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Examples of what digital justice systems can achieve. An effective legal system isn’t just good for those that deal with courts, but for everyone. Digital justice systems improve access to justice, which has a direct impact on racial equity, and by strengthening the rule of law, support countries to achieve SDG 16 goals. Take for example South Africa and Kenya. Thomson Reuters supported trial...

The Rev. Ronald Fails holds up a pamphlet the Lima NAACP is distributing which provides tips on dealing with law enforcement. LIMA — It was June 18, 2014, when Rev. Ronald Fails was arrested by Lima Police for soliciting a prostitute. The lessons he learned from that incident have made him believe that the police aren’t your friend. “I’ve had many encounters with law enforcement. I too have f...

If you’re a New Hampshire business owner, making good business decisions may only be your second-most important job. Your first is probably to manage your business risks. The starting point in doing so is simple: Write down a complete inventory of these risks and for each, write down the best way to avoid it. If you’ve never done this task, consider doing it ASAP. When it comes to thinking th...

A handful of changes to Bozeman’s subdivision review process are in the works as the city tries to get in line with new state law. The changes, Community Development Manager Chris Saunders said, range from how developers deal with owners to agricultural water user facilities like irrigation ditches or retention ponds to adjustments to how the city is required to notice subdivision reviews. Su...

(Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images) NEW YORK, N.Y. (WROC) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul introduced legislation slotted to penalize drivers and repair shops for illegal modification to mufflers or exhaust systems on state vehicles. The new law (S.784-B/A.471) will increase the maximum fine for installing illegal equipment to $1000, raising the original penalty by $850. Vehicle repai...

Kenneth Livingston/Webster County Jail (KY3) MARSHFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A jury convicted a Marshfield man of murder charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and mother-in-law from April 2018. Kenneth Livingston, 34, was found guilty in the deaths of his wife Lyndsey Livingston and his mother-in-law Kristee Bedgood, according to the Webster County Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutors had charged wi...

Lawmakers are considering a proposal to lift a law limiting growler sales at large breweries, like Castle Danger’s, pictured. State lawmakers managed to consider more than two dozen proposed changes to Minnesota's liquor laws during a marathon hearing last week, even wrapping up in time for happy hour. The debate over state laws on brewery, winery and distillery operations — and alcohol sales...

State lawmakers managed to consider more than two dozen proposed changes to Minnesota's liquor laws during a marathon hearing last week, even wrapping up in time for happy hour. The debate over state laws on brewery, winery and distillery operations — and alcohol sales — has ramped up the past two years, becoming more pronounced as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the industry hard. Proponents say m...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission held an emergency meeting and its members shot back after a county sheriff claimed that it violated state law during the 2020 election. A statement signed by five of the six commissioners, released Thursday after the meeting jumped immediately into a closed session , denied the WEC broke the law when it permitted nursing homes to allow staff instead of spe...

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