US Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and US Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) on February 1^st reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act. The legislation would ban the use of non-compete agreements with some limited exceptions. US Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.-52) and US Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.-08) introduced the legislation in the US House of Representatives. US Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and US Senator Kevin Cramer (RN.D.) co-sponsored the legislation. The bill was previously introduced in the House of Representatives in 2021.

“Across industries and income brackets, non-competitives are terrible for workers and a major drag on economic growth. It’s ridiculous we

In this post, Erin Crawley, a trainee solicitor in the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Disputes team at CMS, comments on the case of McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) v Glasgow City Council [2023] UKSC 1.

On 11 January 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal in McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) v Glasgow City Council [2023] UKSC 1, finding that Glasgow City Council’s (“the Council”) charging policy for community care services was not discriminatory. The decision, in favor of the Council, was handed down approximately two months after the case was heard by the Supreme Court.

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Section 403 ‐ Dishonest misappropriation of property.

Whoever venally mis-appropriates or converts to his own use of any movable property, shall be chastened with imprisonment of either description for a term which can reach 2 years, or with fine, or with each.

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﴾a﴿ A takes property happiness to Z out of Z’s possession, in straightness, believing, at any time once he takes it, that the property belongs to himself. A isn’t guilty of theft; however if A, when discovering his mistake, venally appropriates the property to his own use, he’s guilty of Associate in Nursing offense beneath this section.

CHICAGO (CBS) — California attorney Thomas Girardi and two colleagues from his law firm are facing federal charges accusing them of stealing more than $3 million in settlement money from the families of victims of the 2018 crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia.

Girardi, the estranged husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne, has been indicted on eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of criminal contempt of court. David Lira, an attorney at Girardi’s law firm, Girardi Keese; and Christopher Kamon, the former head of accounting at Girardi Keese, both also are

• Trump hired one of the most famous criminal defense attorneys to represent him against E. Jean Carroll.

• Joe Tacopina’s former clients include the rapper Meek Mill and Natalee Holloway’s suspected killer.

• Carroll has accused Trump of sexual battery and defamation.

Former President Donald Trump has hired a famous lawyer to defend accused murderers, rapists, and fraudsters to represent him as he gears up to face his rape accuser in court.

According to court documents filed Tuesday, Trump has hired powerhouse

This post was originally published on the RLUIPA Defense blog by Evan Seeman, Esq. of Robinson & Cole, and is reposted with permission.

A district court has ruled that the City of Meriden, Connecticut (the City) discriminated against Omar Islamic Center Inc. following the City’s denial of the Islamic Center’s application to move its mosque to another location. The Islamic Center (the Center) outgrew its prior location – a 1,200 square foot space above a pizza restaurant in a neighboring city – and was unable to accommodate the members of the assembly, the number of students interested in its Quran