A new bill, if passed, proposes amendments to the state’s legal code regarding the definition of human being and person as the terms relate to the offenses of murder and assault and civil ...

Definitions can play an important role in legislation. Defining words or phrases is done to provide the reader of the ...

On January 16, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations ( 90 FR 4691) under Section 162(m) of the ...

Femicide is “a crime of murder perpetrated by a man against a woman in the context of gender violence”. That’s the current legal definition in Argentina, where it’s been part of the country’s penal ...

On January 3, 2025, the Washington State Legislature introduced HB1155 (the “Bill”) that, if passed, would broaden the definition of a ...

Do the words shall and must mean the same thing? The question was raised Friday in the House Judiciary Committee during discussion of House Bill 1067. HB1067 says ...

The definition has been at the center of debates over campus antisemitism for years. Now, Harvard has become the second ...

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign ...

Donald Trump’s renewed pledge to “Make America Great Again” requires nothing less than reigniting economic growth and ...

The bipartisan bill, signed into law last week by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, aims to increase technological literacy across the state. It mandates that every Michigan high ...

The city’s Common Council is rethinking a proposed law making harassment of a city official a class B misdemeanor.

A House bill to define the words must and shall as having the same meaning for South Dakota laws passed the full House Monday. House Republican Rep. Tina Mulally ...