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March 15, 2022

David Mamet filed a short story about airplanes to back Texas' terrible social media law - The Verge

David Mamet, at the Rome Film Festival in 2016. David Mamet is known for plays like Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow, films like The Spanish Prisoner and Heist, books like On Directing Film and The Wicked Son, and as of last week, a short story about a lost airplane pilot filed as a legal brief supporting social media regulation in Texas. Mamet’s amicus brief is titled “Lessons from ...
March 15, 2022

Supporters of Florida's “don't say gay” law lie about one crucial word. - Slate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 24. In the week since Florida lawmakers passed H.B. 1557, dubbed the “don’t say gay” bill, the law’s most prominent supporters have refused to publicly tell the truth about what the measure actually says. According to the law’s sponsors and cheerleaders, H.B. 1557 is a simple ban on teaching...
March 15, 2022

New California Law Prevents Enrollment Drop at UC Berkeley - U.S. News & World Report

FILE - Students walk past Sather Gate on the University of California at Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif., May 10, 2018. California lawmakers are fast-tracking a proposal that could allow the University of California, Berkeley, to admit as many students as it planned for the fall semester despite a judicial freeze on enrollment. Both the Senate and Assembly are scheduled to vote on the ide...
March 15, 2022

Irish regulator fines Facebook for privacy law violations - ABC News

Ireland's privacy watchdog has fined Facebook's parent company, Meta, 17 million euros, or about $19 million, for violating Europe's privacy law. The regulator, the Data Protection Commission, has been investigating how Meta Platforms Inc. complied with the requirements of the law, known as General Data Protection Regulation, in how it handled personal data in twelve data breach notifications...
March 15, 2022

Herrling Clark Law Firm: Visitation rights for grandparents - WeAreGreenBay.com

(WFRV) – A couple going through divorce can prove to be difficult for immediate family members, but those in extended family can also be adversely impacted. Attorney Paula Hamer, Partner and Family Law Attorney at Herrling Clark Law Firm visited Local 5 Live with how grandparents should be aware of their visitation rights – or lack thereof. Herrling Clark has offices in Appleton, Green Bay, a...
March 15, 2022

Irish regulator fines Facebook for privacy law violations - WPLG Local 10

FILE - Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on, Oct. 28, 2021. Irelands privacy watchdog has fined Meta, 17 million euros, or about $19 million, for violating Europes privacy law. The regulator, the Data Protection Commission, has been investigating how Meta Platforms Inc. complied with the requirements of the law, known as General Data Protecti...
March 15, 2022

Law enforcement agencies stepping up patrols statewide for St. Patrick's Day - The Robesonian

RALEIGH — On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, state officials are reminding people to never drink and drive. For the next week, law enforcement agencies statewide will increase patrols to keep impaired drivers off the roads during the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” enforcement campaign. “We know alcohol tends to be a part of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, but people should never get...
March 15, 2022

Russian Censorship Law Forces Reporters to Weigh Safety - The New York Times

Clarissa Ward of CNN reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine, last month. “It’s a huge blow to not be able to do the kind of journalism we all aspire to do in Russia at the moment,” she said.Credit...CNN Shortly after Russia passed a new censorship law that effectively criminalized accurate reporting on the war in Ukraine, CNN executives on two continents gathered for an emergency video call to figure ...
March 15, 2022

How NYC's Pay Transparency Law Could Have A National Impact—On The Pay Gap And Your Job Search - Forbes

People sit on steps outside of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. A new law in New York City will make it illegal for most employers to exclude pay ranges from their advertised jobs or promotion opportunities beginning in May, a law that could have national ripple effects. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Getty Images Beginning in May, a new law in New York City will make it...
March 15, 2022

Five U.S. Immigration Law Trends to Watch in 2022 - JD Supra

A series of significant developments in U.S. immigration law has already marked the beginning of 2022 and more can be expected. In January, the Biden Administration unveiled a series of policies aimed at attracting and retaining international talent in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Customs and Border Protection ...