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Knee-jerk reaction or substantial change? India implements death penalty for the rape of minors
For the bill to apply, amendments have been made to the Indian Penal Code, the Criminal Proced…
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Lok Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2nd
The amendments in the law seek to remove bottlenecks andstreamline the corporate insolvency resolut…
PTI
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Ted Cruz says he won't apologize for 'thoughts and prayers' for Colorado shooting victims
Cruz also ripped Democrats, alleging they play 'ridiculous theater' by proposing gun legislation li…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Critics are warning that the criminal-justice reform bill being hailed as a bipartisan victory doesn't go nearly far enough
The National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, an organization representing dozens of Prote…
Michelle Mark
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Oklahoma lawmakers are racing to close 'a huge loophole for sexual abuse' - but no one knows if the governor will sign the bill
The case concerned a 2014 incident, during which a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were both…
Michelle Mark,Reuters
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Here's What The Constitution Says About Posting Naked Pictures Of Your Ex To The Internet
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the right to some pretty unsavory speech, though. In 2010, the hi…
Erin Fuchs
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Results on Louisiana Amendment 7: Voters reject a confusing change to the state's constitution over slavery and indentured servitude
First introduced to state lawmakers as a bill, the text passed unanimously in both the House and th…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Cabinet clears amendments to insolvency law
New Delhi, Dec 11 () The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved changes to the insolvency law, includi…
PTI
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Drag queens fight back against Tennessee law that classifies drag shows as 'adult cabaret' entertainment and makes them a felony
HB0009 criminalizes entertainment by "male or female impersonators" if they perform publicly or cou…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,…
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Georgia Lawmaker Wants To Make It Illegal To Photoshop People's Heads Onto Porn Stars
When Savannah Now asked Smith if he was concerned about prohibiting parodies, which are protected b…
Rebecca Baird-Remba
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The DC Circuit just upheld a controversial law aimed at protecting sex trafficking victims. Advocacy groups say it 'inadvertently encouraged the kind of abuse it sought to eradicate,' as more women are murdered and missing.
Rebecca Cleary, staff attorney for Decriminalize Sex Work, told Insider FOSTA's passing has led to …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Women could get up to 30 years in prison for having a miscarriage under Georgia's harsh new abortion law
Under Georgia's law, it's so far unclear whether fetuses would be given their own separate trials o…
Grace Panetta
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South Carolina becomes the latest GOP-led state with a bill to make the death penalty a punishment for abortion
The bill, which is still in the legislature, aims to define a fetus as a living person and equate t…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Proposed amendments to companies law to de-clog criminal justice system: CII
"The proposed amendments certainly further provide ease of living for law-abiding corporates and d…
PTI
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India amends bankruptcy law to protect winning bidders from paying the price for sins of the previous promoter
The IBC (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, is likely to be introduced in the current session of the…
PTI
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Trump keeps falsely blaming Democrats for his administration's family separation policy - here's what's really going on
The Trump administration wants Congress to limit the period in which unaccompanied children may app…
Michelle Mark
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Supreme Court strikes down century-old New York law, dramatically expanding Second Amendment rights to carry guns outside the home
The landmark decision is expected to loosen gun restrictions in several states amid an uptick in gu…
Oma Seddiq
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An 'unbelievably stupid' New York law about knives could be changed very soon
It is now eligible for a vote in the Republican-controlled New York State Senate, which has pr…
Michelle Mark
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Modi Government powers NIA in fight against terrorism, passes NIA (amendment) Bill 2019
The main objective of the NIA bill is to strengthen the powers of the National Investigation Age…