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OBERLIN — A flawed plan to regulate how short-term rental units can operate was killed Monday in a unanimous Oberlin City Council vote. The legislation had taken aim at homes and rooms that are listed on vacation rental websites like Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway. Airbnb is the largest of the bunch, with 31 listings in the city of Oberlin. A long list suggested by the Oberlin Planning Commission ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In a 74-42 vote, the Florida House passed a bill Wednesday that would end permanent alimony in the state. It's a move that drew praise from some and had others calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto the bill. "What's changing is that the different types of alimony that exist in Florida are now going to face severe limits as to the duration that they can exist," said Jeffrey...

Law Day Contest Underway MIDDLEBURG – Students in grades 7-12 in the Valley can now enter the Union-Snyder County Bar Association’s Law Day Essay and Art Contest. President of the association Mike Piecuch says the deadline is 4 p.m. April 11. He says this year’s theme is ‘Toward A More Perfect Union – The Constitution in Times of Change.’ Students are expected to address this year’s theme by ...

HARTFORD – A debate over whether a part of the police-accountability law passed in 2020 is an effective tool in reducing racial disparities in law enforcement or is stifling the ability of police to do their job dominated a State Capitol public hearing Wednesday. Much of the discussion before the legislature’s Judiciary Committee focused on newly-proposed changes to the law that would prohibi...

The Hummel Report The General Assembly is poised to make the first major changes in more than 25 years to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, with leaders in both legislative chambers saying they’re committed to reforming a bill that was first adopted in the mid-1970. What that will look like has been the source of much debate after a 13-member special task force commissioned by Se...

Image of a Hartford Police Department uniform patch Nearly two years after its passage, the 2020 Police Accountability Law is still under fire with Republicans offering proposed revisions that others said would gut the legislation even as a task force is working to change portions of the law. Republican members of the Judiciary Committee peppered the Police Transparency and Accountability Tas...

A statue of the scales of justice stands high above the Old Bailey in London. The Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial uniquely spotlighted U.S. self-defense law, say former prosecutor T. Markus Funk, a partner at Perkins Coie, and UCLA School of Law professor Eugene Volokh. Using laws in England and Germany as examples, they explain that U.S. self-defense law is, by international comparison, far mo...

AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted March 3 to advance a proposal by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, to strengthen law enforcement education and training standards in Maine. The vote was 7-3 with three members absent. As amended, LD 1447 would create a stakeholder group of policymakers and experts to review current standards and best practic...

Limited to virtual events during the COVID pandemic, the Morris County-based New Jersey Coalition for Education and Positive Choices is breaking out of its bubble in a big way. The nonprofit group, which unites elected officials, law enforcement, educational leaders and volunteers, has focused much of its effort since 2016 on hosting substance-free events for children to help them avoid drug...

Credit: REUTERS/Regis Duvignau Adds background March 10 (Reuters) - The Russian government plans to order domestic airlines to pay for leased aircraft in roubles and bar them from returning planes to foreign companies if leases are cancelled, according to a draft law published on Thursday. Western sanctions introduced in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine have forced Russian carriers to...