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Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up sexual abuse cases, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults and not just children
Michigan’s 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law
LANSING, Mich.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as “right-to-work” that was passed over a decade ago by a
Pope Francis updates 2019 law cracking down on sex abuse coverups – National
Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up sexual abuse cases, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims
Ottawa law firm to get back frozen funds sent to alleged fraudsters
The alleged fraudsters impersonated clients of the law firm and bank employees in emails and requested that funds be transferred to different accounts than those originally provided by the clients.
Idaho passes firing squad execution law
BOISE, Idaho–
Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill allowing firing squads to execute death row inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable, making Idaho the fifth US state to allow the execution method.
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How to settle disputes between business partners
Business disputes can become public quickly and impact even successful businesses. In recent media reports, there has been speculation that business owners of the well-known athleisure brand PE Nation, Pip Edwards and Claire Tregoning, are ‘feuding’.
The brand has denied
Northern BC law students tackle CGL issues
A national court competition focused on Indigenous issues and the Coastal GasLink Pipeline
Northern British Columbian residents participated in the 2023 Kawaskimhon Moot, a court competition that has participants from nearly every law school in Canada.
The competition took place
Municipalities feeling impacts of new housing law
More than three months after Ontario promised to make municipalities “whole” on a loss of development charge revenue, municipal politicians say they’ve yet to see any movement
TORONTO — It has been more than three months since Ontario promised to
Police are sending incorrect messaging of law, lawyer says
A Vancouver defense lawyer is calling out the Surrey RCMP for incorrect messaging around distracted driving law.
Kyla Lee told the Now-Leader on Tuesday (March 14) part of the problem is ICBC and police are sending different messages about what’s
Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday codifying LGBTQ protections into the state’s civil rights law, permanently outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state.
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