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By Giovanna Deo Every fall the Office of the Vice President for Research announces the Research Scholar of the Year award to recognize important and high impact work. This year, Lea VanderVelde, professor of law and the Josephine R. Witte Chair, was named a 2022 Scholar of the Year. Also earning this recognition in 2022 is Gregory Howes, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy....

Five things to know about University of South Carolina, located in Columbia. By Loumay AlesaliFive things to know about University of South Carolina, located in Columbia. By Loumay Alesali The University of South Carolina School of Law has moved up 12 places in the annual rankings of the nation’s law schools by U.S. News & Word Report. The USC School of Law is now ranked 84th, and it is ...

Asim Rehman, new commissioner and chief administrative law judge of OATH. Photo courtesy of NYC Law Department New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced the appointment of Asim Rehman as commissioner and chief administrative law judge of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). Rehman will be the first Muslim American and the first person of South Asian descent to le...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces an investigation of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (“Stronghold” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SDIG) on behalf of investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws. “significant headwinds in our operations which have materially impacted recent financial performance.” Tweet this If you are ...

The Supreme Court of the United States will make a decision Viking River Cruises vs. Moriana by late June. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed an employer’s challenge to a California labor law that authorizes private attorneys to sue on behalf of thousands of workers, even if those workers had agreed to arbitrate their claims individually. The closely watched case is the la...

The Korean War Veterans Memorial on the Capitol Mall in St. Paul. HF4661 would increase a cap on municipal spending on Memorial Day celebrations in state law since 1909. (House Photography file photo) World War I had not occurred when a law was enacted allowing cities to have an “appropriate observance” of Memorial Day each year “in the annual commemoration of the noble and valiant deeds of t...

Meleana ‘Mana’ Shim. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law student Meleana “Mana” Shim was among 10 law students across the country named “2022 Law Students of the Year” in National Jurist preLaw magazine. The Student of the Year honor is an annual feature in the magazine’s spring issue which recognizes talented, exceptional law students with a dedication to their...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A new law banning grow houses planning to open near schools took effect this week after being signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt. Grow houses are no longer allowed to open within 1000 feet of a school. Once the Governor signed it into law Wednesday, it took immediate emergency effect. Senate Bill 1511 was written after construction began on a marijuana grow facility in a section of t...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law Wednesday that prevents transgender girls and women from competing on girls' and women's sports teams, joining a dozen other states with similar laws. Flanked by more than a dozen girls and women, including his 14-year-old daughter, Piper, Stitt signed the measure, dubbed the "Save Women's Sports Act." "This bill, the Save Wome...

On Jan. 15, 2022, the New York City council amended the City Human Rights Law to encourage equity and transparency in pay.1 This amendment is part of larger national trend towards greater pay transparency. Several states have adopted similar laws, and the New York State legislature has introduced pay transparency legislation which is currently under consideration. On March 22, 2022, the City’...