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6 Jan 2020, 7:34 am by Jacob Dougherty
” The petitions state that the Fifth Circuit’s remand provides an opportunity for the judicial body to do the “quintessentially legislative work” of “rewriting” statutes. [read post]
6 Jan 2020, 5:45 am by Kevin Kaufman
Illinois was the only state to adopt legislation legalizing and taxing marijuana in 2019, but despite a slowdown, 2020 is shaping up to be a significant year, with some states exploring coordinated legalization efforts. [read post]
29 Dec 2019, 9:05 pm by Series of Essays
April 9, 2019 | Deepa Das Acevedo, University of Alabama The gig economy continues to confound courts and workers alike—nowhere more so than when the workers in question are drivers for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. [read post]
29 Dec 2019, 8:17 pm by INFORRM
Most Canadian towns have at least one community television service and legislation requires commercial cable broadcasters to support community channels. [read post]
25 Dec 2019, 10:40 am by Ernesto Falcon
Our paper shows that claims made by industry that 5G or cable are sufficient are just tactics to prevent legislators from demanding what people need and deserve. [read post]
24 Dec 2019, 2:01 pm by Douglas A. Berman
As reported in this local article, "Friday, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission voted to recommend legislation that would legalize marijuana for persons with diagnosed medical conditions. [read post]
20 Dec 2019, 9:09 am by ACLU
Still, in 2019 there were also some great legislative victories for reproductive rights. [read post]
20 Dec 2019, 8:49 am by Amy Howe
First, a divided court granted Alabama’s request to allow the execution of Domineque Ray to go forward. [read post]
19 Dec 2019, 2:00 am by Kevin Kaufman
Some states with static conformity conform legislatively every year and are functionally identical to states with rolling conformity, albeit with a measure of added uncertainty. [read post]
14 Dec 2019, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
(A federal court found that Alabama legislators unconstitutionally relied on race in redrawing 12 state legislative districts.) [read post]
12 Dec 2019, 5:45 am by Kevin Kaufman
Before the ink was dry on the Wayfair decision, states began moving forward with responsive legislation; a few, indeed, had already adopted economic presence laws anticipatorily. [read post]
11 Dec 2019, 8:10 am by Jessica Arons
In seven states, legislators passed eight bills to protect and expand access to abortion care. [read post]
11 Dec 2019, 2:00 am by Julie Adams, FordHarrison
Most notably, the ADAAA—the last federal employment-related legislation passed with bipartisan support—broadened the scope of the ADA’s definition of a disability and expanded the definition of “regarded as” disabled. [read post]
7 Dec 2019, 7:28 am by Howard Bashman
” Howard Koplowitz of Alabama Media Group reports that “Sewell’s bill to restore voting rights protections passes House. [read post]
26 Nov 2019, 2:19 pm by Jay Stanley
Alabama’s law was also used to arrest the organizer of a November 2018 protest over the fatal shooting of a Black man. [read post]
25 Nov 2019, 6:50 am by Kevin Kaufman
Five states—Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, and Texas—could be good bets. [read post]
14 Nov 2019, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Jason Mazzone
Lodge (cases challenging “at-large” voting systems that make it harder for minorities to elect candidates of their choice to multi-member legislative bodies, compared to the success minority groups might have if members were elected separately from each geographical district) has made that answer clear. [read post]
13 Nov 2019, 6:58 am by Adam Feldman
” Separate opinions not only have supported propositions in majority opinions overturning prior decisions but also have led to legislative adjustments when Congress disagreed with Supreme Court decisions. [read post]
8 Nov 2019, 7:22 am by skelly
The language of the direct insurance procurement tax statute in Alabama mirrors that of New Jersey, limiting the direct insurance procurement tax only to premiums paid “upon a subject of insurance resident, located or to be performed within [Alabama]. [read post]