Post by redjamescash on Dec 31, 2013 22:28:16 GMT -5
40,000 new laws take effect in 2014
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 20:15
(CNN) - It may have been the
least productive year for Congress in history, at least in terms of
passing laws – fewer than 60 of which made it through the House and
Senate and were signed by President Barack Obama.
Across the country, however, state lawmakers were busy getting more
than 40,000 bills passed, ones that tackle everything from drones to
food stamp benefits.
In Illinois for example, teenagers will no longer get to use tanning
beds without a doctor's note. If you live in Delaware, visit the shark
fin buffet while you can, a new law will make it illegal to own, sale,
or distribute the controversial delicacy. And in California, new laws
take effect that will let students take part in school sports, or use
bathrooms based on their gender identity, regardless of the gender noted
in their birth certificates.
Legendary attorney, Harvard law professor, and author of "Taking the
Stand" Alan Dershowitz joins "The Lead" to discuss some of the other
fascinating – and controversial – new laws of 2014.
www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/12/31/exp-lead-intv-40000-new-laws-in-2014.cnn.html
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 20:15
(CNN) - It may have been the
least productive year for Congress in history, at least in terms of
passing laws – fewer than 60 of which made it through the House and
Senate and were signed by President Barack Obama.
Across the country, however, state lawmakers were busy getting more
than 40,000 bills passed, ones that tackle everything from drones to
food stamp benefits.
In Illinois for example, teenagers will no longer get to use tanning
beds without a doctor's note. If you live in Delaware, visit the shark
fin buffet while you can, a new law will make it illegal to own, sale,
or distribute the controversial delicacy. And in California, new laws
take effect that will let students take part in school sports, or use
bathrooms based on their gender identity, regardless of the gender noted
in their birth certificates.
Legendary attorney, Harvard law professor, and author of "Taking the
Stand" Alan Dershowitz joins "The Lead" to discuss some of the other
fascinating – and controversial – new laws of 2014.
www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/12/31/exp-lead-intv-40000-new-laws-in-2014.cnn.html
