Dec 13, 2012

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Michigan Lawmakers Approve New Emergency Manager Law
Bloomberg
Michigan's Senate approved a law to give financially distressed cities and school districts a choice of bankruptcy or a state-appointed emergency manager with power to cancel union contracts. The bill, which goes to Republican Governor Rick Snyder for ...
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Poles March to Remember Martial Law in 1981 - ABC News
ABC News
Thousands of Poles marched Thursday in subfreezing temperatures to commemorate the 31st anniversary of a communist crackdown and to express grievances with the current democratic system. The protest in downtown Warsaw was organized by the ...
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Border Patrol To Stop Interpreting For Local Law Agencies Needing Language ...
Huffington Post
SEATTLE -- U.S. Border Patrol agents will no longer serve as interpreters when local law enforcement agencies request language help, according to a new decree issued by the Department of Homeland Security. The new guidance said agents should refer ...
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Michigan union law, start of a trend?
Washington Post
Michigan union law, start of a trend? Michigan union law, start of a trend? Personal Post · Email · Tumblr · Reddit · Stumbleupon · Digg · Delicious. Dec. 13, 2012. Groups behind Michigan's "right to work" legislation are vowing to expand their efforts ...
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NEW YORK: NYC mayor signs law restricting pedicab fares - Nation Wires ...
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
NEW YORK -- Pedicabs will have to follow new rate rules by next summer under a plan Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Thursday to rein in runaway fares for the pedal-powered taxis. The new law aims to keep pedicab passengers from being taken for a ...
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Some US law firms maneuver to avoid 2013 tax hit
Reuters
(Reuters) - When associates at New York law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges learned about their annual bonuses last month, the details came as a bit of a jolt - not because of the amount, but rather on account of the timing. In a departure from recent ...
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CALM law regulating TV commercial volume takes effect - latimes.com
Los Angeles Times
The federal law, known as CALM, requires broadcasters to ensure that TV commercials maintain the same volume as the entertainment programming in which the ads are contained. Prompted by an outcry from irritated consumers, Congress more than a year ...
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Michigan Senate OKs new emergency manager law
Huffington Post
LANSING, Mich. — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature cleared the way Thursday for GOP Gov. Rick Snyder to sign a replacement for an emergency manager law struck down by voters, delivering another punch to Democrats still reeling from this ...
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Review: 'The Law in These Parts' takes on Israel's legal system
Los Angeles Times
"The Law in These Parts" sounds like the title of a routine western, maybe something starring Tom Mix or Johnny Mack Brown, but it turns out to be considerably more compelling and provocative. Directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz and winner of the World ...
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Schuette: Right-to-work law applies to unionized state workers
The Detroit News
Lansing — Attorney General Bill Schuette said Thursday the new right-to-work law applies to unionized state government workers, but stopped short of saying he would sue the Michigan Civil Service Commission to enforce the law. "I expect the Civil ...
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Leahy Presses White House on Pot Position
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know what the Obama administration's drug czar plans to do about new laws in Colorado and Washington that approved the recreational use of marijuana. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D., Vt.) said he would ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Atlanta Mayor lets Council pay increase become law, wants to talk raises for ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has allowed a roughly 50 percent pay increase for City Council members to become law, but is also committing to sit down with employees next month to start hammering out an agreement on an across-the board pay increase for ...
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USA Developing Cyber Mystery Series From 'Law & Order' Veteran Rene Balcer
Deadline.com
Rene Balcer, who shepherded Law & Order: Criminal Intent's launch on USA Network, is back at USA with a new project, a drama he is writing as well as executive producing with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment. Described as "The X-Files meets The ...
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Deadline.com
Will Uruguay Gay Marriage Law Change the Rules on Baby Names in Latin ...
PRI's The World
Uruguay made news recently when the lower house of its Congress passed a bill called the Marriage Equality Law. The legislation would allow same-sex marriages, and make all marriages equal under the law regardless of the gender of the two people ...
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PRI's The World
New emergency manager law deepens power struggle between Detroit school ...
Detroit Free Press
A Wayne County Circuit Court judge told the Detroit school board and the district's state-appointed emergency financial manager to return to court next week with a list of their gripes as part of an effort to sort out which entity has authority in ...
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Caption Contest: Law School Has Gone to the Dogs
Above the Law
You know how we know it's law school finals time? Because we keep receiving crazy pictures taken in law school libraries in our inbox. This time, we've got to ask: just how low are law school admissions standards these days? Maybe this law school took ...
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Above the Law
Fla. Supreme Court strikes down loud stereo law
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A state law making it illegal to blast loud music from a car stereo has been declared unconstitutional. The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a pair of Pinellas County cases. Both motorists were cited for playing their car ...
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Lawyer Hasn't Given Up On Suing The 'Cash Cow' Law School Industry
Business Insider
Back in February, dozens of recent law-school graduates filed proposed class actions against their schools, claiming the institutions misled them about job prospects, Reuters reported at the time. Those suits, several of which Anziska filed, claimed ...
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Business Insider
Challenge to Pa. Voter ID Law Likely To Drag Beyond May 2013 Primary
CBS Local
Commonwealth Court judge Robert Simpson today said he's likely to hold a trial this summer to hear evidence on the constitutional challenge of Pennsylvania's voter ID law. "The problem then becomes what to do about the May primary," notes ACLU legal ...
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CBS Local
Egypt's Constitution Would Elevate Sharia Law
NPR
Critics say Egypt's draft constitution which was drawn up and approved by Islamists doesn't represent all Egyptians. They say the draft gives key Islamic scholars too much power on a broad range of legislative issues, but it's still unclear what that ...
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Three law graduates obtain state Supreme Court clerkships
Liberty News
Three graduates of Liberty University School of Law recently became the first Liberty alumni to secure full-time positions in a state supreme court. Benjamin Boyd ('09), Matthew Clark ('12), and Dr. Martin Wishnatsky ('12) each accepted clerkships at ...
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Liberty News
Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Concealed Gavel Law
The Onion (satire)
WASHINGTON—In a unanimous 9-0 ruling Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a controversial federal law allowing licensed judges to carry concealed gavels in public. "It is the opinion of the court that any judge, magistrate, or justice found to be of legal ...
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The AM Roundup: A Government Dragnet, Challenging Right to Work
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Privacy: New rules now allow the little-known National Counterterrorism Center to examine the government files of U.S. citizens for possible criminal behavior, even if there is no reason to suspect them. Through Freedom of Information Act requests and ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Illinois gay marriage backers to push for law during lame-duck session
STLtoday.com
Read more. Illinois lawmakers who support gay marriage announced today they will attempt to pass a law legalizing it in early January, during the final days of the General Assembly's lame-duck session. In a conference call with reporters just now ...
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Brigham City mayor adultery scandal could launch a recall law
Salt Lake Tribune
Pressure is mounting on Brigham City Mayor Dennis Fife to resign in the wake of a revelation that he had an affair with a woman he counseled as a bishop for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Brigham City Council on Dec. 20 will vote ...
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Wall Street Journal Misrepresents Personal Injury Law In Support Of ALEC ...
Media Matters for America (blog)
A Wall Street Journal editorial echoed right-wing talking points to endorse an Ohio bill that would restrict asbestos victims from proving their claims at trial. But the editorial, which claims "rampant fraud" exists in asbestos-related litigation ...
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Top 10 female amateurs: No. 10 Bronte Law
Golfweek.com
Top 10 female amateurs: No. 10 Bronte Law. Golfweek will spend 10 days counting down the top amateur players of the past year. Who will be No. 1? Who else will make the list? Check back each day. Today: No. 10 Bronte Law ...
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Lawless in Karachi
New York Times (blog)
KARACHI — Before driving to a beach on the outskirts of the city last weekend, I took off my wedding ring, swapped my smartphone for an old Nokia handset, and took most of the cash out of my wallet. "Make sure you keep enough money on you to satisfy a ...
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New York Times (blog)
Clarkstown OKs zoning law letting some business properties add apartments
The Journal News | LoHud.com
NEW CITY — After three years of discussion, Clarkstown has approved a law that will allow businesses in certain areas to redevelop their properties for changed use and to build residential apartments above their stores. The law, which was approved by ...
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Republican Governors Request Health Care Law Meeting With ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Eleven Republican governors, including Florida's Rick Scott, Louisiana's Bobby Jindal and Arizona's Jan Brewer want to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss the federal health overhaul, including ways to ...
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Coherence on Right to Work Law Not Ezra Klein's Strong Suit ...
By Jack Coleman
Coherence on Right to Work Law Not Ezra Klein's Strong Suit · 'Democratic Underground' Users Claim Steven Crowder Caused Michigan Union Violence · NBC Medical Editor Denounces 'Religion Part' of Christmas That 'Mucks the Whole ...
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal...
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Is Back In Court Today « CBS Philly
By Mike Dougherty
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson is expected to layout the timeline for the remainder of the case, including the date when a final decision on the voter ID law could be made.
CBS Philly
Michigan Republicans propose anti-Sharia law to Discriminate ...
By Juan
Michigan State legislator David Agema has introduced an anti-sharia bill that attempts to ban the implementation of 'foreign law' in the US that would contradict constitutional rights. Agema openly says he wants to target the Muslim-American ...
Informed Comment
Why Copyright Law is so Mickey Mouse - And How to Fix It ... - Reason
By Nick Gillespie
"If I take your car, you no longer have your car. If I sing a song that you wrote, you still have your song," says Mercatus Center senior research fellow.
Reason.com Full Feed
Prison Planet.com » Moore's Law, Cheap Electronics and Homeland ...
By yihan
WashingtonsBlog. December 13, 2012. 1984 Is Here. Moore's law says that computing power doubles every two years. High-quality videocams and microphones keep getting cheaper and cheaper. Today, most people shoot video with their ...
Prison Planet.com
How every episode of Law and Order ended
By Jason Kottke
How every episode of Law and Order ended DEC 13 2012. The gang at Overthinking It have analyzed the endings of all 456 episodes of Law & Order (guilty, not guilty, plea bargain, etc.). "Implied win" refers to episodes in which you don't see ...
kottke.org
Memphis Law Professors' Holiday Party - Business Insider
By Abby Rogers
But professors at the University of Memphis School of Law decided to host their holiday party, complete with a band, in a reading room in the library during finals week, Above The Law reported Wednesday. The party also reportedly started at 9 ...
Business Insider
CRES was simply maintaining law and order in 2010 : Thawil - The ...
CRES was simply maintaining law and order in 2010 : Thawil. Former National Security Council chief Thawil Pliensri insisted on Thursday that the previous government's leaders should not face murder charges...
NationMultimedia.com - Politics
The Aftermath of Urging Law Firms Not to Send Out Price-Increase ...
I recently wrote a piece for Corporate Counsel magazine that suggested that law firms might want to think twice about sending out their annual rate increase letter. The response has been incredible. And vehement. From every side.
ABA Journal Daily News
Libyans want Sharia Law › 2.0: The Blogmocracy
By Rodan
While the mantra fills opponents of the Egyptian president with dread, as does a Morsi-backed draft Constitution ensuring laws and rights will be strictly subordinated to sharia law, such chants would hardly prove controversial in Libya, Egypt's ...
2.0: The Blogmocracy
Credit Damage Expert: Georg Finder brings his craft to the Chicago ...
By Nick Augustine
Did you know that your credit score and reputation is an asset? When another person, entity, or occurrence causes damage to your credit reputation, you can receive monetary compensation for your loss. Divorce, personal injury, foreclosure, ...
Friends In Family Law: Real Stories...
TaxProf Blog: Law Prof Blog Traffic Rankings
By Paul Caron
Below are the updated quarterly traffic rankings (page views and visitors) of the Top 35 blogs edited by law professors with publicly available SiteMeters for the most recent 12-month period (October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012), as well as ...
TaxProf Blog

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What Is a Right-to-Work Law? - ABC News
What do right-to-work laws mean for workers and states?
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NCEES: Publications
Model Law (PDF) The Model Law reflects best practices as determined by the NCEES Member Boards. It is a model for state practice legislation. Model Rules ...
ncees.org/about-ncees/publications/
Mayor Bloomberg Signs Law Setting Pedicab Fares « CBS New York
The mayor's spokeswoman said he decided it would create a reasonable fare system and increase protections for passengers in the tricycle taxis.
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