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March 08, 2022

Women’s horrific experiences mean we need a law for misogyny - Financial Times

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March 08, 2022

S.Korea approves rules on app store law targeting Apple, Google - Reuters.com

SEOUL, March 8 (Reuters) - South Korea approved detailed rules for a law banning dominant app store operators such as Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google from forcing software developers to use their payments systems, the country's telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday. South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunication Business Act, last year. It was the ...
March 08, 2022

China Should Draft a Digital Yuan Law, State Bank Official Says - Bloomberg

Wang Jingwu Bloomberg News China should draft new laws and regulations for the digital yuan to address privacy concerns and clarify how it operates, a senior Chinese state bank official proposed. The new law should clearly define the duty of the central bank to protect users’ privacy and make sure their information is only accessible for the purpose of protecting national security, Wang Jingw...
March 08, 2022

Police reform bill restores options to law enforcement - Columbia Basin Herald

Rep. Roger Goodman proposed an amendment to some of Senate Bill 5919’s language. The legislation, if signed by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, will restore options for law enforcement officers to use force and arrest offenders. State of Washington/Courtesy Image OLYMPIA - Law enforcement will soon have the authority to use force when detaining individuals and in other situations under legislat...
March 08, 2022

Big Law's Pay War Is Dangerous Game for Firms Posing as 'Elite' - Bloomberg Law

Cravath is the latest law firm to revise its lockstep pay system. Milbank, Davis Polk, Cravath have upped associate salaries Pay scale has ratcheted up three times this year amid talent war An ongoing pay war is making lawyers at some of the top firms in the world more money than ever before. It’s also exposing a growing fault line between the richest firms and everyone else. In just a few ...
March 08, 2022

Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate crime legislation to Biden - NPR

The Senate unanimously passed a bill on Monday that criminalizes lynching and make it punishable by up to 30 years in prison. It sailed through the House of Representatives last month, and President Biden is expected to sign it. While it eased through both chambers of Congress this time with virtually no opposition, the path to passage took more than 100 years and 200 failed attempts. Under t...
March 08, 2022

Maryland Law Clerk Cleared to Write Article About Medical Pot - Bloomberg Law

Leave out relationship to jurist, state ethics committee warns Views of judge, facing re-election, must not be evident, either A law clerk in Maryland can write a law journal article about employment laws on medical marijuana as long as the piece doesn’t identify the court where he works or suggest whether the judge has an opinion about the issue, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee held...
March 08, 2022

Florida Just Passed The "Don't Say Gay" Bill - TIME

Florida Just Passed The "Don't Say Gay" Bill  TIME
March 08, 2022

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill: Florida Senate passes controversial LGBTQ school measure - NBC News

The Florida Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in the state’s primary schools. The measure, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its opponents, was passed by the state House last month and now heads to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has previously expressed support for it. “This is going to endanger the safety o...
March 08, 2022

South Korea Approves Rules on App Store Law Targeting Apple, Google - U.S. News & World Report

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea approved detailed rules for a law banning dominant app store operators such as Apple Inc and Alphabet's Google from forcing software developers to use their payments systems, the country's telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday. South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunication Business Act, last year. It was the first such curb by a major e...