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KYIV, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday passed a law defining the concept of anti-Semitism and establishing punishment for transgressions. An estimated 0.2% of Ukraine's 41 million population is Jewish and there have been isolated cases of anti-Semitism since independence in 1991. Its pre-war Jewish population of about 1.5 million was virtually wiped in the Nazi Holocaust....

Major corporations used to keep mum about controversial social matters — until relatively recently, when they began tackling LGBTQ issues, voting rights and racial inequality. In 2015, after the Indiana legislature passed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act that could have allowed business owners to refuse to serve LGBTQ customers for religious reasons, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff immediately...

Second-year student Ezza Ahmed (class of 2023) enrolled at Penn State Dickinson Law because she wanted to give back to her community by practicing law. When she learned of an opportunity to give back immediately, while she continues her education, she felt compelled to sign up. Ahmed is one of three students at Dickinson Law, along with fellow second-year law students Aranda Stathers (class o...

More than two years after a fierce legislative debate, a federal judge on Tuesday blocked key parts of an immigration law that banned so-called sanctuary cities in Florida. U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom, in a 110-page ruling, wrote that the “totality of the relevant facts present significant evidence, both direct and circumstantial, of the Legislature’s discriminatory motives in enacting SB ...

WACO, Texas — The Baylor Hispanic American Law Student Association (HALSA) hosted a book drive in order to help inspire the students at Kendrick Elementary to pursue higher education, just as their families inspired them. For HALSA president Alexa De La Vega, Hispanic Heritage Month means being grateful for those who helped her get to where she is today. “Honestly, stay connected to my roots,...

AUSTIN, Texas—Women’s health clinics in Louisiana, Oklahoma and beyond are reporting an influx of out-of-state patients from Texas looking for abortions and other services, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas’s restrictive abortion law to take effect. Some clinics in neighboring states say they are overwhelmed with out-of-state patients. They are adding hours to try to handle the...

Despite the fact that HIV is now a treatable medical condition, the majority of U.S. states still have laws on the books that criminalize exposing other people to HIV. Whether or not the virus is transmitted does not matter. Neither does a person’s intention to cause harm. A person simply must be aware of being HIV-positive to be found guilty. These laws are enforced mainly on marginalized pe...

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 22, 2021 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Cassava Sciences, Inc. ("Cassava" or "the Company") (NASDAQ:SAVA) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissi...

Police say John Adams III shot and killed his son-in-law, Bobby Braswell, 30, on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Photo credit: Nash County Jail) TARBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his son-in-law after they got into a fight, police said. Edgecombe County sheriff’s deputies said John Adams III, 58, is charged with first-degree murder, news outlets repor...

After a standout season, Royals prospect Bobby Witt Jr. earned Prospect of the Year honors from The Athletic's Keith Law on Wednesday, an award given to the player with the best performance in the minor leagues this season. The shortstop, ranked the No. 6 prospect in baseball by Law at midseason, was selected No. 2 in the 2019 draft. Witt, 21, was promoted to Triple-A Omaha in late July after...