Rep. Brooks named the bill after her son, Akilah Dasilva, who was one of four victims in the 2018 Waffle House shooting in ...

Sara H. Jodka of Dickinson Wright PLLC discusses state-level data privacy laws, which have sought to impose additional and ...

The state's attorney already has discretion to refuse to refer individuals she believes will not benefit from the program or ...

Five years since New York's Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act was signed into law, it has had life-changing effects for the people it was designed to protect, writes former Appellate Division, ...

The Oklahoma Senate voted unanimously in favor of Senate Bill 445, which raises the age of consent from 16 to 18. Warren ...

A state Senate committee killed a bill to have cops explain why they make warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and ...

Ohio's new law, H.B. 234, alters criminal case sentencing by removing remorse consideration for Alford pleas. 3News' Stephanie Haney explains, Legally Speaking.

Warning! Sweeping changes in public health are on the rise. The latest word, according to Stat, is that the Department of ...

A new dataset captures more than 170 years of US state laws governing minors' legal capacity to independently consent to sexual health services without the involvement of their parent or guardian.

Even sitting leaders are not immune from prosecution — a notable departure from the usual rules of international law. (Mr. Duterte withdrew the Philippines from the court during his presidency ...

Utah passed a bill on Wednesday that will require app stores to verify users’ ages and receive parental consent for minors ... a temporary block on a Utah law that would have required social ...