Dec 31, 2012

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Portugal president signs 2013 budget into law: TSF
Reuters
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's president has signed into law a 2013 budget that includes the biggest tax hikes in living memory but will ask the constitutional court to check its legality, private radio station TSF reported on Monday. The president's ...
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Speed camera analysis thwarted by driver privacy law
Baltimore Sun
Take a random sample of tickets. Use the two time-stamped photos on each one to physically measure the distance traveled so as to calculate the vehicle's actual speed. Then compare that to the alleged speed listed on the ticket. Repeat. The Sun has ...
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Law attempts to snag online sales tax from Amazon, others
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Georgia Retail Association pushed for the new law, which also expanded the state's definition of a "physical presence" to include companies that use warehouses or offices in the state, whether they own them or not. There is not yet any indication ...
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Schwarzenegger Will Get Credit For Any Major US Climate-Change Law
The Atlantic
If the United States ever enacts a major climate-change law, it will owe a debt to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Strange as it sounds, the Austrian-born bodybuilder, former California governor, and movie star has flexed more legislative muscle on climate ...
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New Fla. law permits headlight flashing warnings
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Flashing your headlights to alert oncoming drivers that police are lurking on the roadside ahead will no longer be illegal in Florida, though a lawyer who has represented ticketed motorists says a new law legalizing the practice ...
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New Laws of 2013: Gay Marriage, Pot, Social Media Take Center Stage
Wall Street Journal (blog)
While 2012 brought a slew of new laws that focused on voting and illegal immigration, 2013 brings changes in statutes on marriage, marijuana use and social media, as WSJ reported on Monday. . . « Previous The AM Roundup: Fiscal Cliff, Suburban Crime, ...
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NRA fingerprints in landmark health-care law
Washington Post
The words were tucked deep into the sprawling text of President Obama's signature health-care overhaul. Under the headline "Protection of Second Amendment Gun Rights" was a brief provision restricting the ability of doctors to gather data about their ...
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Obama signs extension of overseas surveillance law
Fox News
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has signed into law a five-year extension of the U.S. government's authority to monitor the overseas activity of suspected foreign spies and terrorists. The warrantless intercept program would have expired at the end ...
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New Year Welcomes Oddball State Laws
Yahoo! News (blog)
Another unusual law taking effect at midnight is Public Act 97-743 in Illinois. This law imposes a fine of $1,000 on anyone who pops a wheelie on a motorcycle while speeding. While this law might upset some motorcyclists, the state is now giving them a ...
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Arizona E-Verify Law Proves Ineffective With Less Than Half Of Businesses ...
Huffington Post
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who served as Romney's immigration adviser during the 2012 presidential campaign, helped write Arizona's E-Verify law, according to Yahoo News. During a GOP primary debate in Mesa, Arizona, in February, Romney ...
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Mortgages, guns among California new-law topics
Inside Bay Area
SACRAMENTO -- Increased protection from foreclosures for homeowners. Restrictions on carrying weapons in public. A ban on using hounds to hunt bears and bobcats. These are among the wide range of bills -- nearly 900 in all -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed ...
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Berkeley Law Students Officially Charged With Decapitating Rare Bird In Las ...
Business Insider
Cal law school dean Christopher Edley Jr., issued a statement shortly after the arrests saying he was "extremely troubled" by reports of the students' actions but that it would be premature to speculate on the case, according to the Sun. DON'T MISS ...
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Palin Divorce #2 -- Sarah Palin's Sister-in-Law Pulls Plug on Marriage
TMZ.com
Sarah's Sister-in-Law Pulls Plug on Marriage. EXCLUSIVE. 1228_sarah_palin_01 Sarah Palin's son isn't the only Palin filing for divorce ... Sarah's sister-in-law has pulled the trigger on her marriage too, TMZ has learned. Wendy Palin -- who's married ...
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Law can hurt gay spouses
Columbus Dispatch
But because of a law that denies federal rights and benefits to same-sex spouses, the Potomac, Md., couple soon could be forced to live 4,000 miles apart. Morales, a registered nurse with two U.S. academic degrees, is a native of Peru. If she were a ...
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How to make Michigan's new Internet privacy law work for you; 5 tips to ...
Mlive Kalamazoo
While the legislation was written to help protect the privacy of employees and students, the law hinges on users understanding and using privacy controls. An "out of the box" account will allow anyone to see all of the information you post, besides ...
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More Than 400 New Laws Take Effect Tuesday
CNBC.com
"The laws that state governments deal with are really the laws that impact people on a daily basis," said Jon Kuhl, a spokesmanfor the National Conference of State Legislatures, which tracks the bills. "Whether amending or updating laws or enacting ...
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Law protects online privacy
Livingston Daily
The law, formerly known as House Bill 5523, also penalizes educational institutions for dismissing or failing to admit a student who does not provide account information for private email or online accounts like Facebook or Twitter. The law does not ...
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New law clarifies independent contractor qualifications
WCSH-TV
Officials say the new law that goes becomes effective Monday clarifies the conditions under which a worker should be classified as an employee or as an independent contractor. It also applies the independent contractor standard uniformly across ...
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Maryland Law To Allow Online Kosher Wine Buying
Forward
A Maryland lawmaker reportedly is drafting a bill that will allow Jewish state to buy kosher wine online from retailers outside of the state. State Del. Sam Arora, D- Silver Spring, told the Washington Examiner that he wants to give kosher wine ...
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Wis. Lawmakers Try Again On Drunken Driving Law Overhaul
CBS Local
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Two Republican legislators say they'll try again this session to overhaul Wisconsin's drunken driving laws. Rep. Jim Ott of Mequon and Sen. Alberta Darling of River Hills say they plan to introduce bills that would criminalize ...
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New president of Pittsburgh chapter of black law enforcement executives brings ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Gregory Rogers is not one to shrink from a challenge. The veteran intelligence officer-turned-professor was working in Washington, D.C., when a plane struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. When everybody else was fleeing the building, he was heading in.
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Ark. law enforcement stepping up DUI patrols on New Year's Eve
Today's THV
One person is killed every half-hour due to drunk driving. And with it. Ark. law enforcement stepping up DUI patrols on New Year's Eve. One person is killed every half-hour due to drunk driving. And with it being ... Your THVideo weather forecast for ...
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VU law professor among world's most influential Muslims
nwitimes.com
VALPARAISO | A Valparaiso University assistant law professor has been named to a list of the world's most influential Muslims. Faisal Kutty, 44, is among "The Muslim 500: The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims," compiled by the Royal Islamic ...
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Crossbow law expires
YNN
NEW YORK STATE – A New York law that allowed hunters to hunt big game with crossbows during the gun season expires on Monday. The law has been in effect for the past two years during big game seasons. The law's expiration also means hunters with ...
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Gray wolf legislation signed into law
Petoskey News-Review
Gray wolf legislation signed into law. Email · print. Comments. 0. Morgan Sherburne (231) 439-9394 - msherburne@petoskeynews.com Petoskey News-Review. 9:46 a.m. EST, December 31, 2012. Gray wolves have officially made the leap into "game ...
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Following the path of 'user-friendly' law
New Jersey Jewish News
Halacha — Jewish law — "is a comprehensive way of life that tells us what to do when we wake up in the morning, what you can and can't wear, what you can eat, and whom you can and can't marry," said Rabbi David Bassous. He said Halacha literally ...
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New Jersey Jewish News
Obama wants new gun law in 2013
Columbus Dispatch
... Obama wants new gun law in 2013. Obama wants new gun law in 2013. He awaits report of Biden panel. President Barack Obama says soul-searching is required of everyone after the Newtown shooting. Related Items. Video | Obama on Newtown: 'Worst ...
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Columbus Dispatch
Chester County gang murders result in new law
Daily Local News
The December, 2011 murders of two men in New Garden exposed the presence of street gangs in Chester County this year and ultimately led to the enactment of locally drafted legislation signed into law in October. Twelve people, all between the ages of ...
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Dayton's Top 7 Law Firms
Dayton Business Journal
7 Dayton-area law firm. The Dayton Business Journal is providing a peek at the list in this Friday's print edition as we reveal the Top 7 law firms. Click here to view the top 7 law firms. The list ranks the law firms by number of lawyers. The full ...
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Blogs13 new results for law
 
President Obama Quietly Renews Warrantless Wiretap Law for 5 ...
By Erica Ritz
(TheBlaze/AP) -- As everyone's attention is focused on the slew of taxes set to increase in 2013, President Barack Obama has quietly signed into law a five-year extension to the warrantless intercept program that monitors the overseas activity ...
TheBlaze.com - Stories
Prison Planet.com » Media Ignores Shooting Stopped by Law ...
By yihan
Nox & Friends December 31, 2012. On Sunday December 17, 2012, 2 days after the CT shooting, a man went to a restaurant in San Antonio to kill his X-girlfriend. After he shot her, most of the people in the restaurant fled next door to a theater.
Prison Planet.com
Shame continues: Brother-in-law rapes 13-yr-old girl, boy ... - IBN Live
Even as India stands outraged, demanding stringent anti-rape laws and more protection for women, and despite the nationwide rage and fury little seems to be changing on the ground and the call for change has failed to deter the rapists.
IBN Top Headlines
Obama Signs FISA Warrantless Wiretapping Program Extension Into ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has signed into law a five-year extension of the U.S. government's authority to monitor the overseas activity of suspected foreign spies and terrorists. The warrantless intercept program would have ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
NRA-ILA | NRA fingerprints in landmark health-care law
By NRA-ILA
The words were tucked deep into the sprawling text of President Obama's signature health-care overhaul. Under the headline "Protection of Second Amendment Gun Rights" was a brief provision restricting the ability of doctors to gather data ...
NRA-ILA News
Governor reacts, congress passes Katie's Law
By Celina Westervelt
Legislation named after a slain NMSU student passed both the U.S. House and Senate. Saturday Governor Susana Martinez reacts on what this means for New Mexico and the nation.
News | KASA TV
Ashley Alcala's husband, mother-in-law appear in court within two ...
By Steve Fry
Ashley Alcala's mother-in-law, Manuela Alcala, will be in Shawnee County District Court on Monday, and Ashley's estranged husband, Manuel Alcala, will be in court two days later.Manuela and Manuel Alcala face charges in the Oct. 18 death ...
News
New law makes it easier to erase juvenile crimes : News ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to make it easier for people to wipe juvenile crimes off their record.
Up North Live - Political News
New Fla. law permits headlight flashing warnings - Bradenton.com
Flashing your headlights to alert oncoming drivers that police are lurking on the roadside ahead will no longer be illegal in Florida, though a lawyer who has represented ticketed motorists says a new law legalizing the practice still has ...
Bradenton Herald -- Homepage
Lawmakers Push To Close Legal Loophole In Leandra's Law « CBS ...
By jessicamarcus
Officials called on state lawmakers to close a loophole allowing convicted drunk divers to avoid the mandatory ignition interlock requirement under the anti-drunk driving measure.
CBS New York
VIDEO: Bill 507 Lapses Into Law; Judiciary to See 10 Percent Salary ...
By Janela Buhain Carrera
Guam - Governor Eddie Calvo's controversial spending cuts measure Bill 507 has lapsed into law and one of the agencies that will be affected is the Judiciary of Guam. Judiciary Spokesman Josh Tenorio explains how the cuts in salary may ...
From Broadcast To Broadband -...
Congress extends foreign surveillance law | Maryland Daily Record
By Associated Press
The Senate gave final congressional approval Friday to a bill renewing the government's authority to monitor overseas phone calls and emails of suspected foreign spies and terrorists — but not Americans —without obtaining a court order for ...
Maryland Daily Record
Law Professor - Business Insider
By Erin Fuchs
The United States is on the verge of falling off the so-called fiscal cliff, and nobody is paying attention to what's causing all the chaos, Georgetown Law professor Louis Michael Seidman argues in The New York Times. Oddly enough, Seidman ...
Business Insider

Web3 new results for law
 
Sports Law 101 - Sports Media 101
During the 2004-5 NHL lockout, the owners heard a pitch from Bain Capital to buy the entire league for $3.5 billion. The article then explains why the offer was ...
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Mich. governor signs new emergency manager law - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: DETROIT (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder put a new emergency manager law on the books in Michigan on Thursday, weeks after voters repealed ...
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Wright's Law by Zack Conkle | Documentary Short Film
Zany and unpredictable, Jeffrey Wright is loved by his physics students at Louisville Male High School. But, beyond teaching them how the world works, it's his ...
www.shortoftheweek.com/2012/12/31/wrights-law/


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