Category: Law News

Lawmakers in Hong Kong pass strict new security law

  • ericas
  • September 10, 2024
  • 2 min read

Hong Kong's legislature has unanimously passed a strict security law, 11 days after it was tabled in an unusually fast turnaround.Authorities in Hong Kong have argued that the law is necessary to uphold stability and "plug any holes" left by the sweeping National Security Law, which was imposed by China following widespread protests in 2019.Article 23 was mandated under Hong Kong's mini constitution, but plans to enact it in 2003 were shelved after mass protests. This time, Hong Kong's chief executive, John Lee, made it clear the government wanted it passed with "full speed." Authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong…

Texas Deportation Law Blocked Again in Volley of Court Rulings

  • ericas
  • September 9, 2024
  • 3 min read

A federal appeals court has again blocked enforcement of a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the country illegally.A three-judge panel acted late Tuesday, after the Supreme Court returned the matter to the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals with instructions to quickly resolve open questions in the case. The back-and-forth court orders and limited communication from state officials in Texas have led to confusion at the border. In the few hours that the law was in effect, it was unclear how the state planned to enforce it. The measure…

Kenyan housing tax law: Key points you suppose know

  • ericas
  • September 8, 2024
  • 2 min read

Wia dis photo come from, Getty ImagesMarch 19, 2024Kenyan President William Ruto don sign one new law wey go require Kenyans to pay a 1.5% monthly tax to fund construction of low-cost houses.In the controversial Affordable Housing Act 2024 don reintroduce mandatory levy wey in goment bin start to dey deduct last year July from both employers and employees.In courts bin declare in housing tax unconstitutional sake of say e bin no get legal framework to support in deductions.Court bin also rule say di levy unfairly targets Kenyans wey dey work for in formal sector and order payments to dey…

Anticipation and anger at Texas border as strict immigration law again on hold

  • ericas
  • July 3, 2024
  • 5 min read

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court late Tuesday again prevented Texas from arresting and deporting migrants accused of entering the US illegally, hours after the law briefly took effect. Before a divided US Supreme Court earlier let the state law take effect while a legal challenge played out, some sheriffs were ready to relish an unprecedented state expansion into border enforcement, while others were reluctant.Texas was silent in the hours after the ruling on whether and when state troopers or Texas National Guard soldiers — who had the most interaction with migrants —- would begin enforcement.Hours later, an…

Info on 3 Job Vacancies for Corporate Legal Positions Mid November

  • ericas
  • July 2, 2024
  • 2 min read

Hukumonline has summarized three companies that are currently opening job vacancies for corporate legal positions.Legal audits related to business transactions are currently completed by the corporate legal position. Regarding guarantee law and the transfer of company assets, this cannot be separated from relying on this position in the company.Currently, there are several companies that are opening corporate legal positions with various experiences. To see whether these qualifications are suitable for the applicant, applicants can re-examine each company's website.Below, Hukumonline has summarized three companies that are currently opening job vacancies for corporate legal positions, including:Legal Corporate at J&T ExpressJ&T Express is…

Appeals court puts controversial Texas immigration law back on hold

  • ericas
  • July 1, 2024
  • 3 min read

CNN — A federal appeals court late Tuesday night put Texas' controversial immigration law back on hold, hours after the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the state to begin enforcing the measure. In a brief order, a three-judge panel at the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to wipe away a previous ruling from a different panel that had temporarily put the law, which would allow state officials to arrest and detain their people suspect of entering the country illegally, into effect. The panel of judges that issued Tuesday night's order is already set to hear…

Supreme Court allows aggressive Texas migrant law to take effect

  • ericas
  • June 30, 2024
  • 2 min read

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5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision blocks enforcement of strict Texas immigration law SB4

  • ericas
  • June 29, 2024
  • 2 min read

In a decision late Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision that again blocks Texas from enforcing its strict immigration law, SB4.Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court rejected a Biden administration request to intervene and keep Texas's strict immigration enforcement law on hold while it is challenged in lower courts.But in the late-night decision, the appeals court dissolved a pause on an order from a lower court that prevented the law from going into effect until the litigation was concluded.Migrants wait to be processed by the US Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio…