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DHS Released a Notice on the Addition of Entities to the UFLPA Entity List

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On August 4, 2022, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), formally published the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. The Entity list is a consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to Section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. DHS also released details on seeking changes to the UFLPA Entity List, including requests for removal from the list. For our previous blog entries on the UFLPA and its implementation, see posts here, here, here, here, here and here. UFLPA requires the Commissioner…Continue Reading

List of 102 Legal Loans Registered at OJK, Update January 2023

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KOMPAS.com – The public continues to be encouraged to use online loan services (pinjol) legally and registered with the Financial Services Authority (OJK). The reason is that currently there are still various illegal loans that can be detrimental to society. Therefore, before using online loan services, it is always necessary to regularly check the list of legal loans on the official OJK website. As usual, OJK will periodically release a list of legal loans that have obtained OJK permits and are legal as of January 2023.Reporting from the official website ojk.go.id there is the latest information regarding the termination…Continue Reading

Manitoba politicians set to pass a host of new laws before heading into election – Winnipeg

Manitoba politicians are working to pass many bills into law by Thursday — the last scheduled sitting before the summer break and the provincial election slated for Oct. 3.Aside from its recently passed budget legislation, the Progressive Conservative government is also set to give First Nations communities more power to enforce laws and collect unpaid fines. Other bills that have passed in recent days or are about to pass include one that would make it easier for victims of sue people who share intimate images without consent. Several bills from opposition parties are also set to be approved in…Continue Reading

Biden, McCarthy reach 2-year US debt limit deal to avert crisis

WASHINGTON — President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and resolve a looming crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, the House speakers said. The deal would avert a catastrophic US default, but it also risks angering both Democratic and Republican sides with the concessions made to reach it. Negotiators agreed to some Republican demands for enhanced work requirements on recipients of food stamps that had sparked an uproar from House Democrats as a nonstarter.…Continue Reading

FoxNews v. Dominion: How badly could the Dominion suit hurt Fox News?

Updates: Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement on Tuesday just as the trial was starting. read the latest here. Our earlier story is below.The high-stakes legal battle between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systemsset to kick off in court on Tuesday, poses serious risks for the media company should it lose the defamation case. Most legal experts think Dominion is in a strong position to win, citing the breadth of evidence that has emerged in deposits and court filings, as well as a series of judicial decisions to date that found Fox News statements were false.…Continue Reading

UCP alleges election law violations by union groups; ATA responds

The UCP says it is eager to work with Elections Alberta to help with their review and investigation.Later on Wednesday, the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) released a statement calling the allegation by the UCP “unfounded and based on false information.” The statement in part reads, “The ATA is a nonpartisan organization that has no formal ties or any affiliation with the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) or any other party. There are no “deep structural connections,” and any references to the NDP constitution suggesting otherwise are false in their interpretation.” The full ATA statement is below: A news release…Continue Reading

Foreign lawyers are restricted from working on national security cases in Hong Kong – National

Hong Kong’s legislature passed a legal amendment on Wednesday to prevent foreign lawyers working on national security cases, a restriction critics say will undermine fair trials and the right of defendants to choose their lawyers.The amendment enshrines in law a ruling from China’s top lawmaking body last December that Hong Kong courts must get the approval of the city’s leader before admitting a foreign lawyer without Hong Kong qualifications for national security cases. The use of foreign lawyers by both prosecutors and defense has long been part of the rule of law traditions in the former British colony and…Continue Reading

Florida approves ban on abortions after 6 weeks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill approved by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The governor’s office said in a statement late Thursday that he had signed the legislation. The ban gives DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch an expected presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer. The six-week ban will take effect only if the state’s current 15-week ban is upheld in an ongoing legal challenge that is before the state Supreme Court, which…Continue Reading