Above The Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The post After Kris Kobach’s Incompetence Costs Kansas $1.9M, Voters Choose Him As State’s Top Lawyer appeared first on Above the Law. can't say they weren't warned.

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LegalReader

MAY 5, 2022

If you are filing Chapter 13 without an attorney, you should be aware that the Kansas Bankruptcy Court has local rules, procedures, and forms that you are required to use.

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The Crime Report

MAY 3, 2023

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners has denied claims by former KCPD Attorney Ryan McCarty, that the department denied public records requests and funneled criminal evidence away from prosecutors, Peggy Lowe reports for KCUR.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

The employees of the center “acted in self-defense under Kansas law,” Bennett wrote, explaining that the law makes them “immune from prosecution” in this case.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Cedric “CJ” Lofton was murdered last September while in custody at the Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center (JIAC) in Wichita, Kansas. It is outrageous that Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennet decided not to file criminal charges, and we are appalled by such blatant disregard for CJ’s life.

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JURIST

APRIL 18, 2023

An 84-year-old Kansas City man turned himself in Tuesday after being formally charged on Monday for shooting a black teenager who rang his doorbell. The shooting of Yarl garnered national scrutiny after Kansas City Police opted to initially release Lester without charge, a decision that prompted local protests. He is in custody.”

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LegalReader

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Your attorney will need to put their negotiation skills to good use, as insurance companies will try to offer you the lowest possible amount they think they can get away with.

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JURIST

JULY 8, 2022

A man from Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday pled guilty to committing a hate crime. at the Kansas City public library where the two had a brief interaction. US Attorney Teresa Moore of the Western District of Missouri commented: Violence against others, motivated by hatred of their sexual orientation, is unacceptable.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. The post Google reaches $391.5M

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Remedial Attorney General : Kris Kobach messed up a case so badly the judge ordered him to take remedial legal schooling. Now he's going to be a state attorney general because Kansas is Kansas. Discrimination Is Still Out There : New study suggests the legal profession is not advancing as quickly as it might like.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 31, 2023

If you decide to close out your joint credit cards, which some divorce lawyers recommend doing, it will ding your credit score just a bit.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The state attorneys generals of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina alleged in a federal Missouri court that Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan is unauthorized and poses economic harm to working class individuals.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You may have a case against the shipping company, the cargo owner, or anyone responsible for loading the truck if the crash was caused by a problem with the cargo.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Danielle Hall has served as the Executive Director for the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program since December 2019. This initiative launched in 2015 with a list of innovators and leaders in legal technology and with this year’s additions, that list now includes 141 talented and influential women leaders.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Because of the publicity brought by Floyd’s death, Chauvin’s attorney William Mohrman stated that “Mr. In his appeal, Chauvin challenged the Minnesota trial court’s denial of his request for a change in venue. Last week, Chauvin filed a motion in federal court seeking to vacate his federal conviction.

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LegalReader

JUNE 10, 2022

This specific case revolved around an illegal immigrant who used someone else’s social security number to get a job at a restaurant.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the way in which a Kansas federal court allocated about $503 million in attorney fees and expense awards stemming from a Syngenta megasettlement over a GMO seed launch, ruling that the district court "thoughtfully" made the right call.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Last month, Taylor’s attorney filed a request under Missouri law for a hearing to consider new evidence which could prove a wrongful conviction. At trial, prosecutors alleged that three weeks passed between the murders and the discovery, according to The Kansas City Star.

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LegalReader

JULY 27, 2022

As a general rule, trucking companies have higher insurance coverage amounts because there tends to be much more damage associated with these large commercial vehicle crashes.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 24, 2021

attorney in Kansas is no longer handling criminal cases after a federal judge criticized her conduct in a prosecution and noted that… An assistant U.S.

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Victims of police brutality generally need to show some kind of actions that are outside of standard police practices such as protecting the public and making arrests.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Non-economic damages refer to your pain and suffering, the loss of enjoyment, etc. In Missouri, there is no cap on non-economic damages.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Participants in the Center for Empowering Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Kansas, one of nine projects designated as “rural innovation sites” by the RJC. The Center for Empowering Victims of Gender-based Violence in Kansas. The Rural Attorney Recruitment Program in South Dakota.

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2024

On February 8, Attorney General of Kansas Kris Kobach issued a statement condemning public schools for allegedly allowing teachers to conceal children’s transgender status from their parents. ” This proposed rule is one of several recent moves across the US to suppress the identity rights of transgender people.

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LegalReader

MARCH 31, 2022

These kinds of investigations are very comprehensive and they tend to last over a year.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 3, 2022

If the harassment took place in the digital realm, evidence may be extremely easy to find.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Attorney General of Kansas Kris Kobach released a statement Thursday criticizing several public schools in Kansas for allegedly allowing teachers to conceal from parents their child’s transgender status, despite a policy letter sent to school’s in December.

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LegalTalkNetwork

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Live Nation-Ticketmaster In May 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), in collaboration with 30 state and district attorneys general, took legal action by filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC (Live Nation-Ticketmaster).

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The Crime Report

JULY 20, 2022

Cyber attacks are “becoming more aggressive, more sophisticated, more belligerent and brazen” as the line between criminal and state-sponsored activities gets increasingly blurred, warns Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. and “around the globe, across the government and across the private sector.”.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

Unfortunately, stress among paralegal staff is not as well addressed as attorney stress. After practicing as an attorney for many years, she now lives and writes in Florida for Smokeball. If you’d like to “just get away,” consider these top-paying non-metropolitan areas for paralegals and legal assistants: o Alaska. o Hawaii/Kauai.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

Unfortunately, stress among paralegal staff is not as well addressed as attorney stress. After practicing as an attorney for many years, she now lives and writes in Florida for Smokeball. If you’d like to “just get away,” consider these top-paying non-metropolitan areas for paralegals and legal assistants: o Alaska. o Hawaii/Kauai.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A Kansas judge blocked several existing and planned abortion restrictions in the state on Monday including requiring providers to tell patients that abortion medication can be reversed and that abortion is linked to breast cancer, both of which are contested claims. Wade , Kansas is one of only a few states that provides abortion protections.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2022

The suit originally was filed by first baseman/outfielder Aaron Senne, a 10th-round pick of the Florida Marlins in 2009 who retired in 2013, and two other retired players who had been lower-round selections: Kansas City infielder Michael Liberto and San Francisco pitcher Oliver Odle.

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Patently O

DECEMBER 20, 2021

of Kansas City, 383 U.S. 251 (2013) (arising under jurisdiction for patent attorney malpractice); Warner-Jenkinson Co., Colt Industries Operating Corp., 800 (1988) (arising under jurisdiction); eBay Inc. MercExchange, L.L.C., 388 (2006) (injunctive relief in accordance with the principles of equity); Graham v. John Deere Co.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

That brings the amount awarded since the program’s inception to 826 grants totaling more than $77 million, all focused on creating innovative ways to better serve clients, strengthen program capacity and support the work of pro bono attorneys. Kansas Legal Services is receiving two grants. California. Connecticut .

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JUNE 3, 2021

1995 was 26 years ago — most folks who are patent attorneys today were not yet even in law school at the time. That summer, I was working at a bacon factory in Frontenac Kansas (The $5.15 .* This was especially true in the early days prior to creation and expansion of Patent Term Adjustment.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A Kansas law provides criminal penalties for trespassing at “animal facilities” with intent to damage the enterprise, including when consent to access is gained by deception. In 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund – which, according to Kansas Gov. Ineffective assistance of counsel. The case is Young v. Apple Inc. Qualcomm Incorporated.

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