Law

Law is a system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. Laws can be made by a collective legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes, by the executive through decrees and regulations, or by judges through binding precedent, normally in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals can create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that may elect to accept alternative arbitration to the normal court process. The formation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people.

A general distinction can be made between (a) civil law jurisdictions (including Catholic canon law and socialist law), in which the legislature or other central body codifies and consolidates their laws, and (b) common law systems, where judge-made precedent is accepted as binding law. Historically, religious laws played a significant role even in settling of secular matters, which is still the case in some religious communities, particularly Jewish, and some countries, particularly Islamic. Islamic Sharia law is the world's most widely used religious law.

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Point: Expanding voting rights to justice-impacted individuals can improve public safety

Citrus County Chronicle 04 Jun 2023
This exclusion from the ballot box disproportionately affects Black and Latinx citizens ... In multiple studies, justice-impacted individuals said they connected their right to vote to their intention and perceived ability to remain law-abiding ... There is a racist history underlying laws that ban citizens from voting because of a felony conviction....
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Traffic police launch awareness campaign to promote laws

Urdu Point 04 Jun 2023
Citizens are encouraged to allow extra time when traveling to any destination to prioritize their safety and arrive securely ... Chief Traffic Officer Qamar Hayat Khan urges citizens to not only abide by traffic laws themselves but also to avoid unsafe travel practices, demonstrating concern for their own lives and the lives of others....
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Chandigarh police to come closer to community with Samavesh

Hindustan Times 04 Jun 2023
Later, CRAWFED members handed over a memorandum to the SSP, demanding enhancement of night patrolling and police visits to senior citizens’ homes to ensure their well-being, besides highlighting presence of unauthorised vendors on streets, and other law and order related ......
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Some ‘like-minded’ persons interfering in state affairs: SAPM

The News International 04 Jun 2023
A single person should not dominate any institution and the foremost duty of every citizen was to stay loyal to the state and then show obedience to the Constitution and law, he said. No one was above the Constitution and law, he said adding that every person was subservient to the Constitution and law....
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Surveillance state

Dawn 04 Jun 2023
Questions critical to the right to privacy of citizens bombarded of late by audio leaks involving all and sundry, have been articulated by the Islamabad High Court ... In a nutshell, the court’s queries centre around whether the Constitution allows the executive to surveil or record phone calls or telecommunication between private citizens....
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Nebraska voter ID law strikes balance between right to vote, election integrity

Omaha World-Herald 04 Jun 2023
We did that because we thought it was a bad idea to create unnecessary restrictions that risked keeping qualified citizens from being able to freely exercise their voting rights ... Jim Pillen signed the bill into law. The new law supports the goal of ensuring that only legal voters cast ballots, which is what everyone should want....
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Man accused of negligence in fatal Sheikh Zayed dog attack released on bail

Egypt Independent 04 Jun 2023
Sisi orders law against dangerous pets. The Egyptian Official Gazette published the decision of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to issue a law regulating the possession of dangerous animals ... The law aims to regulate the possession of dangerous animals and to address incidents in which citizens were subjected to attacks by dogs....
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NC sheriffs gather for Legislative Day

The Morganton News Herald 04 Jun 2023
"Legislative Day is an important opportunity for North Carolina sheriffs to meet with their legislators and discuss the law enforcement issues which are most important to them and their citizens," said Sheriff Charles Blackwood, president of the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association....
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North Carolina sheriffs attend Legislative Day for General Assembly

The Morganton News Herald 04 Jun 2023
“Legislative Day is an important opportunity for North Carolina sheriffs to meet with their legislators and discuss the law enforcement issues which are most important to them and their citizens,” said Sheriff Charles Blackwood, president of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association....
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McDowell sheriff takes part in Legislative Day

McDowell News 04 Jun 2023
"Legislative Day is an important opportunity for North Carolina sheriffs to meet with their legislators and discuss the law enforcement issues which are most important to them and their citizens," said Sheriff Charles Blackwood, president of the North Carolina Sheriff s' Association....
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McDowell sheriff participates in Legislative Day in Raleigh

McDowell News 04 Jun 2023
“Legislative Day is an important opportunity for North Carolina sheriffs to meet with their legislators and discuss the law enforcement issues which are most important to them and their citizens,” said Sheriff Charles Blackwood, president of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association....
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Mansfield man arrested for crimes involving juveniles

Yahoo Daily News 04 Jun 2023
Thoroughman said the investigation showcased the cooperative relationship of all law enforcement within Scioto County and the importance of citizens to call law enforcement when they observe suspicious activity....
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What is Christian Nationalism?

Flathead Beacon 04 Jun 2023
Select elected officials of the Montana Republican Party argue and use “liberty talk and religion” from prepared canned laws, which have been drafted in ultra conservative church backrooms ... Their laws aim to destroy selected healthcare ... The Montana Constitution is nonpartisan with just laws, created by honest Montana citizens for every Montanan....

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