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TSET sues to have new law thrown out

Enid News & Eagle - Oklahoma ·

OKLAHOMA CITY — A constitutionally created board overseeing nearly $2 billion in public dollars on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn a recent state law saying it threatens its independence. House Bill 2783, which...

LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP: New bipartisan law enables mortgage lenders to offer discount points

Times Leader - Pennsylvania · July 4, 2025

WILKES-BARRE — Gov. Josh Shapiro this week signed House Bill 1103 into law — known as Act 16 of 2025. The law will take effect in 60 days and amends the Mortgage Licensing Act (MLA) to clarify that discount points may be collected on first and...

Sask. judge delays joint-submission sentencing to order report on Gladue factors

Regina Leader-Post · July 4, 2025

As relayed by the senior prosecutor handling the case, police responded to what was effectively a 911 call hang up on March 22. Officers located the man at the centre of the case, who was intoxicated and known to be on conditions from a previous...

Supreme Court to Weigh Free Speech Case

The Delta News - Mississippi ·

BRANDON- The Supreme Court will take up a case testing the limits of religious speech and public protest. The Supreme Court says it will hear a case from a Mississippi man who claims he was wrongly barred from preaching outside a public...

Jailed in June: Fraudster, rapist and driver who hit mother-in-law

Dorset Echo ·

Jamie Luffman Man drove into mother-in-law and sped with her on bonnet of car Jamie Luffman (Image: Dorset Police) Jamie Luffman drove into his mother-in-law and sped off with her clinging to the bonnet of the car during an incident in Poole. It...

Cam Norrie feeds off riotous No 1 Court he calls home to sweep past Mattia Bellucci in straight sets to roar into Wimbledon fourth round

Daily Mail · July 4, 2025

Cam Norrie extended his near-perfect record on Wimbledon's No1 Court The Brit beat world No73 Mattia Bellucci 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the fourth round Norrie has won eight of his nine visits to the All England Club’s studio theatre By MATTHEW...

10 months after gym trainer’s family alleged police killed him, Uttarakhand court orders FIR against six cops

The Indian Express · July 5, 2025

Ten months after the death of a 22-year-old gym trainer in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar led his family to accuse the police of murder, a court here has ordered an FIR against six officials.Wasim, a 22-year-old gym trainer, was found dead in a pond in...

George Wehner Summoned to Court for Alleged Trespassing

Antigua News Room · July 4, 2025

George Wehner Summoned to Court for Alleged Trespassing Political activist George Wehner has been summoned to appear before the St. John’s Magistrate’s Court on charges of trespassing. The court document alleges that on June 9, 2025, Wehner...

Van Buren Co. deputies: Man in custody after throwing pipe bombs at law enforcement

WZZM 13 - Michigan · July 4, 2025

Deputies said the man could be heard shouting things about refusing to go back to jail, as well as threatening to kill the law enforcement officers outside. VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — A man is in custody after throwing multiple pipe bombs at law...

Montgomery police officer earns FBI, law enforcement leadership program award

Shaw Local - Illinois ·

Montgomery police Sgt. Jeff Ricedorf successfully completed the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy training program—a “significant milestone” in law enforcement leadership development, according to a news release from the village of Montgomery. Between March 2024...

Rehabilitated Multipurpose Court Handed Over to Residents of Malcolm Heights in Hanover

Jamaica Information Service · July 4, 2025

Residents of Malcolm Heights in Lucea, Hanover, and surrounding areas now have access to the rehabilitated Lord’s Multipurpose Court, thanks to the Spruce Up Jamaica initiative spearheaded by the Ministry of Tourism and its implementing agency,...

FREE, FREE PALESTINE! chant protesters at High Court

The News Line · July 4, 2025

‘FREE, Free Palestine’ chanted over 1,000 protesters waving Palestine flags outside the High Court yesterday. The court was holding an emergency hearing seeking a judicial review of the Labour government’s proscription of the direct action group...

CUPP hails court’s ruling on Natasha’s recall, says Senate action threatened democracy

National Accord Newspaper · July 4, 2025

By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has hailed the court judgment ordering the Senate to recall suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a victory for legislative independence. CUPP National Secretary, Peter...

PNG Law Society condemns brutal sorcery killings in Hela

Papua New Guinea Post Courier · July 5, 2025

The Papua New Guinea Law Society has strongly condemned the recent brutal killings of women in Hela Province, calling them cold-blooded murders driven by superstition and fear. Shocking videos have surfaced on social media showing women being tied...

Time to enforce rear seat belt law

The Malaysian Star · July 4, 2025

PETALING JAYA: For 16 years, a law requiring back seat passengers to wear seat belts has existed, but enforcement has been weak and many passengers remain complacent. As the Transport Ministry ramps up enforcement on various road safety issues,...

St. Bernards Behavioral Health announces new event to benefit STAR Court

Mix 106.3 - Arkansas ·

Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — July 4, 2025 — St. Bernards Behavioral Health announced it will be holding its first O’Fishally Sober event for its Craighead County STAR Court participants next week. Kevin Byron, assistant vice president...

Trump Signs Tax, Spending Cut Bill Into Law In Major Win For Administration

StratNews Global · July 4, 2025

Home United States Trump Signs Tax, Spending Cut Bill Into Law In Major Win For... The bill, passed by a narrow 218-214 vote after an emotional House debate, funds Trump’s immigration crackdown, makes his 2017 tax cuts permanent, and may leave...

China sees Trump's new law as 'one of the greatest acts of strategic self-harm': analyst

AlterNet · July 5, 2025

According to one analyst, only two groups are celebrating H.R. 1 — President Donald Trump's massive new budget law — on July 4: Republicans, and the Chinese Communist Party. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote Friday about how H.R. 1...

Gilroy residents urged to safely, sanely use legal fireworks

NBC Bay Area - California · July 4, 2025

Gilroy officials are urging the community to follow safe and sane fireworks guidelines on the Fourth of July holiday. The city is the only one in Santa Clara County that allows the use and purchase of legal fireworks. However, only Gilroy...

Mother's advocacy leads to new Texas alcohol ID scanning law

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - Texas ·

A new Texas law now requires stores selling alcohol to use electronic scanners at cash registers to verify customers' ages. DALLAS - Convenience stores and other places that sell alcohol will need electronic scanners at cash registers to verify...