Cornell law professor criticizes Northwestern deal with anti-Israel protesters
Critics say Northwestern University near Chicago has rewarded anti-Israel demonstrators by reaching an agreement between the two groups that is currently under scrutiny by Congress and a heavily criticized agreement. That’s what it means. Rep. Virginia Foxx, RN.C., Chair House Education and Labor Committeesent a letter to Northwestern University leaders on Friday demanding answers about […]
Arrest made in 2001 murder of Georgia law student found dead in burning home
Edric Lamont Faust, 48, was arrested and charged with murder in the January 2001 killing of University of Georgia law student Tara Louise Baker. Tara Baker’s body was discovered by firefighters in a burning apartment in Athens. Faust faces multiple charges including malicious murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, tampering with evidence and arson. […]
Online data protection bills become law in Maryland
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday signed into law two bills aimed at strengthening protections for online personal data from Big Tech companies, including one that would make Maryland the second state to protect personal data collected on children. It also includes bills that seek to place strong restrictions on the information that can be […]
Iowa sued over hardline immigration law, rights groups claim it’s unconstitutional
Iowa’s attempt to crack down on illegal immigration is being challenged in court. A newly passed law making it a crime for undocumented immigrants who have previously been deported or denied entry to the United States to enter or re-enter the Hawkeye State is being debated as unconstitutional by civil rights and immigration groups. There […]
‘Against The Law’: Jack Smith’s Staged Docs Photo Could Throw Major Wrench In Case Against Trump, Lawyers Say
Though all eyes have been on former President Donald Trump in a Manhattan courtroom, some are turning their attention to Trump’s classified documents case as it hits a series of major snags. In a recent court filing, Jay Bratt, the lead Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor now assigned to special counsel Jack Smith’s team, admitted […]
Adams, Hochul tout passage of law allowing city to lower speed limits
Traffic safety advocates hailed a new law that would allow the Big Apple to lower speed limits on city streets to 16 mph. The bill, dubbed “Sammy’s Law” in memory of 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein, who was fatally hit by a van near her Park Slope home in 2013, is part of the state budget. […]
Red State Slapped With Lawsuit Over Law Allowing Officials To Arrest, Deport Illegal Immigrants
A number of civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against the state of Iowa on Thursday for passing a law allowing authorities to arrest and detain some illegal immigrants. SF 2340, signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, grants local and state law enforcement the ability to arrest and press charges against illegal immigrants who have […]
China Drafts Law to Require Military Training for Elementary School Children
The Chinese Communist Party government has drafted a law requiring military training for children up to elementary school level. If passed, the bill could go into effect this year. nikkei asia I got it. Some high schools and universities in China already require students to participate in basic military training, including training in the use […]
Pro-Hamas Protesters Could be Prosecuted Under KKK Law
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent a letter to local university presidents on Monday, warning that under a law created to combat the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), masked protesters participating in pro-Hamas protests should not be allowed to participate in pro-Hamas protests. He warned that students who did this could be prosecuted. As Breitbart News […]
Illegal immigrant mom tries to hire hitman to kill witnesses from her son’s fatal stabbing case: Law enforcement
woman staying illegally tried to hire a hitman The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that it has killed two witnesses who cooperated in the case against the son of a man convicted of a stabbing. Josefina Cardona-Cardona, 43, was arrested by Florida law enforcement officials on charges of attempting to “solicit someone to […]