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An Arkansas judge on Wednesday struck down a state law that prevents schools and other governmental entities from requiring face masks. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox had already temporarily blocked the law in August. On Wednesday, he ruled the law unconstitutional on multiple grounds, including that it discriminates between children in public and private schools. Private schools were n...

Real stories, real cases! Join host Liisa Speaker of Speaker Law Firm and her special guests for this week’s new episode of In the Name of the Law. Today we talk about criminal liability surrounding the Oxford High School shooting, tips for parents going to court for their family law cases, and the rights of senior citizens with respect to the new auto insurance laws. Join Speaker Law Firm an...

9th Circuit District Attorney Ricky Smith The Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Office of the District Attorney and the Vicksburg Police Department last week announced the formation of a joint task force with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The initiative is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a nationwide initiative that helps combat violent crime and reduce...

Picture by qimono on Pixabay. Goods made in China by slave laborers are prohibited from entering the U.S. under a new measure sponsored by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-F) and signed into law earlier this month. Introduced last year by Rubio and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act will prevent goods made with the slave labor of Uyghurs and other predominantly ethnic gr...

BOSTON — With the start of 2022, many Massachusetts residents will see a personal financial impact from the implementation of new laws. Changes due to take effect in the new year include a minimum wage increase, bigger benefits for those covered by the state's Paid Family and Medical Leave law and changes to animal welfare regulations. Minimum wage The Massachusetts minimum wage will increase...

Police lights AUSTIN — In the aftermath of a police shooting that killed a 38-year-old Austin man, the head of the Austin Police Department and leaders of local chapters of a national advocacy group on mental illness reflect on the training law enforcement receive for crisis situations. On Thursday, Dec. 23, Kokou Christopher Fiafonou died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. His death...

The lights of the Capitol dome shine as lawmakers work into the night in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Lawmakers passed 770 bills that were ultimately signed into laws in 2021.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a whopping 770 new laws in 2021, according to Cal Matters. Some of those laws have a buffer window written into them before they take effect – like mand...

Politicians at the federal and state level are waking up to the potential perils of algorithms that hire, fire and manage workers. Bins move along a conveyor at an Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey. A new California law designed to prevent the warehousing industry from overworking employees doesn’t name a specific company. But the legislation’s target is clear: Amazon.com ...

San Francisco fire department had 60 coronavirus cases in DecemberThe San Francisco fire department has had 60 coronavirus cases in December.CONNECTING... SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco will now require law enforcement in certain settings and other people in higher-risk workplaces to receive a coronavirus booster by Feb. 1, the city announced Wednesday, as the omicron variant wreaks havoc acro...

By Mike Barnhardt Enterprise Record Rob Taylor was voted as Mocksville’s mayor pro tempore by fellow board members. That means he will be in charge of conducting town business if Mayor Will Marklin isn’t available. Board members unanimously voted Taylor into the position. New board member, Johnny Frye, was appointed to the Piedmont Triad Regional Council and the transportation advisory com...