[ad_1] Jakarta (ANTARA) – In recent times, sexual violence cases in Indonesia have become more alarming. Cases of sexual violence also occur in the campus environment that is supposed to be a safe place for learning. According to survey data of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemenikbudristek) […]
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Institute for Justice: Finding right definition of ‘qualified immunity’ is challenge for governments
[ad_1] By Chad ReeseInstitute for Justice The latest news about government abuse can make state and local lawmakers feel powerless to act to protect their constituents. Those in power might be horrified to read about school officials strip-searching 13-year-old Savana Redding, only to have those same officials shielded from accountability by […]
Internet Slams Man Telling Teenage Sister-in-Law Her Leg Hair Is ‘Gross’
[ad_1] A woman has been praised for hitting back at her brother-in-law, after he branded her leg hair “gross.” The teen shared the family drama to Reddit‘s Am I The A**hole forum, under username Hortenhearsawho1, explaining her 28-year-old sister and her husband, 33, came round for dinner to her parents’ […]
Putin, Ukraine And International Law
[ad_1] TOPSHOT – Servicemen of the Ukrainian Military Forces speak after following their battle agianst … [+] Russian troops and Russia-backed separatists near Zolote village, Luhansk region on March 6, 2022. – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its eleventh day, has seen more than 1.5 million people flee the […]
Proposed New Procedures for Lawyers Leaving Law Firms
[ad_1] In this article we examine the proposed new Rule of Professional Conduct (RPC) 5.9 drafted and approved by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Standards of Attorney Conduct (COSAC). In the normal course, this would now go to the House of Delegates before being presented (if adopted […]
US: Infrastructure law demands new focus on transit worker assaults
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Mohammed Miah signed onto the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York City to operate trains. He did not sign up to be punched in the face. Still, it’s happened twice since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. He’s still recovering from the second assault, which occurred last […]
Legal experts say Locke decision shows that law must change
[ad_1] The decision not to charge the Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke during a botched no-knock raid in February came as little surprise to legal observers, many of whom said the law leaves members of the public at risk. “If they had taken this to trial, this […]
Explainer: What the law says about presidential records
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Revelations of a roughly eight-hour gap in official records of then-President Donald Trump’s phone calls on the day of last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are raising fresh questions about the diligence — or lack thereof — of his record keeping. The committee investigating the […]
Did Trump Asking Putin for Dirt on Hunter Biden Violate Election Law?
[ad_1] Questions have been raised about whether Donald Trump asking Russian President Vladimir Putin to find information on Hunter Biden‘s alleged business dealings was a violation of federal law. On Tuesday, Trump once again publicly sought a foreign power’s assistance in unearthing political dirt on one of his political opponents […]
What the law says about presidential records
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Revelations of a roughly eight-hour gap in official records of then-President Donald Trump’s phone calls on the day of last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are raising fresh questions about the diligence — or lack thereof — of his record keeping. The committee investigating the […]
Firearms law firm issues warning to gun owners of forced-reset triggers
[ad_1] A law firm that specializes in helping people protect their Second Amendment rights issued a warning to gun owners that could save them from receiving a knock on the door from the federal government. Kirk Evans, the president of U.S. LawShield, discussed with the Washington Examiner how the Bureau […]
Inslee signs anti-hazing bill inspired by Sam Martinez into law: ‘Sam’s story will save lives’
[ad_1] When Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez died from alcohol poisoning after a fraternity event in 2019, his parents became determined to prevent similar tragedies. One of Jolayne Houtz’s and Hector Martinez’s many goals was met Wednesday when Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law the Sam’s Law Act. The […]
Polis signs privacy protections for health care workers, ‘consent’ in Colorado’s sexual assault law | Legislature
[ad_1] Gov. Jared Polis signed nearly a dozen bills Thursday, including two that will provide privacy protections for health care workers and will add the word “consent” to Colorado’s sexual assault law. House Bill 1041 seeks to prevent the doxxing of health care workers and other employees — such as […]
Arbitration clauses, prejudicial delays, and one justice’s contract-law “nightmare”
[ad_1] Argument analysis By Charlotte Garden on Mar 24, 2022 at 10:51 am Karla Gilbride arguing for Robyn Morgan. (Art Lien) The current Supreme Court is undoubtedly pro-arbitration – but after Monday’s oral argument in Morgan v. Sundance, it appeared that it might nonetheless conclude that a party can lose […]
Public notice petition raises constitutional issue, questions newspaper definition | Casper
[ad_1] An ongoing legal dispute between the Casper Star-Tribune and a pair of local municipalities has brought up a constitutional issue and questioned the definition of a newspaper in the modern day. Mills and Bar Nunn both passed ordinances last year meant to exempt them from publishing public notices in […]
8 Successful and Aspiring Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors
Atlanta Race Riot (1906) When the Civil War ended, African-Americans in Atlanta began entering the realm of politics, establishing businesses and gaining notoriety as a social class. Increasing tensions between Black wage-workers and the white elite began to grow and ill-feelings were further exacerbated when Blacks gained more civil rights, […]
Editorial: ABQ should cut through legal haze, clarify pot-use rules
[ad_1] New Mexico’s parks and public spaces are getting greener these days with the arrival of spring temperatures. And it’s important we keep our parks from getting any greener with the hazy smoke of pot consumption permeating playgrounds as recreational marijuana sales are set to begin next month. Parks and […]
LSTA v. LMA: comparing and contrasting loan secondary trading documentation used across the pond
Both the Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc. (the “LSTA”) and the Loan Market Association (the “LMA”) publish the forms of documentation used by sophisticated financial entities involved in the trading of large corporate syndicated loans in the secondary trading market. The LSTA based in New York was founded in […]
U.K. officials face thorny task of defining ‘legal but harmful’ online speech
[ad_1] U.K. officials face thorny task of defining ‘legal but harmful’ online speech Officials in the United Kingdom last week formally introduced an aggressive plan to boost digital safety and crack down on online harms — a landmark bill that could usher in some of the tightest regulations in the […]