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September 22, 2021

Wisconsin law enforcement group urges lawmakers to pass police reform bills - WDJT

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The state's largest police group called on state lawmakers to move ahead with a number of law enforcement reform bills before the current legislative session ends. The Wisconsin Professional Police Association published a release Wednesday, Sept. 22 saying it was proud of the progress already made in having some bills that were part of its 'Blueprint for Change,' but tha...
September 22, 2021

Law Enforcement Museum honors police lost on 9/11 in special exhibit - Frederick News Post

Law Enforcement Museum honors police lost on 9/11 in special exhibit  Frederick News Post
September 22, 2021

SC Supreme Court says state law that protects monuments can stand without supermajority vote requirement - WCBD News 2

COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) — The Supreme Court of South Carolina has issued a ruling in a case surrounding the Heritage Act. The state law was passed in 2000. Officials said the General Assembly originally passed the law to remove the Confederate flag from the top of the dome at the State House. They also wanted to address other issues surrounding monuments and memorials. The law included a provisio...
September 22, 2021

SC Supreme Court says state law that protects monuments can stand without supermajority vote requirement - WSPA 7News

COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) — The Supreme Court of South Carolina has issued a ruling in a case surrounding the Heritage Act. The state law was passed in 2000. Officials said the General Assembly originally passed the law to remove the Confederate flag from the top of the dome at the State House. They also wanted to address other issues surrounding monuments and memorials. The law included a provisio...
September 22, 2021

China Passes the Personal Information Protection Law - JD Supra

The law will take effect on November 1, 2021 giving companies under two months to ensure their privacy policies and systems comply. On August 20, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress of China passed a sweeping privacy law meant to ensure heightened security of Personal Information (“PI”) and regulates data standards. Broadly, the law tracks with other omnibus privacy ...
September 22, 2021

Eviction law passes with a word of criticism - Hudson Valley 360

City Hall on Warren Street. Aliya Schneider/Columbia-Greene Media HUDSON — The Hudson Common Council enacted the city’s “good cause” eviction law but came under fire from an advocate who criticized male councilmen for disrespecting the efforts of an alderwoman. Council members voted 8-0 in favor of the law with one abstention from 3rd Ward Alderman Shershah Mizan and two absent. The same legi...
September 22, 2021

Local law enforcement agencies execute impact patrol operation focusing on crime in Niagara Falls - WIVB.com - News 4

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Tuesday, the Niagara Falls Police Department, with several other law enforcement agencies, executed a “joint impact patrol operation” to focus on crime in the Cataract City. As a result of this operation, there were 240 law enforcement contacts, 12 arrests, and two sets of federal weapons charges. Additionally, authorities seized five firearms, executed 13 warr...
September 22, 2021

All majors invited to apply to the Law, Justice & Culture Certificate by Oct. 8 - Ohio University

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites undergraduate students from all majors to apply for the Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture at Ohio University by Oct. 8. Enrollment in the certificate program is a competitive process modeled after selection for law and graduate schools. Students with an overall GPA of 3.4 or above are eligible for 25 slots per year. Students who do not...
September 22, 2021

Weird Divorce Laws - Investopedia

Throughout the history of divorce and the laws that control it in the United States, there have been many opportunities for surprising, obscure, or confusing divorce laws. One reason is that from almost the beginning, divorce law has varied enormously by region. The first divorce on record in America was granted in 1639 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony because a man named James Luxford had mar...
September 22, 2021

Arizona anti-abortion law to get court hearing days before criminal penalties begin - The Arizona Republic

Groups seeking to overturn part of Arizona's newest law restricting abortion will make their case before a federal judge on Wednesday, just one week before doctors that perform the procedure could face criminal penalties including prison time in certain circumstances. The measure — passed by the Republican-majority Legislature and signed by Gov. Doug Ducey in April — makes it a crime for medi...