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Food Safety News
UPDATED: CDC investigating deadly Listeriosis outbreak linked to various Dole salads
By Coral Beach
One person has died and 12 have been hospitalized in a Listeriosis outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads. Officials from CDC announced today they have been investigating the six-state outbreak…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
Seventh Circuit Applies Reed v. Gilbert to Strike Down Panhandling Ordinance
By Evan Seeman, Dwight Merriam, Karla Chaffee
[caption id="attachment_2076" align="alignleft" width="300"] Original Photography by Elvert Barnes (Some Rights Reserved)[/caption] Local governments may now have more to fear following the Supreme Court’s decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert…
Marler Blog
Another Potential “Sproutbreak”
By Bill Marler
In the third such recall this year, Good Seed Inc. of Springfield, VA, is recalling all packages of soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts because they have the potential to be…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB to hold event on financial management for seniors
The CFPB has announced that it will hold an event in Springfield, Virginia on August 17, 2015 about financial management for seniors and their caregivers. The event will feature remarks…
Food Safety News
Good Seed Inc. Recalls Soybean and Mung Bean Sprouts for Listeria Risk
By News Desk
Good Seed Inc. of Springfield, VA, is recalling all packages of soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company announced a similar…
Hepatitis Blog
2300 Hepatitis A Vaccines Linked to Springfield Red Robin
By Bill Marler
KSPR’s Jeff Phillips reports that Springfield Health officials have now administered more than 2,300 doses of the hepatitis A vaccine. Clinics offered by Mercy Springfield and Cox Health Systems treated…
Food Safety News
5,000 Customers Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis A at Missouri Red Robin
By News Desk
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is vaccinating customers of a Red Robin restaurant in Springfield, MO, who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A between May 8-16. Health officials are worried…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Newark NJ Residents Charged with Bank Robberies in Parsippany, Springfield NJ
Two Newark NJ residents were accused of robbing banks in Springfield NJ and Parsippany NJ.
Sentencing Law and Policy
Chicago Sun-Timeseditorial explains why “Mandatory-minimum sentencing doesn’t work”
Main October 21, 2013Chicago Sun-Times editorial explains why "Mandatory-minimum sentencing doesn’t work" Continuing an important on-going debate in Illinois over use of mandatory minimum sentences to deal with the problem…
Education Law Prof Blog
Illinois Proposal to Eliminate Caps on Special Education Class Sizes ‘Dead’—For Now
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) removed aproposal from its agenda yesterday that would have eliminated all state ruleson special education class size. The ISBE move is not unusual,…