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October 01, 2021

Several law enforcement agencies surround motel in Park City - KWCH

Law enforcement officers from several agencies surrounded a business in Park City Friday morning. (KWCH) PARK CITY, Kan. (KWCH) - Law enforcement officers from several agencies have surrounded a motel in Park City. Our photojournalist on the scene said armored vehicles are in the area along with officers who have shields out and their guns drawn. He said the focus appears to be on the Days In...
October 01, 2021

Press Release: Nevada Driver's License Law Takes Effect Today - Fines and Fees Justice Center

TODAY: New Nevada Driver’s License Law Takes Effect Tens of Thousands of Nevadans Could Regain Freedom to Drive Today, October 1, Nevada’s SB219 takes full effect, ending the state’s widespread practice of suspending an individual’s driver’s license when they cannot afford to pay fines and fees from a minor traffic ticket. This reform could allow tens of thousands of Nevadans to regain their ...
October 01, 2021

'Right to repair' law may run into the changing definition of 'ownership' - MarketWatch

What exactly do you own when you purchase a product? If you buy something today, what exactly are you buying? The answer could determine the path of a push to give Americans the “right to repair” possessions they have purchased. For instance, if you buy an album on Apple Inc.’s AAPL, -0.01% iTunes because you would rather “own” it than listen to it on a streaming service like Apple Music o...
October 01, 2021

The Shifting Landscape of Patent Assignments | New Jersey Law Journal - Law.com

Patent ownership rights in the U.S. originate with the patent’s inventors. For an entity other than the inventors to obtain those rights, it is critical to ensure that inventors have effectively assigned the rights in the invention to the entity. This also applies when a company is acquiring a patent that was previously assigned to another company. Within the last year, there have been severa...
October 01, 2021

Whitmer keeps bashing Michigan abortion law, but has little power to change it - Detroit Free Press

More than 36 million women nationwide — and almost 2.2 million in Michigan — would lose access to abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns decisions that underscore the right to the controversial medical procedure, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday, citing a new report from pro-abortion rights organizations. That's because Michigan and 25 others states have laws banning abortion that ar...
October 01, 2021

UK pauses competition law for CO2 suppliers amid shortages - Reuters UK

A general view of the CF industries plant in Billingham, Britain September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Lee Smith/File Photo Oct 1 (Reuters) - Britain has temporarily exempted parts of the carbon dioxide (CO2) industry from competition law to help provide further security of the gas's supplies to businesses in the country. Britain last week warned food producers to prepare for a 400% rise in carbon diox...
October 01, 2021

‘Law & Order: SVU’ Wins Thursday Ratings; ‘Station 19’ & ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Slip In Season Premieres - Deadline

ABC In a big night full of premieres for ABC, NBC took the ratings crown with the latest episode of Law & Order: SVU. The latest episode of the NBC drama was the highest-rated program of Thursday primetime, taking in a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.71 million viewers, per fast affiliates. The NBC series was slightly down from last week’s premiere , but slightly outshined the Season...
October 01, 2021

Doctors say the Texas abortion ban is complicating other types of medical decisions - NPR

Each month, Dr. Andrea Palmer delivers about 20 babies, easily the best part of her job. But some days, she has to deliver difficult news. "The conversations are just — they're gut wrenching every time," she said. Palmer is an OB-GYN in Fort Worth, Texas. She recently had to tell a woman that her fetus had a condition called anencephaly, "where, essentially, the baby doesn't have a brain." It...
October 01, 2021

Law enforcement investigating video of fight in Evans Co., school officials think it could be connected to social media challenges - WTOC

FILE - Evans County School District bus. (WTOC) EVANS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A video shared on social media appears to show a fight involving students in Evans County. School officials say it could be connected to a social media challenge and law enforcement are investigating. The superintendent of the Evans County Charter School System says the system along with Claxton Middle School administr...
October 01, 2021

A federal judge considers an emergency request to block Texas' abortion law - NPR

A federal judge is considering arguments Friday on the Justice Department's emergency request to block Texas' controversial new abortion law. Department attorneys and lawyers for the state of Texas are making their case at a virtual hearing before Judge Robert Pitman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. At stake is the ability of women in the country's second largest ...