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• Disney steps up fight to protect Marvel franchise in copyright battle
  
  Disney, which owns Marvel Entertainment, has been locked in a legal dispute since spring with the relatives of the co-creators of some of Marvel's most famous characters over copyright.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 27 Sep 2021.
• Biden administration moves to shield DACA program from legal challenges
  
  The Obama-era program currently provides deportation protection and work permits to roughly 590,000 immigrants known as "Dreamers."
  CBS News.  Monday, 27 Sep 2021.
• 'He lied and he stole from us': Alex Murdaugh's former law firm washes its hands of him
  
  Alex Murdaugh's former law firm said the South Carolina legal heir 'lied and stole from us' after it was revealed he allegedly misappropriated millions of dollars in order to feed an addiction to painkillers.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 27 Sep 2021.
• Podcast: Author Min Jin Lee on casual racism and finding truth
  
  Novelist Min Jin Lee discusses leaving her legal career, expressing Asian pride at a time of hate crimes, dealing with people whose stances you dislike and working to change the world, five minutes at a time.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 27 Sep 2021.
• Californians have legal rights to abortion, but getting one can be difficult
  
  Getting an abortion can be difficult for Californians who cannot afford one or live far from a clinic that provides the procedure.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 27 Sep 2021.
• San Marino votes to legalise abortion in referendum
  
  Over three quarters of voters approved changes to the total ban on abortion in the European enclave.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 26 Sep 2021.
• DHS approved DACA applications in violation of court order
  
  Homeland Security’s legal immigration agency has admitted to a judge that it approved new DACA applications despite the court’s order halting that work. Tracy Renaud, who was acting director of U.S. ...
  Washington Times.  Sunday, 26 Sep 2021.
• One of world's smallest countries votes to legalise abortion - reversing a 150-year-old law
  
  One of the world's smallest countries has voted to legalise abortion - overturning a 150-year-old law that criminalised it.
  Sky News.  Sunday, 26 Sep 2021.
• 'Reform California' chairman slams bill to allow illegal immigrants to serve on county central committee
  
  "Reform California" chairman Carl DeMaio on Saturday criticized California Gov. ...
  Fox News.  Sunday, 26 Sep 2021.
• George P. Bush pushes back on WH whipping narrative, shares video of Border Patrol horses without 'whips'
  
  Bush traveled to the southern border on Saturday amid the illegal immigration crisis plaguing the Biden administration.
  Fox News.  Saturday, 25 Sep 2021.
• China declares cryptocurrency transactions illegal as crackdown continues
  
  Bitcoin, Ethereum and others dipped on Friday after the news from Beijing.
  ABC News.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• Haiti crisis: Rev. Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition offers up housing in Chicago for migrants
  
  Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said they're willing to help by housing migrants here in Chicago as they seek legal status.
  ABC News.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• China declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal and causes Bitcoin crash
  
  The Central Bank of China announced that it will ban financial institutions, payment and internet companies from facilitating cryptocurrency trading to Chinese investors, affecting the price of Bitcoin.
  Entrepreneur.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• China's central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal, vows harsh crackdown
  
  China's central bank renewed its tough talk on bitcoin, calling all digital currency activities illegal and vowing to crack down on the market.
  CNBC.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• China Crypto Crackdown Hits Pre-Markets
  
  Beijing has generated a list of what it now considers "illegal crypto activity," including exchanging legal tender for crypto and cryptocurrencies exchanged for each other.
  Zacks.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.

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