A federal judge has denied a transgender inmate’s motions to amend her complaint and strike portions of the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, saying her request for injunctive relief to obtain a single-occupancy cell was outside the scope of her initial complaint. Plaintiff Michelle Lynne Kosilek is a transgender woman serving a life sentence in the Massachusetts state prison … Read more
In the May 2022 annual report, Some College, No Credential Student Outcomes, the National Clearinghouse noted that there are 39 million Americans who have some college, but no degree. While identifying, reenrolling, and supporting these students—who often come from low-income, underrepresented, and underserved populations—is a critical social initiative, a growing number of institutions recognize the … Read more
blog home Truck Accident How Truckers Should Brake Properly By The Husband and Wife Law Team on September 25, 2022 A big rig truck weighs up to 80,000. Trucks need to have fully operational brakes and a driver that knows how to use them to protect other motorists from collisions. When trucking companies try to … Read more
The alarming trend featured in Allstate Identity Protection’s “Identity Fraud in Focus” report comes as Americans lose millions from fake job opportunities. NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 26, 2022 – A new survey of 2,200 American adults finds that 17% have seen or been contacted about a suspicious job opportunity this year, according to the latest edition … Read more
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further It can be tempting to cut and run when you quit a job – especially if you’re leaving a particularly nasty situation. But if you have an investment account tied up with that employer, it’s important to transfer those funds as soon as possible. Rolling … Read more
Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need The Rule Of Law: Aileen Cannon isn’t done rewriting the rule book to protect her precious, precious Donald Trump. Bad News: We’ve got deferrals… are stealth layoffs far behind? Sorry Nose, I’m Mad At My Face: Judge Ho is organizing a boycott of Yale Law clerks. Because clerks come … Read more
Home Daily News Jury finds millionaire litigant guilty in… Criminal Justice Jury finds millionaire litigant guilty in lawyer’s murder By Debra Cassens Weiss September 23, 2022, 2:29 pm CDT David Jungerman. Image from the Jackson County Detention Center inmate search website. A Missouri man has been found guilty of murdering a Kansas City, Missouri, lawyer … Read more
This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Hurricanes. Wildfires. Earthquakes. What do they have in common? If you’re in the insurance industry, the answer is that they’re all guaranteed to trigger weather and disaster claims from those with disaster coverage. For carriers and adjuster firms, that ultimately means activating an emergency response … Read more
Among the clearest trends in American higher education today is that online education is one of the core drivers of growth. As noted in the RNL 20222 Online Student Recruitment Report, the number of online learners was increasing steadily between 2012 and 2019 before it skyrocketed as a result of the pandemic in 2020. Between … Read more
Stealing candy from a baby may be easy, but abusing older adults is more profitable. And, unfortunately, very popular. Despite the universal ideal that we must respect anyone older than us, older adults are abused across cultures and classes in the United States. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services estimates that one in … Read more