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March 14, 2022
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ATLANTA (AP) — 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 from CBD, a non-intoxicating chemical that’s prevalent in hemp.
Delta-8 has become extremely popular across the country, and the cannabis industry and...
March 14, 2022
Renville County Sheriff Scott Hable
OLIVIA — The Minnesota Senate on Feb. 14 advanced a bill to spend $1 million on promoting careers in law enforcement. The legislation still needs approval in the House.
With a much smaller budget, the Renville County Sheriff’s Office produced its own video to recruit staff for the office, including sheriff’s deputies, dispatchers and correctional office...
March 14, 2022
Durée Ross of Durée and Company. Courtesy photo
For emerging industries, which are companies formed around a new product or idea in the early stages of development, legal representation is often a necessity. Industries such as cryptocurrency or psychedelics, for example, are commonly navigating new or updated legal regulations, and where interpretation of these laws is being explored.
In thes...
March 14, 2022
A law firm linked to incumbent mayor Andre Sayegh has filed an objection to mayoral nominating petitions submitted by councilman Alex Mendez.
Vincent Iannaccone, who is represented by the law firm Genova Burns, is objecting to 150 of Mendez’s nominating petitions. Genova Burns sent a letter to the City Clerk on Friday stating, “Mendez’s petitions must be rejected because he has failed to obta...
March 14, 2022
George Laman, a retired firefighter, paramedic and heart transplant survivor, wants students in Florida to have all the tools and training they need to save lives, after losing his teenage daughter to cardiac arrest in 2008.
Laman is a proud father. Inside his Gateway home, you’ll find a wall dedicated to Lauren, the youngest of his four children and his only daughter. He sees his passion for...
March 14, 2022
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A proposal supported by Maine's Republican senator to protect the rights of sexual assault and harassment victims has become law.
The proposal takes aim at forced arbitration. It is designed to stop people who commit sexual assault and harassment from using such pre-dispute agreements to push victims into private arbitration proceedings, said Republican Sen. Susan Collins...
March 14, 2022
from the total-gibberish-surcharge dept
When you’re a natural telecom monopoly in America you get away with a lot.
Take for example broadband ISP Frontier Communications, which has spent the last few years stumbling in and out of bankruptcy while dodging no shortage of scandals, including allegations of subsidy fraud. A few years back, Frontier got a light wrist slap for fraudulently charging...
March 14, 2022
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A proposal supported by Maine's Republican senator to protect the rights of sexual assault and harassment victims has become law.
The proposal takes aim at forced arbitration. It is designed to stop people who commit sexual assault and harassment from using such pre-dispute agreements to push victims into private arbitration proceedings, said Republican Sen. Susan Collins...
March 14, 2022
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A collection of articles covering current topics in Employment Law, including: COVID-19 infections and disability claims, non-disclosure provisions in LAD settlements, and how marijuana laws are affecting the employer-employee relationship.
March 14, 2022
Graphic by Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association.
About this story: Maryland recently joined a handful of states seeking to make law enforcement agencies more transparent. With the passage of Anton’s Law in 2021, many details about internal police discipline could be released to the public. But so far, journalists, advocates and others seeking to find out more about how police agencies han...
