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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Panama City man and Assistant State Attorney to the 14th Judicial Circuit Judge seat. Devin Collier will soon take over the position. “I have done different things. I’ve always remained humble and kind. I wouldn’t say I’ve covered a lot […]
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Expert: City unlikely to recoup salary from resigned Sheriff Mike Williams | Jax Daily Record | Jacksonville Daily Record
It likely would be difficult for the city to require Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams to give back any of the salary he has received since he moved out of the county in March 2021, according to a Jacksonville labor and employment law attorney. Williams resigned June 2, effective June 10, […]
Labor and civil rights attorney Sarah Parady jumps into City Council race | Government
Sarah Parady, a civil rights attorney who helped write Colorado’s equal pay law, announced Friday her bid for an at-large seat on Denver’s City Council in 2023. Parady is a founder of the law firm Lowrey Parady Lebsack. In addition to her practice in labor law, she has also done […]
Boston City Council resolution urges state to reform civil forfeiture laws
The Boston City Council on Wednesday urged the State Legislature to update a system that allows law enforcement to seize, and keep, money and property confiscated as part of a suspected drug crime in Massachusetts. The council approved a resolution in support of legislation that would reform this system, known […]
Oklahoma City Man to Serve a Year and a Half in Federal Prison for Synthetic Identity Theft Scheme | USAO-WDOK
OKLAHOMA CITY –Yesterday, TYRUS OATES, 49, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to make false statements to a financial institution, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester. On July 22, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a 12-count superseding indictment charging […]
This Johnson County city could be impacted by new Kansas immigration law
Roeland Park’s “safe and welcoming” ordinance, which has been on the books for more than a year, could be impacted by a new state law recently signed by Gov. Laura Kelly. What is the law: HB 2717, among other provisions, prohibits municipalities from “preventing the enforcement of federal immigration laws.” […]
New York City White Collar Crime Legal Defense Strategies
The best way to defend against an allegation of white-collar offenses or crimes in New York City will depend on the facts or circumstances of the particular case, as well as the specific law that has allegedly been violated. However, some defense strategies come up more often than others. Here […]
Labor dispute costs city of Jacksonville Beach $250K
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – The News4Jax ITEAM is getting a better idea of what it will cost taxpayers if the Volunteer Life Saving Corps is dissolved — something the city of Jacksonville Beach is now considering. The Corps has recruited and trained the ocean rescue lifeguards who have patrolled Jacksonville […]
Park City School District won’t explain new policy prohibiting talk about vaccines
A November email from the district’s head of human resources to employees said the speech prohibition applied to all vaccines, not just COVID vaccines, as vaccines aren’t part of school curriculum. Some teachers, especially science teachers, disagreed. When the policy was announced, some called it anti-science, and asked how they […]