by CBJ Team | Aug 23, 2019 | Legal News
On August 19, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law new standards for use of deadly force by police officers in California. The law, introduced by AB 392, exceeds standards set forth by the United States Supreme Court in Tennessee v. Garner and Graham...
by CBJ Team | Aug 3, 2019 | Legal News
On July 30, 2019, Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio Senate Bill 57 into law, making Ohio the latest state to take advantage of federal regulation allowing states to cultivate a strain of cannabis known as “hemp.” Federal approval of the cultivation of hemp began in...
by CBJ Team | Jul 18, 2019 | Legal News
Technology has made “meeting” with others as easy as clicking a button to begin a conference call, start a video chat, or send an email. This is especially relevant for the boards of nonprofit organizations (NPOs). Board members may be dispersed across geographic...
by CBJ Team | Jun 21, 2019 | Legal News
Effective April 8, 2019 Ohio Sub. House Bill 425 introduced by Rep. Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) and Sen. Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) brings Ohio amongst the thirty states that have specific laws delineating the treatment of body-worn camera footage as public...
by CBJ Team | Apr 24, 2019 | Legal News
On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court held in Murphy v. NCAA that certain provisions of the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) violated the anti-commandeering rule of the Constitution and that these provisions could not...
by CBJ Team | Feb 26, 2019 | Legal News
In the courtroom, footage from police officer dashboard and body-worn cameras is frequently utilized by prosecutors and defense attorneys alike in order to show officers’ interactions with victims, witnesses, and defendants. This footage provides a detailed, firsthand...
