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Liz Truss is looking for a way to crack down on lawsuits used by the wealthy to silence critics As the UK government seeks ways to take on Russian oligarchs with links to Vladimir Putin’s regime, the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has asked government lawyers to “find literally any way” to crack down on “Slapps” – or strategic lawsuits against public participation – where the wealthy exploit l...

Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed a law punishing “fake news” with up to 15 years in prison, according to Reuters. The rule would impose fines or jail terms for spreading false information about the military, as well as fines for people who publicly call for sanctions against Russia. Courts would mete out the harshest sentences for fake news that leads to “serious consequences.” A...

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. SEC Chair Gary Gensler said many crypto exchanges likely have securities available to trade and must disclose them to the regulator. If they don't disclose the securities, they are doing business "outside the law," he told Yahoo Finance on Friday. Gensler noted that many tokens in the past have been deemed securities. Get the inside scoop on what traders are t...

A growing number of companies report using artificial intelligence tools to help manage their businesses. Policymakers are growing concerned these tools could be misused or result in unintended consequences. In New York City, these trends have dovetailed in a new employment law that illustrates one way policymakers aim to regulate AI tools: by holding companies accountable for any harms cause...

Alan Chartock Okay, we all have heroes. I, for one, love Sam Waterston who is reprising his role on Law and Order. He once told me not to despair because, “There is life after Law and Order.” He was wrong and this return of the program proves it. This is something you seldom see — a show coming back to life after having been pronounced dead. Every once in a while, there is something so good ...

Credit: Adobe Stock Globally, the pandemic has been a tipping point resulting in an historic shift in the workplace and what many have called The Great Resignation. During the initial quarantine, with the luxury of having the time and space to reevaluate their life priorities, millions resigned from their positions to pursue other opportunities. This dramatic upheaval has played out in the tr...

Law & Order Welcome to the Q&A with TV critic — also known to some TV fans as their “TV therapist” — Matt Roush, who’ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today’s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there’s always closed-captioning.) One caution: This is a spoiler-free zone, so we won’t be addressing upc...

Virginia's contentious 'right to retrieve' law remains intact  Fauquier Times

We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations prohibits “the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.” There are only two exceptions expressly included in the Cha...

Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the success of his office after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of his appeal to continue a defense of House Bill 454, an abortion measure, on Thursday. FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Supreme Court ruled that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron can continue the defense of a pro-life state law on Thursday. “At every turn, we’ve maintained that Kentuck...