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April 13, 2022

Law And Order: Organized Crime Star Hypes Up 'Girl Power' SVU Crossover, Talks Working With Mariska Hargitay And Chris Meloni - CinemaBlend

(Image credit: NBC) Law & Order fans will be in for a treat when SVU and Organized Crime come together again. The unofficial crossover, airing in May, will notably include interactions between the ladies of both shows. OC star Danielle Moné Truitt can barely contain her excitement about the “girl power” episodes as well as working alongside both Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Melo...
April 13, 2022

UC Irvine announces newest dean for its law school, the third since 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Incoming dean Austen Parrish speaks to a crowd of students at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in May 2019. Parrish will be the new dean at UC Irvine’s school of law this August. UC Irvine recently announced the appointment of its newest dean, Austen Parrish, for its young but growing law school. Parrish, a professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law who has served as i...
April 13, 2022

Buttigieg touts infrastructure law in visit to Indiana port city on Ohio River - WISH TV Indianapolis, IN

This is a modal window. No compatible source was found for this media. This video is currently unavailable. TELL CITY, Ind. (WISH) — Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday said infrastructure funding is as much an economic issue as a safety issue. The Indiana native’s comments came during his first visit to his home state in an official capacity since being confirmed to lead ...
April 13, 2022

New Indiana law places restrictions on virtual learning days - FOX 59 Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS – A new Indiana law limits the number of virtual learning days schools can have in which less than half the day includes live instruction from teachers. Under House Enrolled Act 1093, districts will only be allowed to have three of those per school year. “So many of them seem to be days where kids may have been given one assignment for the whole day and really not matching the sa...
April 13, 2022

State: Residency law too late to remove Trump-backed hopeful - SF Gate

FILE - State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus attends a news conference at the State Department, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Washington. Tennessee lawmakers have passed a residency requirement for Republican and Democratic U.S. House and Senate hopefuls that would kick in right away. The law could affect the candidacies of President Donald Trump's endorsed candidate, Ortagus. (Mandel N...
April 13, 2022

Fallen officer's wife establishes Basic Law Enforcement Training scholarship at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College - WBTV

Concord Police officer Jason Shuping was killed in the line of duty in December 2020(WBTV File) ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Haylee Shuping, wife of fallen Concord Police Officer Jason Shuping, has established a $25,000 endowed scholarship in her husband’s memory that will provide financial assistance to qualified Rowan-Cabarrus Community College students enrolled in the College’s Basic Law En...
April 13, 2022

DMHC Issued Guidance that CA Law Covers Dispute Resolution - The National Law Review

The California Department of Managed Health Care (“DMHC”) issued a recent guidance interpreting the application of the No Surprises Act (“NSA”)—a new federal law prohibiting out-of-network healthcare providers from balance-billing patients for certain emergency and non-emergency services—in California. Significantly, when determining which payment and dispute resolution processes will apply i...
April 13, 2022

State: Residency law too late to remove Trump-backed hopeful - The Associated Press - en Español

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new rule imposing residency requirements on most U.S. House and Senate hopefuls won’t achieve some Tennessee Republican lawmakers’ goal of nudging at least one GOP candidate backed by President Donald Trump off the primary ballot, even as the governor allowed it to become law without signing it Wednesday. That’s because the filing deadline for candidates — including ...
April 13, 2022

New York Court Holds that Violation of Criminal Usury Law May Render Loan Agreement Void ab initio - JD Supra

[author: Sarah Schofield] On March 15, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a district court’s denial of a borrower’s motion to dismiss lender claims. Applying the New York Court of Appeals’ guidance from certified questions, the Second Circuit held that an option permitting a lender to convert an outstanding balance to shares of stock at a fixed discount could const...
April 13, 2022

Law Students Volunteer to Help Area Residents File Their Taxes - UC Hastings

Student volunteers include, clockwise, from left: Joe Martin, Patrick Micu, Megan Gregory, Rosamaria Cavalho, and Anastasia Gomez. As April’s national filing tax deadline grows closer, U.C. Hastings law students are doing their part to assist low-income taxpayers. From greeting clients, answering questions, and helping them fill out tax returns, Hastings’ students work with lower-income taxpa...