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Texas is hoping the court will be “friendlier” toward its efforts to keep enforcing the six-week abortion ban and bounty provision, says a Texas legal expert. An exam room at Whole Woman's Health of Austin. The Texas law that bans abortions after approximately six weeks of pregnancy – and that allows private citizens to enforce that ban – will be reconsidered again by the Fifth Circuit Court ...

Due to ongoing tenant complaints of substandard building conditions, California’s legislature has passed a new law to ensure local governments are responding more quickly and thoroughly towards building hazards. Beginning July 1, 2022, Assembly Bill (AB) 838 will require local governments that receive complaints of lead hazards or other substandard building conditions from any person involved...

Focus A lawsuit filed last Monday in Alameda County Superior Court by the California attorney general and a dozen district attorneys alleges that Walmart stores in California have illegally disposed of nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste at landfills each year for the past five years. The wastes include lithium batteries, insecticides, aerosol cans, cleaning supplies, electronic waste, pain...

Crime scene (Gray Media) ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Albany law enforcement is working to eliminate gang activity in the area. In a press conference on Monday, Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards said his office has presented several indictments against the Purps Gang. Edwards said the gang has been the focus of an effort by law enforcement agencies and the district attorney’s office. In...

Ohio strengthens robocall enforcementOhio strengthens robocall enforcement in new law that includes a safe harbor for voice service providers following call requirements and penalties that can be pursued in state and federal court by the Ohio attorney general. 4 minute read A new law in Ohio strengthens robocall enforcement in state court and encourages voice service providers to follow best...

(Albany, NY) — Governor Kathy Hochul today signed the Consumer Judgement Interest Act (S.5724A/A.6474A) to protect New Yorkers from excessive interest rate on money judgments arising out of consumer debt, including medical and student debt, by capping judgment interest rates to two percent. The legislation was sponsored by Senator Kevin Thomas (D-Levittown), who Chairs the Senate Committee on...

Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing Jan. 3 at the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has suspended the state’s new nursing homes laws regarding staffing levels and profits, citing a shortage of health care workers. The nursing home safe staffing law and profit cap were part of the state’s crackdown on the long-term care industry following the COVID-...

New year. New Amy. Penn Law professor Amy Wax is a constant source of embarrassment for her school, which presumably isn’t excited to have the public face of its faculty writing racist editorials or citing Wikipedia for scholarly support. It certainly couldn’t have been thrilled when she claimed, despite all evidence, that Black students were failing at law school. So it’s a bit of a change o...

The Louisiana Public Service Commission has given $220,000 worth of government contracts to a consultant with professional and personal connections to one of its commissioners, even after the consultant’s law license was suspended in 2019, Louisiana Illuminator reports. The commission awarded Scott McQuaig two contracts in 2020 worth nearly $180,000 total for consulting work on 5G utility pol...

(Photo: MGNOnline) (WWLP) – The new year means some new laws have gone into effect in Massachusetts. The state minimum wage has increased to $14.25 cents per hour, that’s an increase from last year’s minimum wage of $13.50 cents per hour. Tipped workers will also see their hourly wage go up to a minimum of $6.15 cents per hour. Also going up is the state’s benefit for Paid Family and Medical...