CLEVELAND, Ohio — Recent anti-abortion laws and court rulings have shifted and disrupted the legal landscape. People are confused. So experts in law and women’s health came together on Monday to discuss the impact that last month’s Supreme Court ruling has had on the practice of healthcare law in Ohio. In a four-hour seminar that…
As students prepare to return to school in the fall, one Ivy League law school has a new scholarship aimed at broadening access to legal education by eliminating tuition for students with financial needs. Yale Law School’s Hurst Horizon Scholarship will erase tuition and pay for college fees and health care costs for law students…
A stock graph is seen with a representation of bitcoin in this picture illustration taken taken March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) – Britain should create a new category of private property law for digital assets like cryptocurrencies which are being used to…
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The U.S. Supreme Court ended federally protected abortion rights enshrined in Roe v. Wade with its 6-to-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization last month. But for colleges, the end of such rights marked the beginning of an era of legal uncertainty. A patchwork of state laws means that every college must navigate…
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The Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers, two of the biggest rivals in Major League Soccer, are among several clubs adding to their legal teams off the pitch. Felipe Mendez, who spent the past three years as general counsel for the Bellevue School District near Seattle, joined the Sounders this month as an associate general counsel….
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It’s been very hot lately. My colleagues in London, where few people have air conditioning, suffered through record-breaking temperatures early last week. And in New York, where temperatures have hovered around 95° Fahrenheit most days and will likely hit 99°F before the week is over, no one wants to move. But the same cannot be…
The governor has maintained the measure is about protecting Californians from gun violence. But it also sends a message to a Supreme Court whose rulings Newsom and fellow California Democrats have derided, essentially daring it to either uphold the gun law or reconsider its logic in backing Texas’s approach. “The question is whether they are…
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The University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Wax has already raised more than $90,000 of her $300,000 goal The law school is seeking “major sanctions” that could result in her firing July 22 (Reuters) – University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax…
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“Law abiding people who are highly trained professionals do not want to be accused of a crime. They do not even want to be accused of poor practice,” Young said. “Once you’re in the area of a judgment call, and you have a criminal statute that says … [a doctor] can be prosecuted, it’s a…
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Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Treatments for miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies are still legal under the state’s abortion ban, according to state law and legal experts. But the statutes don’t account for complicated miscarriages, and confusion has led some providers…
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