TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 14 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is strongly urging U.S. senators to pass the Laken Riley Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives just last week. The Laken Riley Act would require detention of any illegal alien who is charged with burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting. The bill passed the House in a bipartisan fashion. The legislation follows the tragic and avo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 14 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a 26-state coalition calling on the U.S. Senate to quickly pass the Laken Riley Act. "President Biden's border crisis failed Laken Riley, New York City failed Laken Riley, and local, soft-on-crime policies failed Laken Riley," said Carr. "This bill would be a step towards preventing such tragedies from ever happening again." The Laken Riley Act, H.R. 7511  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 14 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell represented American Airlines in the negotiation of purchase agreements for 85 of Airbus's A321neo family aircraft and 85 of Boeing's 737 MAX 10 aircraft. The orders also include options and purchase rights for an additional 150 aircraft. As part of the Boeing order, American Airlines converted 30 existing 737 MAX 8 orders to 737 MAX 10 aircraft. The orders are p  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 14 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 19-state coalition in urging the United States Supreme Court to support law enforcement in Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio. In 2016, Jascha Chiaverini bought stolen jewelry from a thief to sell in his store. When law enforcement asked him to return the jewelry, Chiaverini refused. The officers executed a search warrant to re  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 13, 2024: * * * 24-TRAM-624-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Timothy L Scott Date Filed: 03/13/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

SALINA, Kansas, March 14 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Kansas Wesleyan will welcome students from across the state on Saturday, March 23, when the university hosts the annual Kansas Press Association (KPA) Sunflower State Spelling Bee in Mabee Arena. The event begins with registration at 8 a.m. and features winners of county-wide spelling bees from across the state. "This is a great chance for some of the best and brightest students in the state to see the Ka  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers have published a simple trick that improves the accuracy of techniques that help us understand how external variables - such as temperature - affect gene activity in plants. "There are really two contributions here," says Colleen Doherty, corresponding author of a paper on the work and an associate professor of molecular and structural biochemistry at North Carolina Stat  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 14 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he and a multistate coalition of 25 attorneys general are calling on the United States Senate to quickly pass the Laken Riley Act. The Laken Riley Act, H.R. 7511, requires the detention of any illegal alien for any larceny, burglary, theft, or shoplifting offense. It passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 14 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on March 13, 2024: * * * March 13, 2024 To: The Honorable Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, 322 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, 317 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Leaders Schumer and McConnell, We, the attorneys general of the undersigned states, are writing to  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson leads a 26-state coalition calling on the United States Senate to quickly pass the Laken Riley Act. "Every state is a border state with Joe Biden as president," said Attorney General Alan Wilson. "Illegal immigration is out of control, and Americans are paying the price. The U.S. Senate needs to pass the Laken Riley Act to give us another tool to com  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 14 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Samford University Cumberland School of Law's national trial teams swept the Southeast Two Region of the American Association of Justice's Student Trial Advocacy Competition (AAJ STAC), March 8-10. The competition is the second oldest and second largest law school national trial competition in the country. Both Cumberland School of Law teams won their final rounds and will advance to the national tournament i  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 13, 2024: On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 26-state coalition calling on the United States Senate to quickly pass the Laken Riley Act. "Laken Riley's murder should not have happened. I encourage the Senate to pass this legislation to prevent similar evils in the future, and to recognize that our open border policies must end immediately," General   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Say what you will about lawyers, they have to eat, too. And when they gather, they can be quite good at throwing a dinner. Michael Hoeflich has seen his share of dinners, banquets, receptions and gatherings in his decades as a lawyer, professor of law and law school dean -- and he has the menus to prove it. In his newest book, "Legal Feasts: Commensality and Conviviality in the Legal Profession," Hoeflic  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 26-state coalition calling on the United States Senate to quickly pass the Laken Riley Act. "The Laken Riley Act is so common sense that it stuns me that this isn't everyday practice," said Attorney General Miyares. "Individuals who are here illegally and breaking our laws, endangering the safety of American citizens, shou  more