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The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting anyone from moving a Confederate monument or changing the historical name of a street or building without the Legislature’s approval. However, the unanimous decision also struck down a requirement within South Carolina’s Heritage Act that two-thirds of the General Assembly must approve a move or name change. Yet the ...

Terry Serpico, left, Mariska Hargitay and Peter Scanavino in the season premiere of the procedural drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” on NBC. The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print. You can find more TV coverage at: latimes.com/whats-on-tv. SERIES Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan (N) 7 p.m. Nickelodeon That Girl Lay LaySadie’s (Gabrielle Nevaeh Green) hype-girl avatar, Lay Lay (...

Editor: If there is one thing that should concern us all, it’s the breakdown and politicization of the rule of law. I was walking my dogs recently when a man came stomping menacingly towards me with his finger wagging, “You don’t need to be walking this way!!” My big dog did not take kindly and showed his displeasure barking as I reached for my phone to snap a photo; I mumbled something about...

As soon as everyone was vaccinated, we invited my family to our home for a holiday meal outdoors. We also included my brother-in-law, who is my wife’s only living relative and has nowhere else to go. My own brother expressed surprise at this: Unbeknown to us, my brother-in-law had unfriended us on Facebook and posted a rant accusing us of elder abuse that led to his mother’s death. (We cared ...

MIAMI, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AXS LAW Group, a full-service boutique law firm created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, is pleased to announce that Courtney Caprio has joined as a partner and Irina Sadovnic and Joanna Niworowski have joined as (soon to be partners) of the firm. Continue Reading GIRL POWER: OUTSTANDING FEMALE LAWYERS JOIN AWARD WINNING AXS LAW GROUP Courtney...

Former acting ICE chief blames 'loopholes in immigration law' for border crisis Former acting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Chief Ron Vitiello blamed "loopholes in immigration law" for the crisis at the southern border during an interview on "Fox & Friends First" Thursday. "They need to take a look at why this is occurring," stated Vitiello. "This is occurring because there are loo...

FILE – In this July 10, 2017, file photo, Cameron Maynard stands at attention by the monument to Confederate soldiers at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld a 2000 law protecting Confederate monuments from being moved without a vote from the General Assembly. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Sup...

Woman with Down syndrome loses UK abortion law challenge  ABC News

1 of 3 Campaigner Heidi Crowter looks on after speaking to the media after her court case, outside the High Court in London, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. A woman with Down’s syndrome has lost a court challenge against the British government over a law allowing the abortion up until birth of a foetus with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 26, and two others argued that part of the Abortion Act is dis...

Scrolling through her social media feed, Laura Dornheim is regularly stopped cold by a new blast of abuse aimed at her, including from people threatening to kill or sexually assault her. One person last year said he looked forward to meeting her in person so he could punch her teeth out. Ms. Dornheim, a candidate for Parliament in Germany’s election on Sunday, is often attacked for her suppor...