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Fuel crisis. Image: Krishnan Nair As panicked vehicle owners across the country continue to wait in long queues induced by an unprecedented fuel crisis, the U.K. government is scrambling to remedy the situation. Several reports indicate that the U.K. is short around 100,000 HGV drivers, prompted by a combination of pandemic issues and Brexit. With the driver shortage has come an epidemic of f...

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney has a face with jurisprudence written all over it, doesn’t he? Or does he look like a supporting role in a Boris Karloff film? You be the judge. (Photo: Library of Congress) Alexandria, VA – For intending to establish three departments, co-ordinate and independent, that they might check and balance one another it has given, according to this opinion, to one of the...

Move Over graphic courtesy AAA Kansas Hutch Post HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Newly released AAA research indicates that some drivers may not fully grasp the danger they pose to roadside workers. "Ninety-nine percent of Kansas drivers responded that it's either very dangerous or somewhat dangerous for roadside workers if motorists don't comply with the Move Over law," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Mark J. Melnick Thursday in Georgia Northern District Court over alleged violations of federal securities laws. The complaint accuses the defendant of attempting to manipulate the securities market by making false statements designed to cause the prices of certain stocks to rise temporarily. Lawyers have not yet appeared for the defendants. The...

Cincinnati-based law firm Taft, Stettinius & Hollister is looking to grow in the Midwest after raking in roughly $365 million in gross revenue last year. Taft and Spencer Fane are looking to grow in different ways Firms just outside top 100 saw more moderate growth than behemoths A pair of middle market law firms founded in the American heartland are actively looking to grow, using two ...

James Friedman, who is one of four Black pastors working with the Eastpointe Police Department talks about his work as a member of the police chaplains program. GINA JOSEPH – THE MACOMB DAILY It’s been more than a year since the police killing of George Floyd ignited a mass movement calling for changes in American policing. Wide-ranging and comprehensive police reform has not come at the fede...

Want to get this daily news briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up. WHAT WE’RE WATCHING TALENT NO-SHOW - It’s arguably harder than ever for Big Law firms to hold onto talented young lawyers amid intense competition from rivals and a smorgasbord of internal and external pressures, including crushing workloads and mounting home responsibilities. And, as Law.com’s Andrew Maloney reports, despite...

Shreve Ariail of Jenner & Block. Courtesy photo What You Need to Know Jenner & Block has added former CIA deputy general counsel Shreve Ariail to its investigations and cybersecurity practices in Washington, D.C. Pro bono work and the presence of several former government officials already on Jenner's roster were reasons Ariail chose Jenner. The firm pointed to a rise in national sec...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C. There is a fundamental inequity in the ability of Americans to enforce their rights under the United States Constitution. If a person’s constitutional rights are violated by local or state government actors, the person can sue the government actors for damages to compensate for the harm suffered. However, if a person’s constitution...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – Distillery owners across North Carolina were able to sell bottles of spirits on Sunday. This is the first time selling a bottle of hard liquor on Sunday has been legal in a century. “It’s huge for our industry,” Daniel Spivey, brand development for Broad Branch Distillery in Winston-Salem. “This is a wonderful first step to start growing this industry in North Caroli...