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Jim Hartman Courtesy Photo If the 2022 election is a referendum on Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, then his re-election appears vulnerable to a credible Republican challenger. In his announcement for governor, former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller summarized the case against the incumbent. Heller blamed Sisolak for putting Nevada “at the top of every bad list in America, including for unemployment rate...

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There is nothing surprising about Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican known to be among the staunchest crypto supporters in the U.S. legislature, revealing a sizable Bitcoin (BTC) purchase that she had made earlier in the summer. It is still oddly satisfying to observe the alignment between a politician’s long-declared stance on an issue and corresponding monetary behavior (Lummis ha...

Forshey Prostok LLP has added Emily Chou as a partner in the firm’s Fort Worth office. Chou brings over 20 years of experience in business reorganization, creditors’ rights, and commercial litigation. Her work has included representing official creditors’ committees and post-confirmation liquidation/litigation trustees in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases all over the United States. “Emily is an ex...

The 2021 Texas Legislative Session tackled the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace by passing two new pieces of legislation that go into effect on September 1, 2021.1 These laws create cause of action for sexual harassment in the workplace and also delineate protections for employees who work for smaller employers. The History of Sexual Harassment Protection for Employees in Texas Pri...

Patrick Gibbs, Jessica Valenzuela Santamaria, Claire McCormack, Zaneta Kim and Rebecca Ferrari have received a shout out as part of The American Lawyer's Litigation Daily Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs list for securing a dismissal on behalf of Stitch Fix in a securities class action about the company misleading investors. Read the article (subscription required) Originally p...

A map showing the border of the aquifer at issue in a water dispute between Mississippi and Tennessee. (U.S. Geological Survey) Mississippi laid out an argument before the U.S. Supreme Court last week that could impact water law principles around the globe. The state is seeking over $600 million in damages from neighboring Tennessee over what it sees as stolen groundwater. Since 1985, Mississ...

Original artwork by David Amen Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” It is also part of a series created in partnership with the Center for Critical Studies in Language, Education, and Society (NECLES), at the Fluminense Federa...

An independent review of the University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law will begin as soon as possible, and UM plans to launch a national search for a new law school dean. “The search committee for a new dean will include students, faculty, staff, administrators and community leaders,” said Dave Kuntz, UM spokesperson, in an email Friday. Transition discussions are underway aft...

Growing up in Lander, Wyoming, a small town just outside the Wind River Indian Reservation, Jenna Whiteplume developed some big dreams of working for the Denver Broncos, the Denver Nuggets or the Colorado Rockies. She knew it would be a long road to the big leagues, but Whiteplume’s aspirations are now more financially within reach, thanks to a new Colorado law. First-year student Jenna White...