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The U.S. Bankruptcy Code allows a trustee or debtor-in-possession to claw back certain payments or transfers made to a creditor during the 90 days prior to the petition date, based on the principle that such payments unfairly “preferred” that creditor over others. Keara Waldron and Michael Papandrea discuss how this can create a “catch-22” for vendors dealing with financially distressed custo...

Pro-life advocates pray near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Nov. 1, 2021, during oral arguments in a challenge to a Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks. The high court sent the law back to the Texas Supreme Court, which ruled March 11, 2022, that abortion providers cannot challenge the state over enforcement of a law that allows private citizens to sue providers. (CNS photo/Tyl...

Among the things that amaze me in the Missouri Legislature is how we can come up with laws. Sometimes, it can take years to craft and hone legislation that sets out to make sweeping changes for decades to come. Other times, a law can be written in a single sentence, and was brought about by one person asking one question. For me, the latter is the better way to make things easier for Missouri...

An array of products advertised as containing synthetically derived delta-8 THC is offered for sale at a smoke shop in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene Johnson) A new lawsuit in Georgia seeks a court order declaring that a chemical related to the main intoxicating ingredient in pot is legal under state law. The chemical, called delta-8 THC, is mostly synthesized...

In this still from SDPD's critical incident video, a SDPD officer points a gun at Yan Li in the Little Italy neighborhood of San Diego, Calif. March 3, 2022. Authorities Friday released uniform-worn-camera footage of the fatal shooting by law enforcement personnel of a woman who charged them with a large kitchen knife, stabbing one in the chest, as they were trying to evict her from her...

Older students, veterans and those with unusual career backgrounds often stand out and are appreciated during the law school application process.(Getty Images) Lawyers tend to err on the side of caution, and the legal profession is notoriously resistant to change. Perhaps that’s one reason why many people have a strong mental image of a “typical lawyer” – a pale older man with a briefcase and...

San Francisco officials are proposing a novel workaround for SB9, a new California law that promotes increased density in neighborhoods previously zoned only for single-family homes, report Dustin Gardiner and J.D. Morris for the San Francisco Chronicle. On its surface, "Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s plan would double down on the state’s goal to add more homes in existing neighborhoods by all...

Wisconsin AG sues over PFAS contamination, science and law not finalized  The Center Square

Legislature eyeing repeal of state Certificate of Need law  MDJOnline.com

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran’s (R-Kan.) legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women’s Army Corps, who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion – the “Six Triple Eight” – during World War II, was signed into law by President Joe Biden. The unit served at home and in Europe where they sorted and routed mail for millio...