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October 13, 2021

KMVT speaks to law enforcement officials about runaway children investigation - KMVT

Police lights. (KKTV) TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — KMVT has received a number of phone calls and messages regarding a group of missing children, so we spoke to authorities about the cases. The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s office says the children are considered runaways, a distinct difference from missing. This means the person is believed to have left the home of their own volition. Accord...
October 13, 2021

Sheriff Victor Hill wants job back and his attorney says law is on his side - WSB Atlanta

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill is taking on Gov. Brian Kemp, saying he should have his job back. Hill’s lawyer, Matt Tucker, said by law, Hill should have been able to return to office in September and now he wants a Fulton County judge to make sure that happens. Tucker told Channel 2′s Tom Jones that the statute says Hill should be returned to office if he...
October 13, 2021

Yale Law School’s Free Speech Blunder Bolsters the Federalist Society’s Victim Mentality - Slate

The Yale Law School courtyard. The debate over free speech on campus erupted again on Wednesday with the publication of a Washington Free Beacon article alleging that Yale Law School retaliated against a conservative student’s speech. The school pressured the student, a Federalist Society member, into apologizing for an email deemed racist by multiple classmates, according to the Free Beac...
October 13, 2021

Anchorage Assembly hires law firm in separation of powers dispute with mayor - Anchorage Daily News

Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance addresses Assembly Member Jamie Allard during the 6th night of public testimony over AO 2021-91, the proposed mask mandate, at the Anchorage Assembly on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (Loren Holmes / ADN) After Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration pulled security guards, removed a plexiglass shield and otherwise asserted control over the Assembly chambers du...
October 13, 2021

Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops - Public Policy Institute of California

Key Takeaways Racial disparities within the criminal justice system continue to be a pressing issue for the US and California. In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, discussions around police reforms have heightened and centered on how law enforcement engages with people of color. In this report, we analyze data for almost 4 million stops by California’s 15 largest law enforcement agenci...
October 13, 2021

California Law Eliminates Spousal Rape Exemption—But “Patriarchy Still Dies Hard” - Ms. Magazine

“A marriage license is not an excuse for committing one of society’s most violent and sadistic crimes,” said Democratic Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, author of a new law on spousal rape. Up to 14 percent of married women experience marital rape. (Phiend / Flickr) On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill mostly eliminating an antiquated distinction in California law be...
October 13, 2021

Constitutional law expert talks 'vaccine passport' ban - Bay News 9

One constitutional law expert says that businesses, venues and government entities are in compliance with Florida's ban on vaccine passports if they offer a testing option in lieu of proof a person has been vaccinated. (File Photo) The legality of Florida’s ban on “vaccine passports” is still being challenged as more than 100 businesses, venues and local governments are being investigated by ...
October 13, 2021

Constitutional law expert talks 'vaccine passport' ban - News 13 Orlando

One constitutional law expert says that businesses, venues and government entities are in compliance with Florida's ban on vaccine passports if they offer a testing option in lieu of proof a person has been vaccinated. (File Photo) The legality of Florida’s ban on “vaccine passports” is still being challenged as more than 100 businesses, venues and local governments are being investigated by ...
October 13, 2021

Claim Secretary of State Scott Schwab violated records law dismissed - The Topeka Capital-Journal

Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s office was within its rights to remove a function generating a statewide report showing which provisional ballots weren't counted, a Shawnee County judge ruled Wednesday. The case, brought by Davis Hammet and the ACLU of Kansas, director of the civic engagement group Loud Light, argued Schwab’s move to ask the contractor managing the state’s voter registrat...
October 13, 2021

A new Connecticut law preventing deceptive advertising at crisis pregnancy centers violates the First Amendment, lawsuit alleges - Hartford Courant

The Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the New London-based Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center of Southeastern Connecticut. Citing a violation of the First Amendment, the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative advocacy group, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Connecticut law designed to prevent deceptive advertising a...