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October 19, 2021

The Law Enforcement Staffing Crisis at the National Park Service - GovExec.com

RyanJLane / iStock Recent events have drawn national attention to the critical need for staffing increases and reforms at federal law enforcement organizations. Most notably, the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol by violent protesters attempting to prevent congressional certification of the 2020 election and the excessive use of force against peaceful protesters in Washington’s Lafayette Squa...
October 19, 2021

Arizona's latest abortion law could increase maternal mortality and child abuse - The Arizona Republic

opinion contributors Recently, a new abortion restriction took effect in Arizona. Even after a judge temporarily blocked some portions of the law – including a harmful restriction on abortions following a genetic fetal anomaly diagnosis – in an eleventh hour ruling, many restrictions are still in place and we can’t afford to breathe a sigh of relief just yet. Among its many harmful measures,...
October 19, 2021

New Texas Law to Restrict Transgender Student Athletes’ Sports Participation - Yahoo News

A bill that would restrict transgender student athletes from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity is heading to Gov. Greg Abbott‘s desk after the Texas House accepted Senate amendments to the legislation in a 76-61 vote Sunday afternoon. The legislation is now primed to become law, after the state Senate voted 19-12 on Friday to pass House Bill 25, authored by ...
October 19, 2021

Apperio Unveils New Dashboard Providing Law Firms with a Client-Centric View of Legal Spend Data - Law.com

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October 19, 2021

The Wiewel Law Firm Releases Fifth Book, 'Welcome to Texas, Now What?' - Yahoo Finance

Book Offers Helpful Tips and Tools for Recent Texas Transplants Welcome to Texas, Now What? Tips for Texas Transplants Welcome to Texas, Now What? Tips for Texas Transplants Welcome to Texas, Now What? Tips for Texas Transplants AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wiewel Law Firm is proud to announce the release of its latest book, "Welcome to Texas, Now What?" The law firm, ...
October 19, 2021

The Wiewel Law Firm Releases Fifth Book, 'Welcome to Texas, Now What?' - GlobeNewswire

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wiewel Law Firm is proud to announce the release of its latest book, "Welcome to Texas, Now What?" The law firm, now known as Texas Trust Law, wrote the book as a guide for recent Texas transplants and those considering a move to the Lone Star State. In recent years, Texas has ranked second in the country in terms of where everyone is movin...
October 19, 2021

District attorneys refuse to prosecute some GOP-led laws - NBC News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Republican lawmakers in Tennessee blocked a policy to ease up on low-level marijuana cases, Nashville’s top prosecutor decided on a workaround: He just didn’t charge anyone with the crime. Meanwhile, in Georgia, the Gwinnett County solicitor vowed not to punish anyone for the crime of distributing food or water to voters in line. Tampa’s chief prosecutor says a law tha...
October 19, 2021

Top European court says Turkey should change law on insulting president - Reuters

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference after his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) at Huber Mansion in Istanbul, Turkey October 16, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer ISTANBUL, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Europe's top human rights court called on Turkey on Tuesday to change a law regarding insulting the president under which tens of thousands have been prosec...
October 19, 2021

SB 8, Texas’s anti-abortion law, is back at the Supreme Court. Here’s what’s different this time. - Vox.com

Women’s groups organized marches across the country to protest SB 8, a Texas law banning most abortions. On October 14, the conservative United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit formally blocked a trial court’s decision halting SB 8, a Texas law banning most abortions in that state. On Monday, the US Justice Department, which sued to halt the Texas law, sought review of the Fif...
October 19, 2021

In Cuba, divisions over law to allow same-sex marriage - Associated Press

1 of 9 Lázaro “Lachi” González, behind, hugs his partner Adiel González after a video interview outside their home in Matanzas, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. The socialist government recently published a draft Family Law and asked for public comment ahead of a referendum on legalizing same-sex marriage, as well as expanding grandparents rights, allowing for prenuptial agreements and in cases ...