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Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, left, listens as Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas questions Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- “Who do those people think they are?” asked Texas Sen. John Cornyn, of Supreme Court nominee J...

The pandemic has pushed the demand for accessory dwelling units, secondary residences on the same property as established houses, such as this one in Palo Alto, Calif., designed by Maydan Architects. Advocates say they fill an increased need for affordable housing or a separate home office. More city and state regulations are allowing them. The New Orleans Planning Commission refused Wednesda...

Political operative Sean Caddle was closely aligned with then-New Jersey Sen. Ray Lesniak, who made it a top priority to wrest control of the Elizabeth Board of Education from a rival political machine that had run it for years. | Julio Cortez/AP Photo By Matt Friedman 04/06/2022 04:31 AM EDT A top attorney for one of the biggest school districts in New Jersey raised money from law firms that...

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell claimed he had put $800,000 of his "personal money" into Tina Peters' legal defense fund. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he gave Colorado elections official Tina Peters a ride on his jet in August. According to a Colorado law, Peters was not allowed to accept gifts — including travel — valued at over $65. Lindell said he also paid $800,000 for Peters' legal defens...

Graduating from law school, passing the bar exam, and joining a firm are key milestones for new attorneys. But mastering elements not taught in law school such as developing business and navigating firm culture can be daunting. That’s where mentors can make a difference. To find out what makes mentorships work, we asked lawyers to share their experiences in the first installment of our “Why M...

Tunisia’s president says he is waging a war on speculators hoarding food, but his new decree-law also includes an article that forbids the spreading of “false news and information” about food shortages and the supply chain. A Tunisian man holding a baguette is carried by fellow protesters during a demonstration in Tunis on Jan. 18, 2011. - MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images Leading human rig...

Merchant Cash Advance providers, commercial litigation funders, online SMB lending platforms and other nonbank small-business lenders, take note: Following the lead of California and New York, Utah is now the third state to enact disclosure requirements for commercial lending transactions. In contrast to the otherwise similar California and New York laws, the Utah law does not require disclos...

Former President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaore at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, United States on September 2013. Former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore’s sentence of life imprisonment by an Ouagadougou military court for complicity in the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara, marks an important victory for the rule of law in the country and the region as a whole. In ex...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Noah’s Law into place Wednesday afternoon. Noah’s family was there for the bill’s signing. “Someone said earlier this law is a voice for the voiceless, so we’re so incredibly thankful for our representatives getting here and helping us get this law passed,” Amanda Ennis, Noah’s mom, said Wednesday. The law allows parents to seek an o...

Elon Musk was 11 days late in publicly declaring he had amassed a large stake in Twitter. That omission may have earned him $156 million, according to a half-dozen legal and securities experts. That’s because of a 50-year-old law that requires that investors notify the Securities and Exchange Commission when they surpass a 5 percent stake in a company. Musk reached that benchmark March 14, ac...