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November 30, 2021

Professor sparks outrage by saying women should be kept out of law, medicine and engineering careers | TheHill - The Hill

Story at a glance A political science professor in Idaho has sparked widespread outrage for saying women should be barred from professions in certain fields. Excerpts from a speech made in late October went viral last week after they were posted to TikTok. Despite pushback, the professor, Scott Yenor, is unlikely to face consequences from his employer, Boise State University, because of Firs...
November 30, 2021

Veteran Utah law enforcer as chosen as Provo police chief - Deseret News

Fred Ross, second from left, and his family listen during an event where Ross was named Provo’s new police chief on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Fred Ross said he had several people approach him about applying to become Provo's next police chief. But it was a late night walk along Center Street on Monday and spending over an hour with the owner of a pizza restaurant that convinced him he had ma...
November 30, 2021

The NDAA Likely Won't Become Law Until 2022. That's 'Not The End of the World' - Defense One

Jacqueline Feldscher It’s looking more and more likely that the annual defense policy bill will not become law in 2021. Congress frequently has an end-of-calendar-year push to pass the bill, which authorizes the Defense Department activities for the fiscal year that began in October, requests reports or briefings from the Pentagon, and sets new policy on things such as military justice reform...
November 30, 2021

2 men turn themselves in to law enforcement after fleeing an officer - WEAU

A pursuit lasted about 20 miles on Interstate 94 from Black River Falls, to the 92-mile marker on Interstate 94 near Osseo. BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - Two men have turned themselves in to the Black River Falls Police Department after fleeing from an officer in Jackson County. According to a release from the Black River Falls Police Department, on Nov. 24 at 9:47 p.m., a Black River Fall...
November 30, 2021

New law pumps $15 million into improved maternity care for female veterans - Stars and Stripes

President Joe Biden signs four bills into law Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, that affect veterans. One new law will invest $15 million to improve maternal health care for female veterans. (Screenshot from the White House event) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law that invests $15 million to improve maternity care for female veterans. The new law orders the Department o...
November 30, 2021

Ahead of Dale Ho's Senate Hearing, Bipartisan Group of Yale Law Classmates Urge His Confirmation to SDNY | National Law Journal - Law.com

ACLU’s Voting Rights Project Director Dale Ho addressing media outside the U.S. Supreme Court after arguments in the census case United States Department of Commerce v. New York, on April 23, 2019. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Dale Ho, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Southern District of New York, has the backing of his Yale Law School classmates as he heads for consideration by the S...
November 30, 2021

Egg supply in peril if voter law kicks in - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

Image by Hans Braxmeier from Pixabay Lawmakers have just a month left to overcome a disagreement about how to update an animal welfare law before it kicks into effect, and if they fail to meet that deadline, they could unleash a nearly eggless period that one industry leader forecast would be “temporary chaos.” The House and Senate have each already voted in favor of changes to a voter-approv...
November 30, 2021

Calif. Employment Laws Effective 2022: Wage Theft, Confidentiality, etc - The National Law Review

The California Legislature increased the complexity of employment law in the Golden State by enacting several employment laws that will soon take effect. Below we summarize key aspects of the more significant new legislation. Intentional Failure to Pay Wages May Constitute the Felony of “Grand Theft” (Assembly Bill 1003) Under current law, employers who wrongfully and intentionally withhold w...
November 30, 2021

Fashion Law Update - November 2021 | K&L Gates LLP - JDSupra - JD Supra

In this edition of Fashion Law, we look at the trends, emerging and evolving, within the retail, luxury goods and fashion sectors post COVID-19 around the world. In this edition, we focus on a few themes which include: - Navigating a fashion brand's transition to direct to consumer - Important updates for brands selling goods in Europe - Managing Supply Chain Risk - the U.S. Perspective - Con...
November 30, 2021

WATCH LIVE: President Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure law - WJXT News4JAX

Former UCF, University Christian football star Otis Anderson Jr. killed in Northside shooting: sources Electric bills going up for JEA customers starting in December Former UCF, University Christian football star Otis Anderson Jr. killed in Northside shooting