All posts tagged "Legislation"
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Florida Prosecutor Won’t Seek Death Penalty, Governor Yanks Her Cases
Democrat Aramis Ayala is the first black elected prosecutor in the country.
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Looks Like the Bathroom Bill Will Cost North Carolina Billions
Will North Carolina finally cave?
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The EU May Legally Define Robots as “Electronic Persons”
This isn't science fiction, it's real life.
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President Obama Signs Historic Sexual Assault Bill into Law
This is a big deal.
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Senate Passes Bill to Fight Opioid Addiction and Abuse
A rare bi-partisan triumph.
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Fixing Mental Health Care Will Not Stop Mass Shootings, But That’s Okay
It's more complicated than that.
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Yelp Pushes for Anti-SLAPP Legislation
Imagine this: you hire a contractor to install new hardwood floors. After the job is done, you discover...
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ALEC: The True Indicator of Legislative Decisions?
Find out who's really writing some of our laws.
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The Case of Hannah Graham and the Myth of Stranger Danger
On September 13 2014, 18-year-old University of Virginia student Hannah Graham went missing.
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Incarceration Figures Drop, But Community Support is Essential to Public Safety
Early last week the Bureau of Justice Statistics revealed that for the first time since 1980 the federal...
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Military Sexual Assault Remains a Major National Embarrassment
If you have seen the eye-opening documentary 'The Invisible War,' then you know that it raised awareness for...
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The Gun-Rental Loophole: Dangerous and Deadly
There's an interesting loophole in acquiring firearms; no thorough background check is completed for customers who rent guns....
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Operation Cross Country: A New Way to Fight Child Sex Trafficking
The FBI completed Operation Cross Country VIII last week, and it was definitely a success. Agents and officers...
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UVA Law Clinic Takes on Controversial Anthony Elonis Case
The UVA Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic is headed to the Supreme Court next term to defend Anthony...
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A Good but Stinky Step for Parenting Equality
When nature calls, mothers and fathers alike run to restrooms to change dirty diapers, soothing both their babies...
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Is it Legal for the President, and not Congress, to Implement ACA Delays?
The Obama Administration once again announced an extension of an Affordable Care Act deadline this week. For anyone...
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Down Vote on Upskirting: Why the Mass. Legislature Got it Right
The quick response of a state legislature to overcome a loophole in a law demonstrates the power of...
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Immigration: The Journey is Just Beginning…
Mass media essentially dropped it, yet it still affects millions of people around the word. The issue? You...
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Bipartisan Bill to Change Healthcare Market
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D- Ore.) have co-authored a bill that would make the Medicare...
