Nov 16, 2012

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International lawyers, business leaders slam proposed changes to Vietnam law ...
Washington Post
HANOI, Vietnam — International lawyers and business leaders are warning Vietnam's government that proposed changes to its law on legal services would restrict foreign firms and spook investors at a time of faltering economic growth. The proposed ...
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Pot Law Reaches Congress in Uruguay, Government to Become Dealers
Fox News
The draft law would instead create a National Cannabis Institute with the power to license individuals and companies to produce and sell marijuana for recreational, medicinal or industrial uses. It would foster marijuana growing clubs to provide the ...
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For those hazy on pot law, Seattle police produces marijuana guide
NBCNews.com (blog)
Under state law, officers have to develop probable cause to search a closed or locked container. Each case stands on its own, but the smell of pot alone will not be reason to search a vehicle. If officers have information that you're trafficking ...
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NBCNews.com (blog)
States start signing on to health reform law's marketplaces
NBCNews.com (blog)
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press. After two years of political battles and a Supreme Court case, many, if not most, states are expected to tell the federal government Friday if they're willing carry out a key part of President Barack Obama ...
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More law enforcement agencies require body armor
USA TODAY
2:35AM EST November 16. 2012 - WASHINGTON — A rising number of law enforcement officers are required to wear body armor after two consecutive years in which police were being killed by gunfire with increasing frequency, a new Justice Department ...
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Health Care Law: GOP Govs Opt Out of State Exchanges
ABC News (blog)
Under the law, if a state falls behind or opts not to set up the exchange, the federal government, specifically the Department of Health and Human Services, steps in and sets up the exchange. That would not likely be well-received by Republican ...
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Court Upholds South Carolina Law Allowing Police to Check Immigration Status
Fox News
Since then, the U.S. Supreme Court has tossed out most of the Arizona law on which South Carolina's statute was modeled. Included in both laws were provisions making it a state crime not to carry immigration papers and for undocumented immigrants to ...
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REFILE-HIGHLIGHTS-Japan opposition eyes BOJ law revision, 2 pct inflation
Reuters
TOKYO Nov 16 (Reuters) - Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has vowed to do its utmost to beat deflation and the strong yen, seeking a 2 percent inflation target and calling for a revision of the law to boost cooperation between the ...
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Justin Bieber Anti-paparazzi Law Fails
HispanicBusiness.com
A California law aiming to crack down on reckless paparazzi failed in its first legal test Wednesday, as a judge threw out two charges against a photographer accused of chasing Justin Bieber on the 101 Freeway through the San Fernando Valley. Paul Raef ...
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HispanicBusiness.com
Win for environmental law is loss for Wal-Mart
North County Times
A state appellate court has dealt a blow to Wal-Mart's strategy of using petition drives to push through approval of new superstores while avoiding California's environmental law. In a cookie-cutter pattern documented by California Watch, the mega ...
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Doctors, others demand clearer Irish abortion law
Huffington Post
DUBLIN — Pressure mounted Thursday for the Irish government to draft a law spelling out when life-saving abortions can be performed – a demand that came after a pregnant woman who was denied an abortion died. Activists protested Thursday night in ...
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Sandra Fluke, left, Garry Trudeau and Anita Hill. (Courtesy of Erin Marie Dey)
Washington Post (blog)
When the tumultuous Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings hit the news, Sandra Fluke was 10 years old, and she recalls being under the impression that Anita Hill — the woman he was accused of harassing — was his secretary. Hearing this on ...
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Can You Answer Now, Mr. President?
Daily Beast
The prospects for our country's law-enforcement officials are particularly grim. For the first time in 14 years, more officers are being shot dead in the line of duty than killed in car accidents, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers ...
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Daily Beast
Law Prof: BP Settlement 'Drop in the Bucket'
The Associated Press
... by AssociatedPress. BP has agreed to pay a $4.5 billion settlement with the U.S. government over the 2010 oil spill. Ryan Rowberry, Assistant Professor of Law at Georgia State University says it's "the largest criminal environmental settlement to ...
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'The Law in These Parts'
New Jersey Jewish Standard
Now, once again, nearly a decade later, Ra'anan Alexandrowicz is pushing buttons by asking hard questions in his documentary, "Shilton Hachok," released here as "The Law in These Parts." The film is garnering many awards, including a grand jury prize ...
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In Bribery Law, the Watchword Is Uncertainty
New York Times
The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday released eagerly awaited guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a law that has become a bane to many multinationals. Enforcement of the statute has increased in ...
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New York Times
Jamaica to Abolish Slavery-Era Flogging Law
TIME
(KINGSTON, Jamaica) — Jamaica is preparing to abolish a slavery-era law allowing flogging and whipping as means of punishing prisoners, the Caribbean country's justice ministry said Thursday. The ministry said the punishment hasn't been ordered by a ...
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Law reacts to state superintendent's firing
Parkersburg News
CHARLESTON - It's too early to tell what impact the firing of the state superintendent of schools will have on county systems, the superintendent in Wood County said. The West Virginia Board of Education fired State Superintendent Jorea Marple on ...
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Law returning licenses to DWI suspects
KRQE
That's because after a person is arrested for driving while intoxicated, state law automatically revokes their driving privileges for up to one year. However, the person can challenge the loss of their license by asking for an administrative hearing ...
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Lawmaker alleges attempt to shield Kansas ID law
Kansas City Star
TOPEKA -- A Democratic legislator in a close re-election fight alleged Thursday that Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach was trying to deflect scrutiny of a voter ID law he championed when he filed an unsuccessful lawsuit aimed at preventing her ...
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MURPHY'S LAW: It Will Be The Nukes Next Time
Strategy Page
November 16, 2012: The U.S. has long been concerned that some Pakistani nuclear weapons might end up in the hands of Islamic terrorists. After all, many Pakistani military and intelligence officers are quite enthusiastic about Islamic terrorism, and ...
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Marijuana law introduced to Uruguay congress
The Associated Press
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay came one step closer to turning the government into the country's leading pot dealer on Thursday, as lawmakers formally introduced to Congress a framework for regulating the production, sale and consumption of ...
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Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, V&E, Drinker: Business of Law
Bloomberg
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Mark Filip and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Joesph Warin led the negotiations with the U.S. government for BP Plc (BP/), which reached a $4.5 billion settlement to end criminal charges against the company and resolve ...
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Keira Knightley's and Jude Law's Anna Karenina Makeovers
Allure Magazine (blog)
anna-karenina-jude-law-keira-knightley.jpg You know how Anna Karenina ends. But you're going to see the movie anyway, right? Director Joe Wright's take on Leo Tolstoy's tragic romance is a spectacle with a disorienting theatrical frame, and Allure ...
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Allure Magazine (blog)
Keith Law on Cabrera MVP win "What is wrong with these people"
WEEI.com
Keith Law joins the Hot Stove guys and talks (rants) about what an archaic group the BBWAA is, how the Triple Crown is overrated and how ridiculous MVP voting cam be. +. Tags: Miguel Cabrera0:05, 2:58, 7:06; Justin Verlander3:52; Prince Fielder3:51, 7 ...
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Maine law prevents large retailers from opening on Thanksgiving
WCSH-TV
BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Stores nation wide have been running Black Friday adds in magazines and on television. A few larger retailers have decided to open their doors Thanksgiving night, but here in Maine shoppers will have to wait until ...
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WCSH-TV
God's Law vs. Man's Tyranny
Christian Post
Many of these laws are necessary and have been implemented for legitimate reasons. Still, for a nation that prides itself on being "free," it would seem that this freedom is eroding. The City of Los Angeles is seeking to "encourage" its citizens to eat ...
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Bon Jovi's daughter's drug charges dropped thanks to Good Samaritan law
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
jon-bon-jovi-stephanie-heroin-overdose.JPG Jon Bon Jovi with wife Dorothea, right, and oldest daughter Stephanie, in 2010. Stephanie, a student at Hamilton College in upstate New York, wont' be charged with drug possession thanks to a year-old law ...
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The Best Law Firms for LGBT Lawyers
Above the Law
In March, HRC contacted every Am Law 200 firm (based on The American Lawyer's 2011 rankings) and invited them to participate in a web-based survey covering LGBT-relevant policies and practices. The resulting index rates 145 law firms — 141 of them ...
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Earth First? Bolivia's Mother Earth Law Meets the Neo-Extractivist Economy
NACLA (blog)
While the U. S. courts have granted civil rights to corporations, Bolivia has enacted a new law enshrining the legal rights of nature. The "Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development for Living Well," promulgated by President Evo Morales on October ...
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NACLA (blog)

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Watchdog: Rove-Founded Group Broke the Law By Not Disclosing ...
By Andy Kroll
The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) claims that Crossroads GPS, the dark-money nonprofit co-founded by GOP political gurus Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, broke the law by not disclosing certain ...
Political Mojo | Mother Jones
NY1 For You: Small Manhattan Law Firm Still Waiting For Phone ...
Much has been reported about power loss in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, but a small law firm is Downtown Manhattan has been struggling for weeks without the use of office phones and is trying to conduct business with cellphones.
Top Stories - NY1.com
Law and order situation: Security crisis threatens boundaries: Rabbani
By noreply@tribune.com.pk (Peer Muhammad)
Declares security measures ineffective, says failure to tackle the situation will undermine unity.
The Express Tribune
The Wrinkly Arm of the Law | Danwei
By Christopher Cherry
The Wrinkly Arm of the Law. by Christopher Cherry on November 16, 2012. An elderly volunteer patrolling her beat outside the newly finished Galaxy Soho building. A photo diary of encounters with retiree security volunteers in Beijing during ...
Danwei
Attorneys: Obama's 'secret' cyber security law may allow 'military ...
By Stephen C. Webster
The White House on Wednesday receieved a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (PDF link) from two attorneys with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), demanding that President Barack Obama release the text of what they ...
The Raw Story
Will New Law Banning Fakes Damage The Design World? - PSFK
This article titled "An end to faking it: could a new law damage the world of design?" was written by Oliver Wainwright, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 15th November 2012 17.24 UTC. It's not often that our ermine-robed Lords and Ladies have ...
PSFK » Fashion
California Anti-Paparazzi Law Fails First Court Challenge - PDN Pulse
By David Walker
A California law meant to impose special penalties on the paparazzi for reckless driving has been declared unconstitutional by a Los Angeles County superior court judge, according to several news reports. Judge Thomas Rubinson said the ...
PDN Pulse
Colorado Prosecutor: Cancer Hoax May Not Violate Law « CBS ...
By CBS4News
The story began circulating in October: A boy with leukemia had moved with his family to spend his final days in the Colorado mountains.
CBS Denver
The Law in These Parts: Film Review - Hollywood Reporter
By Frank Scheck
Israeli filmmaker Ra'anana Alexandrowicz's documentary examines the laws imposed on Palestinians in the occupied territories.
Hollywood Reporter - All Reviews
CBN News: Islamic Sharia Law Comes to Great Britain » The Right ...
By The Right Scoop
What's the point of having English Common Law if they are going to allow Muslims to have their own oppressive Sharia laws within the country? This isn't just a matter of educating Muslim women of their English Common Law rights.
The Right Scoop
W&L Law Prof Helps Explain Tax Consequence of Garofalo's ...
By Peter Jetton
Washington and Lee law professor Michelle Drumbl contributed her insight on tax law to a recent edition of Slate's Explainer column, which examined the tax consequences of comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo's recently revealed ...
News :: Washington and Lee University
Phi Delta Phi At Michigan Law - Business Insider
By Abby Rogers
Above The Law has a hilarious expose of the Phi Delta Phi frat at the University of Michigan Law School that apparently values very organized hazing. Check out the email a tipster sent ATL, claiming the "law school frat is kind of out of control": ...
Business Insider
Foundation's Forgivable Loans to U of Texas Law Profs Draw Fire ...
A program of forgivable loans used to supplement the salaries of some law professors at the University of Texas and a former law dean lacks transparency and should be ended, the general counsel for the UT System and the state attorney ...
ABA Journal Daily News
'Law & Order SVU' episode to mimic Jerry Sandusky case ...
By The Patriot-News
The "Law & Order" television cop-show franchise has been on for decades, promising stories "ripped from today's headlines."
Breaking Midstate News with The...

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Colo., Wash. await federal response to pot measure - Yahoo! News
Both states are holding off on plans to regulate and tax the drug while waiting to see whether the Justice Department would assert federal authority over drug law ...
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