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Amanda Carballo helped produce an award-winning film during her undergraduate years at the University of Miami. Now she plans to earn a law degree to represent artists in the entertainment industry. Amanda Carballo did not think she wanted to come to the University of Miami. The 22-year-old had lived all her life in Miami, and she thought that going away made the most sense. When the acceptan...

Carmen Navarro Gercone, candidate for Cook County Sheriff, listens to members of the Cook County Electoral Board during a hearing at the Cook County Administration Building on May 4, 2022, in Chicago. The electoral board voted 2-1 to leave Navarro Gercone's name off the June 28 election ballot. A top political rival of Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart was thrown off the Democratic primary ballot ...

The 36th Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 4, at the Regional Law Enforcement Memorial in the Waterfront Park. The ceremony honors all San Diego County law enforcement officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. This year, the name of Officer Daniel G. Walters of the San Diego Police Department was added to the memorial wall. Officer Walters was ...

For Immediate Release May 4, 2022 Contact: Manu Tupper or Mike Inacay (Schatz) at [email protected] Schatz Leads Oversight Hearing On THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW AND Federal Infrastructure Programs For Native Communities WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led an oversight hearing titled, “Setting New Found...

Harvard Law students bring unique experiences to law school and all have tailored their academic careers to explore their individual interests, while contributing to the greater community in a myriad of ways. As they prepare to graduate, several members of the Harvard Law School Class of 2022 reflect on the interests they brought to — and the experiences and lessons they will take from — thei...

May 4 (Reuters) - Rhode Island's highest court on Wednesday upheld a state law guaranteeing its citizens' right to abortion, just as abortion rights at the national level appear to be in jeopardy. The Rhode Island Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit by several individuals and anti-abortion group Servants of Christ for Life challenging the state's Reproductive Privacy Act. The law, signed in 2019...

Security guards arrive for their shift at a power station outside Gaborone, Botswana, on November 23, 2015. Journalists in Botswana said they will remain ‘vigilant’ after the passage of a new surveillance law in February 2022. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko) When Botswana’s government sought to pass a new law early this year that would have allowed for warrantless surveillance, local opposition ca...

This website and other outlets have discussed at length how work-life balance has been upended at numerous law firms in recent years. Lawyers and staff are routinely tasked with working outside of business hours and on nights, weekends, and other times when lawyers have off. Many law firms have vacation policies that allow attorneys and staff to take off for a set amount of time each year, bu...

In April 2022, two states enacted insurance data security legislation based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668). Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed HB 474 into law on April 8, 2022, and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed SB 207 into law on April 21, 2022. The new laws establish data security obligations for insurance...

State’s Attorney candidate Thiru Vignarajah gets major local law enforcement endorsement (WBFF) BALTIMORE (WBFF) — State’s Attorney candidate Thiru Vignarajah now has a major endorsement from five former Baltimore City police commissioners. In a historic moment Tuesday, local law enforcement officials who usually steer clear of the political fray announced with the city's crime rates out of c...