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A flag flies on a Russian State Duma building in Moscow, Russia. February 2022. (Berlin) – Russia has enacted two laws, adopted and brought into force on March 4, that criminalize independent war reporting and protesting the war, with penalties of up to 15 years in prison, Human Rights Watch said today. The laws make it illegal to spread “fake news” about the Russian armed forces, to call for...

Law schools churning out graduates who aren’t serving public’s needs  The Boston Globe

Shutterstock When lawmakers in Ohio introduced a proposal last year for a state-level privacy law, it was joining a chorus of US states that were updating their laws for greater data privacy rights. The Ohio Personal Privacy Act is just one of the latest examples of a US state taking action on digital privacy rights and revamping their law books to reflect the modern day. It is a wave tha...

“We don’t care about your social experiment. We need our safety back.” JUSTIN CHIN-SHAN YU, 76, the president of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, who favors more stringent law enforcement over mental health initiatives to curb violence against Asians.

An employee opening a business for the day reportedly found a man sitting in one of the rooms. The man claimed his overnight stay was the result of falling asleep on the toilet. Kalispell Police Department officers advised him that he could not return to the property or he could be cited for trespassing. A hotel employee was allegedly punched by a man with shaggy hair and started bleeding fro...

The recent 5.4% drop in The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.'s (LON:LWDB) stock could come as a blow to insiders who purchased UK£112k worth of stock at an average buy price of UK£7.47 over the past 12 months. Insiders invest with the hopes of seeing their money grow in value over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their initial investment is now only worth UK£111k, which is not wha...

Toggle between a carry-on bag and a full suitcase with this 2-in-1 expandable model Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. A woman holding a child cries after fleeing from the Ukraine and arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Monday, March 7, 2022. Russia announced yet another cease-fire and a handful of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to fl...

President Joe Biden Companies no longer will be able to require arbitration to settle claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault, under a new law signed by President Biden Thursday. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act encompasses a variety of contracts, including long-term care facility arbitration agreements. “Forced arbitration silences survivors of...

Proponents say the laws prevent abuse, but there’s little evidence on their effectiveness A storm passes over the Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury – Sept. 11, 2018) With a final vote last week, the Virginia General Assembly passed a slew of bills that will give parents more time to abandon their newborn children at designated drop-off spots — and launch a state hotline to increase awaren...

Vladimir Putin. Image: The Russian Presidential Press and Information Office The Global Lawyer: Big Law struggles with morals. But as the last week has shown, the days of firms sitting back and saying 'we are just doing our job' are long gone—a moral recalibration is afoot.