• Legal Ease: What does incapacitated mean?

    A guardian may be appointed on an emergency basis, for a specified period of time, or for an indefinite basis.

  • What Qantas' frequent flyer shake-up means for YOUR flight

    The launch of Classic Plus Flight Rewards will give customers access to more international flights from July and will roll out to domestic flights by the end of 2024.

  • City bar association cancels membership of Vietnamese activist lawyers

    The two fled to the US fearing arrest for their activities defending a Buddhist group.

  • New Hydrogen fuel cell makes zero-emission flights a possibility

    Zero Avia has made a groundbreaking advancement in aviation technology with the development of their hydrogen fuel cell system. This innovation represents a significant step towards achieving sustainable, zero-emission flights, particularly for larger aircraft that travel long distances and contribute substantially to aviation emissions. Zero Avia’s focus on improving energy density and specific energy aligns […]

  • Rwanda: Charities plan legal challenges to removals as law set to pass

    The move comes as legislation to revive the removal scheme is expected to pass in the coming days.

  • Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

    Librarians face prison as activists look to ban more books (Second column, 8th story, link) Related stories:New penalties Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

  • Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

    By HILLEL ITALIE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI (Associated Press) When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries. The book is widely regarded as a classic work of dystopian literature about the oppression of women, […]

  • Dame Dash’s Lawyers Resign Due To Unpaid Legal Fees

    Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash Dame Dash will have to seek new legal representation. His lawyers have served him resignation papers due to unpaid fees. HotNewHipHop is reporting that the Harlem, New York, native’s debts continue to increase. Last week, Felton T. Newell and Justin H. Sanders, Esqs., of Sanders Roberts LLP formally abandoned their positions as the lawyers on record for the media mogul. The reasons they cited included “breach of contractual obligations to the firm” and...

  • Mayor Wheeler Revises Homeless Plan In Attempt to Avoid Legal Challenges

    This time, he may have the support of a commissioner who previously cast the lone "no" vote. by Courtney Vaughn A city ordinance that would’ve severely restricted and criminally penalized unhoused people for resting in public is getting an overhaul. The previous version essentially prohibited people from resting in public from 8 am to 8 pm. That ordinance, approved by Portland City Council last year, was challenged in court,...

  • Trump lawyers in for 'hellish weekend' after judge issues 'serious sanction': legal expert

    Former President Donald Trump's trial antics are already starting to hurt him, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman explained to MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday — and make life hell for his attorneys.The problem is, he explained, Trump's repeated penchant for attacking witnesses and violating gag orders has led to prosecutors keeping a witness who will testify at trial secret, and the judge allowing that would effectively be a "serious sanction" against Trump's behavior that will make preparing his...

  • Biden rolls out new student loan plan, ignoring GOP legal challenges

    President Joe Biden unveiled a proposal to cancel or reduce student loan debt for as many as 30 million borrowers just months before the 2024 general election. The president’s first attempt at unilateral action on student loans was struck down by the Supreme Court in the summer of 2023, yet the White House has taken […]

  • Legal expert reveals why Trump’s lawyers are fighting to keep certain tweets out of court

    MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin Monday revealed one major reason that Donald Trump's lawyers are fighting so hard to keep certain tweets he sent as president out of his criminal hush money trial.Rubin stood outside the Manhattan court where Trump stands accused of covering up money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels through his then-attorney Michael Cohen. She discussed one of many legal battles the former president will face in the weeks ahead. "Trump himself has tweeted that he repaid...