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An attorney representing a coalition of voting rights advocacy groups said the threat of prosecution was limiting work to engage voters in a critical election year. The law prohibits and penalizes “knowingly” engaging in “conduct that gives the appearance of being an election official” or “would cause another person to believe a person” is an election official. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector...

Berea is planning to opt out of a July 1 state law that will allow people to discharge consumer-grade fireworks on certain days of the year. (Beth Mlady/special to cleveland.com) BEREA, Ohio -- City Council is anticipated to soon pass an ordinance to opt out of House Bill 172, a state law that will permit people to own and discharge consumer-grade fireworks on designated days during the year,...

Arian Taherzadeh (via DOJ court filing) The FBI has arrested two men who they say posed as Homeland Security agents for years, using their false identities to get close to actual law enforcement officials, including a Secret Service agent assigned to the detail of First Lady Jill Biden. Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36, were arrested Wednesday following a late-afternoon raid at a Wash...

ORLANDO, Fla. - A "loophole" in Florida law may have prevented the operator of the Orlando FreeFall from being required to display a "maximum weight" sign outside the ride, one amusement ride safety expert told Fox News Digital. Tyre Sampson, 14, died after falling off of the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida, on March 24. An operating manual for the Orlando FreeFall stat...

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman struck down a Texas drone law (one of the most restrictive in the U.S.), for violating the First Amendment’s protections of freedom of speech and the press. While there have been other cases in which the court has struck down similar laws in municipalities, this is the first time that a state law regulating drone operations has been struck down as unconstitut...

The Wesfield Town Council has approved a local law that will allow outdoor drinking in certain areas downtown, such as Quimby Street, already a popular spot for outdoor dining, WESTFIELD, NJ — Just in time for spring and summer outdoor dining, a new local law approved at Tuesday’s town council meeting will permit diners in town to enjoy their wine, beer or mixed drink outside. Under a measure...

After a tense five-day political standoff that left Pakistan without a government, the Supreme Court ruled on April 7 that Prime Minister Imran Khan “was not within his rights” when he dissolved Parliament to thwart a vote to remove him from power. The high court’s decision did more than affirm the constitutional separation of powers and the principle of rule of law. It demonstrated that judi...

Associate says denied reduced schedule for poor health Her office lacked 15 workers, but other office may count Watkins & Letofsky LLP may have had the 15 employees needed to trigger Americans with Disabilities Act coverage for an associate attorney in Nevada who sought a reduced schedule for health reasons, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday. A lower court dismissed Amy Buchanan’s 2019 s...

Highlights The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently held that the Massachusetts Wage Act requires that employers that fail to pay wages owed to employees by the date required must pay treble the amount of the wages as liquidated damages, even if the employer paid those wages to the employee before the employee brings suit. This decision disrupts nearly two decades of decisions...

FILE – This Dec. 12, 2018, file photo shows traffic on the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to travel an average… Read More DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado is being sued over a law implemented last year that adds a fee to gasoline purchases in the state. The fee is part of SB21-260, which is named Sustainability of the Transportation System. It is designed to...