test

Two days after the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms banned President Donald Trump and many of his supporters. In the wake of this "great deplatforming," Republicans' longstanding gripes with these platforms became a legislative priority. One of the most aggressive of these Republican-led efforts to regulate social media is Texas' H.B. 20....

EDITORIAL: The Shane Sandridge Law kills children  Colorado Springs Gazette

Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser. Kane County photo. Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser is being appointed to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law. The commission is meant to look into how state courts can serve the needs of the elderly in Illinois. A new release says that the increasing volume of illegal and fraudulent activities directed at the el...

Brunswick City Hall BRUNSWICK, Ohio -- City Council is considering legislation to align local ordinances with a new state law, effective June 13, making it legal to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. “The essence of this change (is) you no longer need a concealed carry permit if you are a ‘qualified adult’,” Police Chief Brian Ohlin said of the passage of Senate Bill 215. Note to read...

A simple law change around prescribing could help ease the treatment crisis facing many women going through the menopause, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) says. Some are now struggling with untreated symptoms due to shortages of some types of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT). Women who rely on the medicine have reported feeling suicidal without it. The RPS wants pharmacists in Englan...

Friends and family of people who use drugs should be equpped with all the tools needed to save lives—including access to naloxone (the overdose reversal medication) and the ability to call for help without fear of prosecution. Last spring, a 28-year-old man in East Liverpool became one of nearly 5,000 Ohioans who lost their lives to drug overdose in 2021. This man’s life could have been saved...

Allen & Overy/photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM April 05, 2022

Credit: Travis Wolfe/Shutterstock.com Former White & Case partner Julia Smithers Excell has joined financial services group ING, after her departure from the law firm in March. She joins ING as managing director and U.K. head of financial markets legal, working with the group’s general counsel Adrian Marsh, according to her LinkedIn profile. This premium content is reserved exclusively fo...

Perth, Australia (Image: Adobe Stock) Squire Patton Boggs has hired a former human resources manager, industrial relations advisor, labour market economist and industrial inspector to join its employment practice in Perth. Kim Hodge, who joins as a partner from McCabe Curwood Lawyers, advises clients across sectors including mining and resources, engineering, utilities, retail, health care, e...

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. One day in January, I stood on the 71st floor of 111 West 57th Street, a luxury skyscraper in Manhattan. Below me, Central Park was a vast, frosty oasis hemmed in by tall buildings. Skaters were followed by their shadows in the morning sunlight as they glided on th...