The Achieve Academy for Adults with Autism has launched at the Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. Dr. David M. StoutThe academy, roughly a decade in the making, serves an increasing need for adults with autism, according to Tara Beams, superintendent of the Henry Hudson Regional School District and board member of The Monmouth Ocean…
I appeared in bankruptcy court exactly one time. Many years ago, the firm I worked for extended credit enough to get through trial, to the tune of about $40,000 worth of legal fees, to a client who then promptly filed for bankruptcy. Knowing that unsecured legal debts were exactly the kind of thing bankruptcy was…
Trickle down might not work for economics, but it definitely works for abuses of authority. A subtext of the reporting that covered Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito’s skirting of disclosure rules was the notion that they were only able to get away with it because the Supreme Court didn’t have an enforceable code of ethics….
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached an agreement with the NCAA, or the National Collegiate Athletic Association, that would restore competition for student-athletes interested in playing at Division I institutions. Jonathan KanterThat is, DOJ filed a proposed consent decree May 30 to prohibit the NCAA from enforcing its transfer eligibility rule. “This resolution…
OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Mar 15, 2024 at 5:51 pm The court ruled 6-3 in Pulsifer v. United States on Friday. (R Boed via Flickr) Justice Elena Kagan’s opinion for a sharply divided court in Pulsifer v. United States resolves an ambiguity in the provisions added to federal sentencing law in the First…
A federal judge on Monday blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s Title IX final rule in six conservative states — Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia. The blow comes less than a week after a similar decision blocked the regulation, which interprets the anti-sex discrimination law to include protections for LGBTQ+ students, in…
Home Daily News Lewis Brisbois accused of failing to recognize… Law Firms Lewis Brisbois accused of failing to recognize ‘draconian lending terms,’ conspiring to cover up mistakes By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26, 2024, 1:08 pm CDT A lawsuit accuses Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith of conspiring to deflect blame for its failure to protect…
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