Massachusetts legislation aims to eliminate ‘r-word’ and ‘handicapped’ from state statutes
Massachusetts General Assembly Passes Bill to Update Language for Disabilities The Massachusetts General Assembly has approved a new bill aimed at eliminating “obsolete and offensive language” regarding individuals with disabilities in state law. This legislation proposes to replace terms like “disabled person,” “person with a disability,” and the “r-word,” opting instead for phrases such as […]
Looting Statute Lacks Teeth of Theft, Burglary Statutes, But We’ll Charge to Fullest Extent
On Friday's broadcast of Newsmax TV's “The Record,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hockman vowed to punish looters to the fullest extent of the law in the wake of the California fires, but not in 2016. He said the plunder law imposed by the state of emergency declared in 2017 does not apply. While […]
Greg Abbott declares Texas’ right to self-defense ‘supersedes any federal statutes’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared Wednesday that the Lone Star State's right to self-defense “trumps any federal law to the contrary” amid a feud with the Biden administration over border security. Mr. Abbott's defiant statement comes on the heels of a standoff over razor wire that states have installed on the U.S.-Mexico border despite a […]