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FLORENCE, Ariz. — The first thing to know about Mark Lamb, the sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, is that he just plain looks like a sheriff. It could be the Justin cowboy hat he wears pulled low over his eyes and his penchant for Western shirts and a tactical vest in lieu of a uniform. It could be his demeanor, at once confident and aw-shucks. It could be his size — he’s 6’3”, 240 pounds, or ...

Thousands of candles lit up the night sky at the National Mall in Washington D.C., on Thursday evening to honor fallen law enforcement officers. More than 4,000 members of law enforcement and their families attended the candlelight vigil, which paid tribute to 701 officers who died in the line of duty in previous years, including 434 who died in 2019 and 2020. "Today we recognize the nobility...

Potential penalties for companies and individuals that comply with foreign sanctions law have been introduced by a series of legal developments in China that could make it difficult for those doing business in China to find ways to comply with both the requirements of Chinese law and that of their home countries. Foreign companies doing business in China may want to review their compliance ap...

Tiffany M. Graves, pro bono counsel at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Charlotte, N.C., provides pointers on how to put your best foot forward in a law firm interview. She gives practical advice on how to prepare, engage, and follow up. 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 remot...

CNN interviews parents worried about critical race theory 07:20 (CNN)A school district superintendent in North Texas apologized Thursday night after one of the district's administrators told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, then they should also include books that have "opposing" views of the Holocaust. At a training session last week, a schoo...

Late last month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a public water supplier could be liable in a citizens’ suit brought under the imminent and substantial endangerment provisions of RCRA, where the plaintiff alleged that the groundwater used by the supplier had been contaminated by the disposal of hexavalent chromium by a wood treatment facility upgradient of the supplier’s well fiel...

Lawmakers watch President Joe Biden sign the K-12 Cybersecurity Act, a bipartisan bill authored by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Hills, that will “help educational institutions bolster their cybersecurity protections by instructing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to examine the risks and challenges that schools face in securing their systems.” From left are U.S. Sens. Ja...

In early August this year, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Germany’s Federal Network Agency (or Bundesnetzagentur/BnetzA) has thus far shown insufficient energy regulatory methods, in particular, calling out the German concept of a vertical integrated undertaking as being ‘too narrow’. The ECJ has called for the regulator to act independently when implementing its electricity a...

A landlord stole a bike from a tenant’s child, then refused to give the bike back, according to the child’s mother. The Columbia Falls Police Department spoke with all the parties involved, and the bike was returned. A woman left an envelope on her ex’s porch and the man’s daughter called 911. The daughter didn’t look in the envelope, but she said she suspected it would “cause issues.” A man ...

Willamette’s long tradition of excellence in international and comparative law is in good hands as part of the Signature Strengths Initiative of the law school’s new administration. Jim Nafziger As Professor Jim Nafziger, who has directed the international and comparative law program for many years, points out: “Resolving so many critical issues these days requires a blend of domestic and int...