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Focus Biden administration to restore climate criteria to NEPA The New York Times – October 6 The Biden administration on Wednesday announced that it would restore climate change protections to the nation’s bedrock environmental law, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which former President Donald Trump had relaxed in an effort to speed the approval of projects like mines, pip...

Clifford A. Goldstein, left, and David Rossmiller, right, of Chartwell Law. Courtesy photos What You Need to Know Chartwell Law launched a new office in Portland, Oregon, on Oct. 5. At the helm of the firm's newest office are a five-attorney group from Betts Patterson Mines. Leaders at the firm say opening its first West Coast office is a decisive step in the direction of becoming a nation...

The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. (Reuters) - Foley & Lardner is opening a Salt Lake City office, the Milwaukee-founded firm said Monday, becoming the lat...

Richard Peltz-Steele teaches courses in tort law, media law and comparative law for the University of Massachusetts School of Law in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. A University of Massachusetts School of Law professor is suing his union, his university and the state over a law that gives the union exclusive rights to represent him in salary negotiations and grievance procedures. Richard Peltz-Stee...

deal-making-resize.jpg What You Need to Know Roche Freedman launched in 2019 with offices in Miami and New York City. Partner Devin Freedman said his firm took notice of the security class action practice and realized that there was an opportunity.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowley Law PLLC is investigating potential securities law violations by Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLXN) and its board of directors concerning the proposed acquisition of the company by Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX). Stockholders will receive $8.50 and one contingent value right worth up to $8.00 for each share of Flexion Therapeutics...

The Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents and felony arrests between Sept. 3 and Oct. 8. Arrests •Sean Trevor Aiken, 32, was arrested for one count of failure to appear on Sept. 7. He was placed in the county detention center under a $6,000 bond. •James Dean Craig, 43, was arrested for one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle on Sept. 7. He was placed ...

Penguin Random House Rhonda V. Magee grew up in the midst of the civil rights movement of the 1960s – and the backlash to those changes. The University of San Francisco law professor says the inspiration for her holistic approach to address social, racial and economic injustice came from her upbringing in North Carolina with her grandmother. Magee says seeing her get up before dawn every da...

Photo: iQoncept/Shutterstock What You Need to Know The scoring system looks at law firm demographics, recruitment, retention and attrition, and promotions for minorities. The MCCA will name the five large law firms that received the highest scores as calculated from the scorecard. To create the scorecard, the MCCA drew on 14 years of data from an annual diversity survey. The Minority Corpor...

The law known as Act 77 is facing perhaps its most serious court challenges yet. Some Democrats worry about how even a temporary legal setback would be received in the current political environment. Workers prepare Philadelphia mail ballots to be counted after the November 2020 election at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The law that greatly expanded mail voting is facing perhaps its most...