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NAACP plans nationwide protests on voter ID laws – AP – msnbc.com
A leading civil rights organization is joining with minority and labor groups for a series of protests around the country meant to move discussion of voter identification laws out of policy circles and onto street corners, the organization’s president said … Continue reading
Civil union law deserves some court scrutiny – Daily Journal
For years, gay and lesbian couples in New Jersey have maintained that the state’s 2006 civil union law does not provide them the same legal rights as married couples. The evidence seems to back them up. Now, advocates for equality … Continue reading
Modified Internet sales-tax bill introduced in Senate – Consumer Reports.org
The Marketplace Fairness Act, introduced today by a bipartisan trio of senators, would require all but the smallest online vendors to collect sales taxes from their customers. Currently, under federal law, states cannot force sales-tax …
Once ignored, Ill. tax change now center stage – Yahoo Finance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — When advocates for the needy and vulnerable wanted to stave off budget cuts earlier this year, they fought for a change in tax laws that would save Illinois hundreds of millions of dollars. Six months later, … Continue reading
Patent trolls in Piney Woods make mischief for innovators everywhere – The Guardian
We took a crash course in US patent law.” About 95% of patent cases do not reach trial – many are settled out of court even if they have little merit. But according to the American Intellectual Property Law Association, … Continue reading
The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes Continues To … – CNBC
NEW YORK, Nov 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. (“K&T”) (www.recoverbankofamericastocklosses.com) announced today that a class action lawsuit, Case No. 11-6678, is currently pending against Bank of …
Market Report, "Philippines Real Estate Report Q4 2011", published – PR Inside
The commercial real estate market continues to recover from large drops in … Despite President Benigno Aquino III’s pro-foreign direct investment (FDI) policies, the changes in the law affecting REITs mean developers that had planned to set trusts …
California livestock law likely to be overturned by Supreme Court – New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to block a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected slaughterhouses to keep the meat out of the nation’s food system. The court heard an appeal from the …
Eli Lilly, Amylin end collaboration, litigation – Yahoo Finance
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that they will end their long-standing collaboration to develop diabetes drugs, an announcement that sent Amylin shares tumbling. The companies also said they …
Western Kentucky U. Professor Who Sent Political E-Mail Broke Law, Official Says – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Gordon Jones, an agriculture professor at Western Kentucky University, clearly violated the law when he used the campus e-mail to urge students and faculty members to vote for James Comer, a Republican candidate for agriculture commissioner, a college …
