UPDATE: The Oct. special meeting for the proposal is postponed because someone affiliated with the planning board may have been exposed to COVID-19, according to the board secretary. No new date has been set. EDISON – Neighborhood residents are mounting a fight over plans to build a what they call a […]
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Langford, Henry and Loyer voted MSU Captains for 2020-21
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The Michigan State basketball team has named its Captains for the upcoming season. Head Coach Tom Izzo said the team voted for graduate student Josh Langford and Juniors Aaron Henry and Foster Loyer to be Captains for 2020-21. This will be the third season that Langford […]
Client Allegedly Lived Large On Pierce Bainbridge’s Or Firm Founder John Pierce’s Dime
A redfin photo of the house where a Pierce Bainbridge client has allegedly lived for two years with the embattled law firm or its founder John Pierce apparently picking up the tab. The law firm of Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP has a $65 million debt to litigation […]
Rhea Chakraborty hires expensive lawyer Satish Maneshinde who represented Sanjay Dutt in 1993 Mumbai blast case
Bollywood entertainer Rhea Chakraborty has hired one of the most expensive lawyers of the country, Satish Maneshinde, to defend her in the case filed by Sushant Singh Rajput’s father accusing her of abetment to suicide. Earlier, Maneshinde had defended film actors like Salman Khan in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case […]
The Murphy administration COVID outbreak that wasn’t
Good Monday morning! Here’s some good news: So far, there are no signs of the feared outbreak in the Murphy administration. Adviser Dan Bryan’s first test was positive, but two subsequent tests have come up negative. And 66 people who work at 225 W State Street were tested and came […]
Endangered Species Laws Given Broad Reading in Recent Decisions | Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
[co-author: Valentina Caen, Articling Student] Canadian courts released two judicial review decisions in May regarding the implementation of species at risk legislation, which indicate a trend towards a broad, expansive interpretation of such laws. FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF EMERGENCY ORDER POWERS UNDER SARA On May 15, […]
Que font les cabinets? | Droit Inc.
Le milieu juridique semble avoir surmonté les jours moroses du printemps dernier. C’est le cas pour plusieurs cabinets du centre-ville, qui, semaine après semaine, annoncent leurs nouvelles des bureaux. Tour d’horizon. Mes Julie Lessard, Elsa Agostinho et Clara Berké. Photos : Site Web de BCF BCF Avocats d’affaires […]
Sudbury track coach, former sprinter fail in attempt to have sex assault charges dismissed
A former track and field coach in Greater Sudbury and a former sprinter he coached will stand trial on a sexual assault charge early next year, a judge ruled earlier this month. In a ruling released Dec. 16, Alexander Kurke, of the Superior Court of Justice, rejected arguments from lawyers […]
Sayreville NJ will hire 8 new police officers thanks to federal grant
SAYREVILLE – The borough police department has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to hire eight new police officers, The new officers are expected to be hired by the borough and integrated into the police department over the next two years, Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick and Police Chief John […]
Laguna Beach school board hires law firm to fight board member’s threatened lawsuit
The Laguna Beach Unified School District board has hired a law firm to defend against a potential lawsuit threatened by one of its members. On a 3-0 vote Thursday, the board — absent members Peggy Wolff and Dee Perry, who has said she intends to file litigation against her peers […]