Jan 10, 2013

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Russia to wait a year on adoption law
Washington Post
MOSCOW — A controversial new Russian law banning adoptions by Americans will not go into effect for another year, President Vladimir Putin's chief spokesman said Thursday. Dmitri Peskov, in an interview with the RIA Novosti news service, pointed out ...
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Kelsey's Law Aims to Keep Young Drivers Off the Phone
Huffington Post
Kelsey's Law was signed by Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday, and bans cellphone use for anyone driving on a level 1 or level 2 graduated driver's license in the state. The law, which takes effect in late March, is named after 17-year-old Kelsey Raffaele ...
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Israeli law aims to make ultrathin models obsolete
USA TODAY
Now, thanks to a new Israeli law that prohibits the employment of underweight fashion models, Stelman says she feels protected from the traditional pressures of an industry notorious for encouraging extremes in thinness. The law sets weight minimums ...
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Tax Law Changes You Need to Know for 2013
Fox Business
These last-minutes decisions put the IRS behind when it comes to processing tax returns because the agency has to work to update its software to adjust for the new laws. But just because the IRS is left scrambling, that shouldn't stop you from ...
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The Morning Plum: Will any Republicans support sensible gun law reforms?
Washington Post (blog)
Joe Biden is set to meet with the National Rifle Association today, and pessimism remains rampant about the possibility of real action on guns. Surely the House GOP leadership won't allow a vote on the final package introduced by the White House.
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At Once Catholic and Secular, France Debates Gay Marriage
New York Times
PARIS — Frigide Barjot has made a career of mocking the establishment of France, dressing in fluorescent pink sweaters, playing in a band called the Dead Pompidous and hosting a philosophy soirée at which she handed out T-shirts with the logo, ...
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New York Times
RWE's Renewables Unit Says German Grid Law Doesn't Go Far Enough
Bloomberg
The law aims to spur investment in links to the grid by reducing risks for network operators, with utilities able to pass on costs exceeding caps to consumers through higher power bills. "The new provision eases the pain but doesn't heal it completely ...
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Why Is Obama Bashing a Whistleblower Law He Already Signed?
Mother Jones
Obama signed a new law expanding whistleblower protections for some government employees in November, and on January 2, he signed the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, which extends similar protections to defense contractors who expose ...
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Court Upholds 'Buffer Zone' Mass. Abortion Protest Law
WBUR
BOSTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday again affirmed the constitutionality of a 2007 Massachusetts law that bars protests in 35-foot "buffer zones" around abortion clinic entrances, exits and driveways. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
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Move over Florida, it's the law
Apalachicola Times
"Florida's Move Over law was enacted to protect those trying to protect Florida's motorists," said Col. David Brierton, director of the Florida Highway Patrol. "Our troopers are out on the roadways every day working to reduce traffic crashes and ...
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Mexico enacts law to help drug war victims
Los Angeles Times
MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican government on Wednesday enacted a controversial law aimed at giving recognition and recourse to tens of thousands of victims of the drug-related violence that has raged across the nation for the last six years. In a ceremony ...
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Police in Arizona wrestle with new law on gun disposal
USA TODAY
The law went into effect in early August, forcing some agencies to stockpile weapons they used to scrap as they try to establish agreements with federally licensed firearms dealers. STORY: Pace of gun bills continues without Congress. COLUMN: Giffords ...
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Law enforcement group against Tenn. wine bill
Businessweek
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A law enforcement group on Wednesday voiced opposition to a legislative proposal to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee grocery and convenience stores, with one police chief citing a recent high-profile alcohol abuse case at the ...
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Syracuse University law professor Thomas Maroney named as grand marshal of ...
Syracuse.com
Syracuse, NY -- Thomas Maroney, a Syracuse University law professor and former U.S. attorney, will lead the 31st annual St. Patrick's Parade as grand marshal. The announcement is being made at this hour at Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub and Restaurant by Janet ...
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Europe sees "grave risks" from US spy law
Salon
Concerns about the newly-renewed Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Amendments Act (FISA) in this country have focused on how the government's program of warrantless wiretapping affects Americans. But a new report [pdf] produced for the European ...
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Salon
Law student pleads guilty in connection with bird's death
Las Vegas Review - Journal
Eric Cuellar along with fellow law student Justin Teixeira were charged after Teixeira decapitated an exotic bird named Turk - a helmeted guinea fowl - at the Flamingo's Wildlife Habitat on Oct. 12, Las Vegas police said. Cuellar declined to comment ...
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New Year means health law changes, expanded access
CapitalGazette.com
The law provides funding to state Medicaid programs that cover preventive services for patients at little or no cost. "Hopefully, what this will do is give easier access to Medicaid patients for primary care services. That could have a significant ...
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Stanford Law School Launches Nation's First Religious Liberty Clinic
Christian Post
The clinic will offer participating law students the opportunity to engage in disputes arising from a wide range of religious beliefs, practices, and customs, the school announced this week. "Part of what we are trying to do is show our students and ...
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Christian Post
Snyder Signs Law to Fight Sexual Abuse of Children
Fox17
Erin's Law allows schools to implement a program to educate students, parents and staff about the warning signs of sexual abuse. With the law, resources would be available for parents and staff as well as counseling for children affected by sexual abuse.
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Fox17
Mexico enacts law to help victims of crime
Huffington Post
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto enacted a law Wednesday mandating that the state help victims of crime and their relatives with payments and social services. The law requires local and federal authorities to compensate victims by ...
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Lottery winner's in-law had IRS woes
Chicago Tribune
The father-in-law of Urooj Khan — the million-dollar lottery winner who died of cyanide poisoning weeks later — allegedly owed more than $120,000 in back taxes, a debt that led the Internal Revenue Service to place liens on Khan's Far North Side ...
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Chicago Tribune
Supreme Court Lets Obama Break Law to Fund Embryonic Research
LifeNews.com
In an attempt to stop the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, two researchers sued the Obama Administration saying that the administration's funding of research that requires the destruction of a human embryo violates the Dickey Amendment.
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Mexico capo's father-in-law on US kingpin list
Huffington Post
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Treasury Department says it is levying financial sanctions against the father-in-law of Joaquin Guzman, who is Mexico's most wanted man. The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control says in a statement Wednesday that it has ...
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Oregon Court of Appeals upholds DUI law
Statesman Journal
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a 2009 law lengthening the period to determine someone's eligibility for diversion from drunken-driving charges. The change, which took effect in January 2010, allows someone to be eligible for diversion ...
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Temporary reprieve in Pennsylvania's gaming law
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Nelson Smith, a top American Legion official in Fayette County, summed it up tersely, "I think we made a lot of noise." Veterans and fraternal groups made so much noise complaining about a new state law regulating raffles and other small games of ...
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Patriarch Rai Didn't endorse the Orthodox law , report
Ya Libnan
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai did not reportedly endorse the so called Orthodox Gathering proposed electoral law, or any other law according to a report by al-Mustaqbal newspaper published on Thursday. A source close to the patriarch Rai told the ...
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Ya Libnan
'Puppy Mill' Bill Signed Into Law By Kasich
10TV
John Kasich signed a bill into law on Thursday that establishes new regulations on the care and treatment of animals housed in large-scale establishments. The law also distinguishes the facilities from traditional dog kennels. The bill creates an ...
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10TV
Side Effects Trailer Follows Rule Of Jude Law
PerezHilton.com
Ch-ch-check out the video (above) to see the official full trailer that really lays down the Law! Warning! Side Effects of this Jude-heavy trailer may include dizziness, shortness of breath, tightness of pants, accelerated heartbeat, and fainting! Tags ...
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Blogs13 new results for law
 
Which Law Will Obama Break? - By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
By Andrew Sullivan
At some point, Barack Obama will, if Congress does not act, be faced with an impossible choice. He will have clear, conflicting imperatives. Congress will have obligated him to spend money; not spending money that Congress has ...
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
RATINGS RAT RACE: ABC Comedies Up, 'Law & Order: SVU' Hits ...
By DOMINIC PATTEN
ABC saw its Wednesday comedies return from the winter break and rise from last month's season lows. The Middle (2.4/7) was up 14% from its December 12 air.
Deadline.com
New Law Sponsored By South Bay Rep. Forces Government To ...
By gdrosenblum
Flanked by the wife of the late actor and cancer victim Patrick Swayze, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo Wednesday celebrated the passage of a law that requires the federal government to fight harder against the most deadly cancers.
CBS San Francisco
Sen. Ron Wyden on FISA surveillance law: 'We are going to win this ...
By Amar Toor
Civil liberties advocates suffered a major setback in December, when the US Senate voted to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) — a bill that allows the government to conduct...
The Verge - All Posts
Employers in limbo amid health care law's changes | Wichita Eagle
By Kelsey Ryan
Like many employers, Phil Davis, president of Handyman Matters of Wichita, wanted to provide health insurance for his employees.
Wichita Eagle: Business
Prison Planet.com » India Signs Mandatory GMO Labeling into Law
By admin
Anthony Gucciardi Prison Planet.com. Jan 10, 2013. Paving the way for other nations to introduce similar legislation and inform consumers what they're really putting into their mouths, the labeling of products containing genetically modified ...
Prison Planet.com
Ex-Jurist Should Lose Law License for a Year Over Close ...
A Florida judge overseeing an unusual legal ethics case against a former state court jurist has recommended that Ana Gardiner lose her law license for a year over her conduct on the bench. A judicial ethics case against Gardiner over her ...
ABA Journal Daily News
DABC cracking down on liquor law violations | FOX13Now.com ...
By Brittany Green-Miner
SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control is cracking down on restaurants accused of breaking Utah's liquor laws.The DABC says an increasing number of establishments are serving alcohol without food, which is ...
FOX13Now.com – Salt Lake City,...
Snyder signs law banning cell phone use by teens while driving ...
The law will allow law enforcement officials to issue a ticket, a civil infraction, if a driver is caught using his or her cell phone while driving on a level 1 or 2 graduated driver's license. A level 1 license requires a parent or a licensed driver 21 or ...
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Law School Dean Receives Honored :: Texas Tech Today
By Cory Chandler
The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) presented Texas Tech University School of Law Dean Darby Dickerson with an award named to honor her contributions to the field of legal writing. Dickerson was the inaugural recipient of the ...
Texas Tech Today
U.S. Spy Law Authorizes Mass Surveillance of European Citizens ...
Source: Slate.com. Europeans, take note: The U.S. government has granted itself authority to secretly snoop on you. That's according to a new report produced for the European Parliament, which has warned that a U.S. spy law renewed late ...
BlackListedNews.com
New Michigan Law Prohibits Teens From Using a Cell Phone While ...
By Jessica Carreras
Teens with a temporary drivers permit, or a level 1 or 2 graduated license, are now prohibited from using a cell phone while driving a car.
New Baltimore-Chesterfield Patch
The Law Made Nothing Perfect « Hallelujah
By Margaret
The Law Made Nothing Perfect In the Bible we can read the Ten Commandments and all sorts of other directions for right living in God's sight. So, we bolster up our egos and determine to keep all the commandments. We're somewhat sure we ...
Hallelujah

Web4 new results for law
 
Amid Further Lawsuits, A Federal Anti-SLAPP Law Is Sorely Needed ...
Free speech has very strong protections in the United States. Not only do we have laws like CDA 230 that allow review sites like Yelp to exist, but we also have ...
https://www.eff.org/.../amid-further-lawsuits-federal-anti-slapp...
Colorado Man Invokes Make My Day Law Against Intruders
When confronted by three intruders in his home, Al Michaud invoked Colorado's Make My Day Law and opened fire.
www.breitbart.com/.../Colorado-Man-Invokes-Make-My-Day-...
States surrender to health care law, set up exchanges - Washington ...
President Obama's signature health care reforms are accelerating into the new year, with a growing number of state-run insurance markets getting the green ...
www.washingtontimes.com/.../states-surrender-to-health-care-l...
SCOTUS for law students (sponsored by Bloomberg Law): The ...
Jones, the Court wrestled with whether law enforcement officials violated the Constitution when they used a GPS tracking device attached to the outside of a car ...
www.scotusblog.com/.../scotus-for-law-students-sponsored-by...


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