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October 28, 2021

Watchlisting the World: Digital Security Infrastructures, Informal Law, and the “Global War on Terror” - Just Security

The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), an informal global governance body created in 2011 by the United States and Turkey, with 28 other members, to establish security policy guidelines and recommendations, adopted its Counterterrorism Watchlisting Toolkit earlier this month. The toolkit is a “best practice” document to assist states to build and implement watchlists and databases of “know...
October 28, 2021

MDOT Recognizes Law Enforcement Officers for Impaired Driving Prevention Efforts - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

Glen Burnie, MD (October 26, 2021) – The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) on Sunday recognized 75 law enforcement officers from 18 state, county, and local police agencies for their commitment to enforcing Maryland’s impaired driving laws. The annual Impaired Driving Law Enforcement Awards, a joint effort of the MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office ...
October 28, 2021

ABYC announces Marine Law Symposium agenda - Boating Industry

The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) has announced the agenda and speaker lineup for the fifth annual Marine Law Symposium, “Product, Professional and Personal Liability,” Jan. 11, 2022, at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. “We are thrilled to be back in person for the 2022 Marine Law Symposium with an excellent speaker lineup,” said John Adey, ABYC president. “W...
October 28, 2021

Plate carrier vests used by law enforcement recalled because ‘quick release’ may not work - PennLive

More than 45,000 5.11 TacTec 56100 Plate Carriers have been recalled. A brand of plate carrier vests used by police officers and first responders has been recalled because a cable in the quick-release system can detach and prevent “swift removal of the carrier in an emergency situation.” More than 45,000 5.11 TacTec 56100 Plate Carriers have been recalled, according to an announcement with th...
October 28, 2021

Hastings Law Grapples With Its Founder’s Involvement in Native Massacres - The New York Times

The university, in San Francisco, is the alma mater of several prominent lawyers and politicians, including Vice President Kamala Harris.Credit...Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — It’s not often that research for an article begins with my daughter’s elementary school textbook, but for an article published this week it was appropriate. Earlier this year I was alerted to a co...
October 28, 2021

Helen's Law: Self-proclaimed cannibal killer David Harker denied parole - BBC News

PA MediaDavid Harker told psychiatrists he had fried parts of Julie Paterson's body and eaten it with pasta and cheese A killer who claimed to have eaten parts of his victim has been refused parole under a new law aimed at denying freedom to those who will not reveal the location of a body. David Harker is serving a life sentence after admitting the manslaughter of Julie Paterson in Darlingto...
October 28, 2021

Hong Kong Passes Film Censorship Law, Dealers Unite for Rochelle Feinstein Fest, and More: Morning Links for October 28, 2021 - ARTnews

People watch a movie in an outdoor park in Hong Kong on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ARTIST ACTION. With T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Peter Halley discussed six pieces of art and design at his Connecticut studio (by Ettore Sottsass, Robert Morris, and others). Wit...
October 28, 2021

Measure to repeal parental notification law for minors seeking abortion moves forward - The Pantagraph

Measure to repeal parental notification law for minors seeking abortion moves forward  The Pantagraph
October 28, 2021

California artists lost work in the pandemic. This state law aims to pay them a living wage - Fresno Bee

Tucked behind a front yard full of tall trees and shrubs, longtime Fresno artist Margaret Hudson’s Earth Arts Studio boasts a large array of clay sculptures depicting whimsical versions of animals native to California, including quails, owls and bears. Often, they’re smiling. The Fresno native died last February, but her family has kept her studio near Ashlan and Blackstone avenues operating ...
October 28, 2021

The Alabama law that would have required Nick Saban to retire at 70 - AL.com

Nick Saban during the Walk of Champions pregame ritual. Alabama football fans crowd campus ahead of the Crimson Tide's kickoff against Southern Miss on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com) Nick Saban turns 70 on Sunday, and under an Alabama law in effect until the 1980s, his upcoming birthday would have been his last as the Crimson Tide’s coach. Saban, who will soon join North Ca...