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Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 13 May 2025
But by expanding the private lawsuit mechanism and the wrongful death statute, legal experts say the bill is more likely to be used against individuals than corporations.
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‘Riddled with loopholes’: Business groups slam NY attorney general Letitia James’ consumer bill as legal ‘shakedown scheme’

The Times of India 13 May 2025
But business advocates argue the bill would strip key legal safeguards and lead to a surge in frivolous lawsuits ... Stebbins said the bill would allow attorneys to demand pre-suit settlements, creating ...
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New obscenity bill could trigger boldest anti-porn prosecution wave in US history

Interesting Engineering 13 May 2025
“Our bill updates the legal definition of obscenity for the internet age so this content can be taken down and its peddlers prosecuted.” ... Free speech watchdogs and legal scholars say the bill stretches the limits of constitutionality.
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Tish’s outrageous taxpayer-footed legal fees: Letters to the Editor — May 13, 2025

New York Post 13 May 2025
At a time when New York’s congressional delegation is attempting to expand the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes, asking taxpayers to subsidize Tish James’ legal bills goes too far for decent Americans.
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Letitia James’ pro-consumer push could spark ‘legal shakedowns’ and boost greedy lawyers, businesses say

New York Post 13 May 2025
But business advocates worry it’ll create an unintended burden on small businesses, citing a study claiming “excess tort costs” already saddle New Yorkers with $61.8 billion in unnecessary legal bills.
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New Colorado law seeks to boost condo development by reforming construction defects rules — again

The Tribune Greeley 13 May 2025
The backers of House Bill 1272 seek to make it easier to build that housing by lowering the chance that homeowners will sue developers and builders if something is defective ... Shannon Bird, a Westminster Democrat who sponsored the bill, said.
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Editorial: A life-saving tool stalled, again, in the Texas Senate

The Eagle-Tribune 13 May 2025
A bill legalizing fentanyl test strips is, again, ...
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Bill dealing with pipelines, landowner rights headed to Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ desk

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 13 May 2025
... horse” and “an attack on infrastructure from environmental extremists.” Bousselot claimed the bill would undo legal protections currently in state law for infrastructure projects.
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New, women-led nonprofit looking to support the needs of Salina residents

Salina Journal 13 May 2025
This support takes the form of not only setting up a food pantry, but also getting bus passes for residents, helping with legal services like felony expungements and immigration and financial assistance for things like utilities or other bills.
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Slashing Medicaid hurts New Yorkers. Local, state governments must fight back | Opinion

Lohud 13 May 2025
With Congress preparing to vote on a final budget reconciliation bill in the coming days, the stakes couldn’t be higher for families across the Hudson Valley ... Pursue legal action.
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Parliament unanimously passes new cannabis legislation amendments

The Malta Independent 12 May 2025
The bill include measures to strengthen the regulatory framework, close existing legal loopholes, impose stricter penalties, provide a clearer legal definition of cannabis to eliminate ambiguity, and ...
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Chris Packham’s charity to sue Angela Rayner over planning blitz

The Daily Telegraph 12 May 2025
... Bill as a “win-win for development and for nature” ... Wild Justice commissioned planning lawyers to draw up a legal opinion, which states the Bill will weaken existing levels of environment protection.
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Shocking Surge in Electricity Theft Malaysia Driven by Illegal Crypto Mining

Bitcoin World 12 May 2025
Illegally tapping into the grid allows these operations to run 24/7 without incurring the corresponding electricity bills ... The legal framework for Malaysia crypto news related to this issue is important ... operate legally.
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Over half of consumers do not pay energy bills in Tripura: Official

Hindustan Times 12 May 2025
Agartala, More than half of a total of around 9 lakh consumers of the Tripura government-run power utility TSECL have not paid their electricity bills for several years, an official said on Monday.
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