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More recycled plastic, glass and paper will be used in everyday products — from trash bags to beer bottles — under a new law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Tuesday. The law also prohibits the sale of polystyrene packing peanuts in New Jersey within two years — a move supporters say will help keep the easily blown pieces of lightweight plastic out of the litter stream. "With this new law, more plast...

Adams County prosecutors disregarded medical marijuana law in revoking probation, appeals court says  coloradopolitics.com

This story is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of news outlets strengthening coverage of the climate story. ExxonMobil is attempting to use an unusual Texas law to target and intimidate its critics, claiming that lawsuits against the company over its long history of downplaying and denying the climate crisis violate the US constitution’s guarantees of free spe...

The Supreme Court hears oral argument Wednesday in Sen. Ted Cruz’s challenge to a relatively obscure campaign finance provision, in another case that pits the free speech rights of candidates against a law meant to limit the influence of money in politics. The Texas Republican’s lawsuit brings the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act — also known as the McCain-Feingold law for its principal sponsor...

UNLV law school says it has no metric for reopening during town hall on COVID-19  Denver Gazette

From Levy's Consumer Law & Policy Blog post, "Defending the Right to Be Funny" (and check out the demand letter itself): Late last year, Harrison Greenbaum, a New York comedian and magician, included Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, better known in the magician trade as Criss Angel, who is, apparently, a very well known magic act, in an annual satirical review that he offers of major fig...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Law enforcement sources tell 2 On Your Side an arrest has been made in connection to a homicide in South Buffalo last Election Day. A 30-year-old man was shot on Keppel Street the night of November 2 and died at the scene. Sources say the suspect was taken into custody without incident Tuesday morning at Sisters Hospital. The unnamed man is being charged with second degree mur...

(l-r) Davina Pujari and Christopher Rheinheimer, of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, and Peter Weiner, of Cox, Castle & Nicholson. Courtesy photos What You Need to Know Davina Pujari and Christopher Rheinheimer, the leaders of Hanson Bridgett's environmental litigation practice, have joined Wilmer. Cox, Castle & Nicholson brought on Peter Weiner, the former west coast head of ...

Faith-based communities have been and will “likely” be the target of violence “by both domestic violent extremists and those inspired by foreign terrorists," according to a note sent nationwide to law enforcement officials and houses of worship by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. “Given the volatile environment, we encourage our partners to maintain strong operational security and...

California, Virginia and Colorado have new privacy laws coming into effect in 2023. But now is the time to start preparing your business or organization for compliance. In this first video of our series, Partner David Saunders explores state law applicability for each of the three states. Click the video below to watch.