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Florida Memorial University President Dr. Jaffus Hardrick has resigned from his post at the small, private historically Black university. University officials said that Hardrick stepped down because of a health issue. Dr. Jaffus HardrickWilliam C. McCormick is expected to serve temporarily as interim president of the university until the Florida Memorial Board of Trustees fills…
The other day, we chronicled the fate of a former Locke Lord partner heading to prison in the UK for running a Ponzi scheme. Today’s Locke Lord story is about a different Ponzi scheme they got mixed up in. This time, in the United States and the firm was accused of allowing its former client…
Home Daily News Federal judge who banned female prosecutor… Judiciary Federal judge who banned female prosecutor from his courtroom won’t face discipline after giving up cases By Debra Cassens Weiss July 10, 2024, 9:18 am CDT A federal judge who banned a female prosecutor from his courtroom and made alleged “disparaging remarks” about female attorneys…
February 22, 2024 | Categories Featured, Monthly Giving Now that you’ve started a monthly giving program, it’s time to help it grow! You’re in luck because monthly giving is on the rise, which means donors are interested in supporting nonprofits on a recurring basis. A strong monthly giving program will help you grow revenue for…
According to a recently published report by U. S. News & World Report Denmark is the 13th best country worldwide. Furthermore, the 2020 edition of the report “Best Countries” ranks Denmark as number one in two specific areas. Last year our neighbor country Sweden was in the very top of the rankings when it comes…
There’s hardly been time to watch the new season of “Bridgerton” with all of the IVF legal news pouring in. The IVF drama may be a little less steamy than the Netflix series, but — without offense to Lady Whistledown — more consequential. Right To IVF Bill Stalled June 13, 2024, was a big day….
(via Image Generator) The Supreme Court took some time away from casually musing about whether dictionaries require letting women die on emergency room tables, to consider whether a former president of the United States has blanket, absolute immunity from all crimes committed in office. Or at least all crimes related to “official acts,” which Trump’s…
A couple weeks back, we had a story here at Above the Law taking a swipe at “puppy yoga” as a mental health initiative. And while that might not be a replacement for a robust strategy, the crack seemed unnecessarily derisive of the role animals can play in managing stress. Or, perhaps more to the…
Debates about the permissibility of protests on college campuses today seem fixated on the notion of violence. Protestors say that campus authorities have no business imposing discipline or involving police to make arrests insofar as the protestors are (in their view) doing nothing more than engaging in peaceful (that is, non-violent) protest. University administrators, by…