Members of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority board say it is up to the board’s appointing authorities whether the changes to who can serve codified in Senate Enrolled Act 37 apply to their appointees. The board conducted its regular business meeting Wednesday, taking no action and having no public discussion about the impact… Continue reading No changes yet to SSCVA board after new law – Chicago Tribune
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With Harsh Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Law, Uganda Risks a Health Crisis
For decades, Uganda’s campaign against H.I.V. was exemplary, slashing the country’s death rate by nearly 90 percent from 1990 to 2019. Now a sweeping law enacted last year, the Anti-Homosexuality Act, threatens to renew the epidemic as L.G.B.T.Q. citizens are denied, or are too afraid to seek out, necessary medical care. The law criminalizes consensual… Continue reading With Harsh Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Law, Uganda Risks a Health Crisis
What to Know About the Federal Law at the Heart of the Latest Supreme Court Abortion Case
One of the newest battlefields in the abortion debate is a decades-old federal law called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, known by doctors and health policymakers as EMTALA. The issue involves whether the law requires hospital emergency rooms to provide abortions in urgent circumstances, including when a woman’s health is threatened by continuing… Continue reading What to Know About the Federal Law at the Heart of the Latest Supreme Court Abortion Case
Northwestern law student pleads for family’s safe return from Gaza
In a past life, Yasmeen Elagha’s visits to Khan Yunis, the largest city in southern Gaza, were marked by platters of knafah gazawiya, a nutty dessert made with semolina soaked in a sweet syrup, and late nights with her enormous extended family across homes east of the Mediterranean Sea. She doesn’t know if that’ll ever… Continue reading Northwestern law student pleads for family’s safe return from Gaza
Cassie sued Diddy under an expiring N.Y. law. What’s next for the Adult Survivors Act?
On Tuesday, singer Cassie filed a $30 million lawsuit against music mogul and former boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs over what the explosive court documents call a “cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking” that allegedly took place during their relationship. Cassie, whose real name is Cassandra Ventura, sued under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, a… Continue reading Cassie sued Diddy under an expiring N.Y. law. What’s next for the Adult Survivors Act?
Zendaya on Working With Law Roach, Early Fashion Mishaps
Zendaya at the Louis Vuitton menswear spring-summer 2024 show in June. Photo: Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images The alleged Zendaya–Law Roach beef from earlier this year was fake news, but the Challengers star does have one reason to be pissed at her stylist. In an interview with Elle, the mononymous A-lister, now known for her… Continue reading Zendaya on Working With Law Roach, Early Fashion Mishaps
Let’s Rewatch ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Monkey Basketball Together
We here at Vulture are big fans of the animal kingdom. This week, inspired by the release of Strays, we’ve been celebrating some of the cream of the cinema (and TV!) creature crop. Something beautiful happens when a procedural goes past three seasons. The first season sets everything up, the second might introduce a recurring… Continue reading Let’s Rewatch ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Monkey Basketball Together
Should Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent on Law Enforcement?
After years of litigation to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable for the deadly abuse of prescription painkillers, payments from what could amount to more than $50 billion in court settlements have started to flow to states and communities to address the nation’s continuing opioid crisis. But though the payments come with stacks of guidance outlining… Continue reading Should Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent on Law Enforcement?