Five percent of lawyers are Black. Matthew Graham aims to change that.
“I just felt overwhelmed,” said Graham, who was in tears before he even clicked the results that day, April 21. “I was anxious to finally see it.”
The lawyer whose sex trafficking case against Instagram could spell trouble for big tech | Global development
On March 14 2022, Annie McAdams, a personal injury lawyer running a small firm in Houston, Texas, filed a civil action suit on behalf of one of her clients. The plaintiff was a 23-year-old woman who had endured years of sexual exploitation at the hands of a convicted trafficker. The defendant was one of the most powerful technology companies in the world.
Contained within McAdams’s federal suit was a series of allegations that Meta – the owner of Facebook and Instagram, which are used by more than 3 billion people every day – had knowingly created a breeding ground
Trump will face judge in historic court appearance over charges he mishandled secret documents
MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump was set to make his first court appearance Tuesday in a historic criminal case charging the former president with hoarding top secret government documents, boastfully displaying them to visitors and trying to hide them from investigators who demanded them back.
Trump approached his Miami court date with his characteristic bravado, insisting as he had done through years of legal woes that he had done nothing wrong and was being persecuted for political purposes. But the gravity of the moment is unmistakable as he answered to 37 felony counts that accuse him of willfully retaining classified
Family of murdered Alberta toddler, mother urges federal politicians to pass Noah’s Law
A private member’s bill that proposes changes to the Criminal Code of Canada and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act has been introduced in Parliament and has the family of two Alberta murder victims calling for lawmakers to support it.
“Noah’s Law,” formally known as Bill C-336, was introduced in both the House of Commons and the Senate this week as a joint bill by Conservative MP Gerald Soroka and Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu.
The bill is named after 16-month-old Noah McConnell, who was murdered in Hinton, Alta., in September 2021. The boy’s mother, 24-year-old Mchale Busch was sexually assaulted and
Legal Update for Energy Lawyers
This newsletter provides general information and is not intended to be comprehensive or to provide specific legal advice. Professional advice appropriate to a specific situation should always be sought.
Contents:
- SFO Secures First Conviction of an individual for DPA Related Conduct
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Outlines Long-term Strategy
- UK Government Introduces Corporate “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Offence
- Review of the Arbitration Act 1996 Second Consultation Paper
- English High Court Approves Service By NFT Alone
- High Court rules the duty of disclosure goes beyond contemporaneous documents
- UK to Sign Singapore
NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo Targeting Noncompete Agreements for Nonmanagerial and Nonsupervisory Employees
The National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a General Counsel memo today instructing the Labor Board’s Regional Directors of her position that noncompete clauses for employees protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) (ie., nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees) in employment contracts and severance agreements violate federal labor law except in limited circumstances. The memo, while not law, outlines her legal theory which she will present to the National Labor Relations Board, which makes law primarily through adjudication of unfair labor practice cases. The memo instructs the agency’s field offices of the position that the …
Continue ReadingImproving The International Supply Chain Through IPEF
How IPEF Builds On Prior Trade Relationships Negotiated By The Biden Administration:
In May 2023, the Biden Administration announced the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), a commitment to improving supply chains between the US, and the Indo-Pacific nations of Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia , New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The stated goal of the IPEF is “to coordinate actions to mitigate and prevent future supply chain disruptions and secure critical sectors and key products for our manufacturers.”
The IPEF also responds to increasing tensions between the US and China that have
Punjab to give legal assistance to 700 students facing deportation in Canada: Dhaliwal
HANDIGARH: Punjab NRI affairs minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Thursday said that the state government will provide free legal assistance to 700 students facing deportation in Canada.
Most of these students belong to Punjab and they will be assisted by lawyers who are experts in immigration laws in Canada, he said.
Dhaliwal said he has also written to all MPs of Punjab origin in Canada to step in so that the future of these children can