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REP. KATIE STUART, D-Edwardsville, speaks at a news conference in Gov. JB Pritzker’s office. (Capitol News Illinois file photo) A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called “dark money” in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the sources of their contributions. Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday, November 15, 2021, signed Senate Bill 536 into law, a...

On Nov. 18, the Korey Wise Innocence Project (KWIP) at the University of Colorado Law School announced a partnership with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to review criminal cases that occurred in Colorado between 1976 and 1995 where hair microscopy analysis was used as evidence. Colorado Law students will review 51 court cases identified by the CBI where hairs collected from crime ...

A police car stopping a vehicle at night. (Credit: Getty Creative) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board was fired this fall after an investigation found that he improperly issued a law enforcement certificate to an unqualified local philanthropist who’s also the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, according to a report rele...

The Saugerties Town Board voted unanimously to enact a controversial property maintenance law bringing to close a five-year process to create a law that gives the Town expanded power to deal with derelict and problem properties. “This law has been years in the making, it has gone through many, many revisions and we’ve had conversations with folks,” Town Supervisor Fred Costello said at Wednes...

Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — The shortage of police and law enforcement officers isn't unique to Utah but law enforcement agencies are getting creative in the state in their efforts to retain and attract quality individuals. "Trying to compete with the wage war is tough," said Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera. Rivera says a smaller applicant pool has local police dep...

President Joe Biden delivers remarks and signs into law S. 1511, the "Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021," which would ensure benefits and payments to certain officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty. Web editor: Jessica Patrick 7:59 a.m. today

DETROIT (FOX 2) - More than 150,000 Michigan drivers have had license suspensions lifted recently. In Octoer, the state stopped suspending licenses for non-driving-related issues such as missed court appointments and some traffic violations. After that, 12,000 drivers got their licenses back last month. That number rose when additional infractions to cancel were identified while implementing ...

On November 5, 2021 the President of Ukraine signed the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Threats to National Security Related to the Excessive Influence of Persons who have Significant Economic and Political Weight in Public Life (Oligarchs)” (the Law). With effectiveness from May 7, 2022, the Law sets out a legal framework addressing the status of oligarchs in Ukraine. Who are “oligarchs” un...

US President Joe Biden signs S. 1511, the Protecting Americas First Responders Act of 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (CNN)President Joe Biden on Thursday signed three bipartisan bills into law aimed at supporting the nation's law enforcement and first responders,...