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The Knesset plenum has approved the amendment of the Rabbinical Courts (Marriage and Divorce) Judiciary Law, which will authorize Dayanim to hear divorce claims, even for those who are not Israeli citizens or residents. The amendment to the law was first passed as a temporary provision in 2018 for three years, and authorized the Rabbinical Courts in Israel to hear the divorce claim of non-cit...

Kansas attorney general Derek Schmidt has notified the Board of Regents that some public universities are violating a state law passed last week that loosened requirements for obtaining medical and religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccinations, the Associated Press reported. Schmidt said “at least some” public universities are violating the new law. He specifically mentioned the University of...

Attorney General Derek Schmidt has told university officials to stop alleged violations of a new Kansas law making it easier for workers to get religious and moral exemptions to COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Schmidt's letter to leadership at the Kansas Board of Regents, the University of Kansas and Kansas State University demanded they "immediately cease and desist from vaccine mandate...

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has designated a parking spot atop Teton Pass for “Authorized Vehicles Only.” The space will be reserved for avalanche forecasters, law enforcement, first responders and other authorized personnel. Parking on the summit of Teton Pass is as coveted as the fluffy, pristine powder surrounding it, so officials know that taking away even one spot will add t...

PORTLAND, Maine — Thousands of Maine students have better access to free menstrual products thanks to a new state law and unprecedented donation. Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 952, An Act To Limit Liability Regarding Donations of Menstrual Products into law in June 2021. It provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for good faith donors of period products, including manufacturers and h...

Alex Jones is liable for damages in defamation lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Every once in a while, we get a bracing reminder that free speech has its limits. Alex Jones, the barking far-right conspiracy theorist, suffered a sweeping legal loss recently when judges in two states ruled against him in defamation lawsuits bro...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When the new abortion restriction law went into effect this year, donations started flooding into nonprofit organizations that financially assist Texans seeking abortions. Some Texas nonprofit groups dedicated to paying for the medical costs of abortion say they have more money than pa...

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - December 1, 2021) - The securities litigation law firm of The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice on behalf of shareholders of Hoegh LNG Partners Lp (NYSE: HMLP). Shareholders who purchased shares of HMLP during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible Lead Plaintiff appointment. Appointment as Lead Plaintiff is...

BOSTON, MA – January 13, 2021: The Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Although the legal minimum marriage age in this state is 18, there are exceptions to that rule. For instance, if parents concur, children under 18 can enter into matrimony, even those younger than 16, the legal age of consent. Legislative eff...

Lady Justice perched atop the Nevada Supreme Court building in Las Vegas as seen on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent) In my experience, there are three broad reasons why people choose to subject themselves to the expensive hazing ritual more commonly known as law school: 1) those who have no idea what they want to be when they grow up but figure lawyers are gener...