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Is your business information secure? Now that many employees are out of the office and working from home cybersecurity takes on a new dimension with a workforce environment never before imagined. “On the one hand it’s great we have all ...

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You might have noticed some of your bosses and colleagues and friends getting somewhat, well, downright testy during this coronavirus time. No wonder! Huge changes, disruption of business and home life, financial woes, uncertainty about the future, little or no ...

For Americans who make careers out of military service, obtaining approval to handle classified information makes a big difference in terms of advancement and pay. Unfortunately, that coveted security clearance could become another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic ...

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The Sixth Amendment guarantees that criminal defendants have the right to a public trial, but pre-COVID 19 many criminal and non-criminal proceedings were open and accessible to the public.[1]  Today, many courthouses do not let in members of the general ...

Recently I was doing some honest-to-goodness work editing North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, and I ended up getting sucked down an internet rabbit hole that convinced me that Article III of the U.S. Constitution, creating our federal judiciary, is in need ...

As the effects of the coronavirus pandemic extend past what many thought would last just a few weeks, this strange period has touched all of us in some way, whether by the virus itself, or the fallout from it. Those ...

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Virginia courts began reopening in May as COVID-19 restrictions eased, and evictions began in some courts but have now been suspended until June 28 under the Supreme Court’s order of June 8. Virginia’s legal aid programs, already unable to meet ...

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“Just take your knee off of our necks” – Rev. Al Sharpton I don’t believe in making a statement just for the purpose of making a statement. Over the last 11 days, many people, businesses, and organizations have made statements ...

“Look for the helpers,” a phrase Mr. Rogers used to help guide children through frightening situations, has been quoted a lot lately. Those of us who are feeling frightened and alone are looking for someone to guide us through the ...

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In 2019, long before COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the World Health Organization designated 2020 as “The Year of the Nurse and Midwife.” In addition, the American Nurses Association has extended their annual “Nurses Week” to take place for ...

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