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A controversial Missouri law aiming to block local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws has police frustrated and heading to court. Copyright 2022 NPR

Corporate staff during a meeting in an office. Photo via iStock/Getty Images In summary A state law that requires California companies to have women on their boards is facing a legal challenge in Los Angeles, where a trial concluded Wednesday. Since the law passed in 2018, the share of women on boards has increased from 15.5% to 29%. Something new happened in boardrooms across California last...

If Your Time is short • Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he will not call in the military as part of the Emergencies Act. • The Emergencies Act gives banks the right to temporarily freeze accounts being used to support protesters’ blockades without obtaining a court order. The Emergencies Act invoked in Canada to quell protests gives specific powers to the federal government, pol...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Education Agency confirmed this week it now requires new charter schools to submit a "statement of assurance" that the school will follow so-called “critical race theory” laws before opening its doors to the public. Last year, Texas lawmakers passed two laws designed to limit...

During a news conference Wednesday, June 23, 2021, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds talks about the state's plans for COVID-19 testing. (File) DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an education funding bill on Thursday, putting what she called a “significant and responsible” increase in per-pupil funding into effect for the next fiscal year. Reynolds touted the 2.5% per-pupil increase in H...

UIC law professor says public flashpoint over words used in exam has been 'absolute hell'  Bloomington Pantagraph

On January 15, 2022, the New York City Council adopted an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), requiring covered employers to include salary ranges for positions open to prospective or current employees. Employers with four or more employees (including independent contractors) are covered by the law. The new Local Law, which takes effect on May 15, 2022, expands upon a 20...

A can of Coors Seltzer Mango, center, is shown with Vizzy Blueberry Pomegranate, left, and Vizzy Pineapple Mango, in front of the Utah State Capitol, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Salt Lake City. A bill advancing at the Utah Legislature would remove nearly half of popular hard seltzer products from the shelves of grocery and convenience stores. At issue is a unique-to-Utah dustup over flavoring...

Credit: Erin O’Brien Stephen L. Ball ’10 has been appointed Harvard Law School’s new dean of students, starting March 7. He returns to Harvard from his most recent role at Wells Fargo, where as a senior vice president and strategy lead, his work has recently focused on advancing their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In a message to the Harvard Law School community, John F. Man...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The latest update to Utah’s famously restrictive liquor laws could remove nearly half of increasingly popular hard seltzers from grocery store shelves in the state where most lawmakers are members of the teetotaling Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At issue are flavorings that contain trace amounts of ethyl alcohol, making them technically verboten to sell in...