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Image via Andrew Woodley/Universal Images Group via Getty Images If implemented, House Bill 0233/Senate Bill 0526 would create a new way for the state of Tennessee to legally recognize common law marriages, but the legal text creating that "record of marital contract at common law" contains no minimum age restrictions, and would thus have the effect of allowing, anew, the legal recognition of...

HELENA – Fifty-seven new officers who will serve in 40 agencies across the state graduated today from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA), which is part of the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city, and tribal law enforcement officers throughout the state. Attorney General Knudsen addressed the class and was in attendance to co...

Two days after nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a fourth consecutive term, European Union officials on Tuesday moved to hold Hungary accountable for what the bloc’s leaders say are violations of the rule of law, initiating for the first time a procedure that could withhold billions of euros in subsidies. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the immediate concern ...

With much fanfare, Gov. Brian Kemp signs HB 1013, which aims to increase access to mental health coverage in Georgia, on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, on Monday. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed into law a bill aimed at bolstering the state’s dismal mental health c...

Jared Polis addresses supporters after his campaign victory of the Colorado gubernatorial race during the Colorado Democrats watch party in Denver, Colo., November 6, 2018 So much for the myth of the moderate Colorado governor. Jared Polis is often portrayed as a rational liberal whom the Democratic Party would be wise to emulate. A Bulwark writer recently argued that the Colorado governor wa...

Brittany Willis L’22, Cassandra Saxton L’23, and Elliott Millner L’23 were recognized for entries in a Black History Month contest that challenged participants to reflect on their roles as students and future lawyers in the antiracism movement. From left: Cassandra Saxton L’23, Brittany Willis L’22, and Elliott Millner L’23 Three students have been honored in an annual essay competition co-sp...

Vermont's new gun control law goes into effect in July. Vermont's new gun control law extends the maximum wait period for a background check from three to seven days and bans firearms from hospitals. It also allows health care providers to notify law enforcement and seek an emergency risk protection order for someone they believe is a threat to themselves or to the public. Earlier gun legis...

Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as President Joe Biden shakes hands with former President Barack Obama after Obama jokingly called Biden vice president in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday. (AP photo/Carolyn Kaster) WASHINGTON – With hugs, laughs and good-natured ribbing, Barack Obama on Tuesday returned to the White House for the first time in more than five years...

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has filed a petition for a state court of appeals to rehear a twice struck down law banning dilation and evacuation abortions after 11 weeks – a common procedure in the second trimester. The U.S. Supreme Court granted him the power to do so just over a month ago. In 2018, then-Governor Republican Matt Bevin signed the bill into law. The ACLU and EMW Wo...

Former President Obama and President Biden reunited at the White House on Tuesday at the former president’s first public event there since leaving office in 2017. WASHINGTON — Former President Obama returned to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office to celebrate the 12th anniversary of his landmark healthcare law — and to provide a political lift to President Bi...