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By Michael Booth | February 5, 2018
The bill was moved without discussion. Appearing in favor of the measure, but not testifying, were representatives of the judiciary's Office of Government Services, the New Jersey State Bar Association and labor unions. None appeared in opposition.
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By Josefa Velasquez | February 5, 2018
Dozens of lawyers and lobbyists had a role in bringing a legal marijuana industry to New York state. The law firms and lobby shops that were involved in and pushed the rise of medical marijuana are now gearing up for the next frontier: a recreational scheme.
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By Joe Reedy, Associated Press | February 5, 2018
Legislation aimed at fighting opioid abuse in Florida has raised concerns among doctors over provisions to impose limits as short as three days for prescriptions of the potentially addictive painkillers.
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By P.J. Dannunzio | February 5, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed redistricting of Pennsylvania's congressional map to continue, denying a request from state Republican leaders to delay the process.
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By Karen Winarsky and Justin Russo | February 5, 2018
While the issue of “Dreamers” rightly dominates the news, more quietly, a sea change has begun in U.S. policy toward foreign professional workers due to President Donald Trump's “Buy American, Hire American” executive order.
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By Samantha Joseph | February 2, 2018
"They must plod through a gauntlet of constitutionally infirm hurdles," U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker wrote. "No more."
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By Lloyd Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida | February 2, 2018
A state panel defeated a proposal that sought to narrow the right to privacy in the state Constitution and allow increased regulation of abortions.
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By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press | February 2, 2018
A Florida lawmaker who opposes a bill to ban child marriage said the current law allowing child rapists to marry girls they impregnate is well-crafted.Republican…
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By Michael Booth | February 2, 2018
"We fully understand the economic realities our state faces," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote in a letter dated Wednesday to the Legislature. "At the same time, the fact remains that New Jersey judges have not received any pay increase for all of nine years."
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By Editorial Board | February 2, 2018
Last year saw the most mass killings in the United States since USA Today began tracking them in 2006.
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