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September 16, 2021

Law Firms Are Doubling Down on Legal Ops. They Just Won't Call It 'Legal Ops' | Legaltech News - Law.com

Photo: ImageFlow/Shutterstock Legal operations roles are gaining traction in many law firms. However, unlike corporate legal departments, finding someone in a law firm that has “legal ops” in their title is still fairly uncommon. Firms’ structure, and not their functions, may be to blame. It may be tempting to say legal ops roles originated in corporate legal departments. However, a glance at...
September 16, 2021

Top law firms vow to fight Texas abortion law, even if it costs them - Reuters

The U.S flag and the Texas State flag fly over the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo 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 ...
September 16, 2021

Lawyer Shot After Wife and Son Were Killed Had Been Pushed Out of Law Firm - The New York Times

Alex Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were shot to death months ago in an unsolved murder mystery that has captivated the state and confounded the police, was pushed out of his powerful law firm over claims that he had misused funds the day before he called 911 from a rural road to say that he had been shot in the head, the firm disclosed on Monday. Leaders of ...
September 16, 2021

Portland law professor examines religious exemptions from COVID vaccine mandates - KGW.com

A growing number of people are claiming religious reasons to be exempt from vaccine mandates. Experts say the question is whether or not those claims are sincere. PORTLAND, Oregon — By now it's clear that not everyone wants to get the COVD-19 vaccine. While reasons for that may vary, nearly all of them are disputed by public health experts. But what about religious reasons? A growing number ...
September 16, 2021

Portland scraps Texas boycott plan over state's abortion law - Fox News

Portland, Ore., abandoned plans this week to ban city business with Texas over the Lone Star State's controversial new abortion law amid worries it would hurt the Texans most affected by it. The City Council voted 4-1 on Wednesday to instead set aside $200,000 for organizations that provide reproductive care. The sole "no" vote was by Commissioner Mingus Mapps, who said he was "mystified" by ...
September 15, 2021

Alabama AG Steve Marshall supports Florida law aimed at ‘censorship’ by ‘big tech’ - AL.com

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined Republican counterparts from nine other states in support of a Florida law that attempts to regulate how social media companies restrict content posted by users. The Florida legislature passed the law to stop “arbitrariness, censorship, and editorial abuse” by big tech companies in their decisions on removing posts, suspending users, and limi...
September 15, 2021

Law enforcement respond to fight at youth detention center; three staffers hurt - WRGB

Law enforcement respond to fight at youth detention center; three staffers hurt (WRGB) CLAVERACK, NY (WRGB) — The New York State Police and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office responded Wednesday afternoon to reports of a large fight at the Brookwood Secure Center for Youth on Spook Rock Road in the town of Claverack. The call came in around 1:35 p.m., and responding members of law enforceme...
September 15, 2021

Tesla builds 1st store on tribal land, dodges state car laws - Associated Press

1 of 5 Tesla owners, Tesla employees and local political leaders gather at the service bay doors during an event on Sept. 9, 2021, to celebrate a partnership between Tesla and the Nambé Pueblo after the electric car company repurposed a defunct casino into a sales, service and delivery center near Santa Fe, N.M. Tesla has opened a store on tribal land in New Mexico, sidestepping car dealershi...
September 15, 2021

California recall: Push to change law starts - CalMatters

A Gavin Newsom supporter holds up a sign against the recall at a campaign event at the IBEW-NECA training center in San Leandro on Sept. 8, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters In summary The day after Gov. Newsom easily defeats the recall, Democrats start a push to make recalls more difficult. Lea este artículo en español. With the wreckage of the failed recall attempt against Gov. Gavi...
September 15, 2021

Law Roach, Stylist Who Ruled the Met Gala - The New York Times

“Can you see how long it’s going to take me to get there,” the celebrity stylist Law Roach asked his publicist Sunday night, while seated in the bathroom at the Mark Hotel on New York’s Upper East Side, getting a touch-up in advance of the Tom Ford show. Though it was now 7:42 p.m. and the show was scheduled for 8 p.m. across town at Lincoln Center’s David Koch Theater; though the Met Gala wa...