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GA immigration law could delay professional licenses – WGCL
Georgia’s Secretary of State Brian Kemp is alerting professionals who must apply for new licenses or renewals to do so in a timely manner. The warning is in direct response to House Bill 87, Georgia’s tough new immigration law, passed … Continue reading
Health Care Law Held Constitutional In Latest Appeals Court Ruling – WIBW
Washington (CNN) — The sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama was upheld as constitutional by another federal appeals court Tuesday. The decision is not part of a half-dozen other appeals pending at the Supreme Court. The … Continue reading
Coalition Seeks Disclosure Rules for Corporate Political Contributions – Law.com
The coalition supports a rulemaking petition submitted August 3 by the Committee on Disclosure of Corporate Political Spending, a group of 10 prominent law professors specializing in corporate and securities law. That group includes such noted …
Securities industry bearish on its profitability – CNBC
The Dodd-Frank regulatory law passed last year ranks at “about an eight on the (10-point) Richter scale” for big banks, Guy Moszkowski, head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s financial services equity analysts, told the Securities Industry and Financial …
Baker & McKenzie Signs 15 Year Deal at 452 Fifth Ave – CoStar Group
International law firm Baker & McKenzie has signed a 15-year lease deal for 105,803 square feet in IDB Group’s trophy office tower, 452 Fifth Ave. in New York City. Baker & McKenzie will take occupancy of the entire 15th through … Continue reading
Personhood’ Laws Do Nothing to Resolve Debate on Abortion: Bloomberg View – Bloomberg
Or perhaps they ignored the complexities because they were interested ultimately in an act of emotional catharsis, not law. Symbolic “personhood” amendments heighten political rancor and division while pointlessly imposing legal expenses and …
BP wants US probes barred from oil spill suits – Associated Press
Billions of dollars are potentially at stake in a trial scheduled for February to determine whether rig owner Transocean can limit what it pays those making claims under maritime law and to assign percentages of fault to Transocean and other … Continue reading
State immigration law beset with gaps, confusion – Atlanta Journal Constitution
A key part of the Georgia law that cracks down on illegal immigration is fraught with gaps and confusing to businesses expected to comply with it, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation has found. At issue is a 2007 state law that … Continue reading
Attorney honored for giving back – Idaho State Journal
The lawyer, who specializes in elder law, was applauded for his work associated with the local Paintfest program in the October 2011 edition of the American Bar Association Journal. Hadley’s photo appeared in a section titled “Lawyers Giving Back.”
Remember Romney’s Tax Plan? No? That’s Probably The Way He’d Like It – Forbes
… tax code with his 9-9-9 consumption tax and Rick Perry favors a massive tax cut, Romney would do little more than tinker around the edges of the current law. In short, he seems pretty happy with the individual tax code while he supports … Continue reading
