New Jersey’s 2019 law allowing physicians to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill people — used so far by at least 95 patients — has been upheld by a state appeals court. The Appellate Division of Superior Court on Friday upheld a decision that had dismissed a challenge to the state’s Medical […]
Amazon goes before judge Monday in attempt to overturn Staten Island union vote
Amazon’s attorneys will go before a judge Monday morning to try to overturn the historic union election at a Staten Island warehouse in March. The proceeding — an administrative hearing conducted by the National Labor Relations Board — has so far allowed Amazon to punt any contract negotiations with the […]
How to prevent and detect child identity theft
Placeholder while article actions load Axton Betz-Hamilton remembers the moment she decided to become an identity theft expert. She was 11 years old and watching her parents deal with a string of increasingly invasive identity crimes they couldn’t seem to shake, no matter how closely they guarded their personal information. […]
Texas shooting records could be blocked by legal loophole : NPR
A Texas Department of Public Safety officer keeps watch on June 3, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas, near a memorial outside Robb Elementary School. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP A Texas Department of Public Safety officer keeps watch on June 3, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas, near a memorial […]
How ICE Sidesteps the Law to Find and Deport People | News & Commentary
On an idle Tuesday afternoon, I received the call I had always feared most: My brother had been picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The tactic the officers used was not new. My brother’s probation officer had shared his meeting time with ICE, and they had waited outside […]
Ohio offers identity theft protection to victims of unemployment fraud: The Wake Up for Friday, June 10, 2022
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. There will be chances of showers and thunderstorms throughout the weekend in Northeast Ohio. The shower chances won’t arrive until after 8 p.m. today, with some sunshine during the day and highs in […]
Biden boosts federal aid for New Mexico wildfire recovery during visit
SANTA FE – President Joe Biden increased federal support Saturday for federal relief addressing New Mexico’s catastrophic wildfires and made his first visit to the state since taking office in 2021. Biden committed the federal government to paying 100 percent of the cost of debris removal and emergency remediation for wildfires […]
Florida’s 15-week abortion law hit with a second legal challenge
TALLAHASSEE — A South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged a new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, contending the measure violates privacy and religious freedom rights. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Leon County circuit court by Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor, seeks to block the law from taking […]
Title 42 is not an immigration law and has no place on our border
In 2020, Title 42 paused all asylum proceedings at the border as a tool to slow the spread of COVID. But two years later, the intentions behind this policy are clear: it was never really about COVID. As long as this farcical policy, spurred on by COVID and maintained by activist […]
New DOJ Criminal Fraud Section Chief Has Compliance Background
According to news reports, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has hired Glenn Leon, former compliance chief at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., to lead the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, signaling the DOJ’s continued emphasis on the need for effective corporate compliance programs. Leon will replace Joe Beemsterboer, a 10-year veteran of […]