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Editor’s note: This article contains a description of someone who died by suicide. Massachusetts remains without a law criminalizing the act of suicide by coercion even five years after Michelle Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for using text messages and phone calls to encourage her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to kill himself in 2014. She was sentenced to 15 months in jail. Known ...

A man rides his bicycle as a taxi drives along a street in Moscow, Russia June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov March 29 (Reuters) - Russia's transport ministry has drawn up a law that would oblige taxi companies to share data with the Federal Security Service (FSB), a document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday, raising concerns about the data privacy of passengers. The adjustment to the law ...

The worldwide supply chain is under increasing pressure from the continuing conflict in Ukraine. A growing list of companies are required to suspend or exit operations in Russia as Western sanctions render performance of contractual obligations illegal or in breach of public policy. However, for some companies it is simply a matter of it no longer being commercially viable to continue doing b...

It is a complex issue with laws that are ever-changing. It is a complex issue with laws that are ever-changing. Diaspora Law focuses on individual, family, and business immigration law. Today founder Oscar Barbosa joins us with more. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @WeAreAustin and find us on Facebook at We Are Austin Lifestyle Show.

On March 24, 2022, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) into law, making it the fourth state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law – joining California, Virginia, and Colorado. The UCPA becomes effective on December 31, 2023. Here are the high-level takeaways to know: Who does the UCPA protect? The UCPA protects the personal data of “consumers,” which is ...

Albers School of Business & Economics and School of Law land in the Top 30 in latest U.S. News & World Report graduate rankings. Seattle University is once again represented throughout U.S. News & World Report “2023 Best Graduate Schools” rankings, with various offerings at Albers and the law school in the Top 30. This includes: Albers Master of Science in Finance is ranked #19,...

The state’s Consumer Financial Protection Law covers licensing and debt collection, and created a Debt Collection Advisory Committee that includes ACA International members. 4.5 minute read A year after implementing one of the most expansive consumer protection laws in the U.S., California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced it has collected close to $1 milli...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The union representing workers at the Southern Poverty Law Center protested Monday in front of the civil rights group’s headquarters, saying there are racial disparities in the organization’s plans to return to the office after pandemic restrictions are eased. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that the union said a unit of the organization responsible for bringing in ...

A person holds a Transgender Pride Flag in front of the Ohio Statehouse to protest the passing of legislation against Trans Women playing sports in high school and college. Credit: On Monday, it became illegal to talk about gender identity or sexual orientation in hundreds of classrooms throughout the state of Florida. This law is one of historic numbers of proposed laws and measures targetin...

A plaque marks the gravesite of Emmett Till at Burr Oak Cemetery May 4, 2005 in Aslip, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) President Biden is set to sign a new law Tuesday that makes lynching a federal hate crime, with sentences of up to 30 years. Ersula Ore, associate professor of African and African American studies and rhetoric at Arizona State University, and Damon Hewitt, president and ...