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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday codifying LGBTQ protections into the state’s civil rights law, permanently outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state.

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The legislation follows a state Supreme Court ruling last year that the Michigan’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which outlaws discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations and education on the basis of sex, extended to sexual orientation as well.

Whitmer’s signature Thursday ensures that the high court’s ruling cannot be reversed in the future and goes one step further in extending protections

It is a question that virtually all separating couples will ask at some point: if we are no longer a couple, who should live where? More particularly clients want to know if moving out of the family home will impact the settlement of the property before their divorce or separation is finalised.

Should one of us move out? Should I buy a new property? What happens if we have an investment property together? Does it matter if my name is on the title? Who pays the mortgage if only one party moves out? Should we sell our property? What if

An Amherstview, Ont., lawyer has had his license to practice law revoked by the Law Society Tribunal.

Barry Stephen Bien must cease practicing law immediately, after several cases of professional misconduct.

In the decision made last month, the law society found that from 2016 to 2019, Bien had been absent from court proceedings, as well as not notifying clients of their court dates on cases that included child custody matters.

The society also found that Bien had failed to submit documents

Donald Trump defense attorney Joe Tacopina has been hitting the airwaves to cast aspersions on a potential indictment of his client in the Stormy Daniels hush money investigation.

But here’s the rub, as New York University law professor Ryan Goodman points out: Before Daniels hired Michael Avenatti as her attorney, the porn star approached Tacopina about representing her — and an attorney-client relationship was established at the point of that consultation, even though he ultimately did not represent her.

Under the American Bar Association’s rules of professional conduct, Tacopina’s duties include not representing another client with adverse interests to

The United Kingdom government has proposed a contentious new law that would allow authorities to deport people arriving on its shores via small boats across the English Channel that divides the island from France.

Several charities and human rights groups have criticized the plan – known as the Illegal Migration Bill – saying it criminalizes the efforts of thousands of genuine refugees.

The announcement this week comes after the UK’s conservative government made stopping boat arrivals a top priority. Last year, the government made it a criminal offense for individuals to arrive in the UK without a visa or special