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January 31, 2022
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A coalition of Christians and Catholics on Monday called on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to drop charges against media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other political activists jailed or in custody under a China-imposed national security law.
The petition by more than a dozen Christian and Catholic groups and leaders was handed to a government representative outside Hong Kong's gove...
January 31, 2022
Federal and local law enforcement agents and detectives executed multiple arrest and search warrants throughout San Mateo County and at one residence in Oakland and seized 15 firearms of various types, including ghost guns, on Jan. 20, 2022. Courtesy San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
They're untraceable and illegal — and too often in the hands of criminals
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January 31, 2022
Last week’s article presented 20 questions on vehicle and traffic law (VTL), traffic control devices, and traffic safety. Hopefully you took the test and kept your answers handy. This article repeats the questions and includes the answers. See how you did.
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1. At an intersection where you are going straight but can’t get past the intersection because of backed up traffic, it ...
January 31, 2022
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For the second time this month, I get to wish you all a Happy New Year! This week marks the lunar new year, which under the Chinese zodiac is the Year of the Tiger—a symbol of power and an animal deemed brave, cruel, forceful and unpredictable. Sounds like the legal industry!
Speaking of unpredictability: When Milbank announced this month it was raising base...
January 31, 2022
The AAP reinforced their case in asking for a temporary restraining order blocking Maryland’s new library ebook/digital law, replying on Friday to the state’s weak defense. As the AAP’s new brief underscores, Maryland’s own legal reply lays bare their ploy: “Maryland’s attempts to justify the Maryland Act make the case for why it is preempted. […]
January 31, 2022
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Four years after its entry into force, lawyers and businesses say the European Commission’s 2018 milestone privacy legislation, GDPR has failed to deliver on one of its key promises—to harmonize data protection principles and data privacy laws across the bloc’s two dozen countries.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, local data protection authoritie...
January 30, 2022
YAKIMA — Disagreement over how a new state law could shape membership on the Yakima Health District's Board of Health continues to stall its implementation.
After lengthy discussion last week, the health board narrowly rejected a motion calling for the immediate implementation of the new law that requires an equal number of elected and non-elected members on the board.
Controversy over the re...
January 30, 2022
A bill proposed in the state senate would make the theft of packages delivered and left near the doors of homes by commercial companies a felony.
Senate Bill 23 would close a loophole in the current theft of mail statute and make the stealing of packages from a residence a felony punishable by 1 to 5 years in prison.
Keith West has more in this report from Frankfort.
The current law for theft...
January 30, 2022
Unvaccinated and undeterred: Austria holdouts dig in despite new law
Austrian musician Katharina Teufel-Lieli is one of tens of thousands to have joined demonstrations against making the Covid jab compulsory (AFP/ALEX HALADA)
Despite vaccination against Covid-19 becoming mandatory in Austria on Friday, musician Katharina Teufel-Lieli insists she won't bow to pressure to get the jab.
"I have t...