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The building that held Town Talk Diner with the recognizable retro sign was reduced to rubble in the riots following the police killing of George Floyd. Photo from the complaint. Cities need help dealing with the wave of cops leaving the field by getting disability pensions due to post-traumatic stress disorder — at an average age of 42 — since George Floyd’s killing, their representatives to...

Late last month, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a letter to Texas state health agencies announcing that delivering gender-affirming medical treatments to transgender youths “constitutes child abuse” under state law. It stipulated that doctors, nurses and teachers are legally now required to report parents who aid their child in receiving such care to the Texas Department of Family and Protective...

Lawmakers are moving forward with tweaks to the state's election laws, even as a more expansive overhaul — one widely condemned by voting rights activists — waits in the wings. The Kansas Senate approved two bills Wednesday, one which would limit the governor's power on election laws, while the other would require the state to confirm a person's address if they have not voted in a given per...

Credit: Feodora/stock.adobe.com What You Need to Know Labor advocates are trying to kill off mandatory meetings that employers hold to argue against unionization. They argue the meetings are unfair, since unions don't get the same opportunity. The push might get traction under the union-friendly Biden administration. Welcome to Labor of Law, our labor and employment dispatch spotlighting k...

The European Parliament has, by a large majority, adopted a resolution calling on the European Commission to begin action to withhold funds from member states that fail to respect the rule of law. The document names Hungary and Poland as particular violators. The resolution was condemned by Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, which unsuccessfully proposed an amendment calling for the...

Ohio Sen. Matt Dolan, R-Chagrin, a candidate for Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat, was in Findlay on Wednesday on a campaign swing dedicated to meeting with local law enforcement officials and asking them what help they need from Washington, D.C. Much of the discussion at the roundtable in Findlay focused on the need for better access to mental health services, including juvenile treatment, addre...

ATLANTA — Georgia drivers will not be able to text or use their phones while stopped at a traffic light. The Georgia Senate rejected a bill that would have softened Georgia’s distracted driving law. “Well, win, lose or draw, I wanted it put to a vote,” the bill’s sponsor Danielsville State Sen. Frank Ginn told Channel 2′s Richard Elliot. Ginn thought it would be a good idea to tweak Georgia’s...

9inesight Productions photographer Lacey M. Williams Barack and Michelle Obama open up about race in America Like many other law students, Brooklyn Crockton says she was inspired by the movie "Legally Blonde," where protagonist Elle Woods goes to law school, discovering herself in the process. “I saw this woman being her authentic self, inquisitive and beautiful. And I thought, ‘Hey, I can ...

Like many other law students, Brooklyn Crockton says she was inspired by the movie "Legally Blonde," where protagonist Elle Woods goes to law school, discovering herself in the process. “I saw this woman being her authentic self, inquisitive and beautiful. And I thought, ‘Hey, I can do that,’” she said. So, she did. Crockton is a student in her third and final year at Roger Williams Universit...

Jack O'Malley, Curt VanderWall See how Manistee area lawmakers voted on recent measures. • 2021 House Bill 5588, Revise dog registration detail To repeal a 2006 law that imposed a mandate on local government dog registration procedures to provide the owner with information concerning microchip implantation and tattoo identification. Passed 103 to 1 in the House State Rep. Jack O’Malley, R-La...