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April 07, 2022

Guest editorial: Law would harm communities, newspapers - Addison County Independent

Around Vermont, as municipal boards reorganize, set goals and undertake housekeeping for the term ahead, one of the things every town and city does is decide its “Newspaper of Record.” The designation allows town residents to know where to look for proper notification of hearings, board meetings, vacancies, delinquent tax sales or other important municipal issues. Vermont municipalities are r...
April 07, 2022

Florida man, sister-in-law fight off attempted robbers on street: 'WWE stuff' - Fox News

Fox News Flash top headlines for April 7 00:00 00:0002:09GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay A Florida teen and his sister-in-law thwarted an attempted robbery after they began to fight back. The brawl broke out after the couple "begin to physically attack" the teen, according to police reports. The victim's sister-in-law hurried to the 18-year-old's rescue and began ...
April 07, 2022

Mercer Law School Wins National Advocacy Competition - Mercer University

Mercer Law School third-year students Brennan Collins (left) and Malory-Anne Oliver (right) are ABA National Champions. MACON – Mercer Law School third-year students Brennan Collins and Malory-Anne Oliver won the American Bar Association National Client Counseling Competition on March 27. This is the first time Mercer Law School has won the national competition, and is the second Mercer Law a...
April 07, 2022

Disney workers protest Florida 'Don't say gay' law and company's weak stand - People's World

Disney Animation Studios employees walk out in protest of Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law and the company's weak stand against it. | Rebecca Perez via Disney Do Better ORLANDO, Fla.—Disney theme park workers from coast to coast staged 15-minute lunchtime walkouts for a week, culminating in a day-long action on March 22, to protest Florida’s discriminatory “Don’t say gay,” law—and their bosses’ ...
April 07, 2022

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law ensuring future COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes - Orlando Weekly

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Wednesday a measure intended to ensure patients and residents of hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care facilities can have contact with visitors. Dubbed the “No Patient Left Alone Act” (SB 988), the legislation was designed as a response to many facilities cutting off or limiting visitation during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis s...
April 07, 2022

Kansas Supreme Court works to clarify state law for lawsuit filed by former KHP colonel - Kansas Reflector

U.S. judge asks for help sorting through statute ‘not a model of clarity’ The Kansas Supreme Court conducted oral argument Wednesday night in a case challenging ouster of the Kansas Highway Patrol colonel in 2019. The former KHP leader filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, but a federal judge asked the state Supreme Court for help interpreting state employment law. (Kansas Reflector screen...
April 07, 2022

Youngkin donates 1st quarter salary to Va. law enforcement assistance fund - WTOP

Gov. Glenn Youngkin donated his first quarter salary — $43,750 — to the Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program, which helps officers and first responders after traumatic incidents. Youngkin made the announcement in Harrisonburg on Wednesday. More Fairfax County News More Virginia News “I have chosen to donate my salary to the Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program (VALEAP) because...
April 07, 2022

Law Students Can Argue at Copyright Claims Board Under New Rule - Bloomberg Law

Law students will be able to argue before the Copyright Claims Board, under a new final rule. Students working at accredited law school clinics or pro bono legal services organizations will be able to represent parties before a small claims tribunal at the U.S. Copyright Office, under an upcoming final rule. The office finalized eligibility requirements for law students appearing before the C...
April 07, 2022

Final Coors conversation to host journalist, law professor | Cornell Chronicle - Cornell Chronicle

Big tech, and its role in public discourse, will be the focus of the last in a series of discussions at Cornell around difficult yet timely issues facing the nation. Organizers of The Peter ’69 and Marilyn ’69 Coors Conversation Series bring in high-profile guests with a range of political viewpoints, to foster greater understanding of important topics. Megan McArdle The event, “Deplatforming...
April 07, 2022

ND Law's 2022 Shaffer Fellows to address mental illness in Illinois prisons, mortgage foreclosures in Chicago | The Law School | University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame Law School

Madison Kemker and Annika Nielsen-Kim, both third-year law students, have been awarded Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest Fellowships. The fellowship, named in honor of former dean and professor Thomas L. Shaffer and funded by donor support, covers the salary and benefits for two Notre Dame Law School graduates to work for two years at a nonprofit organization providing legal services to low-i...