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St. Mary and the shrinking reach of Smith
Justice Clarence Thomas began Colorado’s half of the argument in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy with a pointed observation. In the court’s last two cases about religious schools and public benefits, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue and Carson v. Makin, the...
Mortars go airborne as Army tests new drone bomb tech
The new device is a removable attachment that allows mortar rounds normally fired from tubes on the ground to be carried and dropped by drones from the air.
New Cert Petition (Ours): Can Preliminary Injunctions Convey Eminent Domain Powers When There’s Been No Delegation Of Eminent Domain?
Here’s the cert petition we just filed asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fourth Circuit decision (which we posted about in “CA4 Puts The Cart Before The Horse: Private Entity Doesn’t Have The Power Of Eminent Domain, But It Is Likely To Get...
For VA Southern Oregon staff, Federal EHR lights the path to greater efficiency
As anyone who works the day shift in the health care field can attest, it can be a challenge to get home before dark. Thanks to the power of the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR), Rasha Yaghan, a nurse practitioner for VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center, is...
Man shadowed his 'on-and-off' girlfriend through Walmart, shot her repeatedly then stood over the 21-year-old and calmly watched as she took last breaths: Cops
Left inset: Dakota Norwood (Facebook). Right inset: Dorian Robertson (Lake County Sheriff's Office). Background: The Walmart in Indiana where Dakota Norwood was allegedly shot and killed by Dorian Robertson (WLS/YouTube). A woman working a morning shift at an Indiana...
Lawyer dad says he mistook son with Down syndrome for intruder, then hauled his dead body across property and burned remains on trash pile: Police
Attorney Michael Howard (Sabine County Sheriff's Office). A Houston lawyer who claimed he mistook his adult son for an intruder before fatally shooting him with a shotgun and cremating his body on a "wood" and "trash" pile will be prosecuted by the Texas Attorney...
DOJ’s First “Near-Miss” Non-Prosecution Agreement: Lessons from One Company’s Recent Resolution
The resolution highlights disclosure timing, end-user remediation, and approximately $2.02 million in payments after crediting the coordinated DOJ and OFAC penalties.On October 27, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its first “near-miss”...
AI in Collections: Balancing Automation, Compliance, and Human Judgment
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, partner and guest host Stefanie Jackman welcomes Corafone co-founders Aman Mender and Adrian Ferrante-Bannera for a candid conversation about the growing role of AI in collections. The discussion covers the division of...
Protests Challenging Key Personnel Experience Requirements
Key personnel proposed to perform a government contract are of critical importance and can often be the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful proposal. Procuring agencies’ discretion in determining their minimum needs and the best method for...