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Lawmakers in New Zealand have passed in a near-unaninimous vote a bill banning conversion therapy, the dangerous and discredited practice that seek to change or suppress a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The bill, which was first introduced last summer, passed by a vote of 112 to 8 in a legislative session on Tuesday. The text of the bill says it aims to rec...

St. Mary’s student-led symposium will help educate attorneys and law students in immigration law The St. Mary’s University School of Law’s student-led publication, The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice, will host the 2022 Immigration Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, at San Fernando Hall, 231 West Commerce St. Embracing the theme of Forever a N...

A year after imposing a moratorium on the consideration of applications for permits to establish dog kennels, the Town of Gardiner has finally passed its new Kennel Law. At its February 8 meeting, the Town Board unanimously voted to close the public hearing on the new local law, issue a negative declaration on its Environmental Assessment Form and adopt it. The impetus to amend sections 80-15...

What You Need to Know Walter Dellinger, a mainstay of the Washington legal community and former acting solicitor general, died at age 80. Dellinger argued 24 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including nine as acting solicitor general during the Clinton administration. He recently wrote about significance of President Biden nominating a Black woman to be Supreme Court justice. February 1...

Proposed redistricting maps on the fourth day of the 33rd special session of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent) A law firm known for representing Nevada Democrats is representing the state Legislature in the ongoing redistricting lawsuit filed by Republican Assembly members. Though not explicitly named in complaints filed by ...

Ever since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, working from home has turned mainstream and is easier than it used to be. Here are 10 nuanced issues estate planners should consider to successfully (continue to) work remotely. Professional Responsibility Remote work is a balancing act. We must be cognizant of our professional responsibility obligations, run our practice effectively and k...

Botwc Firsts He hopes he inspires others to follow in his footsteps! Jason Onyediri is making history as the first Black editor in chief of the Texas Law Review, Kera News reports. The Texas Law Reviewis an independent legal scholarship journal, edited and published solely by students at the University of Texas School of Law. Established nearly a century ago, the Law Review publishes seven i...

2019 change to state anti-bias law banned mandatory arbitration Can conflict with FAA, which favors enforcement of arbitration pacts New Jersey’s 2019 amendment of the state’s anti-bias law to ban agreements requiring workers to arbitrate discrimination claims is preempted when it conflicts with the Federal Arbitration Act, a state appeals court ruled in a case of first impression. The FAA ...

Residents attend a popular consultation to discuss the draft of a new family code, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) HAVANA — Cuba's leaders have launched an unusual series of neighborhood meetings across the island to debate a measure that would legalize same-sex marriage and adoption, a measure that pits the daughter of former President Raul Castro against a ...

Two Colorado inmates who claim they were pressured into working despite health concerns are suing the state’s prison system, claiming it’s violating a constitutional ban on slavery and involuntary servitude. In the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Denver, Harold Mortis and Richard Lilgerose claim they effectively had days added to their sentences when they initially refused to work in 2020 because t...