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The N.H. Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to remove so-called “divisive concepts” provisions in state law governing what public schools may teach. Under the law approved last year, educators are banned from telling students that some individuals by virtue of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability...

Board President Robert Judge holds "This Book is Gay" while speaking for its removal from Lafayette Parish public libraries during the Library Board of Control meeting on Monday, November 15, 2021 in Lafayette, La. The Lafayette Public Library board of control may be violating the Louisiana Open Meetings Law when a committee meets in private to consider banning books. Three Louisiana attorney...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The “stand your ground” self defense law had been in effect in Florida for more than six years when it became part of the national vocabulary with the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. When the 17-year-old was fatally shot, Florida was still one of the few states with the law that removes the duty to retreat before using deadly force in the face of danger. Now, upwa...

As noted in our intro alert for this series, new omnibus privacy laws are coming to Virginia and Colorado and California’s existing comprehensive privacy law has been further modified by the CPRA. Don’t wait to implement your compliance updates as it could require changes to your operations. These state privacy laws can even apply to businesses that do not have offices or employees in that st...

Manassas mom among challengers to Youngkin's mask-optional law  Inside NoVA

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - The Lee County Sheriff’s Office charged a son and daughter-in-law with assault after a physical altercation on an 82-year-old woman on Christmas Eve. Lee County Deputies responded to Lee Rd. 2025 in Opelika and found the 82-year-old woman injured. She was then transported to Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery where it was determined that she suffered a fractured sp...

RED OAK, Iowa—A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), to encourage innovation in contracting and expand opportunities for small businesses to work with the federal government has been signed into law. “Iowa’s small businesses deserve the opportunity to compete and succeed. This bipartisan bill, now law, will ensure employers in...

The Montana Supreme Court may end up deciding the fate of many laws passed by the Republican majority at the 2021 Legislature, and now under court challenge as unconstitutional. HELENA — Ten months after the 2021 Montana Legislature ended, a dozen lawsuits are still alive, challenging parts of 16 different laws passed by the session’s GOP majority – on subjects ranging from abortion to voting...

City officials reported that 22 terabytes of data, involving more than 8 million records, were deleted in the loss, which happened in March 2021. DALLAS — A law firm hired to investigate the loss of Dallas police data last year said the impact was "relatively limited" but strongly encouraged the city to take more precautions and safeguards to prevent a similar incident in the future. The cit...

From left: former Hillsboro Law Director Fred Beery administers the oath of office to newly appointed Law Director Randalyn Worley, as Paul, George and Graham Worley hold the family Bible. (HCP Photos/Caitlin Forsha) Family, friends and members of the community gathered at the Hillsboro City Building Friday, Feb. 25 to celebrate the appointment of new Hillsboro Law Director Randalyn Worley an...