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On 26 October 2021, the Government has approved the Royal Decree-Law 23/2021 providing for new urgent measures in response to the on-going situation of high gas and electricity prices. Please see full Publication below for more information.

California State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA — A new state law took effect last month that prevents harassment at vaccination sites. The law prohibited harassment within 30-feet of sites as a way to restrict protests at those locations. The Associated Press reports that US District Judge ruled yesterday that the law infringes on free speech rights. However, other portions of the new law w...

People place candles in tribute to a woman who died in the 22nd week of pregnancy, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday Nov. 1, 2021. Reproductive rights activists say the woman is the first person to die as a result of a recent restriction of Poland's abortion law. People lit candles as they do each year on the All Saints' Day holiday, when Poles visit cemeteries and mourn the dead.. (AP Photo/Czarek S...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Following an accident on Pine Street Tuesday morning, the West Springfield Police Department is reminding the public that it is illegal to hold mobile devices while driving. According to the statement by the West Springfield Police Department, drivers who violate the law can face a $100 fine for a first offense and $250 for a second offense. 22News contacted t...

Rally for missing indigenous people OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A measure that works to address unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans went into effect on Monday. Senate Bill 172, also known as Ida’s Law, directs the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to coordinate with the United States Attorney’s Office and the Justice Department to get federal funding to create a database...

With bonus season around the corner, Biglaw associates are now watching and waiting to see if their firms will be doling out special bonuses. While more than 55% of respondents to our annual bonus survey reported that they did not believe any additional special bonuses would be offered, that’s exactly what seems to be happening now. It’s just a matter of which firms will offer up extra cash t...

Academic freedom took a hit when a public university barred its scholars from testifying in an election-law case. But that doesn’t necessarily mean free-speech rights were violated. It’s complicated. Photographer: Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images The University of Florida struck a blow against academic freedom last week by prohibiting three professors from testifying in a lawsuit claiming th...

“The law in Ohio has the practical impact of basically limiting the tort recovery of minors who were sexually assaulted to $250,000 and whatever medical bills they have." Ohio Statehouse Placing limits on the money juries can award to lawsuit winners was “urgently needed to restore balance, fairness and predictability” into Ohio’s court system, the authors of 2005 “tort reform” legislation wr...

WARSAW, Poland -- A Polish hospital said Tuesday that doctors and midwives did everything they could to save the lives of a pregnant woman and her fetus in a case that has put the spotlight on a new restriction on Poland's abortion law. The 30-year-old woman died of septic shock in her 22nd week of pregnancy. Doctors did not perform an abortion, even though her fetus was lacking amniotic flui...

People place candles in tribute to a woman who died in the 22nd week of pregnancy, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday Nov. 1, 2021. Reproductive rights activists say the woman is the first person to die as a result of a recent restriction of Poland’s abortion law. People lit candles as they do each year on the All Saints’ Day holiday, when Poles visit cemeteries and mourn the dead.. (AP Photo/Czarek...