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March 23, 2022

HB22-1099 bill signed into law to curb online crime - WesternSlopeNow

COLORADO (KREX) — Retail crime is on the rise in Colorado that people steal or counterfeit products from stores to sell online as their own. Representative Dylan Roberts sponsored the HB22-1099 bill to stop online fraud at the source. “If these people who steal don’t have a place to sell their goods, they don’t have as strong of an incentive to steal in the first place,” Representative Dylan ...
March 23, 2022

Confirmation Hearings, Once Focused on Law, Are Now Mired in Politics - The New York Times

Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson questions about abortion and images of child sexual abuse.Credit...Hilary Swift for The New York Times WASHINGTON — One senator asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court pick, how religious she was “on a scale of 1 to 10.” Another asked her to define the word “woman.” A third wanted to k...
March 23, 2022

ACHI talks ACA coverage for Arkansans on law’s anniversary - KNWA

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Today is the 12th year since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010. President and CEO at the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement Dr. Joe Thompson discussed aspects of the law that continue to impact Arkansans, protections such as the prohibition against denial of coverage because of pre-existing conditions and the provision allowing ...
March 23, 2022

Idaho governor signs abortion ban modeled on Texas law - WesternSlopeNow

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas statute banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allowing it to be enforced through lawsuits to avoid constitutional court challenges. Republican Gov. Brad Little signed into law the measure that allows people who would have been family members to sue a doctor who performs an abo...
March 23, 2022

Southern University Law Center one step closer to developing Shreveport branch - BRProud.com

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — As the Southern University Law Center celebrates its 75th anniversary, it has continued to evolve beyond the Baton Rouge campus. “What we do is that we are involved in a transformational business,” said Southern University Law Center Chancellor John Pierre. Pierre said technology, innovation and growth are three areas that have been the focus of the law center sin...
March 23, 2022

Texas AG says Austin school district is breaking state law after barring parents from 'Pride Week' activities - Fox News

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent the Austin Independent School District a letter saying they are in "violation" of state law because of the district's "Pride Week," which is currently ongoing. Paxton's letter states that students must obtain "written consent" from their parent before the school delivers "human sexuality instruction," according to state law. "By hosting ‘Pride Week,’ you...
March 23, 2022

Opinion: Law meant to help severely mentally ill is a flop. - The San Diego Union-Tribune

A message calling for “love and forgiveness” can be seen on a chalkboard at the National Alliance on Mental Illness clubhouse in San Diego in this photo from November. The editorial board operates independently from the U-T newsroom but holds itself to similar ethical standards. We base our editorials and endorsements on reporting, interviews and rigorous debate, and strive for accuracy, f...
March 23, 2022

Idaho Governor Calls Abortion Law ‘Unwise’ but Signs It Anyway - The New York Times

The law, modeled after one in Texas, bans abortions after about six weeks and allows some people — including relatives of rapists — to sue abortion providers. Opponents of Idaho’s abortion bill outside the State Capitol on Saturday in Boise.Credit...Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman, via Associated Press Gov. Brad Little of Idaho signed a strict new abortion bill into law on Wednesday, even as ...
March 23, 2022

Governor Whitmer Signs Multiple Bills Into Law - Radioresultsnetwork.com

Gov. Whitmer today signed bills that support health professionals working in medically underserved communities, combat the opioid epidemic, and other legislation. To date, Governor Whitmer has signed over 795 bipartisan bills into law. “Today’s bill signing builds on our momentum bringing Democrats and Republicans together to get things done for Michiganders,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. ...
March 23, 2022

Former Rumford attorney's mental illness at issue in law license status - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

A psychiatrist treating Seth T. Carey for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder testified at a hearing Wednesday to determine reinstatement of his law license that he did not diagnose the one-time candidate for district attorney as having a personality disorder. During the second day of Carey’s videoconference hearing before the Grievance Commission of the Maine Board of Overseers of the B...