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METALS-Copper springs to life as European jitters ebb – Reuters

Copper ends up in broader risk-relief rally * Italy’s Senate approves new budget law * Copper open interest down in first … Futures volumes stood near 51,000 lots in late New York trade, down more than 16 percent from the … Continue reading

Special Tax Deductions For Special Education – Wall Street Journal

a nonprofit group with members specializing in disability law. In fact, tax rules allow medical deductions for “diagnosis, cure, mitigation, or treatment…primarily to alleviate or prevent a physical or mental defect or illness” (IRS publication 502).

Gray, Ritter & Graham Listed in Eight Practice Categories in 2012 U.S. News/Best Lawyers Best Law Firms Survey – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)

The areas of concentration for which GRG is listed are: Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs …

’60 Minutes’: Congress above law on insider trading – Orlando Sentinel (blog)

“Kroft reports on how America’s lawmakers can legally make tidy profits on information only they know, simply because they won’t pass a law against themselves,” CBS News said in a preview. The report will air at 7 p.m. Sunday on … Continue reading

Lancaster OKs aerial surveillance of city – Los Angeles Times

according to local city and law enforcement officials. They contend that it will improve response times. But opponents of the program cry foul. They object to the plane constantly hovering overhead when there isn’t a crime in progress, and worry … Continue reading

European competition and consumer days – Malta Independent Daily

The European competition and consumer days have been organised by each Presidency since 2000 as a forum for sharing best practices related to anti-trust law and consumer protection It is an international high-level conference, where heads of anti-trust and …

SEC’s Khuzami Says Forcing Guilty Pleas May Divert Resources – Bloomberg

if you insist on admissions,” Robert Khuzami said today at a securities law conference in New York. Khuzami’s comments come amid scrutiny of SEC settlements including U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff’s questioning of the agency’s policy of …

Senate unanimously approves crime bill with ‘three strikes’ provision – Boston Herald

The Senate on Thursday unanimously adopted an omnibus crime package that includes a proposal to deny parole eligibility to three-time violent felons and makes changes in gun and sentencing laws. “The people who will deal in death and …

Indiana Tech names law school dean – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Alexander teaches in the areas of bankruptcy law, evidence, and trial practice. Before joining the Penn State-Dickinson faculty, Alexander was in private practice in Champaign, Ill., for seven years. He also served as a law clerk to the Hon.

Lee Harris defeats Kemba Ford in Memphis City Council District 7 runoff – Memphis Commercial Appeal

The runoff election for City Council District 7 ended Thursday in a landslide victory for University of Memphis business law professor Lee Harris and a concession from actress Kemba Ford, who promised she “will be watching” to see that Harris … Continue reading