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California Senate Will Review New Bills on Employee Rights, Reproductive Freedom and More

After Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson's introduction of 21 new bills, the California senate is set to revie...

Feb 24, 2017 01:57 PM EST

Gov. McAuliffe Takes A Stand Against Opioid Epidemic, Signs New Bills for Addiction Treatment

Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia has signed new bills to contribute to the reduction of opioid addic...

Feb 24, 2017 03:32 PM EST

Supreme Court Throws Out Texas Death Sentence Over Racial Bias in Psychologist’s Testimony

Majority of justices say state court proceedings were flawed by testimony that African-Americans wer...

Feb 24, 2017 01:43 PM EST

Prof. Goh Appointed as Youngest Dean to Head SMU Law School

THE Singapore Management University (SMU) finally found a new dean to head its law school, after sea...

Feb 24, 2017 01:00 PM EST

What Is Halal Meat And Is It Cruel To The Animals?

Religious ritual slaughter is mired in controversy, but Muslim authorities say it is humane.

Feb 24, 2017 12:59 PM EST

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Are Divided Over Cross Border Shooting Case

Judges in the Supreme Court are divided to allow the family of unarmed Mexican teenager who was shot...

Feb 24, 2017 08:52 AM EST

American Bar Association Will Provide Judicial Rating on Neil Gorsuch

ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary is reviewing judicial rating on Judge Neil Gorsuch a...

Feb 24, 2017 09:24 AM EST

President Donald Trump Speeds Up Deportation But There Is An Exception for Stateless Immigrants

President Donald Trump has ordered the Homeland Security department to speed up the deportation proc...

Feb 23, 2017 07:52 AM EST

Bathroom Bills Are Damaging the Economy; NBA, NCAA Cancel Events Over Discriminatory Law

Major events and conferences are being canceled in states, such as North Carolina, where bathroom bi...

Feb 23, 2017 05:56 AM EST

Wisconsin, Illinois and More States Found Positive for Rat-Transmitted Seoul Virus

Transmitted from rats to humans, the Seoul virus has now been found to have spread not only in Wisco...

Feb 23, 2017 04:54 AM EST

Hackers Steal More Than 600 GB Data By Breaching PC Microphone

A group of hackers has successfully extracted more than 600 GB of data by hijacking PC microphone wi...

Feb 22, 2017 02:46 PM EST

Apple Files Appeal Against European Commission on $14.5B Tax Case

Apple Inc. has filed an appeal against European Commission ruling that order the company to pay $14....

Feb 22, 2017 02:45 PM EST

Two Republican Senators Propose Bill To Cut Legal Immigration By Half

Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia proposed bill to cut legal immigration, cit...

Feb 23, 2017 12:08 PM EST

Health Care Reform Much More Difficult To Implement With So Many Roadblocks

Although the Affordable Care Act has many shortcomings in the implementation, but offering a substit...

Feb 22, 2017 02:45 PM EST