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Sgt. Allen Shields, president of the Fraternal Order of Police (F.O.P.), Hi Point Lodge No. 60, welcomes attendees to the 52nd annual Logan County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony as the honor guard and rifle squad take their position behind him. (EXAMINER PHOTO | SHARYN KOPF) “Today is a solemn occasion as we gather at this beautiful memorial to hold vigil for our departed brothers and sist...

As a nation we like to tell ourselves stories, about our love of family and justice. About how individual responsibility, hard work and gumption are enough to give every one of us an equal chance to claim our piece of the American Dream. But that's mostly make-believe. Too many of us ignore the broken rungs on the ladder, the discriminatory policies, systems and laws that have preserved acce...

The advisory letter quotes the law in outlining the appropriate standard of conduct of public adjusters, and warns adjusters from any conduct that could be interpreted as practicing law. (Credit: Kongsky/Adobe Stock) Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has published Advisory Letter 2022-01, to provide guidance to public adjusters regarding statutory duties and restrictions placed on ...

Most of the broadband funds will go to states and territories for fiber-optic cable projects. WASHINGTON—Twenty internet providers, including AT&T Inc., Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc., have agreed to help offer high-speed internet to millions of unconnected households through the bipartisan infrastructure law, Biden administration officials said. President Biden and Vice Pr...

A grand jury is not the same as a trial jury. But what exactly is it, and how does it work in South Carolina? By Ashley Jean ReeseA grand jury is not the same as a trial jury. But what exactly is it, and how does it work in South Carolina? By Ashley Jean Reese The Beaufort law firm of Harvey and Battey — whose attorneys have served as some of the leading political figures in Beaufort County ...

Photo by Morf Morford By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread. – Anatole France Laws and public policies might seem to be, or might be intended to have relatively equal impacts and relatively fair final results. But we all know how rare this is. All laws and polici...

We feel that mothers-in-law have been unfairly criticized in movies, shows, and popular anecdotes for years and years. These stereotypes can make folks go into relationships and marriage with bias instead of an open heart. MILs are ordinary people and just like anyone else they have the power to be as wicked as fairytale stepmothers and as wholesome and healing as fairy godmothers. You can’t ...

President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has received the endorsement of two more major law enforcement groups, according to two letters obtained by ABC News. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the world's largest group for police leaders, and the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Foundation (WIFLE), offered their supp...

Police reform has been in the headlines and on activists' agenda over the past few years. But what are local law enforcement agencies already doing in terms of transparency, conflict de-escalation and other measures? Some departments already employ the latest body camera technology, de-escalation and mental health crisis training, and other measures. But other departments do not. A new report...

A key commission of the American Bar Association has voted to give law schools the right to go test optional on admissions, The Washington Post reported. Currently, the ABA says that law schools “shall require” applicants for first-year admission to submit scores from a “valid and reliable admission test.” The Law School Admission Council, which administers the Law School Admissions Test, sai...