Laws Catering
Sort by
34 items
Filter
Items per page
-
Zelensky Signs Law Allowing Convicts to Fight for Ukraine
The tactic echoes one that Russia has used and Ukraine has ridiculed in the past.The New York Times - World - Ukraine -
Are colleges teaching athletes enough about gambling laws?
Using records, ESPN found that only four schools of 24 had policies that explicitly warn athletes of legal consequences.ESPN - Sports -
Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign influence’ law
Salome Zourabichvili says bill contradicts constitution but ruling party is expected to override her action in coming days. Georgia’s president has vetoed a “foreign agents” bill that has split the country and appealed to the government not to ...The Guardian - World -
Georgia’s President Vetoes Foreign Influence Law
The law has triggered protests and threatens to derail the nation’s pro-European aspirations in favor of closer ties with Russia.The New York Times - World -
Meta slapped with child safety probe under sweeping EU tech law
Facebook parent company Meta on Thursday was hit with a major investigation from the EU into risks of its platforms to minors.CNBC - Business - European Union -
DeSantis signs bill removing climate change considerations from Florida law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Wednesday removing the requirement for the state to consider climate change in crafting energy policy and excises nearly all references to climate change in Florida law. The law, which passed the ...The Hill - Politics - Florida -
Proposed North Carolina law would make it illegal to wear masks in public
Republican senators in North Carolina passed a bill Wednesday revoking a pandemic-era law allowing for masks to be worn in public for health concerns.NBC News - Top stories -
Biden signs sweeping aviation safety, reform bill into law
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed sweeping aviation legislation that will boost U.S. air traffic controller staffing, increase funding to avert runway close-call incidents and speed up refunds for canceled flights.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Law firms probe best ways to win a head start on using AI
Legal innovators in the Asia-Pacific region are racing to show how they will adapt to the latest techFinancial Times - World -
Free Solar for Farmers: Climate Law Gives Rich Incentives
The law now offers a particularly sweet deal: a combination of subsidies that can cover or even exceed a project’s costs.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
How ex-military surgeons are pushing for laws allowing ambulances to carry blood
A group of former military trauma surgeons are calling for first responders to carry whole blood on rescue vehicles to help save bleeding patients. NBC News' Cynthia McFadden reports on the small number of communities already seeing life-saving ...NBC News - Top stories -
Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
Georgia’s president has vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protestsABC News - World -
-
As Trump Trial Nears Its End, the Law May Give Prosecutors an Edge
The former president’s defense appeared to chip away at Michael Cohen’s credibility, but legal experts said the case is still the prosecution’s to lose.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Red state abortion bans headed for clash with blue state shield laws
A clash is looming between anti-abortion red states and the blue state telemedicine shield laws trying to preserve abortion access. More than a dozen states have laws shielding medical providers and others from out-of-state investigations and ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Why US law firms outgun City rivals in battle over pay
Rates for newly qualified lawyers have become a proxy for firm qualityFinancial Times - Business -
Georgia's parliament speaker vows to override presidential veto on divisive law
Georgia’s parliament speaker on Monday vowed to override a presidential veto on divisive legislation that sparked weeks of mass protests by critics who see it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European UnionABC News - Top stories -
Peru classifies transgender identities as 'mental health problems' in new law
LGBTQ advocates in Peru protested in the capital city of Lima last week after the Health Ministry issued a new law that deemed transgender people as having “mental health problems.”NBC News - Top stories -
Trump trial: Cohen testifies that hush-money payment violated election law
Prosecutors rest case after ex-fixer Michael Cohen says he knew paying Stormy Daniels violated the Federal Election Campaign Act. Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office rested their case on Monday after Michael Cohen, whose ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Ron DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida state laws
State, which just had its hottest year since 1895, will ban offshore wind power, boost natural gas and reduce gas pipeline rules. Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation ...The Guardian - World - Florida -
Larry Hogan says he's 'pro-choice' and supports enshrining abortion rights in federal law
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, is casting himself as "pro choice," a significant shift from his earlier position on abortion.NBC News - Top stories - Abortion -
-
Ukraine's president signs two laws to enable prisoners to join the army's ranks and to increase fines for draft dodgers
Ukraine's president signs two laws to enable prisoners to join the army's ranks and to increase fines for draft dodgersABC News - World - Ukraine -
Abu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws
In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu Dhabi-branded brewery and distillery with funky camels on its cans and playful names familiar to anyone living in the United Arab EmiratesABC News - World -
With 'OMG Fashun,' Julia Fox and Law Roach bring sustainable, daring style to reality TV
Scout Productions' latest fashion reality competition series where competing designers create looks from upcycled materials, and it features fashion's "it girl" Julia Fox and celebrity stylist Law Roach.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Georgia's president vetoes the so-called 'Russian law' targeting the media that has sparked weeks of mass protests
Georgia's president vetoes the so-called 'Russian law' targeting the media that has sparked weeks of mass protestsABC News - World - Russia -
Poll: Abortion rights draws support as most in Florida call current law "too strict"
Trump leads comfortably in Florida, as more say he'd improve their finances.CBS News - Politics - Abortion -
GOP lawmaker proposes sanctions against Georgian officials over Russian-inspired law
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is readying legislation to sanction government officials in the country of Georgia over their pursuit of a Russian-inspired bill that has triggered unprecedented protests and drawn condemnation from U.S. and European Union ...The Hill - Politics -
Judge rules Ohio law that keeps cities from banning flavored tobacco is unconstitutional
Ohio law that keeps cities from banning flavored tobacco ruled unconstitutional.ABC News - Top stories -
Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed
An official in Kosovo says the Cabinet has renewed efforts with a new draft law on renting a prison in the south of the country to Denmark to help it cope with its overpopulated prison systemABC News - World -
Top dealmaker set to leave law firm Skadden Arps as talent war escalates
Co-head of its financial institutions practice off to Paul WeissFinancial Times - Business -
There’s an article I shouldn't tell you about – is contempt law in a losing battle with reality? | Archie Bland
The concept behind the Contempt of Court Act is laudable, but in the age of social media it is clear an update is needed. An article has been published in the New Yorker about the trial of Lucy Letby. It has been geoblocked in the UK, but it can ...The Guardian - World -
Meta faces an EU investigation into whether its Facebook and Instagram services do enough to protect minors under a new online-content law.
Meta faces an EU investigation into whether its Facebook and Instagram services do enough to protect minors under a new online-content law.The Wall Street Journal - World -
‘I see my greedy in-laws as misogynists’: I was a stockbroker in the 1980s and always kept my money separate from my husband’s. Is such self-protection justified?
“The biggest surprise when we got married was that my husband’s family saw me as a paycheck, even though they are all educated.”MarketWatch - Business