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November 09, 2021

Kyrgyzstan drafts law to bring state-funded broadcaster under closer presidential control - CPJ Press Freedom Online

Kyrgyzstan government officials have drafted a law that would give the president, Sadyr Japarov, more direct power over the nation's largest and most watched television network, OTRK. Japarov speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay) New York, November 9, 2021 – Kyrgyz authorities should retract a recently devised bill i...
November 09, 2021

Massachusetts Data Law Challenge Sides Weigh Related Case Impact - Bloomberg Law

An automotive trade group and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey expressed conflicting opinions about the impact of a related case on litigation challenging the state’s data access law. The law, which requires automakers to provide more data to consumers and third-party repair shops, was approved by Massachusetts voters in November 2020. It’s being challenged by the Alliance for Auto...
November 09, 2021

New law could end confusion in Michigan over Flint name - KGET 17

Kevin Stiff owner of The Dive Shop in Flint Township, Mich., stands in his store on Monday, Nov. 9 2021. Stiff wants everyone to know that even though the town where he runs his small business shares a name with the city that became known in recent years for its lead-in-water crisis, they are not the same. The confusion is not isolated to the Flints. As many as 352 of Michigan’s 1,240 towns...
November 09, 2021

Carney signs host of criminal justice reform bills into law - The Center Square

Carney signs host of criminal justice reform bills into law  The Center Square
November 09, 2021

New Law Could End Confusion in Michigan Over Flint Name | US News® | US News - U.S. News & World Report

FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Kevin Stiff wants everyone to know that even though Flint Township, where he runs his small business, shares a name with the city that in recent years faced a lead-in-water crisis, they are not the same place. Stiff, who owns The Dive Shop, said that being confused with the city of Flint over the years has cost the township business, and a possible name change all...
November 09, 2021

Alabama's new safety law doubles fines for construction violations - WVUA23 - wvua23.com

By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller A new campaign recently launched from the Alabama Department of Transportation will aim to improve awareness for work zone safety. Under the new ‘Double Fines Law’, any moving traffic violation committed in a construction zone where workers are present will now result in a doubled fine. The Alabama Legislature’s amendments to the construction zone wen...
November 09, 2021

One Law Group: A closer look at the full-service law firm - WeAreGreenBay.com

(WFRV) – There’s a small law group in historic De Pere that began in 1930 and the current team is going strong with the same passion and integrity that started it all. Local 5 Live gets a look at the practice area of the attorneys at One Law Group, SC, the firm’s core values and what areas of law they specialize in. One Law Group, SC has three locations: 2181 S. Oneida Street, Green Bay 100 W...
November 09, 2021

New Oklahoma law to help find missing Indigenous citizens - KSNF/KODE - FourStatesHomepage.com

OKLAHOMA CITY – A new Oklahoma law pinpointed in helping families of missing and murdered indigenous individuals went into effect on Nov. 1. Ida’s Law, named after Ida Beard, a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes missing since 2005, was passed by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt in April. The bill states that upon securing federal funding, an Office o...
November 09, 2021

Global Jurists Say International Law 'Requires' Rich Nations to Stop Blocking Patent Waiver - Common Dreams

A legal opinion published Monday by the International Commission of Jurists argues that the rich countries currently stonewalling a proposed patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines are violating their "obligations to realize the rights to health, equality, life, and science." "International law requires that States stop impeding the TRIPS waiver." The opinion notes that "Article 12 of the Interna...
November 09, 2021

National Lawyers Guild - Tabling for Legal Observer Training | College of Law | The University of Iowa - The University of Iowa - College of Law

Join the National Lawyers Guild at Iowa Law for our annual Legal Observer training. This is an excellent opportunity to gain a new skill and provide assistance to legal teams that are ensuring the civil rights of activists.The National Lawyers Guild Legal Observer program is designed to enable people to express their political views as fully as possible without unconstitutional disruption or ...