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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law that prohibits the slaughter of race horses after their racing careers are over. Violations will be punishable with fines of up to $1,000 per horse. The money will go toward caring for retired racehorses. The law only applies to race horses and not ones that are slaughtered for consumption. New York Racing Association (NYRA) officials...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law that prohibits the slaughter of race horses after their racing careers are over. Violations will be punishable with fines of up to $1,000 per horse. The money will go toward caring for retired racehorses. The law only applies to race horses and not ones that are slaughtered for consumption. New York Racing Association (NYRA) officials...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law that prohibits the slaughter of racehorses after their racing careers are over. Violations will be punishable with fines of up to $1,000 per horse. The money will go toward caring for retired racehorses. The law only applies to race horses and not ones that are slaughtered for consumption. New York Racing Association (NYRA) officials ...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – A Greeneville-based Christian children’s home Thursday filed a federal lawsuit in what they claim is an attempt to preserve their religious freedom. Holston United Methodist Home for Children, better known as Holston Home, hired Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) to file a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Greeneville on Thursday. Lead counsel with ADF Matt Bowma...

(WIVB) — Think twice before you post. That’s the message from local law enforcement after a rash of violent social media threats caused several schools to close school buildings this week. “The most pertinent and, quite frankly a lot of times the only charge, is making a terrorist threat,” said Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. “We have a charge in our penal law, making a terrorist th...

NORTH CAROLINA (WSPA) — A new North Carolina law went into effect this week that bans the ‘Carolina Squat’. In September, Gov. Roy Cooper officially signed House Bill 692 into law prompting a sigh of relief for many residents. According to the sponsors of the bill, the “Carolina Squat”, also known as the “Cali Lean” or “Tennessee Tilt”, could pose a safety hazard to drivers. The ‘Carolina Squ...

A bump stock device, (left) that fits on a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing speed, making it similar to a fully automatic rifle, is installed on a AK-47 semi-automatic rifle, (right) at a gun store on Oct. 5, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Machine gun law contains ambiguities, some judges say Court splits evenly, allowing lower court decision to stand A government ban on firearm a...

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month was no exception. In fact, there were so many significant developments taking place during the past month that we were once again forced to expand our monthly summary we...

(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker is planning to introduce a new bill that he claims will strengthen the state’s Stand Your Ground law. Sen. Eric Burlison (R-Battlefied) pre-filed the legislation Wednesday. It would grant a person criminal immunity for using deadly force in self-defense unless the force is used against a law enforcement officer in t...

The first inkling that New Mexico Rep. Pamelya Herndon (D) had that a fatal school shooting had just unfolded near her Albuquerque field office came as helicopters hovered overhead and police shouted from loud speakers that everyone in the area should take shelter. Within days she learned that the 13-year-old boy who took the life of another 13-year-old boy in August had used his father’s gun...