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Meetings & Seminars For the Legal Community

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 11:03am

The Daily Record is collecting information on meetings and seminars for the legal community.

Sanctions Sought Against FBI Over Civil War Gold Dig Videos

Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 06/21/2022 - 2:00am

The FBI either lied to a federal judge about having video of its secretive 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold, or illegally destroyed the video to prevent a father-son team of treasure hunters from gaining access to it, an attorney for the duo asserted in new legal filings that allege a government cover-up.

Small-Town Chief Said He Was Buying Ammo, But Audit Finds He Used $15,000 For Personal Items

Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 06/10/2022 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — The police chief in Oakland told officials there he was using gift cards to buy ammunition.

Simone Biles, Other Women Seek $1B-Plus From FBI Over Nassar

Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 06/10/2022 - 2:00am

DETROIT (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor when the agency first received allegations against him, lawyers said Wednesday.

In Historic Shift, Far Fewer Teens Face Adult US Courts

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 06/08/2022 - 12:14am

David Harrington spent a tense eight months in a Philadelphia jail when he was a teenager — the result of a robbery charge in 2014 that automatically sent his case to the adult court system under state law.

Trial Diary: A Journalist Sits On A Baltimore Jury

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 06/03/2022 - 1:00am

By the end of our first afternoon of deliberations in the jury room up the narrow stairs from the courtroom, the water cooler was running low, the lock on the bathroom door kept sticking and the wheezing HVAC system was making it even harder to make out the audio in a crucial jailhouse phone recording.

National Association for Gun Rights Opposes Gun Control Bill in House Judiciary Committee

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 06/03/2022 - 12:00am

Today, the House Judiciary Committee scheduled a special markup for June 2nd to debate and vote on a gun control bill in the wake of the Uvalde, TX tragedy. The bill, H.R. 7910, includes language to ban standard capacity magazines, raise the age limit of law-abiding adults who can purchase semi-automatic rifles, ban homemade firearms, ban firearms accessories, and impose a national standard for firearms storage.

Smith, O’Halleran, Armstrong Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Advance Telehealth Flexibility

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:00am

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) introduced bipartisan legislation to enable rural health providers to continue operating and treating patients by extending telehealth flexibilities implemented during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.

Justice Department Announces Updated Guidance on Improving Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence by Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 12:00am

The Justice Department today announced guidance to help law enforcement agencies (LEAs) recognize, mitigate and prevent gender bias and other biases from compromising the response to, and investigation of, sexual assault, domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence.

Stepping In After Tragedy: How Political Wives Became Widow Lawmakers

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 12:00am

When Rep. Sonny Bono died during a family skiing trip in 1998, filling his California congressional seat was the last thing his wife, Mary Bono, was thinking about. She was grieving and had a 6- and 9-year-old to care for. But within days, Republican leaders — including former President Gerald Ford, former Vice President Dan Quayle and then-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich — reached out, encouraging Bono to carry on her husband’s legacy.

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