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While lawyers are used to reading and speaking legalese, breaking complex legal concepts into digestible bits is a talent not all lawyers have. But, with legal issues and court proceedings frequently in the news, it’s becoming an increasingly necessary skill set. This is particularly true when attorneys need to speak to the media about legal issues and cases. This episode’s guest, David Coale...

It was Florida’s move to reject 54 math textbooks for “prohibited subjects” that made up Chaz Stevens’s mind: It was time to go after the Bible. Stevens, a 57-year-old tech wizard with a history of pulling wacky political stunts, had already been tracking the progress of a new state law that makes it easier for parents and county residents to challenge books in schools. The provision, which c...

The state Supreme Court found Bergen County violated New Jersey public bidding statutes in awarding contracts to renovate its historic courthouse.File photo Bergen County circumvented public bidding laws when it awarded an $80 million contract to renovate the county’s historic courthouse through a no-bid contract, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The decision, which will stop the ...

Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto AD Loading advertisement... 00:00 / 03:26 This article is in your queue. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. has a policy that unless the defendant committed other crimes too, his office “will not prosecute” marijuana misdemeanors, subway turnstile jumping, some trespassing, driving without a license and resisting arrest for any offense subjec...

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 226 into law on Thursday, answering the question of how schools deal with someone objecting to a book or material in the school library. Among other things, SB 226 would limit the ability of filing complaints to parents or legal guardians of children. This part of the law brings a change to current policy in Coweta County. “We’ve seen folks, again,...

New equipment for law enforcement agencies around the state to help combat drunk driving  Montana Right Now

Topline The Oklahoma legislature on Thursday passed a bill expected to become law that restricts most abortions and copies provisions of Texas’ controversial near-total ban on the procedure, marking the second major abortion ban the state has passed this month—with another potentially to follow—and cutting off abortion access to both Oklahomans and Texas residents who have traveled to the sta...

The state is one of 10 and Washington DC that allow patients with a terminal illness to request help in dying from a healthcare provider, but had been the only one that didn't specifically allow that request to be made via a video visit. Vermont’s governor has signed into law a bill amending the state’s assisted suicide statute to include telemedicine. S.74, passed by the state House and Sena...

A rooster named Pitikok has ruffled feathers in southern France – and is now poised to test the limits of the law. A neighbour fed up with the bird’s crowing has taken the owner to court. But she could be spared a penalty under new legislation protecting the “sensory heritage” of the countryside, from noisy church bells to the smell of farmyard animals. The rooster’s owner in the village of O...

New Hampshire Senate moving to uphold Sununu's paid leave law  The Laconia Daily Sun