Sep 19, 2012

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Common-law, lone-parent families on the rise, census finds
CBC.ca
About half of these couples were married, while the rest were common-law. Still, same-sex couples only made up 0.8 per cent of all couples in 2011. And for the first time, Statistics Canada zeroed in on children living in untraditional arrangements. In ...
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Arizona Immigration Law Spurs Education Campaign
ABC News
An education campaign for illegal immigrants to remain largely silent when they're pulled over by police is being put into practice in Arizona after a federal judge ruled that the most contentious part of the state's immigration law can take effect ...
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Pennsyvlania High Court Sends Voter ID Law Back to Lower Court
ABC News
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court returned the state's voter identification law to a lower court to determine whether the state is capable of issuing IDs to voters who need them before the November election in seven weeks. If the state is unable to ...
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New foreign investment law to give overworked Myanmar investment ...
Washington Post
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Once feared for its obstructionism, the Myanmar Investment Commission has put on a fresh, investor-friendly face, and its bureaucrats are scrambling to deal with a deluge of interest even as a proposed investment law creates ...
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Wis. AG Appeals Union Law Ruling, Asks for Stay
ABC News
Van Hollen, a Republican, asked that Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas act quickly on the request to halt his ruling, which overturned the law as it pertained to school and local government workers. Not taking swift action, Van Hollen argued, would ...
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Anti-Muslim Film Tests Russian Child-Pornography Law
Bloomberg
Back in July, as part of President Vladimir Putin's campaign to intimidate dissenters, the Russian parliament passed a law that liberal activists warned would allow prosecutors to shut down any website the government found disagreeable. Titled "On ...
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Health-Law Limits Cloud Democrats' Push for Hispanic Vote
Wall Street Journal
The Obama administration's decision not to give benefits under the health law to young illegal immigrants it is letting remain in the U.S. could complicate Democrats' efforts to pitch the law to Hispanic voters. In June, President Barack Obama said ...
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Ukrainian opposition says defamation law would curb free press
Reuters
Proposed law could lead to 5-year prison spell for offenders. * Opposition says it targets free press before Oct. 28 election. By Richard Balmforth. KIEV, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition parties sounded the alarm on Wednesday over a move by ...
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Federal court to consider if California's mandatory DNA sample law violates ...
Washington Post
... sample amounts to an unconstitutional search and seizure. At issue in the case that the 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals will take up Wednesday is a 2004 California law authorizing police to collect genetic material from suspects when they are ...
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Rhode Island school bans father-daughter dances, says they break the law
NBCNews.com (blog)
According to the Providence Journal, Lundsten said that while federal law banning gender discrimination gives an exemption for such gender-specific events, Rhode Island law does not. In a letter sent out in August, Lundsten says, "I acknowledge that ...
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Judge Allows Detention-Law Enforcement
Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK—A U.S. appeals judge has temporarily allowed enforcement of a law that permits the indefinite detention of people believed to have supported terrorists, despite a judge's claim that it could infringe on First Amendment rights to freedom of ...
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Philippines: 'Anti-Cybercrime Law Threatens Media Freedom'
Global Voices Online
With this law, we hope to encourage the use of cyberspace for information, recreation, learning and commerce. By protecting all users from abuse and misuse, we enable netizens to use cyberspace more productively. Internet shop in the Philippines.
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Groupon Singapore: Lemon law not a problem for us
ZDNet
Singapore's "lemon law" came into effect on Sep. 1 and aimed to protect consumers against defective products by allowing them to seek redress. Adrian Tan, COO of Groupon Singapore, believes the onus is on online shopping companies to be responsible ...
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Morgan Lewis, Katten Muchin, Bird & Bird: Business of Law
Businessweek
A lawyer for Winifred Jiau, the ex- Primary Global Research LLC consultant serving a four-year prison term for insider trading, sought to be taken off the case after Jiau asked the court to set aside her conviction. Joanna Hendon, of Morgan, Lewis ...
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Law Firm Partner Compensation Study Finds Sharp Disparities Between Cities
PYMNTS.com
Differences in law firm partner compensation among major U.S. cities are large and growing, according to a new survey conducted jointly by Major, Lindsey & Africa and ALM Legal Intelligence. The wide ranging report, based on responses from 2,228 ...
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Law director Payne OK with hiring
The Review
EAST LIVERPOOL - The recent hiring of two new firefighters was done legally, according to an Aug. 28 opinion from Law Director Charles Payne which was released Tuesday. Questions had arisen from not only Councilman Ray Perorazio, a retired city ...
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Dan Walters: Educators sullying state law to support Proposition 30
Modesto Bee
Education Code Section 7054 prohibits K-12 and community college officials from spending public funds "for the purpose of urging the support or defeat of any ballot measure or candidate … ." The state Supreme Court cited that law three years ago in ...
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Modesto Bee
Law cracks down on stores that sell tobacco to minors
San Mateo Daily Journal
Jerry Brown has signed legislation that creates tougher penalties for stores that sell cigarettes to minors, and the bill's author, Assemblyman Jerry Hill, is crediting youth groups in San Mateo County with spurring the new law. Hill, D-San Mateo, said ...
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San Mateo Daily Journal
Neighborhoods thank law enforcement for swift action on Robert Medema ...
MLive.com
We want to heartily commend the people of the Kalamazoo Public Safety Department and any others in law enforcement who achieved such a quick apprehension of the suspects. In addition, we rejoice that so many of our community spoke out against this ...
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NH court hears challenge to voter registration law
Boston.com
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A Strafford County judge is hearing from advocacy groups suing the state over a new law that effectively blocks out-of-state students from voting in New Hampshire. The law requires people registering to vote to sign a statement ...
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Did Secret Recording Of Romney Fundraiser Break Florida Wiretap Law?
ThinkProgress
At first read, the Florida wiretap law looks like it applies. Florida prohibits "interception" of oral communications, including a tape recording in person. Florida also requires consent from all parties before an oral communication can be recorded ...
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ThinkProgress
PIPES: Islamic violence advances Shariah law
Washington Times
By telling the West what can and cannot be said about Islam, Khomeini sought to impose Islamic law, or Shariah, on it. The recent round of violence has mostly taken the form of demonstrations and violence against the West's diplomatic, commercial and ...
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Washington Times
Carolyn Hax: Brother-in-law gets irate over will
Detroit Free Press
Dear Carolyn: When my husband and I wrote our wills, we decided to leave our money to various organizations that had touched our lives. We have no children; however, we each have one brother, two nephews and one niece. We are not close to our ...
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EU politicians vote for tough oil, gas anti-corruption law
Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union legislators voted for draft anti-corruption law, echoing rigorous U.S. rules to make oil, gas and mining firms declare payments they make to resource-rich governments. Pressure has mounted on the EU to take a tough ...
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Virginia Changes Its Mind on Women's Rights
Care2.com (blog)
... the board's vote. That means that thanks to the board's vote several clinics across the state will be threatened with closure by the state in the coming months unless they can undertake the time and expense necessary to comply with the law. Related ...
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French prime minister urges lawmakers to vote for Europe's fiscal treaty, law ...
Washington Post
PARIS — French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault urged lawmakers on Wednesday to ratify Europe's "Fiscal Compact," an agreement aimed at slashing spending and containing the debt crisis. A legislative package that includes a bill laying out how the ...
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Law Partners Claim Former Law Partner Mark R. Bates Fire-Bombed their House
Opposing Views
LOUIS - A disgruntled former partner in a law firm fire-bombed his former partners' house, the husband-and-wife legal managers claim in court. Thomas and Beth Boggs sued Mark R. Bates and Adam Doe in City Court. The Boggs manage the Boggs, Avellino, ...
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Reporters haven't asked about Sebelius breaking law | The Daily ...
By Alex Pappas
Media shrugs as Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is found in violation of the Hatch Act and goes unpunished.
The Daily Caller
Wisconsin Union Law Appeal: Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin's attorney general on Tuesday appealed a court ruling repealing major parts of Gov. Scott Walker's law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers. J.B. Van Hollen also asked a judge to place ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Freshman leads Cyclones to Branch Law title
By Golfweek Staff
Iowa State finished atop a tight leaderboard Tuesday at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational. The Cyclones edged three teams tied for second just one shot back.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Casts Doubt On Voter ID Law ...
By Ryan J. Reilly
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court cast serious doubt on the state's voter ID law on Tuesday, ordering a lower court to rethink its decision upholding the law earlier this year.
TPMMuckraker
Arizona governor, DOJ suggest wording for immigration law - Jurist
By Cynthia Miley
[JURIST] Lawyers for Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday presented Judge Susan Bolton of the US District Court for the District of Arizona [official websites] with a joint filing suggesting wording for ...
Paper Chase
Jude Law: 'We Want To Do' A Sherlock Holmes 3 - Movieline
By Brian Brooks
Robert Downey, Jr. is certainly an It boy at the moment after a summer of Avengers (and more on the way) as well as his current project, Iron Man 3. Now it appears that he and Jude Law are ready to take on another installment of Sherlock ...
Movieline
Voting Wars: PA Voter ID Law May Be Tossed, But Rove's Donors ...
By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
Two court rulings in the election law world, one possibly helping Democrats and definitely helping the GOP.
Alternet
Police to enforce Arizona immigration law now - Salt Lake Tribune
PHOENIX • A judge has ruled that police in Arizona can immediately start enforcing the most contentious section of the state's immigration law, marking the first time officers can carry out a requirement that officers, while enforcing other laws, ...
All - The Salt Lake Tribune
Jeffrey MacDonald's former brother-in-law vows to make sure he ...
As Jeffrey MacDonald continued his latest effort to win freedom from prison Tuesday, his former brother-in-law stood outside the courtroom where the legal proceedings were taking place.
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What's Next for Wisconsin's Collective Bargaining Law?
By Damon W. Root
In his decision last Friday striking down portions of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining reform law, Dane County Judge Juan Colas held.
Hit & Run
Voter ID law in limbo after Pa. Supreme Court sends case back to ...
By JAN MURPHY, The Patriot-News
The verdict on whether the Voter ID law will take effect on Nov. 6 has yet to be determined.
Breaking Midstate News with The...
Cabinet agrees law to reduce drugs in meat - The Local
The German cabinet gave its support to a new law limiting the use of antibiotics in farm animals, giving states more power to exert tighter control.
The Local - Germany's news in English

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Wis. AG aims to enforce union law during appeals - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Wisconsin's attorney general said Saturday he would seek court permission to keep enforcing a state law that effectively ended collective ...
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Reactions mixed in Delco as Voter ID law sent to lower court for review
The Delaware County Daily Times is your source for all Delaware County 24- hour breaking news, local news, sports, entertainment and more. View daily ...
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In Ukraine, New Law On Rallies Raises Fears Of Election Clampdown
The Ukrainian government is pushing through a host of measures that opposition parties say will restrict their ability to fully compete in October parliamentary ...
www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-law-rallies.../24713494.html
Arizona immigration law spurs education campaign - Phoenix News ...
FILE - In this July 29, 2010 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies, left, check the shoes of a suspect arrested during a crime suppression sweep in ...
ktar.com/22/.../Immigration-law-spurs-education-campaign-
HHS: Health law strengthened Medicare Advantage - The Hill
Enrollment is up and premiums are down in Medicare Advantage (MA) as a result of the healthcare law, the federal Health department reported Wednesday.
thehill.com/.../250333-hhs-health-law-strengthened-medicare-...
What was the whole Arizona Immigration Law thing about? - Yahoo ...
I mean what did the law contain and why was it con…
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