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Getty Images The use of the term “reform” in the title of proposed legislation may portend subtle improvement in existing law. But it may, too, mask an expansion of the reach of government in ways that would distort the economy for the worse. So it is with what’s being billed as “reform” of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the 1977 law used to judge whether banks are doing enough to le...

With the groundbreaking enactment of a new law relating to certain transportation network companies, rideshare drivers in Washington State will soon enjoy various benefits typically associated with employee status while retaining the independence and flexibility of their independent contractor status. On March 31, 2022, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Engrossed Substitute House Bill (ESHB...

By LINDSAY M. McCOY Capital News Service LANSING – It’s been 12 years since Michigan began enforcing its “super drunk” law, and law enforcement officials are divided on how effective the charge has been in stopping intoxicated drivers from getting behind the wheel. A super drunk charge applies to drivers who blow a blood alcohol content level of .17 or higher, which is more than twice the leg...

WARNING: The following story contains graphic content not suitable for all readers FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – They walk into the north side furniture store acting like customers at first, but when they get the man away from his co-workers they begin to grill him. “You don’t recognize my face?” the woman says. “You told me you masturbated to me several times,” she says. “I look a little older,...

(Bigstock Photo) It’s a question that’s made countless job seekers break out in a cold sweat. Tell me, what are your salary requirements? The question, often asked by hiring managers and recruiters, can come before you have any idea how much a job might pay. And unless you’ve perfected the complicated salary-requirement sidestep, there’s no way of knowing if you’ve named a number too low and...

Kentucky is now the only state that doesn't offer abortion services. That's because a new law is so broad, with so many restrictions, abortion providers say it's impossible to continue their work without violating it. Lawyers for the state's only two clinics that provide abortions, EMW Women's Surgical Center and Planned Parenthood, are awaiting action from a federal judge in lawsuits they f...

At left: The victorious workers of the Amazon Labor Union at JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island. At right: Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. | AP photos The inconclusive union authorization vote at the giant Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., has drawn flak—to be precise, formal unfair labor practices objections—from the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Meanwhile, the monster retailer...

When confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1962, Justice Byron White became the first justice ever to have clerked for a previous justice, as White clerked for Chief Justice Vinson in 1946. This was more than 60 years after the first Supreme Court clerk was hired by Justice Gray in 1882 and more than 150 years after the first Supreme Court opinion. Many of the justices who were confirmed to the C...

Former Sacramento County district attorney candidate Noah Phillips is starting his own law firm. Phillips, 50, spent the first 20 years of a his legal career working as a prosecutor for the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office. While there, he participated in over 100 trials including complex criminal matters such as homicides and ultimately took on a supervisor role where he managed ...

<p>Senator Catherine Cortez Mast was in Reno talking with local law enforcement leaders about federal funding already secured for issues officers face and the challenges that need future financial attention. {/p} WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Big changes and a lot of money are coming to law enforcement agencies in and outside of Washoe County, but officers said during a ro...