Massachusetts wants you kids to brush your teeth! WCBV Boston reports that a new Massachusetts state law went into effect that requires day care providers to help children brush their teeth after a meal or if they spend more than four hours in daycare. According to the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care website, children must use individual labeled toothbrushes which must be stored in a safe and sanitary manner....
The citizens of Flint, Michigan, have elected two convicted felons to their City Council, one of whom served 19 years in prison for second-degree murder. Councilman Wantwaz Davis, a convicted murderer, beat the incumbent by just 71 votes, surprising reporters who’d only learned of his conviction after Election Day last week. Another newly elected councilman, Eric Mays, has a 1987 conviction for felonious assault, MLive.com reports. Do these convictions affect either Mays or Davis’ political ambitions?...
We recently noted an interesting piece on PBS Newshour about controlling an interview. Though the advice was given in the context of the engineering field, it inspired us to share some ways you lawyers can ace your next interview. The most important part of an interview is being prepared. Presumably, you know what’s on your resume but it’s a good idea to read it again because it may jostle your memory about some good experiences you could talk about....
Guantanamo detainee and alleged al Qaeda member Abdul Razak Ali was denied habeas relief by the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday, noting that circumstantial evidence is sufficient to detain an enemy combatant. In the latest appeal in Abdul Razak Ali v. Obama, Ali claimed that when he was captured in an al Qaeda camp in Pakistan in 2002, that it was really just a case of wrong place/wrong time. The D.C. Circuit did not buy it....
Last week, Elon Musk famously, or perhaps infamously, smoked a joint on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Or should we call it a potcast? Perhaps a more important question is, is this legal? What About Police? Technically speaking, the police could use a YouTube video as evidence that a crime has taken place, and obtain a search warrant, and then search the area for contraband, such as drugs and drug paraphernalia, in amounts over the legal limit in your jurisdiction....
When the FDA approves a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s New Drug Application application, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) entitles the manufacturer to a period of marketing exclusivity during which the FDA cannot approve bioequivalent generics. Once the exclusivity period has expired, the FDA can approve generic drugs bioequivalent to the pioneer drug through an abbreviated new drug application. But there’s a way for drug manufacturers to extend their marketing exclusivity period: The FDCA provides for additional periods of exclusivity for pioneer drug through an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA)....
In In re A.O., No. B218741, the Second District faced a challenge to the juvenile court’s order on a supplemental petition terminating a home of parent order and removing father’s daughter from his care after his arrest and incarceration. In affirming the order, the court held that substantial evidence supports the juvenile court’s finding that the previous home of parent order was no longer effective to protect the daughter. Furthermore, the court held that a basis to avoid the assertion of dependency court jurisdiction over a child under section 300(g) – an incarcerated parent’s making an appropriate arrangement for the care of the child by a relative or friend – is inapplicable to a supplemental petition under section 387 because section 300(g) deals with the initial imposition of dependency court jurisdiction over a child, which is not at issue on a section 387 petition to terminate a home of parent order....
Going to court on charges of statutory rape is no laughing matter. Unless you are ex NY Giant Lawrence Taylor. The NY Daily News reports that 51-year-old Taylor showed up to a court hearing in great spirits, laughing and hugging friends as he entered the Rockland County Court. Currently, Taylor is deciding whether or not to accept the plea bargain or head to trial. Lawrence Taylor’s case over a sexual encounter with a 16-year-old runaway is getting closer to trial but you wouldn’t know that by looking at his casual attire....
Last month, we wrote about a California Court of Appeals case in which the court ruled that a surviving parent could not use spite as a reason to deny a grandparent visitation rights. This week, we have another California case that adds context to the” anti-spite” determination. While California courts will not permit a surviving parent to abuse the Supreme Court’s Troxel v. Granville decision, a grandparent petitioning for visitation rights must provide clear and convincing evidence to overcome the presumption that the parent denying visitation is acting in the best interest of the child....
What is it with Harvard employees stealing from the university? We’re not talking about pencils here. We’re talking about more than $100,000 to buy laptops, iPads, clothing, jewelry, and sex toys! It gets worse. In the latest theft, apparently two Harvard law workers took money from a fund for disabled students. And one of the employees was a graduate of Harvard’s divinity school!! Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, but first read this:...
It’s inevitable. Out of the dozens of lawyers at your firm, there’s one that’s bound to rub you the wrong way. Who are we kidding, there’s a long list of Type A people in your office and they are not the easiest to work with. They want credit, they want to take charge… it can be exhausting. We get it. But how can you cope? Fortunately, there’s no dearth of wisdom floating around the Internet....
Trial court’s probation order is amended and reversed in part where: 1) a condition that the minor not associate with any known probationer, parolee, or gang member is rephrased; and 2) a condition that the minor not frequent any areas of gang related activity and not participate in any gang activity is reversed and remanded to allow the trial court to more closely tailor the condition and fashion a more precise order....
A karaoke shooting trial in California could soon clear up confusion over what led a man to open fire on his own son. William Oller Sr., 70, allegedly shot and injured William Oller Jr., 50, at the younger Oller’s home in rural Shingletown, Calif. An argument over the son’s country music karaoke singing allegedly sparked Oller Sr. to pull the trigger, the local Record Searchlight newspaper reports. But there are parts to the shooting that remain a mystery....
The George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal is now the focus of a proposed federal class-action lawsuit, naming Gov. Chris Christie and the state of New Jersey as defendants. Not wanting to miss anyone irritated by what some are calling “Bridgegate,” the proposed class-action suit seeks to include “any and all individuals and business owners” who were inconvenienced or hurt by the bridge’s lane closures in mid-September, reports Politico. But is this suit a bridge too far?...
In a tale that quickly goes from weird to sad, a Las Vegas man was arrested after allegedly attempting to murder a sleeping homeless mannequin with a ball-peen hammer. He is currently only charged with carrying a concealed weapon, but his bail of $50,000 (ten times the normal bail for this charge) is telling. After two homeless men were murdered while sleeping on the sidewalks under similar circumstances within the last month near the same area, Las Vegas police decided to attempt a mannequin challenge with a different focus: catching a murderer....
In a recent interview on NPR, Shankar Vedantam shared a theory on why men outnumber women in business school, and eventually later in the c-suite. And, surprisingly, it may have to do with ethics – or the lack thereof. Vedantam spoke with Professor Laura Cray, of the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business, and discussed a few studies she conducted regarding the gender gap in ethical considerations and negotiations....
Citing antitrust violations, a federal judge has blocked Aetna’s $37 billion purchase of Humana, Inc. U.S. District Judge John D. Bates said the deal would violate antitrust laws by reducing competition among insurers. Under the proposed merger agreement, Aetna now owes Humana a $1 billion breakup fee. The insurance companies’ lawyers scrambled Tuesday to chart out the next course of action. Aetna is considering an appeal, but also is concerned about the prospects for a pending $48 merger with Cigna Corp....
On campus interviews are dominated by grades. Many of the top firms and job opportunities have a GPA or rank cutoff for who they’ll interview during OCI. Even if you’re not excluded from interviewing based on grades, statistics indicate that most people aren’t going to be the top academic candidate for any given job. That’s not something to worry about. Sure grades may be your foot in the door but that’s not what’s going to seal the deal....
In an appeal from the juvenile court’s order declaring Defendant-Minor a ward of the court, the order is affirmed in part, where 1) the evidence was sufficient to find that Defendant committed attempted robbery, and 2) the juvenile court acted within its discretion and did not violate either the state or federal Constitution in ordering Defendant to continue to cooperate in his treatment by complying with his doctor’s future prescriptions of medication for depression and social anxiety disorder....
A concerned citizen called 9-1-1 to report two legs sticking out from the entrance of a homemade igloo. Officers responded to the call and searched the area and saw two black shoes sticking out of the igloo. But what exactly did the police find? According to the Delaware News Journal, police arrived and found a teenager hiding in a snow bank, with a marijuana bong and weapons. Wait… there’s more....
