Steve Peers, Professor of Law, Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit: Andre Engels, via Wikimedia Commons The EU’s asylum pact was adopted less a year ago, and mostly won’t apply for over another year – and yet the EU Commission has already proposed to amend it, in order to bring forward some of … Read more
Welcome to another installment of our “Beyond the Courtroom” series: a recap of recent events our attorneys have attended. From conferences and lectures to summits and symposiums, and more, the BGL team is proud to stay connected to the legal and local communities. Last week, Brown, Goldstein & Levy proudly stood up for the critical … Read more
As covered by WMAR, partner Andy Freeman testified in the Maryland House Judiciary Committee on March 26 against HB1378, a proposed amendment to the Child Victims Act that would make it harder for survivors to recover damages for abuse they suffered in state juvenile detention facilities and would reduce the amount they could recover. Based … Read more
A proposed federal rule issued this week would, if finalized, bring wide-ranging changes for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplace, including a shorter open enrollment period in all states. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the proposed rule on March 10. A final rule would modify numerous regulations affecting consumers’ access … Read more
The Council of Europe (CoE) is preparing to amend its legal definition of terrorism, to largely replicate key elements of the European Union’s (EU) definition in its Counter-terrorism Directive 2017 (and previous Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism 2002). The proposed definition aims to make the CoE definition more comprehensive than the CoE’s existing Convention on … Read more