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TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge on Friday allowed a series of challenges to a new state elections law to move forward, setting the stage for a showdown over Republican legislators’ efforts to make it more difficult for Floridians to vote by mail and for organizations to conduct voter-registration drives. The Florida Conference of the NAACP, Disability Rights Florida, the League of Women Voters ...

A new California law will allow some adults to add their parents who live in the U.S. illegally as dependents to their health insurance, the Associated Press reported. The law's author, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), said it targets people living in the country illegally who cannot get subsidized health insurance. The University of California Berkeley Labor Center estimated that...

The event is in the Moot Courtroom in Lewis Hall. (WDBJ7 Photo) LEXINGTON, Va. (WDBJ) - There will be a senior law day at the Washington and Lee Law School. The school will host the symposium of speakers addressing a range of issues for older and elderly folks and their families. It will include attorneys, physicians, hospice directors, and even financial planners. ”So it is targeted to senio...

Crawford County Now BUCYRUS—Bucyrus Mayor Jeff Reser announced the appointment of an Interim City Law Director to fill the vacancy created when former Law Director Rob Ratliff resigned to take a position as a Federal Immigration Judge In Louisiana. Reser’s statement read: “The Crawford County Republican Central Committee met last evening to interview two candidates for the Bucyrus Law Directo...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - A Franklin County judge has ruled Kentucky’s school choice law unconstitutional. The law puts money toward a tax credit to let students move to schools, public or private, outside their district. Lawmakers narrowly passed the bill back in March. Now, they may have to go back to the drawing board to keep this option in the commonwealth. However, some educators argue if this i...

A Franklin County judge has ruled Kentucky’s school choice law unconstitutional. KENTUCKY (WKYT) - A Franklin County judge has ruled Kentucky’s school choice law unconstitutional. The law puts money toward a tax credit to let students move to schools, public or private, outside their district. Lawmakers narrowly passed the bill back in March. Now, they may have to go back to the drawing board...

As anticipated for many months, Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills on Friday, October 8, finally officially putting cocktails to go into state law. Selling takeout cocktails and serving alcohol in parklets are now here to stay in California, at least for the next five years. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Senator Scott Wiener joined the governor for a small press conference at Oakland’s...

Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill in April that would ban school districts from requiring training in so-called "critical race theory." That law is now being challenged in courts. The Arizona Supreme Court next month is set to determine whether a sweeping new law that severely restricts classroom conversations about race was passed by the legislature in a constitutional man...

KMIZCentralia Police vehicles. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Centralia says it has asked a law firm to look into "recent allegations of impropriety" in the city government. The city announced the move in a news release Friday but did not specify what type of allegations have been leveled or against whom. "Any allegations of this nature are taken very seriously, and the City is dedicated to...

Giovanna Deo After going virtual in 2020, the University of Iowa College of Law’s long-standing tradition of Supreme Court Day was back in person today. Ever since the inaugural Supreme Court Day was held in 1928, talented Iowa Law students have argued in front of Iowa Supreme Court Justices during Supreme Court Day. The event, originally a replacement for the former Law Jubilee, has morphed ...