US Supreme Court delays Texas immigration law | News
The law, known as Senate Bill 4, had been set to take effect on Saturday and it would allow state officers to arrest people suspected…
Opinion: How Alabama’s IVF ruling unmasks the hypocrisy of antiabortion zealots
We don’t know whether former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, had any leftover embryos after they availed themselves of the advanced reproductive…
Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the…
University of Florida to fire all DEI employees to avoid violating state law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attends the 66th Annual Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway this past month. DeSantis last May signed into law a…
Newsom’s office calls allegations about Panera Bread franchisee ‘absurd,’ says company is not exempt from law
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson refuted a Bloomberg News story that alleged the governor pushed to exempt bakeries from the state’s fast food wage law to…
Complaints seek probe of Kevin McCarthy PAC spending at a luxury resort
Federal election officials have been asked to investigate whether former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy personally benefited in violation of the law from the nearly quarter…
Hong Kong’s plan for a new national security law deepens fears over eroding civil liberties
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated Press Kanis LeungPublished Feb 28, 2024 • 5 minute read Article contentHONG KONG (AP) — As Hong…
China broadens law on state secrets to include ‘work secrets’ | Espionage News
Revised law requires government agencies to protect pieces of information ‘that are not state secrets but will cause certain adverse effects if leaked,’ state media…
I would be a coward if I didn’t try to ban ‘conversion therapy’
Lloyd Russell-Moyle is hopeful that his bill to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will “unify” people on all sides of the issue. Speaking to GAY TIMES…
Canada unveils law to force tech firms to remove ‘harmful’ content online | Social Media News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says web giants have failed to keep kids safe online. Canada has unveiled draft legislation that would force tech platforms to…
Supreme Court hears 1st Amendment clash on regulating social media
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether Florida and Texas can regulate social media to protect “conservative speech,” or instead whether Facebook, You Tube,…
China’s new patriotic education law targets its people living overseas, but is law possible to be enforced in Australia?
It's a new law from China that could be imposed on Chinese people living in Australia.In January, Beijing launched its first law about its decade-long…
India’s Assam state repeals British-era Muslim marriage law | Islamophobia News
The BJP government says the law allowed child marriages, but Muslim leaders allege the move is aimed at polarising voters ahead of election. The Indian…
California lawmakers can’t take lobbyist donations — unless they’re running for Congress
State Sen. Susan Rubio has a powerful position in Sacramento. As chair of the Insurance Committee, the Baldwin Park Democrat can help pass or kill…
Obama zeros in on law professor for 9th Circuit post
Reporting from Washington — President Obama will nominate UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, The Times…
US says new Israeli settlements ‘inconsistent’ with international law | Israel War on Gaza News
The US and its allies have historically done little to pressure Israel to halt or roll back settlement expansion. The United States has said that…
Judge rules NCAA NIL compensation rules likely violate law
A federal judge on Friday barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used to recruit athletes, granting…
When words fail, we must turn to the law | Israel War on Gaza
A crisis. A horror. A tragedy. All words we’ve heard many times over to describe the situation in Gaza. All woefully insufficient. As a Palestinian,…
Sam Waterston on his ‘beautiful exit’ from ‘Law & Order’
“It’s been a hell of a ride.” With those parting words, Jack McCoy stepped down from his job as Manhattan district attorney after decades of…
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’ under state law
Mitchell said the court had previously ruled that fetuses killed while a woman is pregnant are covered under Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act…