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September 20, 2021

Veterans' Ed Law May Have Consequences for Foreign Recruiting - Inside Higher Ed

International higher education groups are lobbying for changes to a new veterans’ education law, the THRIVE Act, that they say could dissuade colleges from using commissioned agents in international student recruiting out of fear of losing access to GI Bill benefits. As NAFSA: Association of International Educators explained in an analysis published last week, the law, signed in June, “instru...
September 20, 2021

Law roundup: Redhead asks man to help take people - Daily Inter Lake

A man in his 50s with red hair and a beard allegedly approached another man to ask him if he wanted to help him “take people.” The man called the Kalispell Police Department to report the redhead who didn’t give any other specifics. A very intoxicated man seen lying on the ground reportedly turned down a bartender’s offer to call him a cab after they closed up for the night. The man did not w...
September 20, 2021

Lawsuits against doctor to test constitutionality of Texas abortion law - Reuters

Sept 20 (Reuters) - A San Antonio physician who announced he gave an abortion to a woman in defiance of a new Texas law was sued in Texas state court on Monday by two plaintiffs from other states who want to test the law's constitutionality. Alan Braid said in an opinion piece published in The Washington Post on Saturday that he had broken a new Texas law which banned abortions beyond the poi...
September 20, 2021

Texas Doctor Who Performed Abortion Is Sued in Test of New Law - The Wall Street Journal

Alan Braid, a San Antonio physician, said in a Washington Post opinion essay Saturday that he had performed an abortion in defiance of the law, widely known as SB 8, earlier this month. A former Arkansas lawyer, Oscar Stilley, who said he is on home confinement serving time after a tax-fraud conviction, filed a civil complaint against the doctor Monday in Bexar County District Court. He said ...
September 20, 2021

Law & Disorder: The irony and failure of anti-vagrancy laws - Daily Trojan Online

(Iris Leung | Daily Trojan) Living on the streets can be a dangerous and dehumanizing experience. People are not unhoused because they want to be but rather because they don’t have a choice. And yet, the predominant approach to solving the ever-growing national crisis of homelessness is to criminalize it. Los Angeles’ new anti-camping ordinance went into effect on Sept. 3, altering the city’s...
September 20, 2021

Australia, US Slam China's Maritime Traffic Safety Law - The Maritime Executive

Published Sep 20, 2021 2:04 AM by The Maritime Executive U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (U.S. State Dept.) The U.S. and Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, describing China’s new...
September 20, 2021

Ripley Reviews Resolutions For Draft Solar Zoning Law - Jamestown Post Journal

RIPLEY — Members of the Ripley Town Board approved two resolutions relating to the draft solar zoning law at their regular meeting this month. The first resolution was a negative declaration of environmental significance under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). Town Supervisor Doug Bowen reviewed the steps the town has taken since May 13 when the town introduced the solar law...
September 20, 2021

US Privacy Law: Past, Present and Future | Butler Snow LLP - JDSupra - JD Supra

Privacy law is a hot topic for legislatures in the United States at both the state and federal levels. With the advent of influential laws from international governments, including the European Union, the lack of significant privacy regulation in the U.S. has become glaringly apparent. In this article, we discuss the history of privacy regulation and look at new state statutes. We conclude by...
September 20, 2021

New business and law major addresses critical talent shortage - Nebraska Today

The new business and law major at Nebraska offers students an interdisciplinary education in which they gain foundational legal knowledge to better solve business challenges. Graduates will be prepared to fill roles in multiple growing fields requiring some legal knowledge but not a juris doctorate. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Business and the College of Law have launched ...
September 20, 2021

Vehicle theft suspects lead law enforcement on pursuit in Lincoln Co. - KOIN.com

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three vehicle theft suspects led officers and deputies on a chase that spanned more than 13 miles in Lincoln County Sunday afternoon. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report of a stolen gray 2003 Ford F-250 Sunday afternoon and spotted the pickup truck within the hour. The suspect inside the vehicle was driving south on Highway 101. Deputies tri...