The rising menace of intolerance
“Our tradition teaches tolerance; our philosophy preaches tolerance; our Constitution practises tolerance; let us not dilute it.” These stirring sentiments were expressed by Justice Chinnappa Reddy in...
View ArticleWhy race is hard to erase from jury selection
(CNN)I have a confession. I don't like jury selection. Some lawyers love it. Several excel at it. Many consider the case won or lost at jury selection. That may be true. It doesn't change the fact that...
View ArticleMajor Workers’ Comp Case Could be Headed to Ohio Supreme Court (Ohio...
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) Last month, Ohio's Eighth Appellate District affirmed the lower court's opinion in Ferguson v. State of Ohio, agreeing that a portion of ORC 4123.512 that...
View ArticleCherokee Nation of Oklahoma to Participate in Initial Phase of Tribal Access...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma) TULSA, Okla. - The Department of Justice announced today the first 10 tribes to participate in an initial User Feedback...
View Article2015 NYS Assembly Significant Legislation - Nov-05-2015 (New York State...
(Source: New York State Assembly) 2015 NYS Assembly Significant Legislation Establishes Database for Alzheimer Disease Support requires the State Office for the Aging (SOFA) to establish a database of...
View ArticleMeet KEE: A Social Network for Tackling Societal Problems
When it comes to social or environmental issues, far too many people are content to "like" a Facebook page devoted to it and feel content with that being the extent of their effort. "[People] talk...
View ArticleSmoking, growing marijuana legal under right to freedom: Mexico top court
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom. The measure was approved in 4-1 vote on the five-justice panel,...
View ArticleMexico court ruling opens door to recreational pot use
MEXICO CITY — Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom. The measure was approved in 4-1 vote on the...
View ArticleMexico Supreme Court takes step toward recreational pot use
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom. The measure was approved in 4-1 vote on the...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Announces 10 Tribes to Participate in Initial Phase of...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington) WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today the first 10 tribes to participate in an initial User Feedback...
View ArticleMexico supreme court opens door to recreational pot use
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom. The measure was approved in 4-1 vote on the five-justice panel,...
View ArticleOnline publishers sue Louisiana over 'age verification' law
NEW ORLEANS — Two popular book stores in Uptown New Orleans and an alternative magazine joined Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging a brand-new Louisiana criminal statute that requires website owners to...
View ArticleIndiana high court hears cases on sex offender registration
The Indiana Supreme Court has heard oral arguments on two cases that deal with registration of out-of-state sex offenders when they move to...
View ArticlePakistan: Bring Killers of Journalist to Justice (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) (New York) – Pakistani authorities should conduct a prompt and impartial investigation into the November 4, 2015 killing of journalist and rights monitor Zaman...
View ArticleMississippi Supreme Court narrowly grants same-sex divorce
The Mississippi Supreme Court voted to allow a lesbian couple to seek a divorce, even as two justices questioned the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage and suggested that landmark...
View ArticleLawyers for Minnesota sex offenders seek to keep pressure on
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Lawyers representing Minnesota sex offenders in a confinement program deemed unconstitutional are...
View ArticleOpinion: Liberals response to dissent: Shut up
“‘Shut up,’ he explained.” That’s a sentence from Ring Lardner’s short story “The Young Immigrunts.” It’s an exasperated father’s response from the driver’s seat to his child’s question, “Are you lost,...
View ArticleWiley Rein Files Amicus Brief in First Amendment Trademark Case,...
(Source: Wiley Rein LLP) November 6, 2015 Today Wiley Rein LLP partner Megan Brown and a team of appellate lawyers filed an on behalf of the firm's clients, theCato Institute and The Rutherford...
View ArticleThe U.S. Attorney's Office And The Department Of Justice Announce 10 Tribes...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Jill Westmoreland Rose and the Department...
View ArticleTwice Convicted Pedophile Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland) Baltimore , Maryland - William Sylvia, age 71, of Hagerstown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography....
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