Police arrested Black Lives Matter protesters in Columbus Ohio last summer. A few months later, state lawmakers proposed a bill that would have created stiff penalties for protesters who block traffic, and create affirmative defenses for people who harm or kill “rioters.” The bill failed, but similar legislation is still […]
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Prince Andrew’s legal options not good in Epstein accuser’s lawsuit
And you thought royal renegades Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan were a problem for the British? Now it’s Harry’s uncle, Prince Andrew, once again in the withering spotlight – and it’s not looking good. In what appears to be a first for a senior royal, the Duke of York – second son […]
Legal Tech Platform Hello Divorce Raises $2M in Seed Round Funding to Disrupt the Broken Divorce Process
OAKLAND, Calif., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Hello Divorce, the leading legal tech platform for affordable, less-stressful divorces, today announced a seed investment of $2 million led by disruptive tech investor CEAS, with additional funds coming from Lightbank, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Gaingels, Jack Newton, CEO and Co-Founder of Clio, Lisa […]
Legal experts push to make ‘ecocide’ an international crime alongside genocide
Read Story Transcript A group of legal scholars from around the world are working to make “ecocide” an international crime alongside genocide and war crimes. A panel of 12 experts from the Stop Ecocide Foundation came up with a legal definition of ecocide, and are calling on the International Criminal Court […]