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We all want to feel safe and secure, whether it’s in our own neighborhood, going shopping or eating out in a restaurant. There’s a level of trust that the public has toward government to provide adequate law and order. In recent years, that trust is quickly eroding. Movements to defund the police and lax prosecutorial decisions (low bail, dropped charges, etc.) by many major metropolitan dist...

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Reuters Photo: Saiyna Bashir, File) The Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan has promulgated an ordinance to amend the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (Peca) that could see social media users jailed for up to five years for posting “fake news”. The ordinance, viewed by the Opposition as an atte...

A groundswell of senior advocates and law enforcement say Iowa has gone far too long without an elder-abuse law that has real teeth to it. With the legislative session now in its next phase, supporters hope their plan will still get a look. Last week saw the deadline for the legislative funnel, where bills that aren’t deemed major priorities are weeded out. Those behind the elder-abuse law fe...

The National Labor Relations Board seal hangs inside a hearing room at its Washington headquarters. Only employees protected by federal labor law Labor board considering switching legal test The National Labor Relations Board’s Trump-era worker classification test has resulted in a higher rate of employee wins than the broader standard set during the Obama administration, according to a Blo...

In 2021, Indonesia’s employment sector was again impacted by the enforcement of the government’s Covid-19 lockdown policy and the continued implementation of the work from home (“WFH”) system. Separately, and just as significantly, the Indonesian Constitutional Court ruled in November that Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation (the “Omnibus Law”), which made significant changes to Indonesia’s em...

KVCF, the downtown law firm also known as Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, no longer has co-founder Rob Kaplan working there. (Michael Schwartz photo) KVCF, the downtown law firm also known as Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, is now without its Kaplan. Rob Kaplan, who co-founded the firm in 2005 and had been managing partner, departed in recent weeks. He’s since joined Whiteford T...

School of Law Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law Tiffany Murphy welcomed scholarship recipients, donors, staff, faculty and guests at the U of A School of Law's 12th annual scholarship luncheon Friday, Feb. 18. The event took place at noon via Zoom. Nearly 60 individuals, including Kellie Knight, assistant vice chancellor for university development; Rodney Slater, former...

Georgia’s time at the center of national politics is likely to continue this year with a slate of Trump-endorsed candidates in the GOP primary and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams on the ballot. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder (2020 file) Georgia voters might not hold the power this time around to dramatically flip control of the federal government, but even so, the once reliably red ...

A man complained to the Kalispell Police Department about suspicious activity going on ever since new tenants moved in next door. He said someone was banging on a neighbor’s door to let them in and when there was no answer they went outside and sat inside a vehicle. A man wearing a red vest and golf cap reportedly screamed and yelled at passing cars near an intersection. Someone confronted a ...

Keep the “Law & Order” opening theme song in your head as you read this letter, for dramatic effect. “Keep going, honey, this neighborhood doesn’t look safe.” “Call me right away when you get there, dear.” We have all heard and said remarks like this from our loved ones, out of concern for safety. But what if you lived in the neighborhood that many would be too scared to even stop at? Wha...