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Miya Marcano Tallahassee, FL - SB 898/HB 577—better known as Miya’s Law—is on its way to the State Senate Friday for a full vote after surviving the State House without a single “nay.” If it survives the senate and the governor’s desk, Miya’s Law will create new safeguards for apartment tenants and require employers to conduct extensive criminal background checks on employees who could enter ...

County election officials in the Austin area are reporting a higher than usual rejection rate for mail-in ballots during the March 1 primary election. This was the first election since Texas’ new voting law went into effect. The law, known as Senate Bill 1, created new ID rules for ballots by mail. Advocates and county election officials in Texas warned those new ID requirements could lead to...

From Hay v. N.Y. Media LLC, decided yesterday by the Second Circuit (Judges John Walker, Pierre Leval & Michael Park): Bruce Hay, a civil procedure professor at Harvard Law School, appeals the denial of his request for leave to file a second amended complaint ("SAC") in his lawsuit against Kera Bolonik and her former employer, New York Media LLC …. The allegations in the SAC center on a ...

By MADDISON BOOTH, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama House of Representatives voted 99-1 Thursday to approve the Sergeant Nick Risner Act as the late police officer’s wife looked on. The bill would change the state’s “good time” early release law for state prisoners so that it won’t apply to those convicted in killings. Risner was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 2, 2021. Th...

After a long back-and-forth fight, pistol permits are no longer required by law in Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill into law Thursday afternoon after the House and Senate worked out a bill in conference committee that both chambers could get enough votes to pass. The House concurred with the conference committee substitute on a 70-29 vote and the Senate followed by approving the bill 24...

Modified Annual Water Diversion and Use Reporting Deadlines On September 23, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 115 into law, modifying the deadline and reporting period for annual water diversion and use reporting for all water right holders. Per the State Water Resources Control Board’s (“SWRCB”) website, the reporting deadline has been modified to April 1, 2022, for Appropriat...

Summerville High School alerted parents Friday morning to an increased presence of security and police on the campus. SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - Parents of Summerville High School students received an automated alert Friday morning about an increased security and police presence on the school’s campus. The alert states the school is “aware there was an incident last night in the community all...

Sen. Max Wise, R-Campbellsville Kentucky Republican lawmakers have advanced a ban on abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy, adding to a long list of restrictions passed into law over the last five years. Supporters hope the measure will further restrict access to abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns or revises Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed access to the...

Prices are posted for the various grades of gasoline available at a service station Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Denver. Governors and state lawmakers across the U.S. are scrambling to provide relief from soaring prices at the gas pump. They are discussing ways to lower or suspended gas taxes, but taking that step has not proved easy, since much of that money goes toward repair of roads and bri...

Helena Brown, Addleshaw Goddard. Helena Brown is a commercial partner at Addleshaw Goddard, specialising in data protection and IP/IT law. In recognition of International Women’s Day 2022 earlier this week, she pens a highly personal account about the demands she faced as a young lawyer at the start of her career, juggling childcare and work. I’m going to just admit it… I used to be slightly ...