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The past three years have tested the resolve and resiliency of Florida communities and our state’s public health infrastructure. COVID-19 has only worsened our state’s raging opioid epidemic, and fentanyl in the drug supply is only compounding the overdose crisis across the state. Amid a rise in fatal overdose events in Florida, it’s clear that we need to take additional actions to protect ou...

Rodney A. Smolla (Courtesy photograph) SOUTH ROYALTON — A longtime law professor and higher education administrator will be the next president of Vermont Law School. The state’s only law school announced Thursday that Rodney A. Smolla will start work on July 1, and that the school’s board of trustees will unveil more leadership changes later this summer, in line with a new strategic plan...

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams can’t use a state law created to give Gov. Brian Kemp a major fundraising advantage in their possible rematch this year. Judge Mark Cohen telegraphed his written decision during a Monday hearing in the case when he said Abrams won’t be the Democratic nominee for governor until her uncontested May 24 primary. ...

Photo: Vorrasit Siwawej/iStockphoto.com What You Need to Know Recent interviews with Am Law firm leaders reveal a wave of early partner retirements and reduced workloads in 2021. Contributing factors include string of highly profitable years for law firm partners and looming expectations around productivity and office attendance. Profitability is also causing retirement-age partners to cont...

(WTOC) GLENNVILLE, Ga. (WTOC) - Glennville and Tattnall County’s population soars Thursday evening as hundreds of law officers and first responders gather for the first time in three years. The annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Cookout has been going on for more than 30 years as a way to say thank you to those who serve and protect us all in a host of communities and agencies. This marks a ...

The Rotunda hosted a Democracy Dialogues series event on Thursday, “Social Media vs. Democracy.” (Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications) n 1996, Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act was passed as a way to provide a legal shield for online platforms with user-generated content. It states, “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as t...

(Image by Getty) Some good news just hit for the lawyers in Denver who commute to work on their Cannondales! Or their 30-year-old beach cruiser they bought off some guy who was also selling homegrown shrooms at a yard sale. I feel like both of those things are proper Denver behavior. Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law on Wednesday that allows bicyclists to get out of intersections faste...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces an investigation of Apyx Medical Corporation (“Apyx” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APYX) on behalf of investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws. “[b]ased on our initial interactions with the FDA, we believe the Agency’s MDSC will pertain to the use of our Advanced Energy products out...

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 right of the page. (Reuters) - New York civil legal services and rights organizations are opposing nonprofit Upsolve Inc's bid to clear the way...

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia lawmakers updated state law to better prosecute people who sexually abuse animals in the age of the internet. Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, introduced Senate Bill 249, which passed both chambers unanimously. The measure establishes sexual abuse of animals as a Class 6 felony. The crimes include sexual contact with animals; possession and solicitation of animals for ...