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February 15, 2022

Canadian government invokes Emergencies Act due to blockades and protests over Covid-19 measures - CNN

(CNN)The Canadian government is invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time to address the impact of continued protests across the country over Covid-19 health measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Monday. The Emergencies Act can provide for the use of the military, but may not necessarily lead to that, and Trudeau said the government is not bringing them in. But it can t...
February 15, 2022

Maine law aimed to protect some of our state's most vulnerable citizens - maine.gov

From the desk of Shannon Moss, DPS PIO Losing a child in a split second can happen to anyone but for parents of children with an intellectual or developmental disability the chances are higher and the worry greater. “It was something we were in constant fear about,” said Maeghan Swanson of Presque Isle who is the mother of a 12-year-old boy with autism. Swanson knows all too well that childre...
February 15, 2022

MLB prospect rankings 2022: Keith Law's complete guide to every farm system - The Athletic

With the AL East teams on Tuesday, Keith Law completes his deep dive into the top 20 prospects in all 30 MLB organizations. Each one includes full scouting reports on each of the top-ranked players, additional notable names, and highlights of the expected impact of this season with a predicted riser and faller. Already released was Law’s Top 100 Prospects for 2022, just-missed list and farm s...
February 15, 2022

AL East prospect rankings: Keith Law's complete top 20 in every farm system for 2022 - The Athletic

With the AL East teams on Tuesday, Keith Law completes his deep dive into the top 20 prospects in all 30 MLB organizations. Each one includes full scouting reports on each of the top-ranked players, additional notable names, and highlights of the expected impact of this season with a predicted riser and faller. Already released was Law’s Top 100 Prospects for 2022, just-missed list and farm s...
February 15, 2022

Mass. bill to transport wounded police K-9s becomes law - Police News

By Suzie Ziegler BOSTON — A new Massachusetts law allows EMS providers to transport and treat police K-9s injured on the job. State law previously barred EMS providers from transporting animals. On Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill known as ‘Nero’s Law,’ which is named after a K-9 that was shot and severely wounded in 2018, reported WCVB. The same shooting also killed Nero’s handler, ...
February 15, 2022

Renters struggle as Palo Alto City Council passes relocation assistance law - The Stanford Daily

(Photo: WILLIAM MENG/The Stanford Daily) In a 5-1 vote on Jan. 31, Palo Alto City Council passed a law that expands tenant relocation assistance for renters living in buildings with 10 or more apartments. The law comes too late for the many tenants who were evicted before its passage, and other protections proposed by the Palo Alto Renters’ Association remain unpassed. The need for renter pro...
February 15, 2022

Law roundup: Neighbor miffed about missing muffler - Daily Inter Lake

Someone complained to Kalispell Police Department about a neighbor’s car being very loud in the morning when they warm it up for about half an hour because it was missing a muffler. They wanted to know how to handle the situation. Aggressive dogs allegedly charged a fence and their owner started screaming obscenities at a woman out walking her leashed dogs. A possible 17- or 18-year-old with ...
February 15, 2022

Senate passes cannabis law changes, adds new water rights language - New Mexico Political Report

The New Mexico Senate approved a bill late Monday night that aims to clean up language of the state’s Cannabis Regulation Act, increase production limits for small cannabis companies and allow those smaller companies to wholesale cannabis to and from other cannabis businesses. The most significant changes SB 100 proposes are increasing plant limits for cannabis microbusinesses from 200 to 1,0...
February 15, 2022

Federal Judge Orders Former Chapman Law Professor to Prove Donald Trump Hired Him - NBC Southern California

In this March 16, 2017 file photo, Chapman School of Law professor John Eastman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. A federal judge in Santa Ana Monday ruled that former Chapman University law professor John Eastman must show proof he was hired by former President Donald Trump if he wishes to continue asserting claims of attorney-client privilege regarding his emails on the university's ...
February 15, 2022

Utah's Tougher DUI Law Cut Deaths, Study Finds - The Pew Charitable Trusts

Crosses create a memorial along Highway 33 near Coalinga, Calif., in January, the scene of a fatal crash that killed nine people and was apparently caused by a drunken driver. A federal report found that Utah’s decision to lower its blood alcohol level for drivers reduced fatal crashes. Utah’s lower blood alcohol level standard for drivers has resulted in decreased traffic deaths and imp...