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April 08, 2022

Under this new state law, more Coloradans are barred from possessing guns - Fort Morgan Times

Gov. Jared Polis high fives Rep. Mike Weissman after delivering his state of the state address at the Colorado State Capitol Building on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Colorado now legally bars anyone previously convicted of any of 110 different felony crimes from possessing a gun, under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Jared Polis. The enactment of this law, HB22-1257, is the latest chapter in a ...
April 08, 2022

Above The Law Goes To The Supreme Court — See Also - Above the Law

(Photo by Staci Zaretsky) A Supreme Celebration: An elegant black-tie affair to honor the best lawyers and judges out there. Contempt For Trump? This is not the way we play the discovery game. It’s Law Revue Time! Can you carry a tune or tell a joke? Submit your videos. Senators: They’re Just Like Kids! Except the tantrums are more embarrassing for America. A Supreme Celebration: An elegant ...
April 08, 2022

Police say 2018 bail reform law led to release of suspect accused of firing shots - WMUR Manchester

When a suspect was arrested this week, he was charged with felony reckless conduct, but he was released from custody immediately on personal recognizance bail because of New Hampshire's 2018 bail reform law, police said.
April 08, 2022

Gov. Youngkin sings law giving more training to law enforcement to detect human trafficking - WWBT

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Last week, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed 45 bills into law, including establishing training methods for law enforcement to detect human trafficking. “This bill furthers the idea that we should do more with law enforcement and law enforcement should get that required training, make it compulsory, and even add it to the curriculum at the training academy,” K...
April 08, 2022

Enforcer of China's Brutal National Security Law Set to Rule Hong Kong - Daily Signal

A Beijing hard-liner appears poised to become Hong Kong’s chief executive following his announcement to seek Carrie Lam’s position on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post reported. Mark Simon, former executive at the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily believes Hong Kong’s chief secretary for administration, John Lee, will become the next chief executive. “Lee rose from police inspector unde...
April 08, 2022

Global Law Enforcement Win: Germany Shuts Down Hydra and U.S. Department of Treasury Follows With Sanctions - JD Supra

In a win for global law enforcement, Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) announced on April 5, 2022, that it had officially taken down the infrastructure of Hydra, a Russian-based, illegal dark-web marketplace that has allegedly facilitated more than $5 billion in Bitcoin transactions since its inception in 2015. In the process of shutting it down, German authorities seized over $25 million in ...
April 08, 2022

Indiana Supreme Court weighing dispute over emergency law - Evening News and Tribune

The state’s highest court heard arguments Thursday in the lawsuit that Gov. Eric Holcomb filed last year against the Republican-dominated Legislature over a law giving legislative leaders authority to call the General Assembly into what it calls an “emergency session” when the governor has declared a statewide emergency. Holcomb is shown above when he addressed the state earlier this year b...
April 08, 2022

Ohio law would tighten voter requirements, require photo ID - News 5 Cleveland WEWS

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposed law would require Ohio voters to show photo identification at the polls, starting up the argument again of voter security versus voter accessibility. Senate Bill 320, sponsored by Sen. Theresa Gavarone (R-Huron), would only allow Ohioans to cast ballots i...
April 08, 2022

‘Groomer’ debate inflames GOP fight over Florida law - The Hill

House Greg Nash “Groomer” is the new favorite term being used by far-right commentators and activists to describe opponents of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, sparking outrage among LBGTQ advocates who say that it is a smear that feeds into a trope casting members of the community as pedophiles. The Florida bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis week, which ...
April 08, 2022

Conference aims to improve relations between law enforcement and the Hispanic community - KMVT

Topics such as cultural awareness, implicit bias and cultural competency were discussed A speaker addresses the crowd at the event in Hailey on Friday(KMVT) HAILEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Southern Idaho law enforcement, the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Crisis Hotline Idaho and ProjecToolSuccess joined forces on Friday in order to foster better understanding and relations between law enf...