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ROUND VALLEY RESERVATION, Calif. — They said they were chasing down horse and cattle thieves, an armed pursuit through fertile valleys and evergreen forests north of San Francisco. But under questioning in 1860 a cattle rancher let slip a more gruesome picture, one of indiscriminate killings of Yuki Indians. A 10-year-old girl killed for “stubbornness.” Infants “put out of their misery.” Docu...

Bill outlines rules when district attorneys lose law license  TribDem.com

Abortion-rights protesters demonstrate outside of the U.S. Supreme Court March 4, 2020. Texas law allows citizens, rather than government officials, to enforce six-week abortion ban Law could be model for banning other individual rights, gun group says A gun rights group is siding with abortion providers in the Texas dispute over the nation’s strictest abortion ban. The law, S.B. 8, was des...

Some local election officials and voter advocacy groups want to change a new state law that they say prohibits valuable partnerships focused on voter registration, education, outreach and get-out-the-vote efforts. “We’ve always enjoyed a positive relationship with our boards of election over the years, and it saddens me that we won’t be able to work together at the same level as we did in the...

WASHINGTON — Gov. Greg Abbott and other defenders of a new Texas law that bans abortion after about six weeks — even in cases of rape and incest — have vowed to crack down on sexual assault to reduce the need for abortions. Abbott said last month, soon after the law known as SB 8 went into effect, that he would "eliminate all rapists." An NBC News review of state and FBI data, however, indica...

On October 20, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued proposed rules under New York's Commercial Financing Disclosure Law (CFDL) (See S5470-B, as amended by S898). Under the CFDL, commercial financing providers will be required to give consumer-style loan disclosures to recipients at the time a specific offering of finance is extended for certain commercial transactions ...

HONG KONG, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's legislature passed a new film censorship law on Wednesday to "safeguard national security", though critics say it will dampen creativity in its world famous movie industry and further reduce freedoms in the former British colony. China imposed a sweeping national security law over its most restive city last year, and Hong Kong's legislature has no opp...

The Supreme Court has not granted a writ of certiorari in any patent cases this term, and has now denied certiorari in two dozen. Still, there are a number of important cases pending that could be transformative if granted. Two leading petitions before the court are: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC, No. 20-891 (eligibility); and PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC ...

Someone on U.S. 93 complained to the Whitefish Police Department about vehicles that “come bombing down the hill,” every day between 11 p.m. and midnight. Someone calling from Second Street allegedly found a loaded handgun under a teen’s pillow and didn’t know who it belonged to. They argued about the gun and the teen took off running toward town. Officers took possession of the gun for safek...

Lee Holmes taking over Chester Yon law practice  Fountain Hills Times