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Lies, submission to police and prosecutors overturned open government law
It is not surprising that the General Assembly shows a certain contempt for journalists. After all, we are exposing lawmakers shortcomingsthe hypocrisies and pettiness. Lawmakers don’t have to make it easy for me – and they rarely do. Why these people have such contempt for Virginians, however, is puzzling. Because when lawmakers target members of …
Mayors voice concerns over costs of open government law | Guam News
Some mayors took time out of a council meeting on Wednesday to voice concerns about the Open Government Act’s requirements for their municipal planning council meetings or community planning activities, and because the costs to comply with the law eat away at other priorities. A frustrated Dededo mayor, Melissa Savares, said she spent $264 of …
HC suspends Haryana Gov’s law on 75% private sector job reservation
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday suspended a Haryana government law providing for 75% reservation for state residents in private sector jobs, reported Live Act. A bench of Justices Ajay Tewari and Pankaj Jain passed the order on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Haryana State Local Candidates Employment Act 2020. …
Lecturer; Teaching Specialist (Academic) – Government Employment with FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
About Flinders Our bold vision, reflected in our Strategic Plan: Make a Difference: Agenda 2025, is to be internationally recognized as a global research leader, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of the most enterprising graduates from Australia. To achieve this ambition, we recently made a significant organizational change to a six-college structure …
Scholarly Fellow; Teaching Specialist (Academic) – Government Employment with FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
About Flinders Our bold vision, reflected in our Strategic Plan: Make a Difference: Agenda 2025, is to be internationally recognized as a global research leader, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of the most enterprising graduates from Australia. To achieve this ambition, we recently made a significant organizational change to a six-college structure …
Sindh local government law challenged by Jamaat-Islami
The JI sit-in in front of the Sindh Assembly building will continue on the 17th day. Shara-e-Faisal road from the airport to Saddar will be closed during the protest and traffic will be redirected to other roads like Karsaz Road and Shaheed Millat Road which will lead to Tipu Sultan Road. The ruling Pakistan People’s …
The dark side of the new law on local authorities | Shehr
JJanuary 3 marks the start of the winter break for schools in Islamabad. However, classes may not resume at the end of the vacation on January 9. The federal government’s Joint Action Committee on Education has announced a full class boycott when schools resume teaching in protest against the Islamabad Local Government Ordinance 2021. The …
Wahab says local government law can be changed
The administrator of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), a spokesperson for the Sindh government and adviser to the chief justice minister, attorney Murtaza Wahab, said on Wednesday that the local government law was not a ” holy scripture â€which could not be changed. “The mayor has received powers and will be in charge of 10 …
14 political parties reject new law on local government at MQM-P APC
As the Sindh Assembly enacted the controversial local government law on Saturday and re-enacted it, a total of 14 political parties rejected the law at an all-party conference (APC) organized by the Muttahida Movement Qaumi-Pakistan (MQM-P). In a statement released after the conference, the 14 political parties that participated in the APC said that all …
UM government law students association holds inaugural political competition
Staff report University of Mississippi Samuel Taylor Rayburn (center) is announced as the first laureate of the UM Government Law Student Association’s inaugural policy competition at the November 2 meeting of the Oxford Council of Aldermen. Submitted photo The Government Law Students Association of the University of Mississippi School of Law recently hosted its first …
‘Real mistake’ meant Nottinghamshire County Council broke local government law by giving former councilor a job – Notts TV News
Phil Rostance remains a councilor for the Ashfield district. He was previously Nottinghamshire County Councilor. By Andrew Topping, local democracy journalist Nottinghamshire County Council has admitted breaking local government law by hiring a former councilor in a prominent officer role before being legally allowed to do so. The board appointed former county councilor Phil Rostance …
Government law students association holds first policy competition
Samuel Taylor Rayburn (center) is announced as the winner of the UM Government Law Student Association’s inaugural policy competition at the November 2 meeting of the Council of Aldermen of Oxford. Submitted photo OXFORD, Mississippi – The Government Law Students Association of the University of Mississippi School of Law recently hosted its first policy competition, …
Pro bono is an obligation, not a duty, for government law firms
Duty has not motivated so many large Australian government law firms to engage in volunteer work. The only thing that will be is to make the achievement of the pro bono goal a forced contractual obligation, writes Jacqueline Burns. The UK Labor Party has supported the creation of a state-run national pro bono center and …
Parkland Commissioner Jordan Isrow joins Government Law Group
“Jordan brings a wealth of experience and broad perspectives to Government Law Group and its clients. Parks Commissioner Jordan isrow joined the young recruit Government Law Group (GLG) as a partner. Isrow won the election for the District 2 seat of the Parkland Commission in November 2020. He received his JD from the University of …
My blog post on state and local government law on “How federalism can empower people to vote with their feet”
The newly created State and Local Government Law (SLoG) blog, which Jonathan Adler wrote about here, published my article on “How Federalism Can Empower People to Vote with Their Feetâ€. Here is an exerpt : The US state and local government have received their fair share of criticism in recent years, including on this blog. …
Judge: Airport intentionally violated open government law | Local News
The Guam International Airport Authority provided false information to the court in a deliberate attempt to violate the island’s open government law, according to Guam Superior Court Judge Anita Sukola, who said that she was considering holding the airport in contempt of court. She set a hearing date for June 27 to determine whether the …
Government Law Center Releases New Explanation on How Voting Rights Law Applies in the 21st Century
Newswise – ALBANY, NY – The Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School has just released its latest explainer to help lawyers, politicians and the public understand the challenges of law enforcement voting rights in the 21st century. While the 1965 Voting Rights Act aimed to rectify Jim Crow’s discriminatory laws in primarily southern …
Pondicherry government law college stuck in the glory days of the past | Chennai News
The only government law school in Pondicherry, which has trained two chief ministers, a dozen High Court judges, as well as several legal luminaries, is now struggling to maintain its past glory ahead of its jubilee celebrations. gold which will debut next month. The college named after BR Ambedkar caught the country’s attention when Padma …
International Virtual Mediation Competition (IMC-V-2021) by Government Law College, Ernakulam in association with Lex Erudites [Register by 4th August 2021]
His Highness the Maharajas Government Law College, Ernakulam in association with Lex Erudites, E-Journal, is delighted to host our very first International Virtual-Mediation Competition (IMC-V-2021) by welcoming teams from different corners of the world on August 13-15, 2021. The competition calendar also gives all participants the opportunity to attend … His Highness the Maharajas Government …
Saul Ewing team of four lawyers form new government law group
A team of attorneys and government attorneys has moved from Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach offices to create a new lobbying and land use law firm. Government Law Group consists of government lawyers Keith Poliakoff and Neil Schiller, as well as litigators Alan Kipnis and Richard Dewitt. In an …
Senior South Florida Lawyers Join To Launch Government Law Group
Four renowned South Florida attorneys join forces to launch a new law firm in the region focused on legal work in the public sphere. Government lawyers Keith Poliakoff and Neil schiller leave Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr to found the aptly named Government Law Group (GLG). Litigants Alan G. Kipnis and Richard Dewitt are also …
The Haryana government’s law to reserve 75 percent of private sector jobs for locals, will that help?
On Tuesday March 2, the governor of Haryana, Satydeo Narain Arya, gave his approval to the bill providing for 75% reservation in the private sector for job seekers holding a certificate of domicile. The quota for the local population will apply for 10 years to private sector jobs that pay less than Rs 50,000 per …
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judge rejects petition challenging quarantine, open government law | Local News
A local businessman who has previously filed lawsuits against Guam’s election law and cannabis law has also filed a petition against the government of Guam over traveler quarantine warrants. The petition was dismissed on Monday. Following: “Peace of Mind, Yoga Class”: Documents Alle Non-Essential Travel Allowed Due to Road Closures Following: Ken Leon-Guerrero sues Governor …
Hollowing Out Open Government Law Is Never OK, Even In A Crisis | Letters to the Editor
Congratulations to The Guam Daily Post! Sunday’s op-ed, titled “Transparency in Government Needed More Than Ever”, was correct. As the editorial so aptly put it, “There are ways to get things done in this government without limiting the public’s knowledge of the actions of their government.” Unfortunately for us, the governor issued two executive orders …
Local group questions suspension of open government law | Guam News
A local organization protests the governor’s suspension of the open government law, saying it “encourages abuse of public trust.” The Vigilance Committee, an organization that promotes open government, wrote to Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, questioning his decision to suspend a law that holds the government, its board of directors and its commissions accountable to the …
Group of citizens oppose freeze on open government law | Local News
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero was wrong to freeze parts of the island’s open government law, according to local rights group The Vigilance Committee, which asked the governor to cite his legal authority to do so. “When you start removing laws that are there to protect the public, that’s when you step into dangerous territory,†Michelle …
Trichy: Inauguration of a new library at Government Law College soon | Trichy news
TRICHY: The new library built at a cost of Rs 3.11 crore at Government Law College in Trichy will soon be inaugurated, said Trichy S collector Sivarasu who visited the library here on Saturday. The 12,223.36 square foot library built on the Kajamalai University Campus in the city will have ample facilities for law students. …