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February 28, 2022

Conservative law firm, anti-abortion groups challenge Gov. Tony Evers' allocation of federal funds - Madison.com

Conservative law firm, anti-abortion groups challenge Gov. Tony Evers' allocation of federal funds  Madison.com
February 28, 2022

Fiona Apple is fighting against a racist law supported by the KKK - Mic

Fiona Apple, never one to shy away from important issues, is drawing attention to an egregious injustice in the criminal justice system. Over the weekend, Apple posted a video in which she shows how easy it is to take action to protest an antiquated law keeping over 200 people who did not receive fair trials in prison in Louisiana and Oregon. The law in question, which only exists in the two...
February 28, 2022

State high court hears challenge to abortion law - Brownwood Bulletin

Brownwood Bulletin The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week on the question of whether state regulators can be sued by abortion providers hoping to block enforcement of the state’s restrictive abortion law, known as Senate Bill 8. The Austin American-Statesman reported that abortion providers bringing the suit argued that “state agencies regulating doctors, nurses, pharmacists...
February 28, 2022

Illinois Health-Care Workers Protected by State Biometrics Law - Bloomberg Law

An Illinois nurse can pursue her lawsuit alleging her employer’s medication dispensing system unlawfully collects, uses, and retains the biometric data of her and other workers, following a ruling by a state appeals court. Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital was wrong that an exclusion in the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act exempting both patients and information already protected by...
February 28, 2022

Justices eye expansion of religious exemption to anti-bias law - Reuters

Associate Justice Samuel Alito poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS SCOTUS won't review ruling involving professor at Christian college Four conservative justices said narrow decision was 'troubling' Supreme Court adopted broad view of religious exemption in 2020 case (Reuters) - Members of the U.S....
February 28, 2022

Governor signs Takoda Collins-inspired bill into law - WHIO Radio

Gag order lifted in Takoda Collins case; new court records reveal new case details Gag order lifted in Takoda Collins case; new court records reveal new case details COLUMBUS — The Takoda Collins-inspired bill to reform Ohio’s child welfare program has been signed into law by the Governor. Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 4 into law Monday. The bill was drafted by Rep. Phil Plummer (R-Dayto...
February 28, 2022

Judge blocks Kansas law on mailed ballot applications - KAKE

Out of state, out of county ballots being left in Sedgwick County mail-in ballot drop boxes. KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has permanently blocked a Kansas law prohibiting out-of-state groups from mailing advance ballot applications to voters who request them, ordering the state to pay the attorney fees of two national nonprofit groups who sued contending it disenfranchises voters....
February 28, 2022

Automated vehicles - Law Commissions drive forward regulatory reform - Lexology

Introduction On 26 January 2022, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission published its final report on automated vehicles. As technology has progressed, a number of consultations and projects into automated vehicles have been commissioned at Government level and increasing levels of autonomy have been permitted in recent years. For example, in April 2021 the UK...
February 28, 2022

Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen Face Off in Intense Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Trailer - PEOPLE

The actor, 49, returns as the legendary wizard from the Harry Potter series in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third installment in the prequel franchise. In a new trailer, Law's Dumbledore meets up with the villainous Gellert Grindelwald (now played by Mads Mikkelsen instead of Johnny Depp) for a tense conversation, referencing their complicated history together and their di...
February 28, 2022

New Alabama law means federal COVID benefits won’t increase state income taxes - AL.com

Alabama taxpayers won’t have to pay more in state income tax because of the increased federal child tax credits they received last year. Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a bill to shield the benefits that most families with children got under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), passed by Congress in March 2021, from the state income tax. ARPA, intended to help households and businesses with the...