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The venture world is growing faster than ever, with more funding rounds, bigger funding rounds and higher valuations than at pretty much any point in history. That’s led to an exponential growth in the number of unicorns walking around and has also forced regulators and venture law researchers to confront a slew of challenging problems. The obvious one, of course, is that with so many compani...

The California State Legislature this week approved a measure that would make the state the first to outlaw stealthing, the act of removing a condom during sex without a partner’s consent. The bill, which was approved unanimously on Tuesday, awaits the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, who has until Oct. 10 to sign it into law. A spokesman for the governor said his office did not co...

Sept 9 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked enforcement of an anti-riot law spearheaded by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in response to nationwide protests last year over racial injustice, saying the legislation likely violated the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, ruling in a lawsuit brought by civil rights groups, did not rule the entire statute was unconstituti...

On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress passed the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), which will take effect on November 1, 2021. We previously reported on this development here, when the law was in draft form. An unofficial translation of the newly enacted PIPL is available here and the Mandarin version of the PIPL is available here.[1] The...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Allyson, Patrick and Reese about the court battles over Texas' abortion law and Abbott's call for a third special session. Join us Sept. 20-25 at the 2021 Texas Tribune Festival. Tickets are on sale now for this multi-day celebration of big,...

The Moneyist ‘I recently received notice from his landlord that she wants his personal items out of the house as quickly as possible so she can sell the house’ 'I have arranged for cleaning and the removal of all his personal belongings, and will continue to pay the rent until it is completed.' Dear Quentin, My brother-in-law recently died, and was without a will. With no children or s...

stock.adobe.com What You Need to Know Many Am Law 200 and midsize firms still have not announced formal vaccine and testing policies for COVID-19. President Biden proposed new federal rules that would require companies with more than 100 workers to either mandate vaccinations or weekly tests. This raises questions about implementing policies and covering the costs of tests or time off for va...

A pro-choice activist protests in downtown Memphis in Tennessee, U.S., May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht Sept 10 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday blocked Tennessee's strict abortion law, more than a year after a district court first issued a preliminary injunction that prevented it from taking effect. In July last year, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed one of the tightes...

WASHINGTON — Abortion providers in Texas asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a state law banning abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The law, one of the most restrictive in the nation, is poised to go into effect on Wednesday. If the Supreme Court does not intervene, lawyers for the providers said, access to abortion in Texas could largely end. “In less than tw...

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 357, the Safer Streets for All Act, passed the Assembly by a vote of 41-26. It now heads to the Senate for a concurrence vote, and then to the Governor’s desk to be signed. SB 357 repeals a provision of California law criminalizing “loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution.” This criminal provision — arrests for whic...