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Bribery is a second-degree crime, punishable by five to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $150,000, unless the bribe is worth less than $200. In that case, it's a third-degree crime. | Getty By Matt Friedman 03/17/2022 05:58 PM EDT Updated: 03/17/2022 12:39 PM EDT After a decade in legislative limbo, a bill that would allow politicians to be convicted of bribery even if they don’t hold p...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has struck down an Iowa law that seeks to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse, the latest in a decade of legislative measures and judicial rejections. The decision Monday rejected the law approved by Iowa lawmakers in March 2019 that created a trespass charge punishable by up to a year in jail for those who use deception to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ruled that minor leaguers are year-round employees who work during training time and found Major League Baseball violated Arizona state minimum wage law and is liable for triple damages. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero in San Francisco also ruled MLB did not comply with California wage statement requirements, awarding $1,882,650 in penalties. Spero unsea...

The city's attempt to rewrite its zoning code to allow more housing received a lot of pushback from homeowners. A court has, once again, ruled the City of Austin ignored state law in its effort to overhaul zoning rules, and thereby the process at one time called CodeNEXT is dead. A panel of three judges from the 14th Court of Appeals in Houston upheld a ruling by a Travis County judge in 20...

The law itself gives rights to the victims of crimes, such as being notified of any hearings for a suspect and the ability to speak at any hearing like a plea, release, or sentencing hearing. (WKYT) FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Marcy’s law, which has been passed by Kentucky voters twice, is back before the Kentucky supreme court Thursday morning. Both sides made their cases and took plenty of ques...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Marcy’s law, which has been passed by Kentucky voters twice, is back before the Kentucky supreme court Thursday morning. Both sides made their cases and took plenty of questions from the justices as to how Marcy’s law fits into the established laws of Kentucky. The prosecutors said that Marcy’s Law didn’t pass the steps to even get on the ballot, while the defense argu...

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022 Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau visited Idaho, Washington and Oregon on a three-day swing this week to highlight the historic investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for wildfire resilience, conservation and ecosystem restoration. Throughout the trip, Deputy Secretary Bea...

Printer-friendly 2 February 2022 saw the introduction of a new UAE Labour Law in the form of UAE Federal Law No. 33 of 2021, Regulating Labour Relations (“New Law”), repealing the existing UAE Labour Law, UAE Federal Law No. 8 of 1980 as amended (“Previous Law”). In addition to the introduction of the New Law, a set of companion Executive Regulations were issued on 3 February 2022, fle...

President Biden speaking during the signing event. Credit: White House On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act (VAWA). It included a legislation inspired by the murder of a Pennsbury School District student. Biden signed the act at the White House as part of the omnibus appropriations package that earned bipartisan support. The Violence Agai...

A federal judge again struck down an Iowa law in the latest case pitting the right of farmers to protect their property from trespassing activists who want to show consumers how farm animals are treated. (MGN) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has been trying for a decade to make it illegal for animal rights groups to sneak cameras into livestock barns to report animal abuse, but c...