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Canadian Lawyer Mag
Privacy commissioner raises concern over proposed online streaming bill
Commissioner identified privacy issues that might arise from discoverability provisions in the bill
California Employment Law Report
Which California Employment Law Bills Will Become Law? Submit Your Predictions
This week, my firm rolled out its 1st annual “Sign or Veto Contest.” The California legislature closed the 2022 legislative year and presented bills to the Governor at the end…
Food Safety News
Senate sits on Esteban nomination as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
By Dan Flynn
Any hope that the U.S. Senate would confirm Jose Emilio Esteban as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety before the late summer break is gone. The Senate Committee on Agriculture,…
The Right Coast
They left her out on a key deal. Now Kyrsten Sinema’s silence has Democrats in a panic
By refusing to play the scorched earth game of modern Democrats, by reaching across the aisles in a divided America and impressing independents and Republicans, Kyrsten Sinema has options.At the…
Simple Justice
Short Take: From The Mouths Of Babes
There’s a letter. And the letter is signed with initials. And the initials belong to more than 200 congressional staffers, according to CNN, telling their “bosses,” the Democrats whom the…
Michael Geist
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez Betrays Democratic Norms To Rush Bill C-11 Through Committee
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage conducted the one day of debate on Bill C-11 yesterday that Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and the Liberal government – aided and abetted…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Legislators Left In Dark About Constitutional Concerns When Voting On Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure Bill
Last year, I reported on a California bill that would require large companies to report annually on their greenhouse gas emissions. Since then, the bill, SB 260, has been working…
PrawfsBlawg
New Section Three Enforcement Legislation in the House
Main Saturday, May 28, 2022New Section Three Enforcement Legislation in the HouseYesterday a new Section Three enforcement bill was introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill is co-sponsored by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Prosecutor Lobby"
The title of this post is the title of this new article on SSRN authored by Carissa Byrne Hessick, Ronald Wright and Jessica Pishko. Here is its abstract: Prosecutors shape…
Byte Back
Legislating Data Privacy Series: A Conversation with Kentucky Senator Whitney Westerfield
By David Stauss [Former Attorney]
In the thirteenth episode of our Legislating Data Privacy podcast series, we talk with Kentucky Republican Senator Whitney Westerfield. Senator Westerfield is the author of Senate Bill 15, which would…