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PITTSBURGH — Local lawmakers reacted to word of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by releasing statements on social media early Thursday morning. U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican, wrote, "Only bold steps can deter (Russian President Vladimir) Putin from further escalating this war, which is why it’s imperative that the U.S. imposes crippling sanctions on Russia’s financial sector to make them fe...

Family wants to close loophole in DUI law named for fallen officer The father of Montgomery County police officer Noah Leotta, who was killed by a drunken driver in 2015, is working to close what they say is a loophole in the law that bears Noah’s name. Anyone convicted of driving under the influence or while intoxicated must install interlock devices they have to breathe into to operate thei...

COLUMBIA (AP) - The parents of a mentally ill Black man who died in a South Carolina jail after he was shocked by employees who kneeled on his back until he stopped breathing are calling for state lawmakers to pass both a hate crimes law and a bill specifying excessive force by officers is illegal. Jamal Sutherland's parents appeared Wednesday with members of the Black Legislative Caucus who ...

Jennifer Young was a radiologist, making about $80,000 a year in 2017, when she was savagely attacked by a patient midway through an X-ray. Her head injuries required brain surgery. The ordeal left her with back problems and permanent neurological damage. The Wichita single mother, still in her early 30s, learned that she would never work again. That led to her next nightmare: a seemingly end...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday in a narrow challenge to the state’s new abortion law, which has blocked access to the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy for nearly six months. This hearing before the state high court is an interim step in the ongoing fed...

The death of Trayvon Martin sparked protests across the country. Florida's self defense laws faced national scrutiny, including Stand Your Ground. Photo: David Shankbone / Wikimedia Commons Social Justice Story Series This story is part of the Social Justice Story Series. See more stories from the series. The killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman 10 years ago shined a national spotlig...

Damaged radar arrays and other equipment is seen at Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol, Ukraine. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has declared a state of martial law in his country in response to attacks from Russia on the Donbas region and other cities across Ukraine. What is Martial Law? Martial Law is defined as: "The law administered by military forces that is invoked by a g...

Transgender pride flags flutter in the wind on International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2017, in Los Angeles, Calif. State law bans gender-affirming care for minors Doctor referrals are protected speech, opponents say A battle over an Arkansas law that bans doctors from referring transgender kids for gender-affirming care is testing the bounds of free speech protections in t...

Inflation is poised to affect how many roads and other types of infrastructure can be built or repaired under the $1 trillion infrastructure law. Photo: jim lo scalzo/Shutterstock

Denver skyline. Shutterstock.com What You Need to Know Citing rate increases a,mong other things, a trademark team at Perkins Coie has moved to Holland & Hart. The group, which includes three partners, will be based in Holland & Hart offices in Denver and Boulder. Billing rates in the Am Law 100 increased much faster last year than rates in Second Hundred and midsize firms. Elite la...