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HOUSTON — A state district court judge in Texas ruled on Thursday that the unique enforcement scheme of the state’s restrictive abortion law violated the State Constitution by allowing any private citizen to sue abortion providers or others accused of breaking the law. In a 48-page opinion, Judge David Peeples found that the approach, which had been seen by anti-abortion groups as its greates...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawyers are questioning the attorney general's interpretation of a Cole County ruling being used to justify his investigation into Columbia Public Schools. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt opened an investigation on Columbia Public Schools' mask policy after sending out a warning letter to school districts and health departments across the state telling the...

Jackson Lewis Law Firm Logo Not waiting for guidance from federal authorities, Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has issued emergency rules to implement two new state pandemic-readiness laws: Health Emergency Labor Standards Act (HELSA) (formerly, ESSB 5115; now, RCW 49.17.062-.064) and Voluntary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Usage (SSB 5254). One of the most e...

Source: KTRE Staff (KTRE Staff) NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - One legislative special session after another placed a delay in disseminating new tax law information to chief appraisers. Consequently, taxpayers may not be aware of changes that could impact their tax statements. The Grinch attempts to put a damper on the holidays. If he doesn’t succeed, there are always property taxes to bring spi...

Voters stand in line to cast their ballots during the first day of early voting in the US Senate runoff at the Gwinnett Fairgrounds, Dec. 14, 2020. Photo: Tami Chappell / AFP via Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday denied motions to dismiss lawsuits over Georgia's voting law that restricts voter across the state. Why it matters: Legal challenges emerged from several civil rights groups a...

AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas judge on Thursday ruled that the state’s controversial law restricting abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy violates the Texas Constitution, saying it should not be enforced in court. It was not immediately clear how the order would affect procedures in the state. The judge did not issue an injunction to block cases from being filed. John Seago, legislative dir...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ks. — They say it’s better to give than to receive, but recent supply chain issues across the country is making this difficult. This is making food donations much harder to accomplish than in years past. It’s harder for food pantries to keep their shelves full and when it comes to bigger donations, sometimes it’s impossible to meet the demand. This isn’t stopping the Cherokee...

Bet Biglaw Didn't Think People Would Care When They Lied: But we care. First Generation Law School Students Unite! You need all the support you can get. Mark Meadows Isn't Great At This Whole Lawsuit Thing: That's not how this works, it's not how any of this works. More Bonus News: At Cleary, Wilkinson Stekloff, Ropes & Gray, Weil, Dechert. (Image via Getty) Bet Biglaw Didn’t Think Peop...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In many people's minds, government and red tape go hand-in-hand. It always seems to take forever to turn an idea into law, but at the Ohio Statehouse this week the opposite is happening. What You Need To Know A bill Gov. Mike DeWine asked for calls for $250 million in federal money to go toward supporting state and local law enforcement The bill includes $175 million to pr...

Former Hong Kong legislator Nathan Law speaks during a rally in London, June 12. Photo: May James/Zuma Press Chris Tang surely didn’t intend to give President Biden a plug for “The Summit for Democracy” the White House is holding this week. But the Hong Kong secretary of security did precisely that when he denounced one of the President’s invitees, former Hong Kong legislator Nathan Law...