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‘It’s about time:’ France considers a law to ban hair discrimination

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Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill that would ban discrimination over the texture, length, color or style of someone’s hair. The bill’s authors hope the groundbreaking bill sends a message of support to Black people and others who have faced hostility in the workplace and beyond because of their hair. But the measure still faces a long road ahead. It goes to the Senate next, where it could face opposition. While only 50 of the National Assembly’s 577 lawmakers were on hand for the vote, they overwhelmingly supported the bill in a 44-2 vote.…
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Florida six-week abortion ban will soon become law, but voters will consider a constitutional amendment this fall

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By Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Jack Forrest (CNN) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for the state’s six-week abortion ban to take effect, while allowing Floridians to decide in the fall whether to enshrine abortion protections in the state’s constitution. By upholding Florida’s current 15-week ban on abortion, the state Supreme Court triggered a six-week abortion ban approved by Florida lawmakers last year. The law will take effect within 30 days. But in a separate ruling, the court approved the wording of a proposed state constitutional amendment that would protect the right to an abortion…
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Energy efficiency of buildings: MEPs adopt plans to decarbonise the sector | News

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The proposed revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive aims to progressively reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption in the EU building sector, and make it climate neutral by 2050. It also aims to have more worst-performing buildings renovated and improved information-sharing on energy performance. Emissions-reduction targets All new buildings should be zero-emission as of 2030; new buildings occupied or owned by public authorities should be zero-emission as of 2028. When calculating the emissions, member states will take into account the life-cycle global warming potential of a building, including the production and disposal of the construction products…
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Appeals court continues to hold on Texas’ SB4 immigration law while it considers its legality

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A panel of federal appeals court judges late Tuesday continued to block Texas from arresting and jailing migrants under a contentious state immigration law known as SB4keeping a hold on the measure while it weighs its legality. In a 2-1 decision, the panel of 5th Circuit Court of Appeals judges denied Texas’ request to suspend the lower court order that found SB4 unconstitutional and in conflict with federal immigration laws. Pending further court action, Texas will continue to be prohibited from enforcing SB4, which would criminalize unauthorized immigration at the state level. The 5th Circuit has a hearing next week,…
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Gov. Whitmer signs law reversing 36-year-old paid surrogacy ban in Michigan

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LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a 9-bill package Monday to overturn a ban on contractual agreements between a willing surrogate and expected parents. The Michigan Family Protection Act repeals the state’s existing surrogacy act that has been set in place for about 36 years. On Sept. 1, 1988, state lawmakers passed and enforced the Surrogate Parenting Act, legislation that prohibited compensated surrogacy parenting in the Great Lakes State, according to the Michigan Legislature. Michigan is the last state in the country to overturn the law. “This is the most pro-family thing that this legislation has been able to…
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US extends temporary legal status for over 300,000 immigrants that Trump sought to end

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Washington — The US government on Tuesday announced it is extending the temporary legal status of more than 300,000 immigrants whose deportation protections and work permits were targeted by the Trump administration. The Biden administration will allow roughly 337,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua to continue living and working in the US legally under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. CBS News first reported the policy decision on Monday. The 1990 law authorizing the TPS policy, which the Biden administration has used on an unprecedented scale, allows federal officials to grant deportation relief and work authorization to…
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Status update on the proposed new copyright law exception to permit text and data mining for commercial use

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The UK government has halted its plans to introduce a new copyright exception for text and data mining (TDM) for commercial purposes. Farrer & Co recently reported on the proposed TDM exception: you can read about the background to the proposal here. On 22 November 2022, DCMS Minister Julia Lopez MP gave evidence to the Lords Communications and Digital Committee and expressed that she is “fairly confident” that the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) would not proceed with its proposal and instead, would extend its consultation . This development follows a joint letter from a number of organizations in the…
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