George Nyavor
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Spencer Fane, once a regional law firm in the Midwest, has significantly bolstered its revenue and partner profitability in recent years. According to the latest rankings from the American Lawyer, Spencer Fane has surged to No. 142 among the nation’s top-grossing firms, reporting $266.8 million in revenue for 2023. This marks a remarkable 139% increase…
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An Iranian-born Norwegian man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of terrorism in connection with a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo. The Oslo District Court delivered its verdict on Thursday, ruling that the man, identified as Zaniar Matapour, carried out a shooting spree that resulted in…
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A Florida man found himself in police custody after an unconventional incident at a Chase Bank branch in Lady Lake last week, where he attempted to withdraw just one cent, leading to allegations of robbery without a weapon. Michael Fleming, 41, reportedly entered the bank on U.S. Route 441 and handed a withdrawal slip for…
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A federal panel of three judges has mandated that the Mississippi Legislature establish additional Black-majority House and Senate districts following a lawsuit alleging the dilution of Black voting power. The ruling, delivered on July 2, sided with the Mississippi Conference of the NAACP and Black voters, who contended that the 2022 district maps were designed…
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Attorney Zulu Ali, renowned for his leadership at the Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP, the largest Black-owned law firm in California’s Inland Empire, has renamed his non-profit youth mentor program in loving memory of his mother, Linda Reese Harvey. The program, now known as the Linda Reese Harvey Stop & Frisk Youth…
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The Supreme Court of Maryland has decided that Marilyn Mosby, former Baltimore State’s Attorney, can maintain her law license while she appeals her federal convictions. This ruling overturns the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission’s attempt to suspend her license earlier this year. In a brief two-page order issued on Friday, the state’s highest court sided against…
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Dominique Side, the proprietor of Houston’s VGN Bae Studios and Surrogacy Escrow Account Management, faces accusations of defrauding numerous families out of substantial sums, totaling millions of dollars. According to court filings, nearly hundreds of families worldwide entrusted upwards of $50,000 each to an escrow company operated by Side, with expectations that their investments would…
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In a tragic turn of events, 22-year-old Lauren Johansen was found dead and “mutilated” in her car at a Mississippi cemetery just days after her ex-boyfriend, Bricen Rivers, was released from jail in Nashville, Tennessee, without an ankle monitor. Despite her family’s vehement objections in court, Rivers, 23, was granted bond and subsequently targeted Johansen,…
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Former Biden liaison Taral Patel, 30, who was previously running for the Fort Bend County Commission Precinct 3, has been charged with fabricating racist harassment against himself. Prosecutors now allege Patel created a fake Facebook profile for the judge assigned to his case. Back in September, Patel claimed to be the target of a series…
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills on July 1, 2024, aimed at reforming the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA), marking a significant overhaul in labor law enforcement in the state. According to Governor Newsom, these reforms represent a culmination of decades-long efforts to balance worker protections with operational ease for businesses. The…
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