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Congress has renewed a 1990s-era law that extends protections to victims of domestic and sexual violence, updating the landmark Violence Against Women Act nearly three years after partisan disagreements caused it to lapse. It passed this week as part of a $1.5 trillion government funding package and capped years of work by members of the House and Senate. It is certain to win the signature of...

Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman had tried gathering legislative support for a broad anti-abortion bill this session, but it failed to make it out of committee. She also proposed amendments to three health-related bills now being considered by the House. State Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman is continuing her crusade to make it illegal to help a person in Missouri get an abortion, even if it’s in a ...

TAMPA, Fla. - Over the last few years, at least three Bay Area law enforcement officials have put their cars and themselves in harm’s way to stop wrong-way drivers. In March 2016, Hillsborough County Deputy John Kotfila, 30, drove his vehicle in between an innocent victim and an oncoming wrong-way driver on the Selmon Expressway. Five years later, in March 2021, 45-year-old Tampa Police Offic...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Backed by high-profile Republicans, the work is being laid to get Tennesseans to enshrine a “Right to Work” amendment into Tennessee’s constitution. Governor Bill Lee declared this week “Right to Work” week, an effort to use his office to elevate the conversion about the amendment to the constitution, voters will have to decide in November. The list of notable Tennes...

New legislation often starts a cat-and-mouse game between the executive branch and regulated entities related to how statutory language is implemented. While we often write about environmental statutes, the procedural mechanisms governing how statutes may be implemented are generally similar. Typically, statutory implementation is governed by the federal Administrative Procedure Act (APA), a ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A West Virginia senator revived his attempt Friday to give high school athletes one chance to switch schools without losing a year of eligibility. Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, amended the proposal into House Bill 4389, legislation that would update state laws that that give schools greater freedom to innovate ways to enhance academics. Opponents say the athletic transf...

Welcome to the third edition of Greenberg Traurig’s Behavioral Health Law Ledger! The Ledger is for behavioral health and integrated health providers interested in staying abreast of behavioral health law legal and regulatory developments. Each quarter, we anticipate releasing a new edition of the Ledger to highlight new legal developments, including but not limited to audit risks, import...

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a bill into law that aims to recruit more bone marrow donors. Senate Enrolled Act 398 directs the state health department to launch a new program that would help recruit more potential donors and educate Hoosiers about the process. One of the advocates for the new law was Samantha Smith, who lost her 25-year-old husband, former Butler basketball pla...

Chelsea Mutual A USA Today investigation published this week details concerns that Fresno State’s Title IX office lacked the staff and resources to adequately investigate sexual harassment and assault claims during Joseph Castro’s presidency. To get a better sense of how Title IX works on university campuses, Valley Edition host Kathleen Schock spoke with Chelsea Mutual, a senior staff atto...