Mar 20, 2013

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Judge Dismisses Challenge to Animal...
ABC News
Judge Dismisses Challenge to Animal Rights Law. BOSTON March 20, 2013 (AP). A judge in Boston has thrown out a lawsuit challenging a 2006 federal law that animal rights activists say violates their free speech rights. U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ...
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Journey's Neal Schon Sues Ex-Mother-in-Law
Billboard
Neal Schon, the lead guitarist for the rock band Journey, has filed a federal lawsuit in Minneapolis that accuses his former mother-in-law of libeling him in her blog posts. The musician says Judy Kozan, the former mayor of Waseca, has "attacked and ...
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Highlighting 'vague' law, Santa Fe mayor encourages gay marriage
NBCNews.com (blog)
The Democratic mayor of Santa Fe is calling on New Mexico's county clerks to begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples, saying it was time that everyone – including his lesbian daughter – should be treated equally under the law in a state that does ...
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GOP Opposition to Immigration Law Is Falling Away
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition to legalizing the status of millions of illegal immigrants is crumbling in the nation's capital as leading lawmakers in the party scramble to halt eroding support among Hispanic voters — a shift that is providing ...
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Punish UM law clinic for 'frivolous' suit
Baltimore Sun (blog)
While we're "Regulating farms with certainty" (March 18) as The Sun editorializes, let's be certain that we hold the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic accountable for their own litigation runoff. It's "outrageous" (your word, not mine ...
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Islamic law comes to rebel-held Syria
Washington Post
ALEPPO, Syria — The evidence was incontrovertible, captured on video and posted on YouTube for all the world to see. During a demonstration against the Syrian regime, Wael Ibrahim, a veteran activist, had tossed aside a banner inscribed with the ...
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Law Enforcement Wants Your Text Messages Stored for Investigations
TheBlaze.com
Law enforcement, for example, advocated in favor of requiring wireless providers to maintain data, like text messages, for longer periods of time. Richard Littlehale with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told the subcommittee (via his prepared ...
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Law & Order: SVU: Who Is Benson's Mystery Man? We Round Up 7 Suspects
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Bachelor No. 1, come on out! After months of anticipation and impassioned guessing from fans, Law & Order: SVU will finally reveal Det. Benson's mystery man on Wednesday's episode (9/8c on NBC). So who is the lucky guy? Little is known about the man in ...
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Romania Cabinet Seeks Delay in Property-Restitution Law Approval
Bloomberg
Romania wants to delay approval of a property-restitution bill to confirm it satisfies the European Court of Human Rights, Prime Minster Victor Ponta said. The Cabinet, which had planned to seek a confidence vote on March 26 to speed the law's approval ...
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Tunisia: Repeal Criminal Defamation Law
Human Rights Watch
They face up to two years in prison for publicly exposing alleged wrongdoing of the minister of Foreign Affairs and the general rapporteur of the constitution at the National Constituent Assembly. Tunisian authorities should urgently amend the country ...
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P/Review of Health Law at Petrie-Flom Center (video)
Harvard Law School News
The past year was a historic one for health law, with the Supreme Court issuing the final word on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act alongside a host of other critical developments. In February, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law ...
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Harvard Law School News
Australia's Prime Minister Tries to Save Media Law
New York Times
SYDNEY, Australia — Prime Minister Julia Gillard was trying on Wednesday to salvage contentious media-oversight legislation that has angered much of the Australian news industry, emboldened the political opposition and reignited speculation about a ...
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PHOTOS: Blue Mass in Trenton honors law enforcement personnel
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
TRENTON -- The Millennium Celebration of Law Enforcement, commonly known as the "Blue Mass" honoring law enforcement personnel in Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean and Burlington Counties took place yesterday at St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, 151 ...
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The limits of copyright law
Los Angeles Times
Supap Kirtsaeng was a Thai student in the United States who helped finance his education (and then some) by reselling textbooks that family members bought for a low price in Thailand. Textbook publisher John Wiley & Sons sued Kirtsaeng for copyright ...
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Pennsylvania House Passes Victim Advocate Parole Law
KYW Newsradio
"For the last seven months, our Victim Advocate and parole board have been working on such a process. We're going to make it law. You know, unfortunately, as we know, it takes tragedy to create law sometimes, and that's exactly what's happened here.
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Under new health law, battles over wholl do what
Politico
And doctors and nurses, who have argued for years about their respective roles and degrees of autonomy, are battling over how they will partner to provide primary care for the millions of people getting covered under the health law. State legislatures ...
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Arizona voting law disenfranchises citizens
Los Angeles Times
In 1993, Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act, popularly known as the "motor voter" law because, among other provisions, it allows citizens to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license. Congress was clear about its ...
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Ex-Law School 'Scam Blogger' Describes The Perfect Law School Candidate
Business Insider
A few days after U.S. News and World Report published its somewhat controversial law school rankings, Campos sat down with the publication to describe the ideal law school candidate. Here's Campos' take from U.S. News: "Somebody who should go to law ...
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Students Protest Canadian Christian University's Law School Application Over ...
Towleroad
The law students who signed the petition are urging the Federation of Canadian Law Societies, the body that grants law school status to universities, not to allow TWU to become a law school because it forbids students from being in gay relationships.
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AIDS foundation accuses adult filmmaker of violating condom law
Los Angeles Times
Saying an adult film company shirked new rules requiring performers to use condoms, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation lodged a complaint this week to test whether Los Angeles County officials will follow the letter of the law when it comes to unprotected ...
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Rules for hackers: Cyberwar manual applies international law to the field of ...
Fox News
LONDON – Even cyberwar has rules, and one group of experts is putting out a manual to prove it. Their handbook, due to be published later this week, applies the practice of international law to the world of electronic warfare in an effort to show how ...
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Justice: Email snooping law no longer makes sense
U.S. News & World Report
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday dropped its support for a controversial provision in a federal law that allows police to review some private emails without a warrant, but it asked Congress to expand its surveillance powers in other ...
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India Moves Towards Stronger Law to Protect Women
New York Times (blog)
A demonstration near the Parliament House in New Delhi on Feb. 21 against a new Altaf Qadri/Associated Press A demonstration near the Parliament House in New Delhi on Feb. 21 against a new sexual violence legislation. India's lower house of Parliament ...
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New York Times (blog)
Proposed law would police gender, public restroom use
Arizona Daily Star
The move comes a month after the Phoenix City Council voted 5-3 to extend its anti-discrimination laws to those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. Foes quickly dubbed it the "bathroom bill," saying the provisions about public ...
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Bethlehem considers law to protect historic buildings
Allentown Morning Call
Bethlehem City Council got to work Tuesday on a legislative protection for historic buildings that punctuate the city landscape but fall outside the safeguards of local historic districts. In a 35-minute public hearing, council reviewed a proposal that ...
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Allentown Morning Call
Chesapeake Gets Reversal of Oklahoma Staggered-Terms Law
Wall Street Journal
That law required big, publicly traded companies incorporated in Oklahoma to put up just a third of their directors for election each year, making it harder for dissidents to overhaul boards. Chesapeake had helped draft that legislation in 2010 ...
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Activists welcome India's anti-rape law, with caution
GlobalPost
Campaigners welcomed a toughening of laws in India Wednesday for sex crimes but said they were not enough to tackle a crisis underpinned by cultural attitudes, including from "sexist" lawmakers. India's lower house on Tuesday passed a bill increasing ...
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State Lawmakers Debate Change To Gun Control Law As Budget Talks Continue
NY1
One of the signature pieces of that law was a limit on high-capacity magazines from ten bullets to seven. But at an impromptu news conference after a meeting of state leaders, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told reporters that they are now considering ...
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Kentucky law ambiguous on candidate residency requirements
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University of Kentucky law professor Joshua A. Douglas said, constitutionally, Judd clearly doesn't have to live in Kentucky until she's elected. But Douglas said a legal argument could be made that, under state law, Judd has to be a resident by Dec ...
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Philippines: Disappointing ruling blocks reproductive health law ...
By Amnesty International
In a new ruling, the Philippines' Supreme Court decided to halt a law on reproductive health.
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Voter ID law takes effect in South Carolina special election — MSNBC
By Cara Maresca
The U.S. District Court in Washington blocked the Palmetto State from enforcing the law during the 2012 presidential election, much to the relief of critics and minority voters. But that same three-judge court unanimously decided that the photo ...
MSNBC
Philippine Supreme Court suspends law requiring free condoms ...
By Agence France-Presse
The Philippines' highest court suspended on Tuesday a controversial birth control law that had met fierce opposition from the powerful Catholic Church. Voting 10-5, the Supreme Court issued a four-month freeze against the law, which ...
The Raw Story
IUPUI chancellor releases statement, thanks law enforcement | Fox ...
By rebachenowethfox59
IUPUI's chancellor released a statement Tuesday, thanking several agencies for their help investigating a possible armed suspect on campus. "These officers responded quickly and conducted a thorough investigation to ensure the safety of ...
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Arizona Voter Registration Law Reviewed By Supreme Court | FDL ...
By DSWright
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona went before the Supreme Court Monday.
Firedoglake
Federal Judge Overturns Missouri Birth Control Law | FMF Blog
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U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig ruled that the law was unconstitutional because it violated the Affordable Care Act. Judge Fleissig determined that, according to the U.S. Constitution, federal law takes precedent over state laws when there is ...
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Persistence, EU law, and friendly Apple Store staff to get a new ...
By Jon
Anyway, the guy in the Geneva store said that I better phone Apple's main European call centre in Ireland and see what they say, as Geneva could not make a judgment on the applicability of EU law. So back at my hotel I called the call centre ...
Jon Worth
China's New Top Leaders Now Have Law Degrees - Tea Leaf Nation
By Rachel Lu
While some hold high hopes that this means China will usher in a golden age of the rule of law, others are not so optimistic. Many have pointed out that Saddam Hussein and Fidel Castro also had law degrees. User @Joey_Gillatt wrote, "If ...
Tea Leaf Nation
AM Roundup: Budget will tweak gun law, send rebates
By Jimmy Vielkind, Capitol bureau
A.M. Roundup: Budget will tweak gun law, send rebates.
Capitol Confidential
Law students win prestigious backing | UoP News
By Press Office
One of the UK's ancient Inns of Court attended an outreach event at the University of Portsmouth's School of Law to encourage students to aim for the Bar. The visit to Portsmouth Business School by some of the country's most prominent ...
UoP News
Immigrant tuition break could become law | WPRI.com
Two Rhode Island lawmakers are reviving debate over a state college tuition break given to illegal immigrants with a proposal to turn what's now an education policy into state law.
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California Legislature Considers "Sober Driving" Law | JONATHAN ...
By jonathanturley
8.thumbnail California State Senator Lou Correa appears to view the low DUI thresholds for drivers as insufficient. Correa has introduced what many are calling a "sober driver" law where a citizen can be arrested for having any detectable ...
JONATHAN TURLEY
County to weigh Laura's Law against current mental health strategy ...
By Maureen Robertson
Tuesday, March 19—County supervisors voted today to study Laura's Law as they look for additional ways to help the severely mentally ill. The Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to weigh the law, which allows for involuntary outpatient ...
Ramona Sentinel
CfP: 'Gardens of Justice' – Australian Feminist Law Journal | Critical ...
By Judith Grbich
The Australian Feminist Law Journal is seeking articles for publication for a Special Issue of the Journal, 'Gardens of Justice', namely Volume 39, Dec...
Critical Legal Thinking

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Philippine top court halts contraceptives law - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the implementation of a law that provides state funding for ...
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Confronting Sharia Law in Belgium :: Gatestone Institute
After members of the newly established Islam Party vowed to implement Islamic Sharia law in Belgium, Members of Parliament introduced a bill that would limit ...
www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3624/sharia-law-belgium


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