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Trump’s legal woes pick up speed as Republican 2024 race heats up | Donald Trump

As Donald Trump runs again for the White House, he is dogged by four criminal investigations that have gained momentum, including two focused on Trump’s zealous drive to overturn his 2020 election loss, raising the odds he will face charges in one or more inquiries in coming weeks or months, say former federal prosecutors. All four inquiries have accelerated in recent months with numerous subpoenas to close Trump associates and testimony by key witnesses before grand juries in Washington DC, Georgia and New York, that pose growing legal threats to Trump, plus several of his ex-lawyers and allies.Two investigations…Continue Reading

Center sets up committee to prepare draft digital competition law

The Center has ordered setting up a committee that will review whether existing antitrust laws in the country are equipped to deal with the challenges that have emerged from the digital economy, and submit to the government a draft Digital Competition Act within three months.The move comes amid increased regulatory antitrust-related scrutiny over big tech companies like Google, which last year was fined by the Competition Commission of India in two separate instances for allegedly abusing its market dominance in the Android mobile device ecosystem, and the app store market . Apart from that, a Parliamentary panel has, in…Continue Reading

Court: Chaco Canyon area drilling permits violated federal law

OIL & GAS: A federal appeals court finds the federal Bureau of Land Management violated environmental law by failing to account for the cumulative impacts of approving nearly 200 drilling permits near Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. (Associated Press) ALSO:• Climate advocates urge the Biden administration to base federal methane emissions rules for oil and gas facilities on New Mexico’s regulations, which in essence are routine tire flaring and venting. (Albuquerque Journal)• Permian Basin oil production reached a record 5.6 million barrels per day in January. (Axios)• Oregon regulators say Amazon’s plan to power up to seven…Continue Reading

Health Care Law & HIPAA Law

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Healthcare law is constantly changing, especially in today’s data driven online world. Healthcare providers have unprecedented concerns related to privacy and cybersecurity as different technologies and threats intersect in ways never seen before. With the growth of cloud computing and electronic health records, more regulations and greater scrutiny have been given to the industry, as hospitals, medical providers and healthcare agencies are liable in new and different ways. The National Law Review covers all legal aspects of the healthcare industry, with expert legal analysis on HIPAA regulations, non-profit organization status, to home health and nursing care abuse. Additionally, the National…Continue Reading

Managing financial and other risks as a Contractor

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Whether you are a new contractor or have been working in the industry for some time, it is important to keep yourself informed, up to date and prepared for the various issues and risks faced in the construction industry. As many are well aware, the long term affected of the pandemic and subsequent inflation over the costs of materials and supplies. In such an environment, it has become far riskier to conduct business in circumstances where companies are often set up with little to no assets to their name. Meaning that if something goes wrong, the ability to recover any…Continue Reading

Mississippi absentee ballot law harms voters with disabilities, lawsuit says

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN World PMN Politics PMN NewsAuthor of the article:The Associated Press Emily Waster PettusPublished June 02, 2023 • 3 minute readFILE – Absentee ballots waiting to be processed at the Lee County Circuit Clerk’s Office in Tupelo, Miss., on Nov. 3, 2020. A lawsuit filed Wednesday, May 31, 2023, seeks to block a Mississippi law that will put new restrictions on who can gather other people’s absentee ballots. The law is set to take effect July 1, and the lawsuit argues that it could disfranchise voters with disabilities by preventing them from receiving…Continue Reading

Norwich Township paid Christian-focused law firm to draft flag bylaw

The southwestern Ontario township in the midst of a culture war over gay Pride symbols hired a boutique law firm that specializes in representing churches and religious institutions to help it draft its flag by law, CBC News has learned. Norwich Township used the Ottawa-based Acacia Group to help it come up with its flag and banner policy, township clerk and chief administrative officer Kyle Kruger confirmed. The controversial bylaw forbids non-civic flags from being flown on municipal property and led one councillor to resign in protest. The Acacia Group is a law firm with Christian roots. A statement on…Continue Reading

Gadsden State hires law enforcement veteran Freeman as its first police chief

Veteran law enforcement officer Jay Freeman will become Gadsden State Community College’s first police chief. The school announced Freeman’s hiring, effective June 26, on Friday in a news release. He will leave the Southside Police Department, where he’s served since 2009. “We are delighted to have Chief Freeman on our staff,” school President Kathy Murphy said. “We know he will do an amazing job in building Gadsden State’s very first police department. We believe his past work experience and his passion for public safety and security made him the best person for this new role at Gadsden State.”Jay Freeman…Continue Reading