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States Review Mental Health Policies in Wake of Sandy Hook

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 2/7/2013

Connecticut is launching two task forces to examine mental health treatment in the state, following last year’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children and six adults dead. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is...more

Keeping it Close to the Vest: Your Right to Bear Arms in North Carolina

by Law Offices of Karl E. Knudsen on 2/4/2013

Public reaction to the Newtown killings has shown the true split personality of the U.S. population. On the one hand, public fear of the improper use of weapons has triggered backlash against gun enthusiasts, with a New York...more

Disciplining Student Speech As A Threat After Newtown – The Right Choice?

by Jackie Wernz | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 1/15/2013

The media coverage of the Sandy Hook school shooting is tapering down, but the lessons for school administrators in its wake are just beginning. One such lesson comes after a California school suspended a high school senior...more

War Over Gun Controls Explodes Nationwide

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 1/12/2013

Vice President Joe Biden met this week with government officials, victims of gun violence, retailers, media executives and firearm advocates on both sides of the issue as part of a task force designed to look for ways to...more

Reading the Tea Leaves for Employment Law in 2013 (Harry Potter Edition)

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 1/10/2013

In this week’s Connecticut Law Tribune, I filed my annual “forecast” of employment law for 2013. As with the weather forecasts, it is subject to change on a moment’s notice. So drink your “tea” with a grain of...more

Sandy Hook Lawsuit on Hold, for Now

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 1/8/2013

An attorney who sought to sue the state of Connecticut for $100 million following the Sandy Hook massacre has withdrawn his lawsuit request for the time being, citing public backlash. Irving Pinsky, a personal injury...more

Levick Weekly - January 4, 2013: The Newtown Tragedy & Camera Chasing At Its Worst

by Gene Grabowski | LEVICK on 1/5/2013

In This Issue: - Global Regulatory Cooperation - Infographics Are The New Soundbites: A Look At Hydraulic Fracturing - The Newtown Tragedy & Camera-Chasing At Its Worst - Why Netflix Shouldn’t Back Down -...more

Irving Pinsky, Esq. – Camera-Chasing At Its Worst

by Gene Grabowski | LEVICK on 1/3/2013

To be fair, most plaintiffs’ attorneys would never dream of capitalizing on a tragedy like the Sandy Hook massacre for publicity or financial gain. But while Irving Pinsky’s $100 million lawsuit against the state of...more

Just How Far Can Gun Control Go Under the Second Amendment? [Video]

by LXBN on 1/3/2013

Stricter gun control is on the minds of many following the tragic school shooting in Newtown, CT. Following those events, I quickly wondered just how far gun control could go under the Second Amendment, and when the statute...more

Newtown Shootings Could Give Rise to More Litigation, Says Pinsky [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/2/2013

Jan. 2 (Bloomberg Law) -- Attorney Irving Pinsky talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about his plans to sue Connecticut State and potential other defendants on behalf of an anonymous six year old survivor of the Sandy Hook...more

NRA Calls for More Guns in Schools

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 12/24/2012

In a tone-deaf response to the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday that left 26 dead, including 20 children, the National Rifle Association this morning blamed “gun-free” zones for the massacre...more

Obama Legacy: Get Rid of the Bloody Guns

by Lovegrove Solicitors on 12/23/2012

Condolences to the families and those grieving of the 20 little souls who recently died at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut, USA. For further amplification of the grief we feel, read the plea for...more

School Shooting Prompts New Look at Gun Laws

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 12/18/2012

In an unthinkable tragedy, a gunman on Friday killed 26 people in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., including 20 children, before he took his own life. Adam Lanza, 20, shot his mother to death in her house before...more

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States Review Mental Health Policies in Wake of Sandy Hook

Keeping it Close to the Vest: Your Right to Bear Arms in North Carolina

Disciplining Student Speech As A Threat After Newtown – The Right Choice?

War Over Gun Controls Explodes Nationwide

Reading the Tea Leaves for Employment Law in 2013 (Harry Potter Edition)

Sandy Hook Lawsuit on Hold, for Now

Levick Weekly - January 4, 2013: The Newtown Tragedy & Camera Chasing At Its Worst

Irving Pinsky, Esq. – Camera-Chasing At Its Worst

Just How Far Can Gun Control Go Under the Second Amendment? [Video]

Newtown Shootings Could Give Rise to More Litigation, Says Pinsky [Video]

NRA Calls for More Guns in Schools

Obama Legacy: Get Rid of the Bloody Guns

School Shooting Prompts New Look at Gun Laws

Just How Far Can Gun Control Go Under the Second Amendment? [Video]

Newtown Shootings Could Give Rise to More Litigation, Says Pinsky [Video]

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