On an idle Tuesday afternoon, I received the call I had always feared most: My brother had been picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The tactic the officers used was not new. My brother’s probation officer had shared his meeting time with ICE, and they had waited outside […]
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The 1990s Law That Keeps People in Prison on Technicalities
If you even half-paid attention in high school history class, you might be forgiven for thinking that federal courts are the most powerful courts in the land. After all, they’ve been responsible for landmark rulings about everything from abortion rights to school desegregation — disputes so well-known, the cases are […]
LEX Reception Pledges People, Not Bots to keep legal reception human.
Feb 02, 2022 1:30 AM ET Legal Newswire POWERED BY LAW.COM Law is a people-centric profession built on trust – we want to keep it that way. LEX Reception, the virtual legal reception provider, Pledges People, Not Bots, to keep the client experience free from bots. By making this Pledge, LEX […]
Will state-by-state regulation of self-driving vehicles work — and keep people safe?
A future where motorists share streets and highways with driverless cars may still be years away, but transportation experts are saying now’s the time for elected leaders to plan for that scenario. Pennsylvania is the latest state to test drive the idea. The state’s Senate Transportation Committee approved a non-partisan […]