In the new year, Massachusetts driving instructors will begin teaching student drivers about the harms of operating vehicles while impaired by cannabis. State transportation officials said in a statement that drivers’ education classes across the state would integrate a new 25-minute module on the subject. The lessons will be taught at more than 460 driving…
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Planned Parenthood to receive $110K in injunctive relief from an anti-abortion group
dec. 21—Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and Northern Idaho received $110,000 in injunctive relief against an anti-abortion group. Planned Parenthood won a motion of summary judgment for civil damages against an anti-abortion group called “The Church at Planned Parenthood” in Spokane County Superior Court on Friday, according to a Planned Parenthood news release. The motion…
Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd – UKSCBlog
In this post, Sophie Campbell, an Associate in the litigation team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd. background Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd (“B”) was the tenant of commercial premises in Liverpool. B had leased the premises since 2012 and…
14-year-old’s murder case accentuates inconsistent laws
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – The criminal prosecution of a young suspect could be public but, as strange as it sounds, if he was two or three years older those proceedings would be private. Blame any injustice on a bizarre law that zipped through the Alabama Legislature almost unnoticed and even caught law enforcement off guard….
Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP Ltd and Anor v Williams and Ors – UKSCBlog
In this post, Sarah Collins, Senior Associate in the Real Estate team at CMS, previews the case of Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP Ltd and Anor v Williams and Ors, which is scheduled to be heard by the UK Supreme Court on 8 December 2022. Factual Background The respondents in this appeal (Aviva) own the…
This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 21st November 2022 – UKSCBlog
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. The Court will be hearing two cases this week, starting on Tuesday 22nd until Wednesday 23rd: News Corp UK & Ireland Ltd v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – This case considers whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding…
3 top law schools quit US News rankings over equity concerns
The University of California, Berkeley’s law school on Thursday joined the law programs at Harvard and Yale in pulling out of US News & World Report’s rankings over concerns that they punish efforts to attract students from a broad range of backgrounds. The deans of all three law schools said the magazine’s influential ranking system…
Legal pot sales in Missouri could begin before February, state says
JEFFERSON CITY — Legal marijuana dispensaries could begin selling to customers before early February, faster than originally expected, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Senior Services said Friday. Under Missouri’s new constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana, approved by voters on Tuesday, medical marijuana companies will be able to apply Dec. 8 to convert their…
Elon Musk hints at major update to Twitter
Elon Musk needs to complete his deal to buy Twitter on or before 28 October, 2022, to avoid a trial (Getty Images) Elon Musk has hinted that he plans a major update to Twitter if his deal to buy the platform goes ahead. The tech billionaire has until 9pm UK time on Friday to close…
Supreme Court delivers one of two legal wins for Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
By Ariane de Vogue and Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — Federal courts on Thursday delivered two wins for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected a challenge to the program brought by a Wisconsin taxpayers group. And on the same day, a federal district court judge rejected a…