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Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report
First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men. Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the ...The Guardian - 17h -
Panic politics: Law professors' umpteenth 'constitutional crisis' falls flat
"Constitutional crisis" is the new way for law professors to express political disagreement.The Hill - 4d -
Infowars employee killed in Texas, law enforcement confirms
Jamie White, an Infowars employee, was the victim of a homicide in southeast Austin, Texas, late Sunday night, law enforcement sources confirmed to Nexstar's KXAN.The Hill - 1d -
Italian government approves draft law targeting femicide, with punishment up to life in prison
The Italian government has approved a draft law that for the first time introduces the legal definition of femicide in the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life imprisonmentABC News - 4d -
Top Law Firms Defend Overhaul of America’s Business Court
After backlash from Elon Musk and companies like Meta, Big Law is publicly supporting a bill seeking to reform the Delaware Court of Chancery.The New York Times - 1d -
Judge blocks 'unlawful' Trump order targeting Clinton 2016 law firm
A federal judge entered an emergency order barring the Trump administration from implementing parts of its executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie.ABC News - 16m -
Colombia's defense minister vows to recover 29 kidnapped law enforcement officers
Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez has condemned the recent kidnapping of 29 law enforcement officers in the country’s southwest region and says the government is working to free themABC News - 4d -
Zeldin: $20B in green bank grants from climate law terminated
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Tuesday night he has terminated $20 billion in green bank grants that were funded by the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care ...The Hill - 7h -
Noteworthy new books on economics
Why advanced economies are struggling to build; how Britain can boost growth; plus books on inequality and povertyFinancial Times - 2d -
Trump Targeting Law Firms Raises Constitutional Concerns
The way Trump targeted the firms could go against of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.Inc. - 2d -
The MAGA Culture War Comes for Georgetown Law
If our liberties can survive a world war, then they can and should survive the Trump administration.The New York Times - 2d -
Government to tighten law on online suicide drugs
Two young people from Southampton died after taking substances suggested by pro-suicide forums.BBC News - 1d -
Tariffs could deal a blow to Chinatowns that have no choice but to import cultural goods, locals say
In Chinatowns across the country, people worry about the potential damage to business, loss of cultural traditions and the already high rates of poverty in these immigrant communities.NBC News - 3d -
US law firms’ London expansion drives record number of job moves
Partner hires on track to hit record high after 155 senior lawyers take new roles in the first two months of 2025Financial Times - 3d -
‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law
Even if the supreme court were to resist the president’s onslaught, it has little means to enforce its decisions. When the chief justice of the US supreme court , John Roberts, delivered his ...The Guardian - 3d -
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy
Colorado, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care.The New York Times - 2d -
European Commission raids drinks groups over possible competition law breaches
Officials said that suspected breaches in the ‘non-alcoholic drinks sector’ could still be ongoingFinancial Times - 2d -
DOGE likely subject to open records law, judge rules
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is likely covered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled late Monday, rejecting the Trump administration’s position that ...The Hill - 1d -
U.S. Said to Tell Canada That It Will Enforce a Visitor Registration Law
The United States had not been enforcing the rule for Canadians who entered via land borders. That is changing amid an escalating fight between the North American neighbors.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump’s Big Law crackdown sends chill through legal industry
Executive orders encompass firms’ diversity policies as well targeting those who acted for his opponentsFinancial Times - 13h -
What is the immigration law being cited in Mahmoud Khalil’s federal deportation case?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has initiated removal efforts for Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist, by citing Section 237(a)(4)(C)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which ...The Hill - 2h -
Inside Trump’s Crackdown on Dissent: Obscure Laws, ICE Agents and Fear
President Trump is clamping down broadly on dissent using the tools of the federal government.The New York Times - 2h -
Trump administration says handling of USAID documents 'did not violate' federal laws
A USAID directive to destroy classified documents had been "seriously misapprehended," Trump administration attorneys wrote in a court filing Wednesday.ABC News - 1h -
Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System
The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.The New York Times - 38m -
In rural Louisiana, Speaker Mike Johnson’s constituents fear potential Medicaid cuts
In House Speaker Mike Johnson’s backyard, many residents rely on anti-poverty programs to help make ends meet — and are pleading with the Louisiana Republican to protect those benefits as Congress ...NBC News - 1h -
The Top 5 Legal Landmines Every Med Spa Owner Must Navigate
With varied laws by state, it’s easy to do the wrong thing.Inc. - 1d -
Changing US law keeps victims’ families – and people on death row – waiting decades for closure
Marcia Fulton has waited 37 years for David Wood to be executed for her daughter’s murder, but lawyers who believe he’s innocent keep filing appeals. Two months ago, Marcia Fulton received a knock ...The Guardian - 2d -
Law firm sues Trump administration after executive order targeting its attorneys
Perkins Coie has filed suit against the Trump administration over an executive order that targeted the firm for its work representing Clinton's 2016 campaign.ABC News - 1d -
She advanced DEI at her university. Her son-in-law, JD Vance, wants to end it.
Lakshmi Chilukuri helped create a pilot course on race, ethnicity and gender in biology and medicine.CBS News - 9h -
Elon Musk’s DOGE Calls in U.S. Marshals When a Small Agency Refuses to Share Data
The U.S. African Development Foundation refused to let DOGE members into its offices. DOGE returned with law enforcement.Inc. - 5d -
How Mayor Eric Adams Lost New York City
He promised law and order. Instead, his scandal-ridden mayoralty became a symbol — and engine — of the city’s chaos.The New York Times - 4d -
The right-to-repair movement is growing as wins stack up
But six states have passed right-to-repair laws, protecting consumers’ abilities to repair or modify their products.NBC News - 3d -
British workforce assesses US backlash against diversity rules
Companies in American-owned groups are most exposed, although UK law will make it difficult to remove all safeguardsFinancial Times - 2d -
TikToker jailed in Indonesia for telling Jesus to cut his hair
Rights groups have condemned the sentence, made under a controversial online hate-speech law.BBC News - 1d -
India approves legislation to boost oil and gas exploration
‘Far-reaching’ amendments to 1948 law highlight reluctance to wean world’s most populous nation off fossil fuelsFinancial Times - 7h -
Simpson Thacher fined £362,000 over anti-money laundering failures
US law firm agrees settlement with England’s legal regulator over failings in London officeFinancial Times - 5h -
Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender ban, judge says
A judge on Wednesday signaled that she was deeply skeptical that the Pentagon's handling of transgender service members complies with federal law.ABC News - 35m -
A Lebanese Woman Fights for Women’s Rights in the Middle East
Lina Abou-Habib is fighting inequality, working to change laws that make it difficult for women to keep custody of their children and block residency for children in a mother’s home country.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump Organization Sues Capital One for Closing Its Accounts
President Trump’s family business accused the bank of violating consumer protection laws by closing its accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack.The New York Times - 5d