Tag: Law and Legislation

Sooner or Later Your Cousin’s DNA Is Going to Solve a Murder

The Golden State Killer case was just the start. Hundreds of cold cases are hot again thanks to a new genealogy technique. The price may be everyone’s genetic privacy. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/golden-state-killer-dna.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

Senator McConnell, a Tobacco Ally, Supports Raising Age to Buy Cigarettes

Seeking re-election to a seventh term, the senator cited the rise in teenage vaping as a reason to curtail sales of tobacco and other products. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/health/mcconnell-tobacco-vaping-21.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

Bernie Sanders Has an Important Lesson for Republicans

The G.O.P. could really use a remarkably successful policy entrepreneur. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/bernie-sanders-republicans.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

Mnuchin Enters Hot Seat as Battle for Trump’s Tax Returns Escalates

The Treasury secretary, who is set to be grilled by House lawmakers in back-to-back hearings on Tuesday, is girding for a clash with Congress at a fraught moment. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/us/politics/mnuchin-trump-taxes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

To Get Trump’s Tax Returns, N.Y. Democrats Try a New Strategy

A new bill being introduced Monday in Albany would allow New York tax officials to release state tax returns to congressional committees. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/trump-tax-returns-ny-state.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sandy Hook Families Want to Hobble the Gun Industry With Tactics From Tobacco Litigation

Experts have compared the case to litigation brought against the tobacco industry, which uncovered wrongdoing and reshaped public sentiment. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/sandy-hook-gun-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A Death on Video Makes Euthanasia Spain’s Issue of the Moment

With an election approaching, Spain’s prime minister promised to legalize euthanasia after watching footage of a husband helping his wife kill herself. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/world/europe/spain-euthanasia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Prosecutors Sometimes Behave Badly. Now They May Be Held to Account.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York approved landmark legislation creating a commission to investigate misconduct by prosecutors. District attorneys vowed to fight it in court. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/nyregion/ny-prosecutors-cuomo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss