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(CN) — Planned Parenthood petitioned Idaho’s Supreme Court on Wednesday to block the state’s controversial law that bans abortions in the state after six weeks. The petition — filed against the state exactly a week after Republican Governor Brad Little signed off on the law — railed against the bill on a number of grounds, calling it both unconstitutional and inherently dangerous for patients...

Note: Rankings include Washington, D.C.; Data: National Women’s Law Center; Chart: Jared Whalen/Axios The Mississippi state legislature passed an equal pay bill Wednesday — but the bill could actually make it harder for women to get paid equally. Why it matters: Mississippi was the only state in the country without an equal pay law, or a law prohibiting employers from paying workers differen...

This is a modal window. No compatible source was found for this media. This video is currently unavailable. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A law school recruiter says it’s hard to overstate the importance of seeing someone who looks like her in the running for a seat on the nation’s highest court. Nicole Burts is the assistant director of student recruitment for the IUPUI McKinney School of Law. Burts...

Ag Department says Niemiec selection followed state law The Colorado Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the selection process for the new director of the Bureau of Animal Protection did, in fact, follow legal and ethical protocols. The appointment of Rebecca Niemiec has caused serious concerns in the livestock industry because of her previous association with animal rights groups,...

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Led by Senator Sharon Brown, Work Group to Examine Potential Applications for Blockchain Technology to Benefit State Residents and Businesses Alike SEATTLE, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a robust, equity-centered technology sector that empowers thriving communities, today announced full suppor...

Limon Correctional Facility on March 1, 2022. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) A new state law signed Wednesday commands that many Colorado prison laborers must be paid at least minimum wage — a massive change for a scheme that historically has paid laborers mere cents per day. SB22-50, which Gov. Jared Polis signed at a small ceremony at the Capitol, promises minimum wage only for thos...

Apple and Meta handed over user data to hackers who faked emergency data request orders typically sent by law enforcement, according to a report by Bloomberg. The slip-up happened in mid-2021, with both companies falling for the phony requests and providing information about users’ IP addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses. Law enforcement officials often request data from social platfo...

One more country has jumped on the data privacy reform bandwagon. India is soon expected to enhance restrictions. Protections could extend even further than the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This legislative overhaul has been a five-year long journey, with a 2017 Supreme Court decision kicking it off by concluding that privacy is a fundamental right. Soon thereafter, a priva...

Arizona Governor Signs Anti-Abortion, Anti-Transgender Bills Into Law  U.S. News & World Report