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GOP: Health law may drive divorce – Philadelphia Daily News
Some experts believe HHS may issue further guidance about family affordability, but the report says this would have consequences too: More people obtaining tax credits would drive up the overall cost of the law. The proposed rule on tax credits … Continue reading
Smith & Wesson® Secures Two Texas Law Enforcement Contracts – Yahoo Finance
Pasantes said, “Throughout our company’s history, Smith & Wesson has focused its attention on meeting the high performance standards and specialized needs of military and law enforcement professionals. Our law enforcement support services are structured so …
Iraq, Kurds take step toward oil law compromise – Reuters India
Kurdish officials have harshly criticised a draft law approved by Iraq’s cabinet in August that would have given the Arab-dominated central government in Baghdad more control over the nation’s oil reserves, the world’s fourth largest.
The Daily Docket: Lehman Closer to Chapter 11 Plan Approval – Wall Street Journal
Law professor Stephen Lubben directs us to a chart by the Economist that may provide insight into the sectors from which the next Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases will emerge. Fees for the Howrey law firm’s case have reached $3 million … Continue reading
Lehman Argues Bankruptcy Judge Must Keep $8.6 Billion JPMorgan Lawsuit – Bloomberg
because the case involves “classic” bankruptcy claims and related common-law claims that don’t require a higher-court ruling. Lehman sued New York-based JPMorgan last year, saying the bank extracted assets that fatally weakened the firm …
Shooting Range Simulator Ordered by U.S. Marine Corps – msnbc.com
TEMPE, AZ — VirTra Systems (PINKSHEETS: VTSI), a leading provider of firearms training systems to Military and Law Enforcement agencies, today announced a contract award for two shooting range simulators from the United States Marine Corps.
The Challenges of Prosecuting Rajat Gupta – New York Times
Simply telling someone confidential information is not a violation of the securities laws until the government proves it was done as part of a quid pro quo arrangement. At Mr. Rajaratnam’s trial, prosecutors played two wiretapped calls during …
Dominic Grieve takes on the European court of human rights – The Guardian
From now on, though, you can expect to hear the term used in an entirely different context – European human rights law. There, the government is hoping its meaning will be somewhere between “abracadabra” and “open sesame”. Subsidiarity was the … Continue reading
House to Repeal Law Withholding Contractors’ Taxes – FOX News
WASHINGTON – Both parties in the House are ready to vote to repeal a law requiring federal, state and local governments to withhold 3 percent of their payments to contractors. The 5-year-old law was designed to force scofflaws who perform … Continue reading
ACRU Files Brief Arguing for Rule of Law, Financial Accountability in Stock Market Case – ChristianNewsWire
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — The American Civil Rights Union filed a brief on Wednesday supporting … posed by Self Regulating Organizations (SROs) operating outside laws designed to protect investors,” said ACRU General Counsel …
