Lawmakers in New Jersey are moving ahead with a bill that would revise the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). The controversial measure could be voted on by the full state Senate and Assembly as early as Monday. CJ Griffin is a media and public interest attorney whose legal work focuses on OPRA. She’s also a fierce opponent of the new bill and spoke about her objection to it with WNYC's Sean Carlson
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The law marks the first time the state has put deadlines in place for government officials to respond to requests and is the most significant amendment added to Alabama's public records law in 50 years.
By JULIE WATSON and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — One of California’s most influential agricultural companies filed a lawsuit Monday against the state to stop a contentious law to help farmworkers unionize that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom reluctantly signed two years ago after pressure from the White House. The action by the
A new report shows how ready Louisiana is for the 2024 hurricane season compared to other states.
A new report shows how ready Louisiana is for the 2024 hurricane season compared to other states.
Roughly 6 weeks after Mizzou student Riley Strain was found deceased in Nashville, his toxicology report has been completed and his family has retained a law firm. Riley Strain went missing in Nashville on March 8 after being kicked out of Luke Bryan’s Luke’s 32 Bridge for violating their conduct standards. The 22-year-old was in […]
A pair of Wisconsin wedding barns sued the state Tuesday seeking to block enactment of a new law that requires them to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events. Owners and operators of wedding barns tried unsuccessfully last year to kill the law that overhauled regulation of the state's multibillion-dollar liquor industry. The changes had been worked on for years, gaining buy-in from both Republicans and Democrats, large and small brewers, wholesalers and retailers....
A law firm that recently took over representation of Donald Trump’s campaign in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit is embroiled in a new scandal.A top partner in the firm Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC, has been charged by the Department of Justice with using forged documents to gain access to $12.5 million of assets in Somalia.Jeremy Schulman was charged in late 2020 and the case is still proceeding, the Daily Beast reported.Schulman’s firm took over Trump’s discrimination case on Wednesday,...
Voices for Life is suing the Indiana Department of Health, saying that the agency’s decision to no longer release abortion records is shielding abortion businesses from public accountability.
The State Department announced on Wednesday that an anticipated report on Israel’s conduct during the war in Gaza will be released "in the coming days." The investigation was requested by Congressional Democrats in February to determine if the Jewish state is in violation of the 1997 Leahey Amendment, which forbids U.S. financial assistance to any
U.S. gov't and TikTok ask appeals court to speed up legal proceedings over law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets or face a ban. read more