Brandon Dunn reports: On Tuesday, Missouri’s highest court heard oral arguments from James Layton, representing the State of Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services, the administrating department of the state’s medical marijuana program, and Joshua Hill, representing Kings Garden – the denied medical marijuana license applicant who originally requested in discovery of its appeal…
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Facing Your Face Mask Duties – A List of Statewide Orders
Littler Mendelson writes: Governors and public health officials across the country implemented stringent mitigation measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19. As COVID-19 case rates fluctuate, face coverings remain popular as a preventative measure. Numerous jurisdictions have encouraged—or mandated—citizens to wear face coverings when out in public, especially when social distancing cannot be maintained…
Does it matter if Dad is unvaccinated? Family courts have started to weigh in
Emily Alpert Reyes reports: Flanked by their lawyers, the divorced parents hashed out an agreement outside the Pasadena courtroom and returned to inform the judge: They had agreed their young son would get the COVID-19 vaccine. “Absolutely he needs to be vaccinated,” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Harvey A. Silberman said. Then he asked…
Senator Wyden Wants ‘Tough Regulations’ On Facebook, Touts Proposed ‘Do Not Track’ Law
Wendy Davis reports: Senator Ron Wyden on Tuesday called for a national privacy law that would include “tough regulations” on Facebook’s ability to harvest data about its users. “It is past time for a federal data privacy law,” the Oregon Democrat said at an online video conference during which advocacy groups petitioned for new legislation. Read more…