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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China on Wednesday issued a draft law on financial stability in a bid to further strengthen safety nets to prevent systemic financial risks in the world's second biggest economy. China will establish a financial stability protection fund to beef up its ability to cope with major financial risks, and set up a comprehensive cross-agency mechanism for risk detection and disp...

A new law limiting access to abortions in Arizona fits into a larger national effort to cut back on abortion access just as a pivotal case is being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey recently signed a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy in almost every circumstance. The law includes limited exceptions for medical emergencies but no exemptions for vi...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) undergraduate students can now earn both their bachelor’s degree and a law degree in six years. That is compared to the typical seven years. This is thanks to a new agreement with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) School of Law. Under the agreement UIS undergraduate students will be able to apply for admission to the U...

The investigation found at least 288 people deposited at least more than one ballot in the drop boxes. Hundreds of people in Lehigh County broke the law by dropping off more than one mail-in ballot at a county-approved drop box during the November 2021 election, according to the district attorney’s office. But District Attorney Jim Martin said no one will be prosecuted because identifying mos...

On Oct. 12, 2003, five days after California voters decided he should be ousted from the governorship, Gray Davis signed Senate Bill 796, a valuable gift to the labor unions, attorneys and other groups that supported him during the recall election. The measure created the Private Attorneys General Act, which opened the door to lawsuits against employers for alleged violations of state laws go...

California labor law: how to sue employers | Dan Walters  Santa Maria Times

Welcome to the April 2022 edition of the Political Law Playbook. Of particular note in this month’s edition is the ongoing legal uncertainty of redistricting efforts around the country in anticipation of the 2022 election. In the past month, the U.S. Supreme Court has heard a number of challenges to various states’ redistricting efforts following the 2020 census, including in Wisconsin, Alaba...

In the latest measure cooked up by anti-abortion activists determined to crack down on Texans trying to exercise their reproductive rights, Oklahoma’s Republican legislature has enacted a bill making the performance of an abortion at any stage of pregnancy (other than to save the life of the mother) a felony punishable by up to ten years in prison along with a $100,000 fine. The proposed law ...

A Tennessee State Trooper stands guard on the grounds of the State Capitol Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTVC) — A controversial Tennessee bill wouldn't require a marriage license with the state, and it also doesn't have an explicit age requirement. The bill is something some lawmakers and women's advocates say opens the door for child...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at last week's bill signing The Walt Disney Co. initially took heat for not taking a public position on Florida’s so-called “don’t say gay” bill — and now they are under fire for doing just that. Others studios, though, have largely steered clear of the furor in the Sunshine State. NBCUniversal, with its rival theme park presence in Orlando, has had no public comment...