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Beachwood Law Director Stewart Hastings, left, swears in Matthew A. Kurz as assistant law director at the Nov. 15 city council meeting. Beachwood City Council appointed Matthew A. Kurz as assistant law director / associate counsel at its Nov. 15 meeting. Councilman Eric Synenberg recused himself from the vote because Kurz works as an associate at Synenberg & Associates of Clevelan...

Why, as a scientist, I signed an amicus brief for the US Supreme Court’s case on abortion. The world is moving towards greater reproductive rights for women. More than 50 countries have liberalized their abortion laws in the past 25 years, informed by scientific research. Studies find that unsafe abortion is responsible for one in eight maternal deaths globally (E. Ahman and I. H. Shah Int. J...

A recent hearing left the impression that the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is inclined to strike down a gun law that’s been on the books for more than 100 years. That would be a grievous error — and would make cities across the nation more dangerous. The law, passed by New York state at the turn of the last century, says that those who wish to carry a firearm in public must show “pro...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A consulting firm hired to review Oklahoma City police policies will present its final recommendations to the Law Enforcement Policy Task Force. The nearly 50 members of the Task Force will review the final draft of recommendations on community policing. That was put together by consulting firm 21 CP solutions. The city has been working with this firm since the beginning of t...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A consulting firm hired to review Oklahoma City police policies will present its final recommendations to the Law Enforcement Policy Task Force. The nearly 50 members of the Task Force will review the final draft of recommendations on community policing. That was put together by consulting firm 21 CP solutions. The city has been working with this firm since the beginning of t...

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Employers across the country are dealing with staffing shortages, and police agencies are no exception. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) is holding a major recruitment event in hopes they can fill spots, despite the nationwide shortage in law enfor...

This poster featuring US billionaire George Soros in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, reads, 'We can't let Soros get the last laugh.' It was part of a government campaign, July 6, 2017. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images) The European Union’s top court ruled Tuesday that Hungary broke EU law by making it a criminal offense for people or organizations to help migrants and refugees apply for asylum, i...

Report calls for the creation of a new Wisconsin civil rights law to broaden options for prosecuting police shootings Getty Images A new policy analysis report from the Badger Institute asserts that changes in civil rights law in Wisconsin would lead to better ways of reviewing officer-involved-shootings. The report, authored by Steven Biskupic, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District...

Infrastructure law nixes MTA fare hikes, service cuts By ERIN DURKIN, ANNA GRONEWOLD and DEANNA GARCIA 11/16/2021 07:28 AM EST After President Joe Biden signed his massive infrastructure package into law, New Yorkers will feel at least one immediate dollars and cents consequence: the MTA will put off fare hikes, and is nixing subway service cuts that had been threatened for 2023 and 2024. “We...

President Joe Biden signs the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING (AP) — The $1 trillion federal infrastructure spending law includes billions of dollars for Michigan, including to fix roads, replace lead water pipes and...