Tag: law
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Fans petition for ‘Liam’s Law’ to protect artists’ well-being in honor of Liam Payne
Fans of late One Direction member Liam Payne have launched a petition asking U.K. lawmakers to enact legislation that would “safeguard” artists’ mental health as they navigate the entertainment industry. Payne, 31, reportedly had multiple drugs in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week.…
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Gov. Shapiro signs new law recognizing Diwali as a state holiday in Pennsylvania
The Keystone State has gained a new official holiday. On Monday, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 402 into law, officially recognizing Diwali as a state holiday in Pennsylvania. Officials said the bipartisan legislation marks a significant moment for the Commonwealth, celebrating the rich cultural diversity of its residents and the traditions of the over…
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Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Sunday said that tech mogul Elon Musk’s plan to give money to registered voters in Pennsylvania is “deeply concerning” and “it’s something that law enforcement could take a look at” during an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” Shapiro’s comments come one day after Musk in Pennsylvania announced that…
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Ga. students take to streets to denounce ‘dehumanizing’ law that criminalizes handing out water to voters in line
ATLANTA — In the latest public rebuke of Georgia’s controversial 2021 voting law, dozens of Black students and activists marched through the heart of historic Morehouse College on Saturday in an effort to push back on what they call “anti-voting” measures in Georgia and other states. Since 2021, SB 202 — also known as the…
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Notre Dame law school’s growing influence on the Supreme Court
Annie Ortega, a third-year student who recently took a weeklong class taught by Barrett, praised the “ideologically diverse” school. She is president of the school’s chapter of the Federalist Society but said she has lively conversations with her many liberal friends at the school. “Going to a law school where I was going to hear…
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Georgian parliament speaker signs law curbing LGBT rights
TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian parliamentary speaker Shalva Papuashvili said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he had signed into law a “family values” bill curbing LGBT rights, just weeks before a high-stakes parliamentary election. Lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream party last month approved the bill, which bans gender transitions and could outlaw pride…
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Colorado to pay web designer’s legal fees after losing LGBTQ anti-bias law case
The state of Colorado has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million in legal fees to a web designer who won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that found the right to free speech allows some businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings. Colorado and web designer Lorie Smith’s lawyers at conservative…
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Louisiana’s new abortion pill law may delay lifesaving care for women, doctors say
Starting Tuesday in Louisiana, the two drugs used in medication abortion — mifepristone and misoprostol — will be reclassified as controlled substances in the state, making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to possess the drugs without a prescription. The law, the first of its kind in the nation, will…
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Penn Law suspends professor for one year over comments on race
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania law school says it is imposing a one-year suspension at half-pay and other sanctions along with a public reprimand on a tenured professor over her comments about race in recent years. The university said Professor Amy Wax — who has questioned the academic performance of Black students, invited a…
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The politics of tariffs are complicated. A Democrat just introduced a bill to make Trump’s proposals law.
LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — Former President Donald Trump calls himself a “tariff man” and says the taxes on imported goods “are the greatest thing ever invented,” so it’s no surprise Vice President Kamala Harris has attacked the centerpiece of the GOP nominee’s economic agenda as bad policy. What’s more surprising, however, is that one House Democrat…