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Hans von Spakovsky is a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, a former commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, and former counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. He is a member of the board of the Public Interest Legal Foundation. In 2020, we saw more lawsuits filed over election laws and rule changes than in a...

Contact: Joanne Foreman, 517-284-5814 Agency: Natural Resources New sessions of Michigan's NotMISpecies webinar series will cover how conservation officers help prevent invasive species introductions, as well as ways to enjoy the outdoors while minimizing harmful effects of invasive plants, animals and pests. Supported by the Michigan Invasive Species program, the monthly, hourlong webi...

Photo illustration by Slate. Image by greyj/iStock/Getty Images Plus. When California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for gun legislation modeled on the Texas abortion law, S.B. 8, allowing individuals to sue people who put illegal guns on the streets, many progressive pundits saw Newsom’s move as little more than a clever attempt at baiting the Supreme Court to reconsider the implications of its de...

Many aspects of the immigration enforcement system were modeled after the criminal justice system and created in response to perceived threats raised by immigrants arriving in the U.S. While immigration enforcement has historically focused on locking certain groups out of the country, in recent decades, attention has turned to punishing immigrants residing in the U.S., particularly as a deter...

Marie-Claire Chevalier was 16 when she was raped by a high school classmate and became pregnant. She then had an abortion, which was illegal at the time unless the woman’s life was in danger. Her classmate was later arrested on unrelated charges of auto theft. In a bid to avoid prosecution, he revealed Ms. Chevalier’s abortion to the authorities; he was released, and she was arrested and impr...

The County’s Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to take a two-phased approach to implement the state’s Vehicle Miles Traveled law to balance the need for housing with the need to address climate change. The first phase will be to firm up within six months the current definitions of “infill” areas in unincorporated communities where housing developments could be built without triggering Vehi...

Law enforcement gives 'all clear' at Grafton (West Virginia) High School following 'code red'  WV News

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. SALT LAKE CITY — A new law went into effect Thursday that will "wipe the slate clean" for hundreds of thousands of Utahns whose criminal record will now be removed from their records. Passed in 2019 by unanimous vote in the Utah legislature, the "Clean Slate Law" applies to non-viole...

Iowa's 'Back the Blue' law results in large raises for many county sheriffs  Iowa City Press Citizen

Printer-friendly INTRODUCTION The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has published its first Federal Data Protection Law No. 45 of 2021 (Law), which came into effect on 2 January 2022. This alert provides an overview of the Law which will be supplemented by the expected executive regulations (Executive Regulations), as well as key aspects in comparison with other data protection frameworks su...