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BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungary's Constitutional Court on Friday declined to rule on a motion challenging the primacy of European Union law in a case involving the country's treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers. The decision came after Justice Minister Judit Varga challenged a ruling last December from the EU's top court which found Hungary had failed to respect EU law by conducting pushback...

Elections officials, county prosecutors and voting advocates are pushing for clarity on a recent law change that seems to impose a sweeping ban on government officials from working with private groups on elections issues. John Kuntz, cleveland.com Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Weather Mild temperatures are in t...

It’s called the Congressional Review Act, and it helps the party that has no legislative agenda and just wants to undo stuff. It has to go. The Senate passed Wednesday, 52-48, a measure nullifying the Biden administration’s mandate requiring workers at companies that employ more than 100 people either to get vaccinated against Covid or submit to weekly Covid testing at their own expense. The ...

Ranked by Points from CEO survey To generate the rankings for Oregon’s Most Admired Companies, the Portland Business Journal sent surveys to 3,700 CEOs or top executives in Oregon and Southwest Washington. We asked them to select three companies they most admire in eight categories, as well as three companies they admire most across all industries. Over 300 local leaders responded to the surv...

The AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland mobile clinic used for HIV testing, in a 2019 file photo. In an editorial today, the editorial board of The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com calls for revisions in an outdated Ohio law that criminalizes HIV nondisclosure but doesn't reflect advances in medical treatment and could be contributing to lower levels of HIV testing. (Lynn Ischay/The Plain Deale...

New York City has a new law on the books—one of the boldest measures of its kind in the country—that aims to curb hiring bias that can occur when businesses use artificial intelligence tools to screen out job candidates. Employers in the city will be banned from using automated employment decision tools to screen job candidates, unless the technology has been subject to a “bias audit” conduct...

Charlottesville, Va. is still looking for a city manager as it deals with the aftermath of a deadly White supremacist rally and navigates the departure of various government leaders. Marc Woolley decided against taking interim city manager gig He’s instead moved into a new municipal role near Philadelphia A former Big Law lawyer has rejected the interim city manager job in Charlottesville, ...

Gun-control advocates keep making the same predictions of doom and bloodshed from law-abiding citizens having guns for protection. They warn us of pending disaster if Florida becomes the 22nd state to adopt so-called constitutional carry rules that would allow law-abiding adults who legally own a handgun to conceal-carry it without a permit. Thirty-four states already allow open carry without...

Victims of human trafficking in New York could have more access to social and legal services under a measure approved Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The new law will require law enforcement officials to advise a person who they reasonably believe to be or says they are a victim of human trafficking on the available programs to aid people in those cases. Agencies wil then offer to connect vici...

Toy prices are up. The supply chain is tenuous. Products are limited. Welcome to the Christmas season 2021. But despite the vagaries of the economy, dozens of law enforcement officers turned out at Libby Lou's in Cramerton Wednesday afternoon to lend a hand in moving toys for Gaston County's Christmas Magic effort. Christmas Magic is designed to provide books, toys, clothing and food for hu...