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April 20, 2022

Vietnam Plans 24-Hour Take-Down Law for 'Illegal' Social Media Content -Sources - U.S. News & World Report

HANOI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Vietnam is preparing new rules requiring social media firms to take down content it deems illegal within 24 hours, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The planned amendments to current law will cement Vietnam, a $1 billion market for Facebook, as one of the world's most stringent regimes for social media firms and will strengthen the ruling Commun...
April 20, 2022

Florida Passes Posttenure-Review Law - Inside Higher Ed

Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, on Tuesday signed SB 7044, which establishes a new posttenure, five-year review cycle for professors at public institutions. “It’s all about trying to make these institutions more in line with what the state’s priorities are, and quite frankly of the priorities of parents throughout the state of Florida,” DeSantis said at a bill-signing event, acco...
April 20, 2022

Law Roundup: Man has TV forensic show expectations - Daily Inter Lake

A Bigfork man may be watching too many forensic and crime dramas on TV when he reportedly expected Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to do some kind of forensic investigation on a picture on his phone because he thought it was a fake photo and didn’t look like what someone told him. He said if the photo was “false” he believed it would be a felony. He was advised that’s not a service law enfor...
April 20, 2022

The Law School Tops At Crim Law - Above the LawAbove the Law - Above the Law

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the latest U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, which program’s ranked top for criminal law? Hint: This prestigious law school was founded in 1835. See the answer on the next page.
April 20, 2022

Can anti-abortion state laws affect New Mexicans? - New Mexico Political Report

Two states are considering laws – one that supports abortion rights and one that doesn’t – that attempt to reach out of their states’ jurisdictions. One bill, California’s AB 1666, protects Californians from Texas SB 8 and other copycat state laws prohibiting “aiding or abetting” an abortion in states where abortion is banned or restricted, such as Texas. The legislation seeks to explicitly p...
April 20, 2022

Statewide project seeks to expand diversity in College of Law - Nebraska Today

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is working across all colleges, departments and units to elevate inclusive excellence. That work is being actively honed through the N2025 strategic plan. The College of Law helping advance inclusive excellence by working with statewide partners to bring diverse students to campus. The project is led by the Nebraska Legal Diversity Council. Watch the video b...
April 20, 2022

Use of Civil War-era law used to challenge Marjorie Taylor Greene candidacy a longshot - Georgia Recorder

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene worked the crowd at a late March Trump Rally in Commerce. Greene will have to defend her right to appear on the ballot after a federal judge allowed a challenge from a group of voters to move forward. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder It’s not unusual for a candidate’s qualifications to be challenged before a big race, but the case facing Congresswoman Marjor...
April 20, 2022

Effort to repeal California's sanctuary state law voted down - KCRA Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Tuesday voted down an effort to repeal the state's sanctuary state law. Current law, known as the California Values Act, prevents law enforcement agencies to notify federal authorities about the release of an undocumented immigrant from jail. Assembly Bill 1708, backed by Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin, was killed in a 5-2 vote that was along party lines, ...
April 20, 2022

Connecticut House passes bill combatting abortion laws in other states; Gov. Lamont will sign - Fox News

Texas abortion law stands: Supreme Court 00:00 00:0002:17GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday that effectively combats some abortion laws in other states by allowing persons who face legal liability for violating other states' abortion laws to sue for damages in Connecticut courts. Gov. Ned Lamon...
April 20, 2022

Immigration Clinic Law Students Provide Legal Representation to Afghani Asylum-Seekers - University of Arkansas Newswire

School of Law U of A School of Law students partnered with Catholic Charities of Arkansas in Little Rock to provide representation to four asylum-seekers from Afghanistan this year. Since August 2022, roughly 75,000 have been given permission to live in the United States, at least temporarily, and many may be eligible for asylum. The project was part of the students' work in the Immigration ...