Legal
Legal matters are a core focus for local and state government agencies, encompassing the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of laws and regulations that govern public affairs. Legal frameworks ensure that government actions are consistent with the rule of law and protect citizens’ rights. Though by no means a perfect system – enforcement inequities continue to make the headlines – local leaders strive to create laws that work fairly for all.
The letter asks that the DOJ “devote any resources necessary to protect the rights of individuals in confinement” into the Fulton Jail and correctional institutions nationwide
The bill would prevent officers from pulling over motorists for reasons such as driving with an expired registration sticker, various equipment failures and driving without a seat belt
Cellphone carriers are now required to send first responders based on the location of the caller, rather than the nearest cell tower
The girl was one of those hustled into a classroom by Scott Beigle, a geography teacher and cross-country coach who was killed moments later right in front of her.
Republican Sen. Amanda Chase called supporters of the legislation “traitors.”
Before a packed house at Duke University on Sunday, Andrew Gillum, the former mayor of Tallahassee, argued that the best way to carry on Dr. King’s legacy is to make sure everyone can vote.
For every Georgian who filled out a 2010 census, $2,300 per year in services came back to the state.
“Fear, hate and attempts to divide are signatures of the Trump Administration, not New York City,” Mayor de Blasio spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein said Friday. “We are the safest big city in America because of our policies, not in spite of them.”
“I cannot imagine what happens to transgender people if these criminal bans pass,” said the ACLU’s Strangio, a transgender man. “I don’t think we can possibly raise the alarm enough, because people are going to die.”
Under federal law, all responses are kept completely confidential, and they can be used only to produce statistics.
Gov. Northam lamented that such precautions were necessary for what’s been a peaceful yearly event, but said pro-gun activists have “unleashed something larger, something they may not be able to control.”
Black Lives Matter activists have been protesting at his campaign events in recent days, spurred in part by his handling of the case.
Gov. Ralph Northam plans to announce the plans at a news conference Wednesday afternoon because of credible threats of potential violence and extremism.
U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte concluded Trump’s order doesn’t appear to serve the “overall public interest.”
Democratic Sen. John Edwards is one of at least four moderate senators — the others are Sens. Chap Petersen, Creigh Deeds and Lynwood Lewis — who are skeptical of plans to ban assault weapons.
Mayor Quentin Hart said he was supporting Buttigieg in part for what he called the Democrat’s effort to address racial economic disparity in South Bend.
“If we say no to them, then we lose the talent, the entrepreneurship, and humanity of those who love America. Yes, they can go elsewhere, but Arkansas will benefit from their presence,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said.
Relatives of some of the 20 people killed in a 2018 limousine crash in upstate New York have urged action on safety legislation so, they said, other families won’t have to endure the grief they have carried for over a year.
The senator and former mayor’s message of hope and love seemed to fall flat during an era characterized perhaps most strongly by Democratic fury over the actions of the Trump administration.
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