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A therapist performs shiatsu massage on a woman’s hand to relax the muscles and promote stress relief. In Billings, Mont., a new law forces massage therapists, including those working from home, to open the door for government agents to search their properties and patient-treatment logs on demand. Insisting that the police or code enforcement return with a warrant, as the Constitution require...

Today in History Today is Monday, April 11, the 101st day of 2022. There are 264 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act, a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. On this date: In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of the Fren...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Ghost guns will soon be banned in Illinois. On Monday, the President Joe Biden will announce new action by his administration to fight gun crime. Lawmakers voted to approve that move this weekend. Last week, Chicago aldermen called on the Illinois General Assembly to pass the bill. The goal is to make ghost guns illegal in Illinois – with more and more of them showing up in Ch...

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Shanghai / Credit: fuyu liu/Shutterstock.com Several international law firms are delivering food and supplies to their Shanghai lawyers, after grocery supply chains continue to be impacted by the citywide lockdown. Baker McKenzie, Herbert Smith Freehills and King & Wood Mallesons have all been arranging deliveries of food and essentials to their people impacted by the citywide lockdown, w...

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios Itty bitty Florida babies stand to benefit big from a new law that lets the state pay for donor human milk bank services as an optional Medicaid service. Why it matters: More than half of Florida births are covered by Medicaid, according to the bill's sponsors. And while the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies be exclusively breastfed for about the...

Due to the Russian attack, Ukrainians wait to leave the city and the country at the train station on March 31, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. Firms tackle sanctions, immigration, employment At least 25 firms have announced closure plans Global law firms that announced plans to close Russia offices after the Ukraine invasion now face the challenge of carrying out their goal while complying with lab...

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Jennifer Bocker, MD, is the new chief medical officer at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital. Dr. Bocker is a board-certified general surgeon with specialty training in level one trauma surgery and head and neck surgical oncology. Bocker received her medical degree from Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago and performed her general surgery residenc...

In the game of up-the-ante that Republican-controlled states are playing in their zeal to eradicate abortion rights, Oklahoma took the lead last week. Its new law doesn’t bother with heartbeat standards or clever enforcement mechanisms but just says it outright: Any doctor who performs any abortion at any time (other than to save a woman’s life) could face 10 years in prison. This is the oppr...

CMS has promoted 60 lawyers in its latest promotions round, the firm announced on Monday. This year’s cohort is the firm’s largest-ever global promotions round, and an increase on its 2021 promotions, which saw 52 lawyers promoted to the partnership – which was also a record for CMS at the time. Want to continue reading?Become an ALM Digital Reader for Free! Benefits of a Digital Membership ...