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The new Draft Law was placed on the Knesset table Wednesday. The law that was already passed in the 20th Knesset in the first reading is expected to receive Knesset approval this time and pass in the second and third readings. With the release of the law for the consideration of the MKS, the quotas for recruiting yeshivah students have also been revealed, and these are accompanied with econom...

PANDORA’S BOX - It’s probably about time to update the old saying that “nothing in life is certain but death and taxes.” As the Pandora Papers leak has demonstrated, taxes are actually totally avoidable (if you’ve got the right lawyers), but cyber breaches… not so much. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ recent release of information on high-profile politicians and hig...

Earlier this year, a change to Illinois’ criminal code long sought by addiction recovery advocates became law, providing immunity against drug-induced homicide charges to those who call 911 when a companion overdoses. At least, that’s how they intended it to work. But in what appears to be the first test of the state’s expanded good Samaritan law, a McHenry County judge denied a woman’s reque...

Earlier this year, a change to Illinois’ criminal code long sought by addiction recovery advocates became law, providing immunity against drug-induced homicide charges to those who call 911 when a companion overdoses. But in what appears to be the first test of the state’s expanded good Samaritan law, a McHenry County judge denied a woman’s request to have her case thrown out under the statut...

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked during a memorial ceremony marking 26 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the Knesset on October 18, 2021 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) 1. Shaked against the world: Just when it looked like the coalition might have smooth sailing toward its biggest test yet — passing a budget — a series of rifts have popped up to turn that path forwar...

Brian Chilson RAPERT: Special session should mix Texas with taxes. The national media is keeping an eye on Arkansas as potentially the first state to pass a law similar to Texas, which currently has the most restrictive law currently in effect in the nation. Here’s the HuffPost yesterday: Arkansas is likely to be the first state to pass a bill similar to Texas’ six-week abortion ban ― the ...

Lawmakers who crafted last year’s law addressing surprise billing are once again at odds over policy particulars after the Biden administration issued a rule to implement the law in a manner that some say revives a congressional dispute. Certain members on Capitol Hill and influential voices in the health care industry that spent millions trying to influence the law are pushing the Biden admi...

A broad majority of Americans — more than 6 in 10 — believes the Supreme Court bases its decisions more on the justices’ political views than on the Constitution and law, a national survey released Wednesday shows. The new data, which came from the polling firm Selzer, appeared to reflect a growing disappointment with the 6-3 conservative majority court ahead of a potentially blockbuster term...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Margaret Sova McCabe will step down as dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law at the end of June, the university announced Tuesday. Hired in 2018, Sova McCabe has championed various service initiatives for the law school's students while overseeing an uptick in enrollment. She will continue at UA as a professor of law after leaving the dean position, the university a...

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney waves as he walks on stage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 2016. Welcome to today’s edition of “Philadelphia: A Step-By-Step Guide To Self-Destruction,” where we count the ways in which the City of Brotherly Love shoots itself in the foot. Our latest episode looks at City Council’s new legislation — passed almost unan...