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Maine students in grades 4-12 are invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests sponsored by the Maine State Bar Association. This year’s theme is “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change.” Students in grades 4-8 may participate in the art poster contest and students in grades 9-12 may participate in the essay contest. This year’s theme considers the Cons...

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. We’re getting close to spring break! And that means many of us are headed out of state, either by plane or a road trip. But what happens if you are unfortunately involved in a car crash in another state? What are your rights? Grand Rapids auto crash attorney, Tom Sinas of Sinas Drami...

Laws inconsistent on who may receive vaccine information sheet D.C. law “encourages” children to deceive parents The city of Washington, D.C., is blocked from enforcing a law allowing “mature” minors who are 11 or older to receive a Covid-19 or other vaccine without their parents’ knowledge or consent because the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act likely supersedes it, a federal court sa...

Bill allows anyone – even relatives of rapists – to sue abortion providers and empowers investigators to question any woman who loses a pregnancy The Tennessee state house is considering a “Texas-style” abortion ban that would allow relatives, friends, neighbors and the spouse of a rapist to sue anyone who provides or assists in the provision of abortion services to his victim. The bill, whic...

For Immediate Release: Contact: Robin Goist 202-483-7382 Worcester, Mass. – With Massachusetts’ sham “cage-free” egg law now in effect, allowing for hens to be packed into sheds with just 1 square foot of floor space each—despite voters’ support for bigger space requirements—PETA is launching a statewide public information campaign that gives motorists a glimpse into “cage-free” egg factorie...

The First Amendment applies to school classrooms. That principle is foundational for Prof. Catherine J. Ross of George Washington University Law School in her explanation of the attempts by government bodies to limit what students can learn — or even mention — in public schools. For decades, federal courts have dealt with disputes between school authorities and the people they serve and emplo...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking court approval to use a law passed in part to give Republican Gov. Brian Kemp a massive fundraising advantage in his re-election bid this year. The challenge asks the court to require state officials to let her use the leadership committees that were approved last year by the Republican-controlled General ...

Rural law enforcement departments in Elko County and throughout Nevada could benefit from bipartisan legislation that U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced on March 17 for small agencies nationwide. The bill would provide $250 million over the next five years to law enforcement agencies with fewer than 200 full-time officers. “Our local law enfo...

The Missouri State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Jefferson City, Mo. While the Missouri House has already passed nearly 40 bills, gridlock in the Senate has brought operations in the upper chamber to a near-standstill. With eight weeks left, only a supplemental budget bill has made it past the finish line so far. After an acrimonious first half of session in the Missouri Senate, l...

Source: AFP/Getty Images Bloomberg News A Moscow court banned Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram in Russia Monday, in what was the first use of the country’s sweeping law on “extremism” against a foreign technology company. The presiding judge backed the prosecutor’s request to ban the social networks with immediate effect ruling them “extremist” organizations, Tass reported from th...