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Maria Marcus, Public Interest Lawyer and Professor, Dies at 88  The New York Times

Vermont Business Magazine On May 3, 2022, Governor Phil Scott signed bill H.629 into law giving adopted persons greater access to their adoption records. The Vermont Adoption Registry is the central point of contact for information about all adoptions that have taken place in Vermont since 1940. The registry is part of the Department for Children and Families. “Every year, the registry helps ...

We haven't stopped crying since 8:55 p.m.Virginia Sherwood / NBC Thursday night was a big one for "Law & Order: SVU" fans: Olivia Benson's former "single most important person" in her life met the current single most important person in her life. That's right, Benson's OG partner Elliot Stabler finally crossed paths with her son, Noah (Ryan Buggle). In the last scene of the episode after ...

Katelyn Fisher, JD '22 graduated from UMass Dartmouth in 2019 with a biology major and has excelled as a UMass Law student. She was a member of the UMass Law Review, serving as Lead Editor this year, and interned for Justice Elspeth B. Cypher at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She worked as an Academic Fellow, Teaching Assistant, and a Research Assistant for the law school faculty a...

A federal appeals court on Friday overruled a judge who struck down much of Florida’s controversial 2021 election law, allowing the provisions to go into effect while a lawsuit makes its way through the courts. Judge Mark Walker had ruled in March that the Legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters in drafting the law and ordered the state not to make any future changes to t...

An anonymous wife has been backed online after confessing to tricking her mother-in-law into revealing a cunning trap she had set to make her look bad. The woman took to popular Reddit group "Am I The A**hole" where users head to receive advice on tricky situations. She explained in the post that her husband was in a car accident the week before, meaning he had to stay at the hospital for his...

COVID-19 is still with us. So it helps for employers to brush up on employment law – or know where to turn for guidance – as we continue to navigate the pandemic era. That’s perhaps the surest way to ensure clear expectations while forging ahead at work. “It’s important that employers and employees have a dialogue and are able to speak to each other,” said Avrohom Gefen, who leads Vishnick Mc...

(iStock) Law firms dominated by white men may find it harder to attract and retain certain clients. In the past, a stated commitment to diversity might have been enough. But clients, particularly large clients, increasingly are seeking evidence that a firm is putting their words into action, some firm leaders say. Vicki Crochet, who chairs the employment law practice group for Taylor Porter a...

People interested in getting a hands-on learning experience with the Lake County sheriff’s office are invited to sign up for the Summer Community Police Academy. The academy is a six-week program that meets weekly for about two hours and is designed to teach county residents about the many facets of the sheriff’s office. Deputies and civilians who have expertise in a law enforcement field wil...

Image from Shutterstock. A job applicant turned down for a job because she didn’t disclose her criminal history can’t sue the employer in federal court for a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the rejected applicant, Ria Schumacher, did not have standing to pursue her case because the...