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TALLAHASSEE --- A legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers went to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday. The city of Tallahassee filed a notice that is a first step in asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the constitutional amendment, which is designed to bolster crime victims’ rights, can apply to police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents. A three-judge panel of the 1st Distr...

The decision came in a lawsuit filed against the city by the Florida Police Benevolent Association, which represents the police officers, who are identified in court documents as “John Doe 1” and “John Doe 2.” As is common, the city’s notice of taking the issue to the Supreme Court did not provide detailed legal arguments. But a statement issued last week by City Attorney Cassandra Jackson said the “case is one of great public importance to the state of Florida in its appellate leve...

Perspectives By Christopher Wright Durocher | May 2, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT Christopher Wright DurocherLast week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could gut many existing laws that impose limits on carrying handguns in public.[1] In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, the court will decide whether New York state violated the petitioners Second Amendment rights when it denied their applications for concealed-carry licenses. While seemingly unrelated,...

By Greenberg Traurig LLP issued the following announcement on Apr. 27. D Magazine selected six shareholders in the Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as 2021 “Best Lawyers in Dallas.” The list recognizes the top lawyers in Dallas as chosen by their peers. Lou Ann Brunenn made her debut on the list this year. Additionally, Labry Welty has been named by D Magazine as a “Best Lawyers in Dallas” for the eighth time. Greenberg Traurig Dallas attorneys selected for...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Us Has a Long History of Violence Against Asian Women The shooter himself, Robert Long, has said he was motivated to act violently because of his self-proclaimed “sex addiction.” Asian American women understand that the alleged murderer of eight people in Atlanta was acting in keeping...

The Kosher Gourmet by Nick Malgieri: Chocolate molten delight with creme anglaise is a simple yet elegant make-ahead dessert Most Americans agree that racism in any form is abhorrent. But in recent weeks, far too many who call themselves "antiracists" have inflamed racial tensions with antiwhite bigotry thats every bit as disgusting as what they claim to oppose. When will the antiracists start rooting out the bigots in their own ranks? When Robert Long, a 21-year-old Georgia man, killed eight p...

Statistics from the Maine Center for Disease Control on Monday showed Androscoggin County had a rate of 645 cases per 10,000 residents. Oxford’s rate is third among the counties with 547 cases per 10,000. Franklin County’s rate is 400 cases per 10,000. Related The state average is 448.3 cases per 10,000. In Oxford County, Maine CDC outbreak investigations are ongoing at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School, N.D. Paper mill in Rumford, Guy Rowe School in Norway, Rumford Elementary School, Sa...

The Portland Expo will begin offering walk-up vaccinations starting on Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Expo, which is operated by Northern Light Health and open from Tuesdays through Fridays, will have walk-up opportunities available, but they are dependent on weekly vaccine shipments. Immunization appointments can still be scheduled ahead of time at covid.northernlighthealth.org or by calling (207) 204-8551. Meanwhile, Maine reported 425 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, and five addition...

Updated at 8:44 AM increase font size State investigates rising COVID-19 outbreaks in Oxford County schools, businesses The rate of cases is rising in Oxford and Androscoggin counties at schools, workplaces and gathering spots. By Bonnie WashukSpecial to the Sun Journal Share Patrick Boland of FEMA holds open the tent flap to the mobile vaccination unit at Oxford Casino where Cynthia Venoit set up to five shots April 12. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Statistics from the Maine Center for Disease C...

Portland Expo to offer walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations starting Wednesday Maine reported 425 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, and five more deaths. The Portland Expo will begin offering walk-up vaccinations starting on Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Expo, which is operated by Northern Light Health and open from Tuesdays through Fridays, will have walk-up opportunities available, but they are dependent on weekly vaccine shipments. Immunization appointments can still be scheduled ahead of t...