By Joe Messa
A new federal safety standard has taken effect in an effort to make infant bouncer seats safer in the United States. The new mandatory standard will apply to any infant bouncer chair manufactured or imported after March 19, 2018. The new rules included in this updated standard revolve around fall hazards. Warnings will be placed […]
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The MessaLaw Blog is spending the month of February honoring the achievements and contributions of African Americans to America’s legal system. Today, we will discuss the Honorable Irvin Charles Mollison, the first African American appointed to serve as a Federal Judge in the United States. Irvin C. Mollison – Legal Career Irvin Charles Mollison was […]
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The MessaLaw Blog is spending the month of February honoring the achievements and contributions of African Americans to America’s legal system. Today, we will discuss the Honorable Spottswood William Robinson, an educator, civil rights attorney, and Federal Judge. Spottswood W. Robinson, III – Legal Career Spottswood William Robinson III was born July 26, 1916 in […]
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The MessaLaw Blog is spending the month of February honoring the achievements and contributions of African Americans to America’s legal system. Today, we will discuss the Honorable Amalya Lyle Kearse, Second Circuit Appeals Court Judge and champion bridge player. Amalya Lyle Kearse – Legal Career Amalya Lyle Kearse currently serves as a Judge with the […]
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The MessaLaw Blog is spending the month of February honoring the achievements and contributions of African Americans to America’s legal system. Today, we will discuss America’s first female black lawyer admitted to practice before the Supreme Court; Violette Neatly Anderson. Violette N. Anderson Violette Neatley Anderson was born in London, England on July 16, 1882, […]
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The MessaLaw Blog is spending the month of February honoring the achievements and contributions of African Americans to America’s legal system. Today, we will discuss America’s first black Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marhsall became the first African American justice of the Supreme Court. His work was instrumental in bringing about the […]
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Over the weekend, an Amtrak passenger train traveling between New York and Miami was wrongly diverted to a side track and crashed into a freight train in South Carolina. Two Amtrak employees were killed and 116 of the 147 passengers on board were injured. Amtrak train 91 should have traveled straight down the tracks but […]
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The MessaLaw Blog is spending the month of February honoring the achievements and contributions of African Americans to America’s legal system. Today, we will discuss America’s first black female lawyer; Charlotte E. Ray. Charlotte E. Ray Charlotte E. Ray is the first black female admitted to practice law in the United States of America. Ms. […]
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The MessaLaw Blog is spending the month of February honoring the achievements and contributions of African Americans to America’s legal system. Today is February 1st, the first day of Black History Month, and as a celebration of beginnings, we will discuss America’s first black lawyer; Macon Bolling Allen. Macon Bolling Allen Macon Bolling Allen is […]
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