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Law firm holds half-day programs to help manage communities in today’s economy – Examiner

Celebrating its thirty-eighth (38th) year of serving clients, the firm has seven primary areas of practice: Real Estate, Construction Law & Litigation, Community Association, Customs & International Trade, Business Litigation, Corporate & Securities …

Fiji government ends martial law – Taipei Times

However, even as the lifting of martial law was being touted in the capital … country’s regional isolation would be contingent on measurable progress in human rights and democracy. Although life will be easier for opposition groups, there …

Fiji ends martial law – United Press International

SUVA, Fiji, Jan. 7 (UPI) — Fiji’s military leaders Saturday lifted a state of martial law in the country that had been in place since 2009, but imposed other regulations and restrictions. After a military coup in 2006, current leader … Continue reading

Deputies, SWAT team surround Bradenton business – Central Florida News 13

Deputies and a SWAT team have surrounded a business in an apparent standoff with a suspect at 53rd Avenue West and and U.S. 41. Law enforcement responded Saturday morning to the Ace Cash Express located in the 5100 block of 53rd Avenue … Continue reading

China to punish another human rights activist – Taipei Times

New York University law professor Jerome Cohen, an expert on Chinese law, called the revision “sinister” and said it would unduly strengthen the hand of the police. “It legalizes repressive and abusive state tactics,” Cohen said. The case of Ni … Continue reading

Out and About: IRS looking for a few good volunteers – Daily Oklahoman

The agency’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program needs volunteers who would like to learn about basic tax law and tax preparation. Training is free, but volunteers also must provide free preparation of basic tax forms to people in their communities … Continue reading

New credit report digs deeper into payment history – Abc Local Web

while others argue that you could be penalized for things you had every right not to pay. Attorney Chi Chi Wu with the National Consumer Law Center says the report includes everything from rental applications and evictions, pay day loans, … Continue reading

Officers, Family Honor Agent – Wall Street Journal

SEAFORD, N.Y.—Hundreds of law-enforcement officers came to this quiet Long Island community on Friday to mourn the off-duty federal agent who was accidentally killed by a former police officer as he tried to foil a robbery. The family of John … Continue reading

Ohio Environmental Groups Call for Stronger Drilling Laws – YAHOO!

The Ohio Environmental Council is calling on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to strengthen hydraulic fracturing regulations in the state’s Grand River watershed, according to Eco Watch. Various environmental groups are asking the ODNR to better …

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND: Education law’s promise falls short after 10 years – The Oakland Press

In this election year, there appears little political will for compromise despite widespread agreement that changes are needed. Critics say the law carries rigid and unrealistic expectations that put too much of an emphasis on tests for reading …