Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, hugs former Sen. Karen Mayne after a bill that created a scholarship for law enforcement officers passed at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. The scholarship is named after Mayne, who retired earlier this year. (Laura Seitz, Deseret News) Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes SALT […]
Continue ReadingJane Roberts, the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts, acknowledged having represented a wide variety of public officials — including senior Justice Department officials and Cabinet members — as they transitioned to jobs in the private sector, according to testimony in an arbitration hearing to resolve a lawsuit filed by an ex-colleague against her former […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 8, 2023 – Companies generally try to avoid public litigation against a state attorney general at all costs, as it can be catastrophic. (“Developing a strategy for settling multistate AG investigations,” Reuters Legal News, Nov. 10, 2022) In those instances where a confidential regulatory investigation precipitated the filing of a complaint, the state attorney […]
Continue ReadingThis post was written by Amy Lavine, Esq. The applicant has requested a variation of a number of different zoning requirements, including regulations for the minimum and total side plot area, front yard setback, front yard setback, back yard setback, and side yard setback, required in order to construct one prominent house. However, the zoning […]
Continue ReadingKeri Arnold was at the top of her game. A tenacious trial attorney representing pharmaceutical, tobacco and energy giants, she had risen to become senior partner at one of the US’s most prestigious law firms despite taking time off to have two children, vaulting over the barriers still faced by ambitious women in the legal […]
Continue ReadingCitations: 1992 AIR 1904, 1991 SCR(1) 274 Appellant: Smt. Sureshta Devi Respondents: Om Prakash Decided On: 7.02. 1991 Equivalent Citations: 1. 1992 AIR 1904 2. 1991 SCR (1) 274 Benches: SHETTY, KJ (J) AGRAWAL, SC (J) Statutes Referred: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Special Marriage Act, 1954 Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976 In a marriage, a […]
Continue Reading(AP) – A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the government can’t stop people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them from owning guns — the latest domino to fall after the US Supreme Court’s conservative majority set new standards for reviewing the nation’s gun laws. Police in Texas found a rifle and a […]
Continue ReadingAs we predicted, earlier today, 100 industry organizations submitted a request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to extend the comment period for its proposed rule banning non-competes nationwide by an additional 60 days. According to the letter, “[t]he regulated community should be given sufficient time to assess the potential consequences of the rulemaking and […]
Continue ReadingAlan Guebert writes “Farm and Food” If your best international customer — someone who accounts for 27% of your overseas sales — gave you three years to change the recipe of what it buys from you, it’s a safe bet you’d work together to meet their needs and deadlines. Not Big Ambiz, however, which is […]
Continue ReadingFifty years ago, responding to public demand in an era of reform, Texas enacted a sweeping law ensuring the people’s right to know about their government. The Texas Public Information Act – originally known as the Open Records Act when it passed in 1973 – was one of the strongest transparency laws in the nation. […]
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