether you are interviewing in person or remotely, there are questions for which you should always be prepared. In addition, there is information you should be ready to provide even if you are not asked for it directly. The following are the five things that I believe every law student ...
October 18, 2021

Global Rule of Law Declines During Pandemic, Study Shows | Best Countries | US News - U.S. News & World Report

The rule of law has deteriorated around the world over the course the pandemic, worsening yearslong negative trends in civil and criminal justice, discrimination, government consolidation of power and corruption, a new study shows. Although these negative trends were most concentrated in the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and the European Union, European Free Trade Association and ...
October 18, 2021

Community and Law Enforcement Leaders to Convene for 6th Annual Building Bridges of Understanding in Our Community Event - Department of Justice

PORTLAND, Ore.—Community members and law enforcement officials from throughout the tri-county area will convene this week for the sixth-annual Building Bridges of Understanding in Our Community event on October 21, 2021 at 6:30pm PDT. This two-hour virtual event is open to the public and hosted by the Muslim Educational Trust (MET) in Tigard, Oregon. To register, please visit https://conta.cc...
October 18, 2021

Law enforcement agencies around Iowa participating in Drug Take Back Day - KCRG

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Several law enforcement agencies in eastern Iowa will be part of a national campaign to limit the misuse of prescription drugs this weekend. The Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The program aims to cut down on the availability of unused prescription pain killers, sedatives, stimulants, or ...
October 18, 2021

Minneapolis law firm will represent Derek Chauvin in his appeal - Bring Me The News

The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd has a new attorney representing him in his upcoming appeal. Documents filed in court show William F. Mohrman, of Minneapolis-based firm Mohrman, Kaardal and Erickson, is representing Chauvin. A jury in April found Chauvin guilty on all counts against him (second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder a...
October 18, 2021

Charleston School of Law's bar exam results trail behind USC, but stats for first time test takers improved - Charleston Post Courier

Charleston School of Law's bar exam results trail behind USC, but stats for first time test takers improved  Charleston Post Courier
October 18, 2021

Charleston School of Law languishes behind USC's law school, July 2021 bar exam results show - Charleston Post Courier

Charleston School of Law languishes behind USC's law school, July 2021 bar exam results show  Charleston Post Courier
October 18, 2021

Local state representative reacts to potential law prohibiting employers from mandating vaccine - WRCB-TV

News Representative Yusuf Hakeem says no bill has officially been filed on this yet. LGBTQ advocates sue Tennessee over the new anti-transgender bathroom law. The law prevents transgender people from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity. Katherine Welles/Shutterstock A Tennessee Republican lawmaker is looking to prohibit vaccine mandates in the work place. This comes a month ...