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Ibraheem Abdallha | Getty Images Albany, N.Y. — A new law signed this week by Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to make custody disputes over pets during divorces cases a bit more humane. Rather than treating pets the same as a dining table, the law requires judges in divorce proceedings to consider the animals’ best interests when deciding which spouse gets custody, according to the Niagara Gazette. Th...

The Sixth Circuit is considering a very interesting gun case; unfortunately, I haven't been following it closely, largely because it's a technical statutory and regulatory case rather than a Second Amendment case—but Prof. Robert Leider (George Mason), who guest-blogged here on a different subject a few months ago, has been, and kindly offered this analysis: In gun control debates, the Secon...

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission unanimously voted Thursday to seek an outside law firm that could determine whether the county should seek to remove Wood County Sheriff Steve Stephens from office. A lawsuit was recently filed against Stephens and the commission by a former deputy, alleging misconduct and inappropriate behavior toward her and another female deputy by Stephens. Wood Co...

Attorney General Cameron Reminds Kentuckians to Report Suspected Election Law Violations to Election Fraud Hotline During 2021 Special Election - News 40  wnky.com

Lai The Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded Calvin Lai, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, a grant for evaluation of community policing programs. The $349,886 grant will support Lai’s evaluation of a diversity training program for thousands of law enforcement members. That program is being developed by CNA,...

TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, the Law Society of Ontario's governing body (Convocation) approved the 2022 budget proposed by management. This budget reduces annual fees for licensees and fees for licensing candidates while maintaining the organization's solid long-term financial position. The budget ensures progression of strategic priorities including modernizing the systems and proc...

Lawn mowers across New York could soon be as green as your lawn. State Sen. Peter Harckham this week introduced a bill that would require lawn care and landscaping equipment like lawn mowers, trimmers and leaf blowers sold in New York to be zero emissions by 2027. The proposal is part of a broader effort to reduce fossil fuel usage in the state over the coming decades and move toward renewabl...

Just after 8 a.m., law enforcement conducted a felony stop on a vehicle headed northbound on Hwy 101 at Stafford. The driver allegedly stole a large amount of product from a cannabis business in Garberville. According to a report that went over the scanner, a tall, white male was seen earlier this morning on surveillance video leaving the business with a large amount of cannabis in what was a...

The state is asking a federal judge to block subpoenas that would require seven Republican legislators and a representative of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office to testify about a controversial new elections law. Attorneys for the lawmakers and DeSantis’ office filed motions last week to quash the subpoenas, which were issued by groups that have filed cases contending that the law is unconstitutional...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of TMC the metals company Inc. f/k/a Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: TMC, TMCWW) (NYSE: SOAC, SOAC.U, SOACWS) between March 4, 2021 and October 5, 2021, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit ...