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What is the ‘legal tampering’ period in NFL?

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Super Bowl LVIII is over, so that’s NFL finished until next year, right? Wrong. It never fully stops, and we’ve only got a few weeks until things begin to kick-off again , with the NFL Combine coming before the NFL 2024 Draft. But there’s even more: between the two we’ve got the Free Agency Period. Have you written all this down? As for the Free Agency, this year promises to be one of the most dramatic we’ve possibly ever seen, with plenty of big names set to make team switches ahead of the regular season. Ahead of the opening of the market, teams will have what’s known as the ‘legal tampering period ’, which is exactly what we’re going to look at. But first, just a quick explainer: the NFL Free Agency market is the period ahead of the season when players and managers whose contracts expire can sign for any club that wants them. NFL Free Agency 2024 Dates: Legal tampering period: 12 p.m ET on March 11. 2024 NFL free agency start date: 4 p.m. ET on March 13. Sources: #Eagles ...

Minnesota's would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products

A day after Minnesota’s governor appointed Erin Dupree as the incoming director of the state’s new marijuana regulatory agency, Dupree resigned and reports surfaced that she has sold illegal cannabis products in the state ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis product s in the state. Dupree ran a Business that sold product s exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Loonacy Cannabis Co. — the business Dupree founded in Apple Valley, Minnesota, last year — posted on its now-deactivated TikTok account about its edible products containing 10 milligrams of THC per serving and 150 milligrams per package, although state law only allows hemp-derived edibles to contain up to 5 milligrams of THC per serving and 50 milligrams per package, the Star...

Judge who once did legal work for Trump can continue in criminal case

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Hellerstein revealed last week that he had once performed legal work for a Trump entity in the 1990s. Neither former President Trump nor Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg object to Judge Alvin Hellerstein presiding over a matter related to Trump's criminal prosecution, the two sides indicated Monday in separate letters to the court. Hellerstein revealed last week that he had once performed legal work for a Trump entity in the 1990s while in private practice but said he did not believe that would affect his impartiality. He retired from the firm in 1998. "After considering Your Honor’s letter, and consulting with our client, we agree with Your Honor’s conclusion that the prior work does not provide any basis for a recusal in this matter," defense attorney Todd Blanche wrote. "The People believe that the circumstances identified by the Court do not present any appearance of impropriety, reason to question the Court’s impartiality, or other basis for recusal,...