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September 27, 2021

$1K bonus for Ga. law enforcement, first responders - Newnan Times-Herald

metrocreative Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday announced a $1,000 pay supplement for all eligible sworn law enforcement officials and first responders in Georgia. Local governments and employers of public safety officials and first responders are encouraged to visit the Office of Planning and Budget’s grant funding opportunities website for more information on how to apply, receive, and distribute t...
September 27, 2021

Fix This Negative Online — How Law Firms Work With This Online Image Fixer - Above the Law

They call him the Ray Donovan of the internet. A fixer that law firms around the world and some of the biggest lawyers in the United States hold in their back pocket. Above The Law readers will find solace in knowing that if they have clients that are perceived guilty in the eyes of the public persona but need an online cleanse this is the firm to do it. Now that the vast majority of consumer...
September 27, 2021

Long-running legal battle over role of aviation security officers resolved in city’s favor - Chicago Sun-Times

Hundreds of aviation security officers had filed a lawsuit over their loss of their status as law enforcement officers. A long-running legal battle stemming from the 2017 passenger-dragging fiasco aboard United Airlines Flight 3411 has ended in the city’s favor, finally clarifying the role aviation security officers play in the layers of security that protect O’Hare and Midway airports. In...
September 27, 2021

UNM students partner with Peake Law Firm to host expungement clinic hotline - UNM Newsroom

Law students with The University of New Mexico’s Expungement Law Clinic are hosting a hotline, inspired by National Expungement Works' Week of Action and Awareness, aimed to help individuals across the state gain employment, receive promotions, qualify for loans and much more by cleaning up their records. From Monday, Sept. 27 through Friday, Oct. 1, UNM School of Law is partnering with Peake...
September 27, 2021

LAW LIBRARY'S “PRO SE BASICS” SERIES INTRODUCES FREE LEGAL INFO RESOURCES ONLINE - Fort Bend Herald

LAW LIBRARY'S “PRO SE BASICS” SERIES INTRODUCES FREE LEGAL INFO RESOURCES ONLINE  Fort Bend Herald
September 27, 2021

Distributed law firm Scale snags ex-McGuireWoods fintech pair - Reuters

(Reuters) - Virtual law firm Scale has added two former McGuireWoods financial technology lawyers, Jamie Wells and Alexander Gershen, Scale said on Monday. The Silicon Valley-based duo joins Scale, which has its roots in the tech-rich region, just months after the young and expanding "distributed" law firm tapped Wells and Gershen's former colleague, David Reidy, to serve as its managing part...
September 27, 2021

Two Charged with Conspiracy, Obstruction and Assault on Law Enforcement Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach - Department of Justice

Earlier this month, a superseding indictment was unsealed adding charges against two men for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Ronald Sandlin, 34, of Shelby County, Tennessee, and Nathaniel DeGrave, 32, of...
September 27, 2021

Lake Worth Beach challenges 'Anti-Riot Law,' joins Gainesville in lawsuit - WPEC

The City of Lake Worth Beach is joining other Florida cities in fighting Governor Ron DeSantis' controversial Anti-Riot Law. (WPEC) LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Local elected officials calling the HB 1 law, or the anti-riot law, "an assault on home rule." The City of Lake Worth Beach is joining other Florida cities in fighting Governor Ron DeSantis' controversial Anti-Riot Law. Leaders wa...
September 27, 2021

Author and law professor Rhonda Magee to keynote CURW speaker series | Cornell Chronicle - Cornell Chronicle

Rhonda V. Magee, law professor at the University of San Francisco, will be the keynote speaker of the Cornell United Religious Work (CURW) series “Into and Out of the Echo Chambers,” which seeks to address current societal challenges and to consider how spirituality and humanizing practices might help us break down the barriers that divide our society. The virtual talk, “Cultivating Peace in ...
September 27, 2021

Illinois becomes 1st Midwestern state to pass a law to phase out fossil fuels - Yahoo News

At a time when the Midwest is being battered by more severe storms due to climate change, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a landmark law this month that will transition the state to 100 percent clean energy by 2045, with benchmarks along the way. While the effort has largely escaped national media attention, it is especially noteworthy for three reasons: Illinois is the first state in the ...