A list of laws Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed over a year ago take effect this year. Here’s what you need to know.
UPDATE, June 12: A federal lawsuit filed June 11 challenges the aid-in-dying law, which is slated to take effect in September. PREVIOUSLY: While Illinois families won’t see gas prices increase July 1,...Read More
A Child Safety Day originally set for last Saturday has been rescheduled. The Safe Kids Bartholomew County coalition and Healthy Communities at Columbus Regional Health will now be holding the Child Safety Day event on Saturday, August 22nd. It was canceled due to the threat of bad weather last Saturday. That will be at Dorel...Read More
A prolific sexual predator has been found guilty of murdering two women and violently raping a third amid a string of missed chances to stop him. Simon Levy, 40, left the rape victim for dead in January last year before going on to kill Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, two months later and 39-year-old Sheryl Wilkins five...Read More
The judge overseeing the cases against the men accused of gang-raping LSU student Madison Brooks before her death has a son of her own who is a convicted sexual predator, records show. One of the men accused of raping Brooks before her death is set to stand trial on Aug. 17, when 21-year-old Desmond Carter...Read More
Today’s ESG Updates Meta Fined $567 Million in Child Safety Lawsuit: New Mexico court finds the social media giant harmed children and orders five years of tighter youth protections. Norway Targets Faster Renewable Power Development: Government will simplify approval processes and reduce bureaucratic delays to accelerate wind and grid expansion. New Jersey Wins $2.5bn PFAS...Read More
Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico over teen safety, social media harms A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and make sweeping changes to how Facebook and Instagram operate for teenagers, after ruling that the platforms contributed to harms affecting children and young people in the state. The...Read More
Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico over teen safety, social media harms A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and make sweeping changes to how Facebook and Instagram operate for teenagers, after ruling that the platforms contributed to harms affecting children and young people in the state. The...Read More
SIBU: As bullying increasingly extends beyond school corridors into the digital world, Junior Chamber International (JCI) Mandarin Sibu has taken a proactive step to strengthen youth awareness. It brought legal professionals directly into the classroom to educate students on the real-world consequences of bullying and cyberbullying. Hundreds of students at SMK Chung Hua here participated...Read More
Meta, the parent company of social media sites Facebook and Instagram, was ordered by a New Mexico court on Thursday, August 6, to pay nearly $1 billion for failing to warn the public about the dangers its platforms posed to children. The case stemmed from a 2023 lawsuit filed by New Mexico attorneys, who argued...Read More
A blockbuster battle in federal court is set to open in Oakland this month, pitting Silicon Valley against attorneys for the state of California in a $1.4-trillion contest with existential stakes and potentially eye-watering payouts. In true Hollywood fashion, the record-smashing, celebrity-studded legal drama is also a sequel. At the heart of the fight is...Read More
