Published: Thursday, April 8, 2021
Interior Dept. headquarters. Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News
Interior Department headquarters in Washington. Francis Chung/E&E News
As an academic, Robert Anderson advocated giving sharper teeth to policies requiring outreach to Native Americans and called intriguing a move to enhance the clout of the Interior Department s top American Indian affairs official.
Now, as the Biden administration s newly named nominee to serve as Interior solicitor, the law school professor could be much closer to putting his tribe-empowering ideas into practice. It is apparent that Indian tribes in the United States need more than rights to consultation when federal projects or federal-permitted projects take place in off-reservation areas that may nonetheless affect indigenous rights to land and water, Anderson wrote in 2018.
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Mitesco, Inc. Expands Executive Team, Names Ms. Jenny Lindstrom Chief Legal Officer
Mitesco, Inc.April 6, 2021 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) via NewMediaWire Mitesco, Inc. (OTCQB: MITI) (“Mitesco” or the “Company”), a leading operator of wellness clinics that combines technology and customized personal care plans, has announced the addition of Ms. Jenny Lindstrom to its executive team, and as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Corporation.
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“I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Lindstrom to our senior management team,” commented Mr. Larry Diamond, CEO of Mitesco. “She is uniquely qualified to serve based on her extensive experience in real estate, employment law, litigation and securities. Further, she has practiced law internationall
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To say the reaction to the Minnesota Supreme Court ruling late last month that overturned a rape conviction has been one of disappointment seems like an understatement.
In this case, the court’s unanimous opinion states that the defendant could not be guilty of rape because the woman who reported it voluntarily became intoxicated before their encounter occurred.
The court based its ruling on how the state legislature currently defines “mental incapacitation,” requiring a person to have become intoxicated by a substance without their knowledge or agreement.
“There are a lot of people who are told when they report now, and when their case is referred to a prosecutor, that, essentially, their sexual assault was technically legal,” Abby Honold, a sexual assault survivor and advocate, told Minnesota Public Radio, adding that the state’s definition has been a roadblock for survivors for years. “It’s always so heartbreaking to have to hear that from yet another s
Title: Counsel, Saul, Ewing, Arnstein & Lehr
Education: B.A., political science and French, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Steven Kerbaugh, counsel at Saul, Ewing, Arnstein & Lehr, says the pandemic has driven an increase in workplace safety and other matters in his practice.
“In terms of new and different issues, the pandemic has spawned a lot of them,” Kerbaugh said, including unique whistleblower claims relating to COVID-19 compliance issues.
Kerbaugh represents life sciences and medical device companies ranging from small private companies to multinational, publicly traded corporations in employment and commercial litigation and advises them on employment issues.