Trends in State Courts 2021 highlights how courts have responded to important social issues. These include the COVID pandemic, social justice, and cybersecurity.
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The state letters in June prompted worry that people who’d collected benefits in some cases well over a year ago would have to pay them back to the state.
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The information wouldn’t be public or show up on a person’s license, but would appear on the Law Enforcement Information Network, a computer system used by police during traffic stops.
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The package of bills allows stickers to be placed on busses warning unauthorized people not to board. It also creates civil fines for people who board school busses without permission.
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House Bill 4517 ensures that intoxicating products are not sold at retail stores, under the guise of hemp; rather that they are regulated akin to adult-use cannabis, restricted to adults and monitored for safety and potency.
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Under the state’s fireworks law, last updated in late 2018, consumer fireworks are permissible statewide until 11:45 p.m. each evening from June 29 through July 4.
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Because the legislation is retroactive to March 10 of last year, it contains a provision allowing eligible purchasers to request a refund of sales and use taxes paid for purchases of PPES
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A bi-partisan bill! Who knew that was possible! And all it took was some alcohol.
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