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March 31, 2022

Law enforcement-related deaths in Tennessee detailed in TBI study - FOX13 Memphis

Over 30 people were killed by deadly use of force across Tennessee in 2021, according to a study from the TBI. Over 30 people were killed by deadly use of force across Tennessee in 2021, according to a study from the TBI. (kali9/Getty Images/iStockphoto) By FOX13Memphis.com News Staff MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A more comprehensive picture of deaths caused by Tennessee law enforcement’s deadly use of f...
March 31, 2022

Ukraine Government Taps Big Law Firms for War Crimes Task Force - Bloomberg Law

Barricades and other fortifications near the Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet in the center of Odesa, Ukraine, on March 18, 2022. Task force will pursue criminal, civil penalties for war crimes in Ukraine Morrison & Foerster is helping Ukraine government navigate U.S. policy The Ukraine government has turned to global law firms Covington & Burling and Withers, al...
March 31, 2022

Evans Petree PC, one of Memphis' largest law firms, expands with deal for Bourland Heflin PLC - The Business Journals

When Evans Petree PC — one of the largest law firms in Memphis — moved into their current office space at 1715 Aaron Brenner Dr. in 2017, they took up the entire floor as they hoped to expand. Until recently, that space was empty, but that will change on Friday. Evans Petree is set to acquire local law firm Bourland Heflin PLC, forming a combination of two of the city’s top 25 law firms, base...
March 31, 2022

COVID-19 is the leading cause of death in law enforcement in the U.S. - WKYC.com

CLEVELAND — According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring America's fallen law enforcement officers, COVID-19 is the leading cause of death nationally among law enforcement officers for the past two years and the first quarter of this year. In 2021, a total of 598 law enforcement officers died in the United States. Ten were from Ohio. Two died f...
March 31, 2022

Alert system for missing, murdered Indigenous women and people signed into WA law - The Olympian

An alert system for missing or murdered Indigenous women and people was officially signed into law Thursday, making it the first such system of its kind in the country. House Bill 1725 was introduced during the legislative session by Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Bow. Currently the only Native American serving in the state legislature, Lekanoff is Tlingit and Aleut, and is part of the Missing, Murde...
March 31, 2022

Data Breach Alert: Law Enforcement Health Benefits Inc. - JD Supra

Recently, Law Enforcement Health Benefits Inc. (“LEHB”) confirmed that the organization was the target of a ransomware account, which compromised the personal information of as many as 85,282 current and former members. If you received a data breach notification, it is essential you understand what is at risk. “I speak to data breach victims almost every day, and many don’t fully grasp the im...
March 31, 2022

Crypto Code Is Law Until a $600 Million Hack: Bloomberg Crypto - Bloomberg

A crypto platform connected to the Axie-Infinity play-to-earn game was hit with a cyber attack. Welcome to Bloomberg Crypto, our twice-weekly look at Bitcoin, blockchain and more. If someone forwarded this to you, sign up here. In today’s edition, Emily Nicolle exposes the cracks in a key crypto tenet: Bridge to nowhere In blockchain, the code that underlies smart contracts is the true ultima...
March 31, 2022

High-profile Arizona attorney joins Valley office of litigation law firm Buchalter - Phoenix Business Journal - The Business Journals

Anthony Martin, the former acting U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona, has joined the Scottsdale office of a national law firm. Martin joins the white collar and investigations practice of Los Angeles-based Buchalter, which recently made several other appointments to bolster that group. The group, which was formed in 2020, now has more than a dozen attorneys scattered across several of ...
March 31, 2022

The CW Acquires Drama ‘Family Law’ - Forbes

In an effort to move away from the waning superhero drama category, The CW has acquired the one-hour Canadian drama series Family Law. The logline: The series follows lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi (Jewel Staite) struggling to put her career and family back together after hitting rock bottom. As a condition of her probation, Abby is forced to work at her estranged father Harr...
March 31, 2022

'Woke Curriculum' Based On Actual Supreme Court Cases Terrifies Conservatives - Above the Law

If you’re not scared yet, then just check out this new article about Georgetown Law and you’ll be… well, still not scared but at least you’ll have a good laugh. The Washington Free Beacon’s latest legal education story is titled, “‘Scary for the Legal Profession’: Georgetown Upends Traditional Law School Lessons in New Woke Curriculum.” It certainly jams all the usual right-wing freak-out buz...