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Jobs for Utes – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Is Obama in favor of undermining Child Labor Laws?  The coverage of the president’s youth jobs plan seems favorable so far.  Actually, the media attention and the liberal reaction seems fairly giddy.  The unions seem on board with Obama:

Military Green Growth Offset By Congress – AOL Travel News

but it also contains a provision that makes it more complicated – although not impossible – for the military to pursue high-level LEED certifications for its buildings. As noted by the Federal Times, a section of the law states, “No … Continue reading

Corporate mismanagement a threat: SC judge – in.com

Justice Ganguly was speaking at a roundtable discussion on ‘The Transformation From Greed to Good: Changing Dimensions of Corporate Governance’ organised by a law firm Nishith Desai Associates on the opening of its New Delhi office. He said corporate …

Obama’s Consumer Watchdog Targets Mortgage Firms – Yahoo Finance

“Holding both banks and nonbanks accountable to consumer financial laws will help create a fairer … said in an interview. “Americans have a right to expect that this new agency will start to address some of the financial problems that … Continue reading

Mine safety group seeks review of laws on small-scale mining – Philippine Star Online

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) president Louie Sarmiento is calling for a review to refine the laws pertaining to small-scale mining. Sarmiento said the purpose of the review is to eliminate illegal activities.

Corporate mismanagement a threat: SC judge – MSN India

Justice Ganguly was speaking at a roundtable discussion on ”The Transformation From Greed to Good: Changing Dimensions of Corporate Governance” organised by a law firm Nishith Desai Associates on the opening of its New Delhi office. He said corporate …

Samsung’s Antitrust Claims Against Panasonic Judged Time Barred – Law.com

Samsung took a license in 2003 but then sued Panasonic and SD-3C in 2010, claiming that the licensing pool violated antitrust laws. (Christopher Hockett of Davis Polk & Wardwell has represented SD-3C in the litigation.) In Samsung’s most recent …

Former Norton Rose Disputes Chief Quits for Dechert’s Expansive London Base – Law.com

Norton Rose is set to lose one of its most high-profile litigation partners, with Antony Dutton set to join the London office of Dechert after resigning from the top 10 U.K. firm Thursday. Dutton, who has been at Norton Rose … Continue reading

Franken tells local students he hopes Congress will leave No Child law behind – Pioneer Press

U.S. Sen. Al Franken capped off a day visiting students and teachers at Burnsville High School by talking about dismantling the No Child Left Behind law that now governs public education. Some in the crowd of 75 parents, students and … Continue reading

Google-Firefox Search Deal is Antitrust Red Meat – Forbes

under the Clayton Act antitrust law that prevents acquisition of market power. Given that Mozilla is a global non-profit and that the agreement is a commercial agreement and not a formal merger or acquisition, Hart Scott Rodino antitrust rules …