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MISSOULA — The University of Montana law school dean and associate dean will step down following allegations that they failed to take seriously reports of sexual harassment and assault. Dean Paul Kirgis wrote in a letter on Thursday to the Alexander Blewett III School of Law that he and Associate Dean Sally Weaver will step down from their roles. The letter came after around 100 students and ...

Saniyah Givens, 12th-grade, performs with the Natchez High School color guard during National Night Out on Tuesday. Celebrating National Night Out, from left, is Alderman Ben Davis, Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson, Alderwoman Sarah Carter-Smith, Alderwoman Valencia Hall and Natchez Police Chief Joseph Daughtry. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat) Tony Fields IV, 12th-grade, and Desmond Hammet...

Disgraced South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh was sued by his own family’s law firm this week after confessing to using a fraudulent bank account to siphon millions for his personal use, court documents show. The law office of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, Detrick (PMPED) — run in part by at least three other Murdaughs — sued its drug-addicted former shareholder in Colleton County ...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The University of Montana law school dean and associate dean will step down following allegations that they failed to take seriously reports of sexual harassment and assault. Dean Paul Kirgis wrote in a letter on Thursday to the Alexander Blewett III School of Law that he and Associate Dean Sally Weaver will step down from their roles. The letter came after around 100 s...

Nancy Erika Smith addressed graduates of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at a commencement ceremony in June. Civil rights attorney Nancy Erika Smith ’77, most famous for her role in the sexual harassment suit that resulted in Roger Ailes being terminated from Fox News, will join a panel of social justice experts to explore the question of whether the law is a meaningful instrume...

You can find the latest on the investigation involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie here. Download the WFLA app for breaking news push alerts and sign up for breaking news email alerts. NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — Brian Laundrie’s father was seen leaving the family’s North Port home Thursday morning by himself and is helping law enforcement in the search for his son, according to the family’...

A Catholic priest listens to a confession. Following the publication of a report this week about sexual abuse of children by the clergy, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, who is archbishop of Reims and head of the Bishops’ Conference of France, said in a radio interview that the secrecy of the confession rite takes precedence over the laws of the republic. Under French law, anyone who is aware of ...

You can find the latest on the investigation involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie here. Download the WFLA app for breaking news push alerts and sign up for breaking news email alerts. NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — Brian Laundrie’s father left the family’s North Port home for several hours on Thursday to help law enforcement in the search for his son, according to the family’s attorney. Chris...

Tech giants have gotten worse at removing illegal hate speech from their platforms under a voluntary arrangement in the European Union, according to the Commission’s latest assessment. The sixth evaluation report of the EU’s Code of Conduct on removing illegal hate speech found what the bloc’s executive calls a “mixed picture”, with platforms reviewing 81% of the notifications within 24 hours...

Most appellate practitioners deal with direct appeals from trial court rulings. But criminal practitioners know that direct appeals are only part of the process. At the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, writ practice takes up a large portion of the docket. Todd Smith and Jody Sanders sit down with an expert on writ practice, Michael Falkenberg, Supervising Attorney at the Court of Criminal Appe...