The New York State Legislature has passed legislation which, if signed by Governor Cuomo, will establish one of the most comprehensive regulatory frameworks for hemp and hemp extracts in the country and could significantly impact the burgeoning hemp industry in New York by adding new regulatory requirements. This article provides a summary of some of the legislation's more notable (and controversial) provisions.

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"It's such a clear signaling that what we really care about here is not sexual assault," said University of Miami law professor Mary Anne Franks, who drafted the first model criminal statute on nonconsensual pornography, or revenge porn. "What we care about is the men involved."

Fast-growing midsize law firm Rimon adds a five-attorney group from Los Angeles cannabis boutique firm, Frontera Law Group.

Legal experts watching Burford Capital and Muddy Waters exchange blows after last week's report, discuss what this could mean for the litigation funding industry.

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Chief Judge Beryl Howell ordered that the lawsuit get a new judge, citing a “potential for manipulation over case assignments.

“What we have here in terms of a preliminary injunction are very serious issues, said Michael Sussman, an attorney for the plaintiffs.

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The firm, represented by Orrick at the US Supreme Court, is pressing its argument that a former partner's discrimination and retaliation claims must face confidential arbitration.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that the school has agreed to a number of revisions after the sports doctor was imprisoned for the rest of his life for abusing hundreds of student athletes in his care over decades.

After the Southern District U.S. Attorney's office said it didn't have the resources to take up the case, a judge has appointed a Seward & Kissel team to prosecute Steven Donziger for criminal contempt.

A Department of Justice spokeswoman said Attorney General William Barr had directed the Bureau of Prisons to "temporarily assign" the warden to a regional office.

The appellate court ruled that prosecutors do not have to prove that a bribe was paid in exchange for an “official act in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases.

"We are behind the curve in addressing the issue," said Jamie Sullivan, a partner with Howard, Kohn, Sprague & Fitzgerald in Hartford.

The asylum grant rate from the Atlanta Immigration Court is one of the lowest in the country, making legal representation for those facing deportation even more critical, said the leader of the new GSU Law clinic.

"We all keep tabs on each other. Either we are scheduled to run or we check out each other s runs on the fitness app, so you don t want to be the one who wimps out!"

The lawsuit provides an unusual look into the office politics and economics of the official record-keepers at some of the busiest courthouses in New York.

Trump's plan will "keep the oldest and dirtiest of coal plants in the country on life support," Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board, said Tuesday.