Tag: Attorney

Labor board certifies first union at a US Starbucks store

Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board confirmed a vote Friday to form a union at a Starbucks store in Buffalo, meaning the coffee retailer, for the first time, will have to bargain with organized labor at a company-owned U.S.… Continue reading Labor board certifies first union at a US Starbucks store

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee appoints deputy attorney general to chief counsel

With the move to the governor’s office, Jonathan Skrmetti withdrew his name from consideration for an open Tennessee Supreme Court seat. Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday tapped Tennessee’s chief deputy attorney general to lead his legal office.  Jonathan Skrmetti will replace chief legal counsel Lang Wiseman, who announced plans earlier this fall to return to… Continue reading Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee appoints deputy attorney general to chief counsel

Judge refuses to toss key charge in Capitol riot case

Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 50 | Friday, December 10, 2021 The Associated Press Updated 11:44AM A federal judge has refused to throw out a key charge against two men accused of storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct the Electoral College vote certification proceedings, upholding prosecutors’ use of a criminal statute that many… Continue reading Judge refuses to toss key charge in Capitol riot case

Tennessee medical board takes virus misinformation policy offline

Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 49 | Friday, December 3, 2021 NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s medical licensing board has voted to remove from its website its recently adopted policy against the spread of coronavirus misinformation by doctors, acting under pressure from a GOP state lawmaker and a new law imposing sprawling virus-related restrictions.… Continue reading Tennessee medical board takes virus misinformation policy offline

Federal judge blocks Tennessee’s law preventing schools from issuing mask mandates

A federal judge in Nashville on Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from preventing schools from issuing mask mandates and from stripping local health and school officials of their ability to set COVID-19 quarantine policies. U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw issued the 54-page ruling after the parents of students with disabilities in Tennessee schools filed a… Continue reading Federal judge blocks Tennessee’s law preventing schools from issuing mask mandates

Brian Clifford announces bid for county commission

The upcoming Williamson County Commission race has a new candidate for District 12. Brian Clifford, who works as a director in the state’s Bureau of Parks and Conservation and leads Gov. Bill Lee’s Rural Outdoor Recreation Task Force, announced he will run for one of the two District 12 seats currently being held by Steve… Continue reading Brian Clifford announces bid for county commission

Vaccine mandate for federal contractors blocked in TN, 2 other states

Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 48 | Friday, November 26, 2021 FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general won a preliminary court order Tuesday to block President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccination mandate for federal government contractors and subcontractors. The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove stops the mandate… Continue reading Vaccine mandate for federal contractors blocked in TN, 2 other states

Rittenhouse and Arbery verdicts show the gulf between reality and political entertainment

In both cases involving Kyle Rittenhouse and the murderers of Ahmaud Arbery, the juries engaged the task before them with tremendous consideration and respect. Cameron Smith  |  Columnist { // query dom only after user click if (!vdContainer) { vdContainer = document.getElementById(‘videoDetailsContainer’); vdShow = document.getElementById(‘vdt_show’), vdHide = document.getElementById(‘vdt_hide’); } vdContainer.hidden = !(vdContainer.hidden); // show/hide elements… Continue reading Rittenhouse and Arbery verdicts show the gulf between reality and political entertainment

California judge weighs legality of women board member law

VOL. 45 | NO. 48 | Friday, November 26, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) — When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges. Three years later, a judge will begin hearing evidence Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court… Continue reading California judge weighs legality of women board member law