Oct 2, 2012

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Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Voter-ID Law
Wall Street Journal
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson said he thought the measure, which would have required voters to show a photo ID at polls, could have kept some people from voting, as opponents of the law had argued. "I'm still not convinced in my predictive ...
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Justices Probe 'Alien Tort' Law
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—Several Supreme Court justices suggested Monday they were ready to limit the reach of U.S. courts over international-law abuses abroad, but it was less clear whether the justices would wholly eliminate a category of lawsuits that activists ...
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Wall Street Journal
Florida court hears case of Illegal immigrant applying for law license
Fox News
He argues that he should be granted a law license under President Obama's directive this summer that suspends deportation for young illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. under similar circumstances. The directive also grants successful applicants a ...
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No TRO on cybercrime law
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court on Tuesday did not issue a temporary restraining order against the newly-passed Cyber Crime Law, paving the way for its full implementation on Wednesday. Instead,the SC will decide Tuesday next week whether or ...
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Amex settles allegations of law violation, agrees to customer refunds
Philadelphia Inquirer
American Express will pay more than $112 million in refunds and civil penalties to settle allegations that it deceived customers and violated laws governing debt collection, late fees, and other lending practices. About 250,000 cardholders will receive ...
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Romney ad: Obama health law raised taxes on the middle class
The Hill (blog)
Mitt Romney's campaign released a new television ad Tuesday charging President Obama with raising taxes on the middle class as part of the president's signature healthcare legislation. "Who will raise taxes on the middle class?" a narrator asks, as a ...
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Review of Muse's new album 'The 2nd Law'
Examiner.com
The group's sixth album, The 2nd Law, is released in the United States today. It's got a bit of a divided reputation among fans pre-release because of mentions of experimenting with the electronica genre dubstep. The good news is that the album is great.
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Examiner.com
County Attorney: AG Tom Horne broke law
Arizona Republic
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, the state's top law-enforcement official, deliberately broke campaign-finance laws during his 2010 bid for office by coordinating with an independent expenditure committee, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery ...
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Rule of Law Elusive Without Confronting Army and Police Abuses
AllAfrica.com
President Mohamed Morsi has a historic opportunity to tackle the bloody legacy of police and army and guarantee that no one is above the law in Egypt, Amnesty International said in two new reports published today. Under the rule of the army, a raft of ...
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Ex-Glaxo VP on 'The Criminalization of the Practice of Law'
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Attorneys are increasingly finding themselves on the wrong end of the legal system, targeted by lawsuits and, in some cases, even by prosecutors. Take Lauren Stevens, a former vice president and associate general counsel for GlaxoSmithKline PLC who ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Ruling: Judge Halts Enforcement Of Law For Election
Huffington Post
The 6-month-old law – now among the nation's toughest – has sparked a divisive debate over voting rights and become a high-profile political issue in the contest between President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, ...
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Quinn Emanuel, Debevoise, Cleary, Hogan: Business of Law
Bloomberg
The U.S. shouldn't impose "our law onto foreign countries," she said. Paul L. Hoffman, of Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP in Venice, California, the lawyer for the Nigerians who sued, told the court that "the trend in the world today is ...
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What Jewish law says about Texas inmate's kosher food petition
Houston Chronicle (blog)
When Joseph went to jail in Genesis 39, it's hard to imagine he was served anything but the standard ancient Egyptian prison menu. In fact, jail is a complicated concept in biblical law. The notorious wood gatherer in Numbers 15:32-36, who has violated ...
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Judge dismisses St. Louis suit challenging health care law's contraception ...
STLtoday.com
LOUIS • A federal judge in St. Louis has dismissed a claim that the 2010 health care reform law's contraception mandate violates an employer's religious freedom. It is believed to be the first decision on the merits among more than two dozen such ...
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Pa. voter ID law ruling could mean political swing
The Associated Press
By MARC LEVY, Associated Press – 2 minutes ago. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some political momentum could be on the line when a judge rules on whether to keep intact Pennsylvania's tough new law requiring voters to show photo identification in next ...
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How the Sleepy FCPA Became a Hulk and Why It's Staying that Way
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is among the most notorious statutes in the world, and the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission have taken pains in recent years to make it so. Few multinational companies can afford to ignore the ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Law Firms Mine San Francisco for Internet Start-Up Gold
New York Times
In the last wave of Internet initial public offerings, the law firm picked up LinkedIn's prized sale, as well as those of Splunk and Palo Alto Networks. But it did not land Zynga, Groupon or, most significantly, Facebook, which went to its rival ...
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New York Times
Judge halts Pennsylvania voter ID law
The Daily Advertiser
A Pennsylvania judge is putting a halt to the state's voter identification requirements, ordering today that it not be enforced for the presidential election just five weeks away. The ruling by Judge Robert Simpson could be appealed. Under the state ...
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Many states not prepared for health-care law
Washington Post
More than three dozen states could be unprepared or unwilling to set up the insurance marketplaces called for under the 2010 health-care law, leaving at least part of the task up to the federal government, according to a new report. Thirteen states and ...
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'Four strikes' law to take effect in Michigan
Royal Oak Daily Tribune
A new "four strikes" law that mandates a 25-year sentence for violent offenders was heralded by government officials as key to fighting crime but called unnecessary and hand-tying by a criminal defense attorney. CONTRIBUTE. Story Ideas. Send ...
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Simi Valley's Halloween law is a bad trick, sex offenders say
Los Angeles Times
The city's new law bans Halloween displays and outside lighting every Oct. 31 at the homes of people convicted of sex crimes. For offenders listed on the Megan's Law website, the city also requires a sign on the front door in letters at least an inch ...
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New NC bail bondsman training law blocked by judge
San Francisco Chronicle
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Wake County judge blocked enforcement Monday of a new law that gave the training and continuing education of North Carolina bail bond agents to a single trade group, calling the new restrictions an unconstitutional monopoly.
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Recent crimes against children spark new Florida laws
Wink News
What advocates are billing as the toughest such law in the nation also requires anyone suspecting a child has been abused by any person to report it to the Florida Abuse Hotline - 1-800-962-2873 - or 911 if there's an immediate danger. "This law will ...
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Watchdog group wants law enforcement to review Harrell's spending
Greenville News
COLUMBIA — The director of a government watchdog group asked the House Ethics Committee on Monday to waive its jurisdiction and allow legal authorities to investigate House Speaker Bobby Harrell's campaign spending. John Crangle of Common ...
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Commentary: Constitution is the law of the land
Alexandria Town Talk
We continue to read articles by syndicated writers referencing phrases as defining the First Amendment, i.e., "separation of church and state," "the establishment clause" and "wall of separation." They also cite hypothetical situations of violations of ...
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St. Petersburg's 'gay propaganda' law has LGBT Russians wary
MinnPost.com
The law, signed into effect by St. Petersburg's governor this spring, outlaws "public action aimed at propagandizing sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism, and transgenderism among minors." Individuals found guilty face up to a 5,000-ruble fine, about $160.
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Judge blocks Pennsylvania's voter ID law
Dallas Morning News
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania's divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect before Election Day, delivering a hard-fought victory to Democrats who said it was a ploy to defeat President Barack ...
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Law Barring Unfair Evictions after Ownership Changes Signed by the Governor ...
Beyond Chron
Sponsored by Tenants Together, California's statewide organization for renters' rights, the new law addresses rising complaints across the state that new owners, especially banks and investors after foreclosure, are not communicating with tenants and ...
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Beyond Chron
Using The Law Society
AllAfrica.com
When Professor Makau Mutua wrote in his column that there were powerful forces out to frustrate Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga a few months ago some brushed it aside as an attempt by an academic to defend a friend against "axis of evil." Dr. Mutunga ...
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Blogs14 new results for law
 
Pennsylvania Voter ID: Retired Nuns Criticize Law As 'Very Unkind'
By The Huffington Post News Editors
A group of retired Pennsylvania nuns has criticized the state's contested voter identification law as "unkind, unfair and ridiculous" because of the hardships it imposes on senior citizens.
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Why Do Colleges Need A Law For Free Digital Textbooks When We ...
By Gregory Ferenstein
A new California law funding the replacement of expensive college textbooks with free digital versions is being hailed as a.
TechCrunch
Widespread social media blackout vs Cybercrime Law - GMA Network
The movement started at daybreak and quickly gained momentum over the day until social media were awash with blacked-out status updates and profile pics.
GMA News Online
Is tonight the night Elizabeth Warren's law license problem goes ...
By William A. Jacobson
The new law license headaches will likely come up in tonight's debate with incumbent Republican Senator and heartthrob Scott Brown, who has also demanded she turn over a list of her corporate clients. For her part, Warren's campaign ...
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
Upstate Mall Asks for Blue Law Exemption | WSPA
The Premium Outlet Mall in Gaffney has asked the city council for a special exemption from the state's centuries-old blue laws.
www2.wspa.com - News
East St. Louis Mayor Enacts Martial Law :
By Alex
Alec Scheer | This is an unprecedented government control and it is the suspension of ordinary law, including the Constitution. This is martial law.
PCC joins push for new law requiring GMO labeling | Business ...
PCC joins push for new law requiring GMO labeling. The Seattle-based grocery chain said it will spend $100,000 to help collect signatures in support of legislative Initiative 522, which would require labeling in Washington of food with GMOs.
The Seattle Times
Bernanke Warns Congress: Don't Change Law To Review Fed's ...
By Matt Higgins
Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a sharp defense Monday of the Federal Reserve's bold policies to stimulate the weak economy, while cautioning Congress to respect its private discussions.
CBS DC
Grits for Breakfast: Texas habeas law needs updating to ...
By Gritsforbreakfast
Texas habeas law needs updating to accomodating changing science. I ran across a Chicago Sun Times editorial from last month which recited a litany of examples of cases where a variety of different forensic errors led to false convictions, ...
Grits for Breakfast
North Carolina broadens 'move over' law | CharlotteObserver.com
By slyttle@charlotteobserver.com (Steve Lyttle)
North Carolina's Move Over Law is broader, and that's good news to the people who work on the state's roads in vehicles with amber lights.
The Charlotte Observer -- News...
Governor signs law allowing undocumented youth to get driver ...
With the stroke of a pen Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown changed the lives of undocumented youth by opening the door to get a driver's license.
BakersfieldNow.com - KBAK and...
Insurance Dependents Can Face Special Challenges On Privacy ...
By Michelle Andrews
Nash, now 38, recently co-authored an analysis of state laws on health-care confidentiality for insured dependents for the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health organization, and was surprised to find that state laws in this area are "so ...
All Kaiser Health News
Deadline nears on judge's Pa. voter ID law ruling | The Daily Caller
By admin
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A court-imposed Tuesday deadline is looming for a judge to decide whether Pennsylvania's tough new law requiring voters to show photo.
The Daily Caller
Lance Armstrong and Morals Clauses - Sports Law Blog
By Brian Socolow
Sports Law Blog. All things legal relating to the sports world... Main Page · Atom Feed · RSS Feed. Honored by Fast Company as one of Three Best Sports Business Blogs and by the American Bar Association Journal as a Top 100 Law Blog ...
Sports Law Blog

Web2 new results for law
 
Judge to rule on Pennsylvania voter ID law – CNN Political Ticker ...
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- A Pennsylvania judge is expected to rule Tuesday on a new state law requiring every voter to present a photo ID at the polls.
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/.../judge-to-rule-on-pennsylvania...
German law that eases war-crimes prosecutions reverberates in ...
The note is on a small, yellow piece of paper, written out in thin letters, all capitals . It is pinned to the door of the modest rowhouse in Northeast Philadelphia, ...
www.philly.com/.../20121002_German_law_that_eases_war-c...


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