I fell in love with a Marine, and that is how it began.
We were high school sweethearts and attended college together. Shortly after 9/11, he spoke with a recruiter and changed career paths. While I was studying law, he was in flight school. On Memorial Day weekend 2008, we tied the knot in our hometown the holiday weekend gave us an extra day of military leave, and it was the perfect window of time between taking 3L spring semester finals and beginning the six-week BARBRI prep course. Our wedding day, although the date was strategically planned in true military fashion, was a very special and significant day to us, our friends, and family. It was also the day that I made a commitment to my husband … and with that promise came a promise to serve our country by his side.
May 6, 2021 at 3:24 PM
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In April, I wrote about the murky legality of hemp-derived Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-8 THC), cautioning any companies wishing to enter this market of the potential risks associated with dealing with this trendy cannabinoid. In the same piece, I also emphasized the importance of gaining a thorough understanding of the relevant state laws before engaging in these activities to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Now, just four weeks following this publication, these recommendations seem particularly relevant as a growing number of states have passed legislation or have released policy statements clarifying that the manufacture and sale of Delta-8 THC and its derived products are illegal within their borders. To date, 15 states have deemed the most popular cannabinoid to be unlawful. These states include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Oregon, Rhode Island, U
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May 6, 2021 at 3:44 PM
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Thus far, Americans have received almost 250 million COVID vaccinations, and more than half of those eligible have received one shot in the fight against the novel coronavirus. We still have a long way to go, but progress like this has inspired law firms to announce plans for office reopenings and returns to business as usual or the
new usual.
Today, we have news from a top 50 Am Law firm whose reopening plan will gently ease attorneys and staff back to work through various transition phases leading up to a full(
ish) return after Labor Day.
According to our sources, Sheppard Mullin a firm that brought in gross revenue of $867,416,00 in 2020 has announced a return-to-office plan that will have all employees familiarized with their new office lives for a September return, on “some days,” meaning that remote work is still very much on the table for associates and staff. These are the three reopening phases that will be happening at the fi
May 5, 2021 at 3:20 PM
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[T]here is one and only one way he will not return to form if they retain justice-by-justice questioning. And the odds of that happening are approximately zero. Professor Irv Gornstein, executive director of Georgetown Law’s Supreme Court Institute, commenting on whether he thinks Justice Clarence Thomas will revert to being silent on the bench if the justices are able to return to the courtroom when the new term begins in October. During the pandemic, while oral arguments have taken place by phone, Supreme Court justices have taken turns speaking, instead of jumping in to speak over each other.