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5 Apr 2016, 11:27 am by Kevin
Just the other day, the Idaho legislature passed a bill saying the Bible would be “expressly permitted” for classroom use, even though that law too violates the federal constitution and (even more clearly) the state constitution, as the AG’s office there also pointed out to no avail. [read post]
5 Apr 2016, 11:08 am by David Gans
” Ed Blum engineered the Evenwelcase, seeking a constitutional rule requiring states to exclude children, unnaturalized immigrants and others from representation in state and local legislatures. [read post]
5 Apr 2016, 10:19 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
The Texas Legislature amended the Estates Code through House Bill (H.B.) 39 and Senate Bill (S.B.) 1881, (84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015) by adding the Supported Decision-Making Agreement Act. [read post]
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 21 states have enacted Religious Freedom Restoration Acts since 1993, when the federal law was enacted, and ten states are currently considering legislation on the topic. [read post]
4 Apr 2016, 6:44 pm by Benjamin Herbst
The overall tenor of the bill though is shared by both chambers of the Maryland Legislature; the House and the Senate share a strong desire to reduce the prison population and reinvest savings toward crime prevention through education and treatment. [read post]
4 Apr 2016, 1:28 pm by Melissa Aristizabal
First introduced in the state Senate by Senator Leno on December 1, 2014, SB 3, was subject to contentious debate on both the Assembly and Senate Floors on March 31st. [read post]
4 Apr 2016, 10:59 am by George Ticoras, Esq.
Among the changes to the state’s law, Senate Bill 1516 allows groups registered with the IRS as “social welfare” organizations to withhold disclosing donor information, removes spending caps on expenditures for political fundraisers, and allows for candidate to candidate transfers of campaign funds. [read post]
4 Apr 2016, 9:47 am by Nancy E. Halpern, DVM, Esq.
Senate Bill 1248, which is being considered by the Legislature, would improve animal welfare by bolstering the pet industry’s standards, strengthening disclosure, and prohibiting sweeping pet-sale bans in cities. [read post]
4 Apr 2016, 9:47 am by Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M.
Senate Bill 1248, which is being considered by the Legislature, would improve animal welfare by bolstering the pet industry’s standards, strengthening disclosure, and prohibiting sweeping pet-sale bans in cities. [read post]
Commissioner Ramirez also stated that the FTC would hold a series of workshops this fall 2016 to look at the variety of consumer protection issues posed by drones, “smart” televisions, and ransomware. [read post]
4 Apr 2016, 4:05 am by Amy Howe
United States, holding that the pretrial restraint of a criminal defendant’s untainted assets violates the Sixth Amendment, comes from Lisa Soronen, who discusses the effect of the ruling on state forfeiture statutes at the blog of the National Conference of State Legislatures; and Steve Klepper, who at the Maryland Appellate Blog suggests that Justice Elena Kagan’s dissenting opinion, when “read together with a prior opinion on pretrial… [read post]
2 Apr 2016, 12:27 am by W.F. Casey Ebsary, Jr.
 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. [read post]
1 Apr 2016, 1:26 pm by Howard Friedman
The Mississippi Legislature today gave final passage to H.B. 1523 (full text) and (adopted amendment). [read post]
1 Apr 2016, 5:09 am by The Erlich Law Office, PLLC
The Hawaii state legislature is considering a bill that would make it more difficult for employers to access the social media profiles of their employees and prospective employees. [read post]
1 Apr 2016, 5:09 am by The Erlich Law Office, PLLC
The Hawaii state legislature is considering a bill that would make it more difficult for employers to access the social media profiles of their employees and prospective employees. [read post]
1 Apr 2016, 5:09 am by The Erlich Law Office, PLLC
The Hawaii state legislature is considering a bill that would make it more difficult for employers to access the social media profiles of their employees and prospective employees. [read post]
1 Apr 2016, 5:09 am by The Erlich Law Office, PLLC
The Hawaii state legislature is considering a bill that would make it more difficult for employers to access the social media profiles of their employees and prospective employees. [read post]