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January 28, 2022

Bill would unite state law enforcement under Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

A proposal introduced Monday would bring together the state’s law enforcement functions and reestablish the Department of Public Safety to focus on corrections, rehabilitation and inmate reentry into the community. Read more Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser! You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print & Digital Subscription.
January 28, 2022

Law Review: Fan hit in face by foul ball results in lawsuit - Sierra Sun

“To a willing person, injury is not done.” The United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Benjamin Cardoza first adopted what has become known as the “Baseball Rule.” This longstanding rule essentially states that spectators at baseball games assume the risk of injury from foul balls or flying bats. THE ‘BASEBALL RULE’ Under the “Baseball Rule,” for over a century, courts throughout the United...
January 28, 2022

Pakistan passes IMF-backed law for central bank autonomy - Reuters

ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Pakistan's upper house of parliament put the seal on Friday on a law backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to give the central bank more independence in decision-making. The new legislation, passed by 43 votes to 42, was one of several conditions by the IMF for revival of a stalled $6 billion funding programme. The lower house had passed the law earlier...
January 28, 2022

States weigh a raft of proposed laws to limit race, sexuality lessons in schools - NBC News

WASHINGTON — In just the first three weeks of 2022, more than 70 bills have been filed in 27 states seeking to regulate how and what educators may teach about race, history and sexuality in schools, according to an analysis a free speech advocacy group published this week. Advocates say the sheer number of bills — as well as how severe many of them would be — is part of a robust effort by con...
January 28, 2022

Georgetown law dean blasts tweets by incoming prof about race, gender test for Biden SCOTUS pick - New York Post

The dean of Georgetown University Law Center described a new faculty member’s tweets questioning the qualifications of President Biden’s potential new Supreme Court pick as “appalling.” Ilya Shapiro, who served as the head of the conservative think tank Cato Institute in Washington, DC, starts his new job as executive director and senior lecturer at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution ...
January 28, 2022

Six police, law enforcement officers shot as violent trend continues around US - Fox News

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day Six law enforcement officers shot in major US cities in less than 48 hours as violent crime keeps surging Police and law enforcement officers continue to be the victims of a violent trend, as six officers were the victims of gun violence over just the past two days. Two police officers were shot W...
January 28, 2022

Attorneys: Angel Stadium land sale should stand despite dispute - Los Angeles Times

Fireworks burst over Angel Stadium after a baseball game on June 5 in Anaheim. The Angel Stadium land sale should not be nullified even if the city of Anaheim violated a state law in negotiating the deal, attorneys representing a management company controlled by Angels owner Arte Moreno argued in a court filing Thursday night. The city argued again Thursday it did not violate a state law t...
January 28, 2022

Our view: Seaford abortion law donor must not trump citizens, voters - The News Journal

The Seaford fiasco is galling, so much so that it strains credulity. On Dec. 14, the city council, in a 3-2 vote, passed an ordinance requiring the burial or cremation of fetal remains from abortions and miscarriages there — a measure we believe to be contrary to Delaware law and, worse, stigmatizing to women seeking abortions. Before the vote, Seaford Mayor David Genshaw told city council m...
January 28, 2022

Online Investment Fraud Network Taken Down by Law Enforcement - Infosecurity Magazine

Bulgarian law enforcement has successfully taken down a network of online investment fraudsters responsible for losses of more than €10m. The operation, supported by Europol and Eurojust, took place on January 26. This resulted in the arrest of one individual by the Bulgarian National Police on suspicion of defrauding mainly German and Greek investors out of at least €10m. In addition, 24 loc...
January 28, 2022

Breyer to Exit After High Court Tackles 'Major Questions' Law - Bloomberg Law

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks about his coming retirement in the White House on Jan. 27, 2022, in Washington. Major questions doctrine used to limit agency power Breyer penned four dissents in cases invoking it Justice Stephen Breyer announced he’ll leave the U.S. Supreme Court as its conservative majority is poised to strengthen a judicial doctrine that he had an unwitti...