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October 08, 2021

Garland son-in-law's race-obsessed education company urges schools to push lawmakers to adopt its ideas and stick taxpayers with tab - Yahoo News

A curriculum company with links to Attorney General Merrick Garland sells local educators on its “woke” education materials and shows them how to stick state and federal taxpayers with the bill. Panorama Education, founded by Garland’s son-in-law Xan Tanner, produces teaching materials focused on systemic racism, oppression, white supremacy, and intersectionality, all under the rubric of "Soc...
October 08, 2021

China’s Personal Information Protection Law taking effect soon. How is it different from what we knew earlier? - JD Supra

Summary China recently has passed its Personal Information Protection Law. The law will take effect on 1 November 2021. The law is expected to have a significant impact on businesses which have or are planning to have some presence in China. The full text of the new law was released at the same time that it was passed. Businesses have just over two months to prepare themselves for it. This ar...
October 08, 2021

Hotel owners sue NYC over new law requiring severance for workers - New York Daily News

A group of New York City hotel owners is suing the city over a new law requiring them to pay workers severance benefits if they were fired under circumstances related to the pandemic. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday by the Hotel Association of New York City in Manhattan federal court, alleges that the law, which Mayor de Blasio signed off on Tuesday, attempts to supersede already existing...
October 08, 2021

Three law firms craft Chubb's $5.75 bln deal for Cigna units - Reuters

(Reuters) - Three law firms — including Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Sullivan & Cromwell — are steering U.S. insurer Chubb Ltd’s plans to purchase Cigna Corp’s insurance businesses in seven countries for $5.75 billion in cash. The companies announced separately on Thursday night that Chubb would acquire Cigna units in South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Thailand, Hong Kong and Ind...
October 08, 2021

Opinion | Why is a prominent federal judge hiring a law clerk who said she hates Black people? - The Washington Post

For a graduating law student, a clerkship with a federal appeals court judge is a glittering credential. With the right judge, it can be a steppingstone to the most sought-after credential of all, a clerkship at the Supreme Court itself. One of those reliable “feeder” judges is William H. Pryor Jr., chief judge of the 11th Circuit and on Donald Trump’s original shortlist for the Supreme Court...
October 08, 2021

MARIJUANA IN MAINE: Industry experts reflect on one year anniversary, law enforcement share their concerns for the future - WABI

Saturday will mark the one year anniversary since the first adult-use cannabis shops opened here in Maine. Maine (WABI) - Saturday will mark the one year anniversary since the first adult-use cannabis shops opened here in Maine. Between October 9th of 2020 through September of this year, Mainers have spent more than $54 million on marijuana. With examples from states like Colorado and Massach...
October 08, 2021

Havana Syndrome Victims to Receive Financial Support Under New Law - The Wall Street Journal

The law Mr. Biden signed, the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act, enables the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the secretary of State and other agency heads to provide financial compensation to individuals affected by the incidents. Many say they have shouldered significant out-of-pocket medical costs. “Civil servants, intelligence officers, di...
October 08, 2021

What Buckeyes need to know about the new Ohio anti-hazing law - The Ohio State University News

To complement the actions the legislation calls on the university to take and to further promote a culture of care, Ohio State will offer more educational workshops around hazing for students and employees and has created a website with additional information about resources and FAQs. Oct 08, 2021 Ohio State is a strong supporter of legislation known as Collin’s Law The following message was...
October 08, 2021

Judge continues to prohibit Iowa enforcement of mask ban law - Yahoo News

FILE - In this July 16, 2021 file photo, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa. A federal judge Friday, Oct. 8, extended an order that will prevent state officials from enforcing a law that prohibits school districts from implementing mask requirements until a federal lawsuit challenging the law can be heard. Judge Robert Pratt had earlier issue...
October 08, 2021

‘This was a pretty serious operation’: Massachusetts, Connecticut law enforcement team up to take down Spring - MassLive.com

Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni listens as state police Lt. Col. Christopher Wilcox describes some of the weapons seized in a recent raid. Gulluni announced Friday the arrest of three Springfield residents and the confiscation of 16 illegal firearms. (Patrick Johnson / The Republican) SPRINGFIELD — A joint investigation by Massachusetts and Connecticut law enforcement led to the arr...