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John Brittain, civil rights attorney and former UConn School of Law professor, speaks during an event honoring his achievements as a faculty member, including the 1996 Sheff v O'Neill school desegregation case. (Courtesy UConn Law) (Molly Sullivan) Friends, colleagues and former students of John Brittain gathered Thursday evening at the UConn School of Law to celebrate the achievements of the...

The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg The state is getting just a little bit closer to requiring more transparency on the part of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. On Tuesday, the House State Government Committee approved the bill that would make legislative expense reports more easily accessible to the public online. “How can anyone be against it?” said state Rep. Scott Conklin, D-Centre C...

A more in-depth look at AB-2020: Here’s existing Lanterman Act language, describing parameters for forcing treatment and institutionalization on the mentally ill: “A condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is incapable of making informed decisions about, or providing for, their own basic personal needs for food, clothing, shelter, or medical care without signific...

Hot Springs police, Garland County sheriff's deputies and Arkansas State Police are joining forces with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a "high visibility" crackdown on distracted driving beginning Monday through April 11. The "U Drive, U Text, U Pay" crackdown involves law enforcement agencies working together nationally to enforce texting and distracted driving laws "...

I’m not sure which is the more surprising fact I learned when reading the story about GOP gubernatorial candidate Danielle Neuschwanger in the Colorado Sun on Friday. One, that Neuschwanger, a far-right political neophyte, is not simply another soon-to-be-forgotten candidate in the race, but is actually considered by some to be among the top contenders for the chance to face Jared Polis in No...

It’s been more than a week since U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, of Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District, addressed the Vicksburg Rotary Club, and still, The Post hasn’t run a story on his comments about the Yazoo Backwater Pumps project. It’s not because we don’t intend to write one — it’s because, quite simply, a straight answer to questions asked seems unattainable. When asked by The Post i...

The women are among 7.2% of the 824-member law school student body who identify as Black, although a similar percentage reported they are two or more races. University of Pennsylvania law school students Simone Hunter – Hobson (left), Chayla Sherrod (middle) and Layla June West in the law school at the University of Pennsylvania last month. For the first time, three African American female st...

People participating in the Houston Women's March against Texas abortion ban listen to speakers at City Hall Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 in Houston. Regarding “Opinion: Texas’ heartbeat law has been durable and effective,” (March 30): Cynthia Allen is quite correct that the Texas heartbeat law is effective but not whether it is durable. The courts, voters and women’s rights groups will ultimately ...

An aggressive goat made its way on a resident’s property where it rammed their leg. The feisty goat then started ramming the house, according to a call to Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. The resident turned down medical attention and the goat eventually went home. A man reportedly refused to leave a Kalispell location when he was done with his laundry and was heard yelling in the background...

Recently, I had occasion to look into (flail around) rules of law governing gravesites and cemeteries. Like most other things legal, this area of the law can get complicated. First, Colorado has two statutes dealing with cemeteries. However, the definition of “cemetery” for purposes of these statutes excludes cemeteries owned and operated by government agencies or nonprofit organizations havi...