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December 27, 2021

Switzerland just passed a major law to affirm trans people's identities, but there's a catch - LGBTQ Nation

Beginning on January 1, Swiss trans people who want to legally change their gender will be able to do so through self-declaration at a civil registry office. They won’t need any court orders, medical letters, or other bureaucratic requirements. As of now, many regions in the country require trans people to present a letter from a doctor to change their gender. Some regions even require a pers...
December 27, 2021

SHAREHOLDER ACTION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Encourages Investors in Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. with Losses of $100,000 to Contact the Firm - Yahoo Finance

LOS ANGELES, December 27, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. f/k/a Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. ("Faraday Future" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: FFIE, FFIEW, PSAC, PSACW, PSACU) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange A...
December 27, 2021

Congress Provides Substantial Funding for Variety of Water Projects in Infrastructure Law With Emphasis on Low Income Communities - JD Supra

[co-author: Edward Mahaffey, Law Clerk] The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) contains significant water-related provisions, amounting to $82.5 billion in spending.[1] Areas addressed by these provisions include drinking water safety, clean water more generally, access to water, and research. Background America faces many serious problems involving water. People in rural areas rem...
December 27, 2021

Fifth Circuit Will Hear Texas Abortion Law Referral Jan. 7 - Bloomberg Law

Officials want Texas’s top court decide if they can be sued Providers argue case must be sent back to district court The Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments Jan. 7 on whether it should ask the Texas Supreme Court to answer questions over a state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, the federal appeals court said Monday. Texas administrative officials asked the U.S. Court o...
December 27, 2021

Woerner bills signed into law by Gov. Hochul - Glens Falls Post-Star

Woerner bills signed into law by Gov. Hochul  Glens Falls Post-Star
December 27, 2021

Men receiving vasectomies as 'act of love' protesting Texas abortion law - Washington Examiner

Men across the nation are engaging in acts of "love" toward their partners by receiving vasectomies as a form of protest against the controversial Texas abortion law. Dr. Koushik Shaw at the Austin Urology Institute in Texas informed the Washington Post he has seen a 15% increase in men coming in for scheduled vasectomies. After the Texas ban was enacted on Sept. 1, Shaw noted that men were t...
December 27, 2021

Vote-by-mail, Medicaid eligibility for inmates are just some new Nevada laws - KLAS - 8 News Now

Nevada Assembly 2021 (KLAS) LAS VEGAS (KLAS)— Several new laws go into effect in Nevada this week as we ring in 2022, including making vote-by mail permanent, expunging juvenile criminal records, and requiring courthouses contain lactation rooms. Assembly Bill 42, which becomes law, follows a 2019 state Supreme Court decision that allows for jury trials in misdemeanor domestic violence cases ...
December 27, 2021

James Law obituary - The Guardian

My friend James Law, who has died aged 65 of a heart attack, was one of the world’s leading researchers into child language development. His research was dedicated to improving the lives of children with communication needs and to the transformation of public health approaches to speech and language therapy. He was born in Guildford, the son of Rosemary (nee Bowman), an interior designer, and...
December 27, 2021

Some Advice From My Friend, The GC! - Above the LawAbove the Law - Above the Law

Recently, a good friend of mine accepted her first general counsel position — a big career change. I couldn’t be prouder of her for taking this step! It used to be that general counsel would just run the legal departments of private or public companies, but, these days, GCs find themselves being given many more responsibilities. They often sit at the executive table, meaning they have more of...
December 27, 2021

Your Turn: feedback on child's vaccine trial, population loss & Styrofoam law - WWNY

Your Turn(WWNY) WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Most of your feedback this week is about an Adams Center 3-year-old who’s taking part in a COVID vaccine trial for children: Such a great way to help her community and beyond. Way to be on the right side of history. JoeandKelli Lawrence So wrong using your child as an experimental guinea pig! Linda Brown Shimp Not your child, not anyone’s business....