Longest Serving Inmate to Be Declared Innocent Exonerated After 50 Years in Prison

Longest Serving Inmate to Be Declared Innocent Exonerated After 50 Years in Prison

Glynn Simmons, a 71-year-old man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, has been exonerated, making him the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime, Ken Miller... Read more »
Legal Battle Simmers Over Plan to Give Farmworkers Union Rights

Legal Battle Simmers Over Plan to Give Farmworkers Union Rights

Alexander MacDonald weighs in on the effects of U.S. DOL regulations that seek to expand organizing protections for farmworkers on temporary visas. Bloomberg Law View (Subscription required.) Source link Read more »
Proposed CMMC Rule Released by DOD

Proposed CMMC Rule Released by DOD

The Department of Defense (“DoD”) has released a draft of its proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) Program rule just in time for the holidays. The rule—which is scheduled to be published December 26,... Read more »
Pakistan Supreme Court orders election commission to resolve concerns over 2024 general election – JURIST

Pakistan Supreme Court orders election commission to resolve concerns over 2024 general election – JURIST

The Supreme Court of Pakistan issued an order on Friday that requires the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to resolve grievances relating to the absence of a fair and free process in... Read more »
Longest Serving Inmate to Be Declared Innocent Exonerated After 50 Years in Prison

Washington DC Council Chairman Introduces Bill Directing Mayor, Police to Embrace New Crime Initiatives

Washington D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has introduced legislation that would direct the Mayor and police department to move forward with crime-fighting and gun violence reduction strategies that national criminal justice experts... Read more »
NCAA President Charlie Baker’s Open Letter: Student-Athletes Must Join the Conversation

NCAA President Charlie Baker’s Open Letter: Student-Athletes Must Join the Conversation

NCAA President Charlie Baker penned a letter to student-athletes, asking for feedback on his proposal to allow Division I (D-I) schools to pay student-athletes directly. In the December 19 letter, Baker emphasized... Read more »
EPA Proposes TCEP Presents Unreasonable Risk Health, Environment

EPA Proposes TCEP Presents Unreasonable Risk Health, Environment

On December 15, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of and solicited public comment on its draft risk evaluation for tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) and related draft charge questions. 88 Fed. Reg.... Read more »
Thailand passes four draft bills seeking to legalize same-sex marriage – JURIST

Thailand passes four draft bills seeking to legalize same-sex marriage – JURIST

The House of Representatives of Thailand passed four bills on Thursday that propose to amend the country’s Civil and Commercial Code and legalize same-sex marriage. The four bills seek to change the... Read more »
Longest Serving Inmate to Be Declared Innocent Exonerated After 50 Years in Prison

House Speaker Pressures Biden to Reinstitute Trump Immigration Policies

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is calling on President Biden to take executive action to address securing the southern border, urging him to restart a series of policies embraced by the Trump... Read more »
Washington State Adopts New, Permanent Wildfire Smoke Regulations

Washington State Adopts New, Permanent Wildfire Smoke Regulations

On December 14, 2023, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) finalized and adopted new rules focused on protecting workers from wildfire smoke hazards that take effect on January 15,... Read more »
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