What is the government's preventative detention bill?

Dec 07, 2023 08:01 am UTC| Law

After a week of non-stop headlines, the governments preventative detention legislation is being debated in the lower house, just in time for the end of the sitting year. Its likely to pass on Thursday. The new laws will...

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FTX and Binance: how latest crypto scandals could influence public opinion on digital currency regulation

Dec 05, 2023 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency Law Business

True believers in cryptocurrency have had a rough few weeks. The US government just fined Binance the worlds largest crypto exchange US$4.3 billion (3.4 billion) for its involvement in money laundering. It forced the...

Philadelphia reduces school-based arrests by 91% since 2013 – researchers explain the effects of keeping kids out of the legal system

Dec 05, 2023 09:17 am UTC| Life Law

Across the United States, arrest rates for young people under age 18 have been declining for decades. However, the proportion of youth arrests associated with school incidents has increased. According to the U.S....

McDonald's Seeks Supreme Court Ruling on No-Poach Employee Clauses

Dec 05, 2023 08:46 am UTC| Business Law

McDonalds has requested a hearing from the U.S. Supreme Court to establish whether franchises can enforce rules against hiring employees from other franchisors within the same chain. The company submitted the appeal on...

Intel Triumphs in US Court: $2.18 Billion VLSI Verdict Overturned

Dec 05, 2023 07:09 am UTC| Business Technology Law

A U.S. appeals court overturned a $2.18 billion patent-infringement award that patent owner VLSI Technology had won against Intel Corp. This ruling marks the reversal of one of the largest verdicts in the history of U.S....

Texas is suing Planned Parenthood for $1.8B over $10M in allegedly fraudulent services it rendered – a health care economist explains what's going on

Dec 05, 2023 05:39 am UTC| Law Economy

Planned Parenthood no longer provides abortions in Texas, Louisiana and the other 10 states that have essentially banned abortion since the Supreme Court handed down its Dobbs v. Jackson decision in June 2022. But the...

Certain states, including Arizona, have begun scrapping court costs and fees for people unable to pay – two experts on legal punishments explain why

Dec 05, 2023 05:39 am UTC| Law

In todays American criminal legal system, courts impose fines and fees as a means to punish people and hold them accountable for legal violations. At times, people are sentenced to pay without incarceration, but...