Florida Supreme Court rules against former Democratic state attorney ousted by DeSantis



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The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Andrew Warren, a state attorney who was ousted by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year, citing an “unreasonable delay” in filing a challenge to the Republican governor’s authority to suspend him.

Warren, a twice-elected Democrat, drew DeSantis’ ire last summer by pledging not to prosecute those who seek or perform abortions or those who provide gender-affirming treatments to transgender people in opposition to state laws backed by DeSantis. The governor then announced he was suspending Warren for “neglect of duty” and “incompetence” as prosecutor for Hillsborough County, home

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Google to block news in Canada over law on paying publishers

OTTAWA, June 29 (Reuters) – Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada, joining Facebook in escalating a campaign against a new law requiring payments to local news publishers.

Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O) Google will remove links to Canadian news from search results and other products in Canada when the law takes effect in

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Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law: NPR

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law: NPR

Google announced on Thursday that it will start blocking links to Canadian news articles once a new law in the country forcing tech companies to bargain with news publishers takes effect.

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Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law: NPR

Google announced on Thursday that it will start blocking links to Canadian news articles once a new law in the country forcing tech companies to bargain with news publishers takes effect.

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Googles said on Thursday that it will block all links to Canadian news articles for people using its search

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In major reform, California attorneys must report misconduct by their peers

Attorneys in California will be required to report misconduct by their peers starting Aug. 1, in yet another major reform to emerge from the Tom Girardi scandal.

The state Supreme Court announced the new rule Thursday. It obligates attorneys to notify the State Bar if they have “credible evidence that another lawyer has committed a criminal act or has been engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit” or other wrongdoing that “raises a substantial question as to that lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness , or fitness.”

Those who do not comply face penalties of up to a three-year suspension of their law

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Here’s a look at 22 new KY laws

Kentucky lawmakers passed more than 170 new laws running the gamut from child abuse, drug addiction, gambling, mental health education and civil rights for LGBTQ people during this year’s legislative session.

Under Kentucky’s Constitution, new laws take effect 90 days after the legislature adjourns, and for most laws that date was Thursday, June 29. Exceptions include bills that have special effective dates, general appropriation measures and those with emergency clauses, which make them effective immediately , according to the Legislation Research Commission.

  • Child abuse: Senate Bill 229 — SB 229, sponsored by state Sen. Jule Raque Adams, R-Louisville, clarifies and

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    The mental health review board is biased in handling the Matthew de Grood case, lawyers say

    Petrie claimed the Alberta Review Board has been affected by bias — pointing to previous comments by a former justice minister on de Grood’s case

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    Alberta’s highest court is being asked to decide the fate of the man found not criminally responsible

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    ROSEN, A LONGSTANDING LAW FIRM, Encourages John Wiley &

    NEW YORK, June 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues its investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: WLY, WLYB) resulting from allegations that Wiley may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

    SO WHAT: If you purchased Wiley securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.

    WHAT TO DO NEXT:

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    What Are the Legal Cases Against Donald Trump?

    case type: civil
    where: New York Supreme Court
    Attorney: Roberta Kaplan
    Verdict: Trump found liable for battery and defamation in May 2023. A second defamation trial begins on January 15, 2024.

    In a 2019 New York cover story, writer E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s. After Trump accused her of lying, Carroll, represented by Roberta Kaplan, sued him for defamation. Then she sued for damages over the alleged assault, taking advantage of a recent New York law that extends the statute of limitations for adult survivors of sexual

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