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November 18, 2021

DeSantis signs anti-vax mandates bills into law even as some supporters grumble - Orlando Sentinel

TALLAHASSEE — Workers in Florida have new protections against being fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a quartet of bills Thursday that put new restrictions on vaccine mandates by employers. DeSantis signed the measures at an automobile dealership in Brandon, an unincorporated Hillsborough County community that plays into the “Let’s Go Brandon” chant p...
November 18, 2021

Man wanted for robbery in Bibb County killed by local law enforcement - CBS46 News Atlanta

Man wanted for robbery in Bibb County killed by local law enforcement  CBS46 News Atlanta
November 18, 2021

ND Law student to speak at National Association of Muslim Lawyers conference | The Law School | University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame Law School

Zahraa Nasser, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School and member of this year’s Religious Liberty Initiative student cohort, will speak Saturday at the National Association of Muslim Lawyers annual conference. Nasser will participate in a panel titled “Litigating the Reach of Religious Freedom: From Vaccine Mandates to Wedding Cakes to Prison Searches.” The panel will offer different p...
November 18, 2021

Maine law that removes voters from fledgling political parties is unconstitutional, judge says - Bangor Daily News

Chris Lyons, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Maine, during a registration drive in 2016. A federal judge Wednesday ruled that Maine’s practice of automatically unenrolling voters from political parties when their membership falls below a certain level is unconstitutional. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Lance Walker is a victory for the Libertarian party in Maine, which has struggled...
November 18, 2021

Pakistan: Lawmakers back castration in new anti-rape law - Deutsche Welle

Pakistan introduced chemical castrations following a surge in attacks against women and children Chemical castration can be used as punishment for serial rapists under an anti-rape law that has been passed by Pakistan's parliament, officials said on Thursday. Those involved in repeated offenses, gang rapes and pedophiles face undergoing the procedure. The government agencies will have to main...
November 18, 2021

Best's Insurance Law Podcast Discusses How Social Inflation is Impacting the Insurance Industry - Business Wire

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best and Best’s Insurance Professional Resources havereleased the latest installment of the Best's Insurance Law Podcast series, which examines timely insurance issues from a legal perspective. This episode examines the rising costs of insurance claims due to social inflation and their impact on the insurance industry. The podcast features Attorneys Alan Rus...
November 18, 2021

Aviator Ruth Law breaks record flying from Chicago to New York - Chicago Sun-Times

Aviator Ruth Law sits in her plane in a field in Chicago. Two technicians are standing by Law and looking at the plane, and a group of men is standing behind the plane’s wing. On November 19, 1916, Law flew from Chicago to New York City in one day, breaking a record. As published in the Chicago Daily News, sister publication of the Chicago Sun-Times: As the saying goes, “Don’t meet your he...
November 18, 2021

Cornyn, Cuellar Bill to Safeguard U.S. Law Enforcement & Federal Employees Abroad Now Law - Senator John Cornyn

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) today released the following statements after their Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act, which ensures that individuals who harm or attempt to harm U.S. federal officers and employees serving abroad can be prosecuted in the Un...
November 18, 2021

Human Rights Program at Iowa Law earns A+ rating second year in a row - The University of Iowa - College of Law

Iowa Law Iowa Law has established its human rights program as a standout in a competitive and changing world, and this year Iowa Law continues its A+ rating for Human Rights Law from PreLaw Magazine, a National Jurist Publication (Fall 2021 - page 36). The opportunities to learn and practice in this field are far reaching at the University of Iowa College of Law. A large part of Iowa Law’s en...
November 18, 2021

Berea law director stresses that profane flags, signs are legal - cleveland.com

Profane words on political flags, like this one on a Baker Street home, are protected speech, Berea Law Director Barbara Jones said at a recent council meeting. (Beth Mlady, special to cleveland.com) BEREA, Ohio -- Residents have been complaining to city officials for a long time about profane political signs and flags situated on private properties throughout Berea, but legally there is noth...