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Can you divorce over WhatsApp? UAE law on digital divorce explained | World News

Legal experts clarify how UAE law treats divorces pronounced via WhatsApp or digital messages/ Image: File In today’s digitally connected world, even deeply personal and life-altering decisions like divorce are sometimes communicated over messaging apps like WhatsApp. But how does the UAE legal system treat such actions, especially when a spouse lives abroad? A recent […]

Kamala Harris’ husband joins USC law school faculty ‘amid difficult moment for legal community’

Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff announces new teaching position at University of Southern California. Former Vice President Kamala Harris‘s husband Doug Emhoff is joining the University of Southern California as a law school professor, apart from his job at a legal firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Emhoff will join the faculty of his alma mater […]

Kamala Harris’ husband leaves law firm, joins USC law school faculty ‘amid difficult moment for legal community’

Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff announces new teaching position at University of Southern California. Former Vice President Kamala Harris‘s husband Doug Emhoff is joining the University of Southern California as a law school professor, leaving his job at a legal firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Emhoff will join the faculty of his alma mater beginning […]

Florida abortion law confusion: GOP rep says hospital delayed ectopic pregnancy care; blames fearmongering, not policy

Left: Kat Cammack; right: Ron DeSantis – Governor of Florida (Image credit: AP) Florida Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack has said that fear surrounding the state’s strict abortion laws delayed her emergency treatment for an ectopic pregnancy last year. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Cammack said hospital staff were initially reluctant to administer methotrexate, a […]

Abu Dhabi court orders firm to pay AED 110,400 to employee who never joined; here’s how UAE law protected salary rights | World News

In a key legal decision, the Abu Dhabi court ordered a private company to pay AED 110,400 (approx. Rs 26 lakh) to an employee who never began work despite signing a contract. The employee’s salary was withheld from November 2024 to April 2025, even though the delay was caused by the employer. The court emphasised […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held in contempt: Uthmeier defied migrant law ruling; says backing Trump worth the cost | World News

A US federal judge on Tuesday held Florida attorney general James Uthmeier in civil contempt for defying an injunction that temporarily blocked a controversial state law that made it illegal for undocumented migrants to enter Florida.District judge Kathleen Williams had earlier ruled the law could likely be unconstitutional and barred its enforcement while the case […]

Georgia abortion law: Brain-dead woman gives birth in US; life support continued due to strict legal rules

This is a representative AI image (TIL Denny) In a rare case, a brain-dead woman in Georgia gave birth to a premature baby boy through a C-section while being kept on life support, her family said. Doctors kept the mother, Adriana Smith, on life support in line with the US state of Georgia’s abortion laws.The […]

Trump administration hands over immigrant Medicaid data, targets ‘unsatisfactory immigration status’; raises privacy law concerns

US President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) The Trump administration this week gave deportation officials access to personal data, including immigration status, of millions of Medicaid enrollees, raising legal and ethical concerns within the government.Internal memos and emails revealed that officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) objected to the data transfer, […]

Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law | World News

Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law (ANI) WASHINGTON: A federal court on Wednesday blocked US President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump’s signature set of economic policies that have rattled global financial markets, frustrated trade partners and raised […]

UN expert says Guatemalan prosecutor’s office using criminal law to pursue opponents | World News

GUATEMALA CITY: A United Nations expert warned Friday at the conclusion of her two-week visit that Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office is increasingly using criminal law against former prosecutors, judges, defence attorneys, journalists and others.Margaret Satterthwaite, the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, travelled the country meeting with judges, lawyers, lawmakers and others, […]