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Drivers Protest: What is the new hit-and-run law? How is it more stringent than the old one?

Truckers ended their strike after two days of protest after Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla stated that the implementation of the new penal provision related to hit-and-run cases will only…

15/01/2025

Legal Update

Debating India’s new hit-and-run law | Explained

The story so far: Transporters and commercial drivers from States like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Punjab have staged protests against the recent legislation concerning hit-and-run incidents. Section 106 (2)…

14/01/2025

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Opposition parties likely to move Supreme Court over 3 new crime code laws | Latest News India

New Delhi: Hours after the Lok Sabha cleared new criminal code bills, the INDIA bloc discussed the possibilities of challenging the “loopholes” in the three pieces of legislation in the…

13/01/2025

Legal Update

Alabama governor signs bill into law protecting IVF providers in wake of frozen embryo ruling

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding in vitro fertilization providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. The…

12/01/2025

Legal Update

The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to work legally

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it's granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country — quickly making them eligible to…

11/01/2025

Legal Update

Legal Update: If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 111: California State Legislature Passes Amendments to Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

What You Need to Know: In what promises to be a tectonic shift in California's paid sick leave landscape, on September 13, 2023 the California legislature passed SB 616, which…

10/01/2025