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A better way to end DEI: Pass a law
Ending DEI requires something more democratic than executive orders the next president can undo with the stroke of a pen.The Hill - 17h -
Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms
2024’s ranking of intellectual property law firms; the Unified Patent Court’s first year; gender and race-based gaps in patent applications; AI’s ‘double-edged sword’; EU plans for gene-edited ...Financial Times - 1d -
Trump's plan will be seen as flying in face of international law
Netanyahu's far-right allies will cheer the proposal, but Arab nations will see it as ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.BBC News - 2d -
What Is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Impose Tariffs?
President Trump said he was using powers granted under the law to impose tariffs on the United States’ largest trading partners.The New York Times - 4d -
The law should unmask violent protesters once and for all
Let us promote the power of speech and not mask the power of intimidation.The Hill - 6d -
How a New Law Makes Deportations Easier
The Laken Riley Act is the first law President Trump has signed since coming into office. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a New York Times White House correspondent, explains how it will make deportations easier.The New York Times - Jan. 31 -
Trump signs the Laken Riley Act into law
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an immigration detention measure into law, marking the first legislative win of his second term as the Republican-led Congress angles to execute his agenda.NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Keep assisted dying laws simple, says Whitty
England's chief medical officer warns of "bureaucratic thicket" if safeguards made too complicated.BBC News - Jan. 28 -
Schiff: Trump broke law with watchdog firings
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday accused President Trump of breaking the law by ousting more than a dozen internal government watchdogs. “As someone who introduced the Protecting Our Democracy ...The Hill - Jan. 27 -
Doug Emhoff to Return to Corporate Law
The husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris will advise companies in crisis as a partner at the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher.The New York Times - Jan. 27 -
Pioneer values at the border: Compassion meets the rule of law
President Trump's commitment to border security and immigration reform is supported by Utah Sen. John Curtis, who emphasizes the need to uphold both compassion and the rule of law in addressing the ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
How law enforcement will secure the Capitol for Trump's inauguration
Officials say there are no credible threats at this time for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration as more than 25,000 people prepare to protect Monday's ceremonies. CBS News senior ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Jim Jordan on bringing TikTok back online: 'Right now, the law is the law'
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that a change in the law would be necessary to keep TikTok online if ByteDance does not sell the video app to an entity ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law
A law passed last year requires TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the video platform or face a ban.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law
The wildly popular social video platform, which is used by about one-third of all Americans, was banned over national security concerns because of its Chinese ownership.Inc. - Jan. 17 -
US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law
“Without doubt, the remedy Congress and the President chose here is dramatic,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in a concurring opinion. “Whether this law will succeed in achieving its ends, I do not know.”Wired - Jan. 17 -
Biden to defer TikTok law implementation to Trump administration
NBC News Anchor Savannah Sellers joins Meet the Press NOW with reporting that the Biden administration will not plan to levy fines against companies that allow access to TikTok in the U.S. during ...NBC News - Jan. 16 -
Murdered schoolgirl had dreams of a law career, aunt tells BBC
The aunt of 15-year-old Elianne Andam says her smiling and talented niece loved helping people and wanted to be a human rights lawyer.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over Martial Law
Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean leader to be held by criminal investigators, ending a long standoff after he imposed martial law.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Impeached South Korean president detained over martial law declaration
South Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.CBS News - Jan. 15 -
Hegseth's comments on military law questioned in confirmation hearing
Pete Hegseth told senators “restrictive rules of engagement” have “made it more difficult to defeat our enemies” as Democrats suggested he undervalued the laws of war.ABC News - Jan. 14 -
One-month cap on advance rent payments closer to becoming law
MPs vote for a cap on advanced rent payments in England as the Renters' Rights Bill edges closer to becoming law.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
French Prime Minister Signals He Will Revisit Unpopular Retirement Law
His government on shaky ground, Prime Minister François Bayrou offered to reopen debate on the measure, which raised the retirement age in an effort to stabilize the country’s finances.The New York Times - Jan. 14 -
KPMG readies challenge to US law firms
Big Four accounting firm wins panel endorsement for Arizona license to offer legal services to corporate AmericaFinancial Times - Jan. 14 -
New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitationsABC News - Jan. 13 -
The class-action suit against Israel's funding defies law and logic
Their case is entirely without legal merit.The Hill - Jan. 13 -
American Airlines ESG investing strategy violated federal law, judge rules
A federal judge in one of the country’s most conservative district courts ruled Friday that American Airlines unlawfully incorporated environmental and sustainable governance (ESG) factors into its ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Online safety laws unsatisfactory, minister says
Peter Kyle responds as internet safety campaigner Ian Russell says laws to protect children need fixing.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Supreme Court looks likely to uphold law banning TikTok
TikTok may go dark in days with the U.S. ban on the popular video-based social media platform looming. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely to uphold a federal law to shut down the ...CBS News - Jan. 11 -
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok
The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold law that could ban TikTok in US
The Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold a law that would ban the video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. after Jan. 19 unless its China-owned parent company divests.ABC News - Jan. 10 -
Supreme Court leans toward upholding law that could ban TikTok
The fate of a law that would likely ban social media platform TikTok in the United States goes before the Supreme Court as the justices consider whether to block it.NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Man films escape from LA fires with elderly father-in-law
The men were forced to leave the car they were in and escape on foot as fire closed in around them.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Massachusetts law aims to prevent repeat of Steward Health Care crisis
The law is intended to prevent the financial maneuvers Steward used to siphon money away from direct patient care.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Biden’s new Social Security law is official — but implementing it under Trump will be a challenge
The Social Security Administration will now begin issuing large back payments to millions of individuals; however, it is unlikely the agency has the bandwidth to implement the new benefit structure ...The Hill - Jan. 8