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Passed in 2019, the automatic expungement law went into effect Thursday. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amy Daeschel embraces former Rep. Eric Hutchings, sponsor of the "clean slate" bill, following a ceremony at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The 2019 measure, which automatically expunges certain low-level offenses from criminal records after a period of time, went int...

Police officers restrain a protester during a rally against a new media bill in front of the parliament building in Baku, Azerbaijan, on December 28, 2021. President Ilham Aliyev recently enacted that media bill. (Reuters/Aziz Karimov) Stockholm, February 10, 2022 – Azerbaijan authorities should repeal a newly enacted media law that increases state control of the press, the Committee to Pro...

AUSTIN, Texas — Abortions in Texas fell by 60 percent in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full accounting of the immediate impact. The nearly 2,200 abortions reported by Texas providers in September came after a new law took effect that bans the procedure once cardiac activity is detected,...

U.S. Border Patrol agent Carlos Rivera guides migrants to be processed after they attempted to cross the border from Mexico into Sunland Park, N.M., September 17, 2021. The Ninth Circuit today, in United States v. Hansen, ruled that a federal law against encouraging illegal immigration violates the First Amendment. The opinion was written by Judge Ronald Gould, a Clinton appointee, and joined...

Proposed legislation would direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to work with other federal agencies, states, local governments and other groups involved with environmental projects on the Chattahoochee River. U.S. Senators John Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are introducing legislation to bring more funding and collaboration for environmental projects on the Chattahoochee River. The Chattaho...

The growing homeless population is getting out of hand for providers and city leaders. Now some want to create a new way to help those who can't help themselves. KPBS reporter Tania Thorne says it would mean changing conservatorship laws. When you hear “conservatorship,” you likely think of Britney Spears and the Free Britney movement. Last November, a judge put an end to her 14-year probate ...

DOWAGIAC — A new state law that took effect this month has one local business owner trying out a different method to fill an opening at his shop. Patrick Bakeman, owner of downtown Dowagiac’s Bakeman Barbers, is seeking potential apprentice candidates as a new law allowing a person to become a licensed barber through an apprenticeship program law took effect Feb. 1. Bakeman Barbers, 101 S. F...

Printer-friendly It’s important for law firms to know how to create effective client intake forms as it sets the tone for the relationship between them and the client. A strong, well-composed form with all the important details showcases a firm’s professionalism and competence. Law firms have an opportunity to impress clients immediately by providing a seamless and professional experie...

Law enforcement seize thousands of fentanyl pills, $40,000 in cash in Tuesday drug busts (KFYR-TV) BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Law enforcement says they seized thousands of illegal pills and thousands in cash in two drug busts. Metro Area Task Force officers say they found 5,000 fentanyl pills, handguns, and more than $40,000 cash when searching the Mandan apartment of David Jeffrie, 29, and Hash...

Marshall University Huntington campus. The proposed law school would be in South Charleston Del. Mathew Rohrbach, R-Cabell, is sponsoring House Bill 4425 to create a law school at Marshall University. Rohrbach said he has no data, but insists this would fulfill an unmet need in southern West Virginia. “This is to allow people who probably are not going to show up in statistics, But see a re...