NEW YORK (AP) — Student editors at the Columbia Law Review say they were pressured by the journal’s board of directors to halt publication of an academic article written by a Palestinian human rights lawyer that accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and upholding an apartheid regime.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities in Minnesota have confiscated cellphones and taken all seven defendants into custody as investigators try to determine who attempted to bribe a juror with a bag of cash containing $120,000 to get her to acquit them on charges of stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic.

A celebratory rather than somber atmosphere was created through the presence of colleagues and thoughtful details.  These refined touches included long stemmed red roses and the playing of Taps by one of four representatives of the Benson VFW Post 2503 Honor Guard.  White cards with the names of departed lawyers were organized on a table in the center of the Legislative Chamber. This ceremony was held at the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, as planned by the Omaha Bar Association.