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CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

Courts consider the breed of the dog for the dog’s aggressive nature, the dog’s location and behavior, and any dog owner’s negligence or lack of supervision or control. In short, “the law does not require the officer to wait until the approaching animal is within biting distance or is leaping at him before taking protective action.”

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Why States Need Stronger Statutes about Animal Cruelty

Barrett & Greene

Known as “Desmond’s Law” it was enacted in October of 2016. The first law of its kind in the nation the statute puts a pro bono lawyer or a law student under the supervision of a law professor in court to advocate for justice for the dog or cat victim of egregious abuse.

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Make Your Job Meaningful

GovLoop

“This is really where I think the public sector shines,” said Dave Uejio, Acting Associate Director for Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Particularly in the regulatory space, your ability to interpret and enforce the law is a fundamental underpinning of government.

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County Legal Authority to Fund Non-Mandated Social Services Programs

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

State law requires each board of county commissioners to levy and collect taxes as necessary to meet the county’s allocated share of the cost of mandated social services programs. Counties may also levy property taxes for any purpose for which the county is authorized by law to appropriate money, subject to voter approval.

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The AI trends that should be the ‘apple of enterprise’s eye’ in 2023

Open Access Government - Technology News

AI trends can also depend on whether the ethical and copyright issues associated with such AI use will be addressed by new laws in the coming years. It remains to be seen how companies will incorporate these tools into their business processes. billion globally by 2030.

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3 ways tax agencies can use AI on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

This robust technology has been coined as intelligent automation or hyper-automation , and it can work alongside humans to perform work or operate in the background without human supervision. The next steps will require an investment of time to teach the computer the language of tax, including tax laws and IRS requirements.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

24] The Council’s website goes on to state one key function for its activities: “To promote enactment of laws or regulations beneficial to, oppose laws or regulations detrimental to the FHLBanks, and obtain such research as is necessary for such promotion or opposition.”

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