NBC News reports federal law enforcement ‘could have prevented’ Jan. 6 riot: ‘Did not act on intelligence’

NBC Nightly News’ Lester Holt introduced a segment Tuesday that detailed federal law enforcement agencies’ failures in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. In the segment, NBC News echoed the criticisms and concerns that conservatives have expressed since the attack occurred.

“Now to our NBC News exclusive. The January 6 Committee’s final report was more than 800 pages. But some material did not make the cut, including much of its findings on the failures of federal law enforcement leading up to the attack,” Holt said.

“The images of the attack on the Capitol stunned America and the world.

Law enforcement shares efforts to get illegal guns off the streets of Marion County

Local, state and federal law enforcement shared their efforts Wednesday to make Marion County safer by putting dozens of suspects behind bars.

Deputies said the focus was specifically on curbing violent crime.

Photos: Law enforcement shares efforts to get illegal guns off the streets of Marion County

Law enforcement’s goal was to put away as many people illegally possessing guns as possible to get them off the streets of Marion County.

The partnership has been going on for four years. From July 2018 to this past December, they have arrested 60 people, and 49 of them are now serving time.

The MetaBirkins Battle | IP LawWatch

In 2021, artist Mason Rothschild launched metabirkins.com and announced that he would be selling non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) called MetaBirkins. The MetaBirkins offering consisted of 100 NFTs depicted as fury purses that resembled the well-known Birkin bag. Hermѐs, owner of the BIRKIN trademark as well as the BIRKIN trade dress, took issue with Rothschild’s MetaBirkins NFTs and sent a cease and desist letter. Despite Hermѐ’s demands, Rothschild refused to discontinue the sale of the MetaBirkins NFTs.

The MetaBirkins Battle |  IP LawWatch

Photos from Complaint filed by Hermѐs International in Hermès International, et al. v. Mason Rothschild (1:22-cv-00384)

On January 14, 2021, Hermѐs filed suit against the

Weiss Law Reminds AQUA, LPTX, CNCE, and ALBO Shareholders About Its Ongoing Investigations

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —

Weiss Law Reminds AQUA, LPTX, CNCE, and ALBO Shareholders About Its Ongoing Investigations

If you own shares in any of the companies listed above and
would like to discuss our investigations or have any questions concerning
this notice or your rights or interests, please contact:

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Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (NYSE: AQUA)

Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (NYSE: AQUA) in connection with the proposed acquisition of AQUA by Xylem

Public Consultation Underway for Australian Copyright Enforcement Regime

On 24 November 2022, the Australian Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP announced the Attorney-General’s Department’s intention to release an issues paper for public consultation, as the first stage of a review into Australia’s current copyright enforcement regime. The broad aim of the review is to understand:

  • Current and emerging copyright enforcement priorities and challenges;
  • Whether Australia’s copyright enforcement regime remains relevant, effective and proportionate; and
  • Whether existing enforcement mechanisms need to be strengthened, and if so, how can this be done without imposing unreasonable administrative or economic burdens.

The Copyright Enforcement Review Issues Paper (“Issues Paper“),

Memphis police disband unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis police chief disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis police chief disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from a newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist.

Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis acted a day after the harrowing video emerged, saying she listened to Nichols’ relatives, community leaders and uninvolved officers in making the decision. Her announcement came as the nation and the city struggled

Did Benson and Stabler kiss on ‘Law & Order: SVU’?

Back in Season One of “Law & Order: SVU,” Elliot Stabler looked into his partner Olivia Benson’s eyes and said, “I’m your partner —for better or worse.” Now, 24 seasons later, despite many highs and lows, those words still ring true, and — for the first time ever — in a very intimate way.

It only took over two decades, but after countless lingering stares, life-or-death moments and just three hugs, the beloved partners played by Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay almost got romantic for the very first time.

In the Jan. 26th episode of “Blood Out,” Benson and Stabler

California gun laws: Why they’re in danger

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Gun laws aren’t going to stop mass shootings.

California has the strongest gun laws in the country, according to the advocacy groups Everytown for Gun Safety and The Giffords Law Center.

Those gun laws – which are under threat thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision – only go so far in a country awash in guns, where there’s almost no action at the federal level, and where there is so much variation in gun