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The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Norris Dam in Anderson County (Photo: TVA website) The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority after its public records requests for contracts with methane-gas companies were met with heavily redacted records. In 2019, TVA, which produces electricity for nearly 10 million people across the Southeast, announc...

Photo via Unsplash Conflict resolution in our distant past traditionally involved physical conflict and/or punishment. While such approaches are still used, in most communities this straightforward approach has been replaced by governments, formal rules, and adjudication by experts on said rules, i.e., lawyers. While a law-based approach may seem less compelling than the dangers of outr...

Sgt. Craig Johnson and Officer Aurash Zarkeshan OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A new law that honors a fallen Oklahoma police officer will strengthen the Sooner State’s accessory to murder statute. Sen. Darrell Weaver and Rep. Ross Ford are the principal authors of Senate Bill 6, also known as the Sgt. Craig Johnson Act. In June of 2020, two officers with the Tulsa Police Department pulled over a veh...

Illustration: “Duty Calls”/xkcd - Creative Commons (Fair Use) I’m sure you’re familiar with the XKCD comic “Duty Calls” in which an internet users is passionately typing away late into the night because “someone is wrong on the internet!” The comic illustrates Cunningham’s Law, the tongue-in-cheek axiom that states “the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question...

Professor Christie Warren introduces expert panelists at the March event: They included (via video, left to right) General David H. Petraeus, Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai and (seated, left to right), Alissa Johannsen Rubin, Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Dr. Sima Samar. Hosted by the Center for Comparative Legal Studies & Post-Conflict Peacebuilding (CLS/PCP) the Reves Center for International ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Local fire departments are expressing concerns about a bill now on the way to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk. Currently, cities and counties in Iowa can decide where fireworks are sold. If the bill becomes law, fireworks stands would be allowed in commercial and industrial zones in every city and county in the state. Clive Firefighter Clay Garcia showed KCCI security camera video ...

SEATTLE, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foster Garvey, PC is proud to announce that Principal Emily Harris Gant has been named to National Law Journal's 2022 Cannabis Law Trailblazers List. The award honors attorneys who have made significant marks on the practice, policy and technological advancements in their sector, and who go beyond working big deals to being true agents of change. Contin...

The staff of the student newspaper, The Highlander, from left: Lauren McMahon, Evan Gorny, Aidan English, and Holliday Woodard. Advocacy

A fake letter circulated in Auburn this week telling residents a new law will require pets to wear pants for modesty’s sake. The letter, dated Monday, March 28, was confirmed to be fake by Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason. Many suspected as much considering the letter’s claims were rather unbelievable. The letter said a new “Local Law No. 66K9_2022” would take effect on April 15 requiring pets t...