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SC voter ID law hits some black precincts harder – RealClearPolitics
South Carolina’s new voter photo identification law appears to be disproportionately affecting minority voters in one of the state’s largest counties and black precincts elsewhere, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. For instance …
DOJ Antitrust Juices Up With Pomerantz – Wall Street Journal
Universal Studios and Disney — and record labels in antitrust and copyright infringement cases. Pomerantz declined to comment to Law Blog, but his highlight reel wasn’t tough to find on the series of tubes. For starters, Pomerantz …
Coalition vows to alter ‘unbalanced’ consumer laws – Irish Times
Mr Bruton said many elements of existing law dated from the 19th century and was inappropriate for the smartphone and large supermarket era. As part of the legislative changes a comprehensive consumer rights Act will be introduced next year, the … Continue reading
ChinaCast Education Corporation Expands Board of Directors – Yahoo Finance
Ms. Ni is currently an independent director at JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., Digital China Holdings Ltd., Kong Zhong and ATA Inc. She received her J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law … 12 schools, government agencies and corporate … Continue reading
EU court: No patents for some stem cell techniques – AP – msnbc.com
The court said patents would be allowed if they involved therapeutic or diagnostic techniques that are useful to the embryo itself, like correcting defects. But the justices concluded that the law protects human embryos from any use that could undermine … Continue reading
Alabama Immigration Law: Deli Owner Defends Documented Latinos, Receives Boycott Threats – Huffingtonpost.com
When Alabama’s sweeping new immigration law went into effect last month, Birmingham business owner Steve Dubrinsky realized he had a serious problem. Dubrinsky runs Max’s Delicatessen, a classic Jewish deli, in the city’s Inverness neighborhood …
Misconduct charges against Kane coroner keep 2 courtrooms busy – Chicago Tribune
Litigation involving Kane County Coroner Charles West kept lawyers and judges busy in two separate courtrooms Wednesday. West, who is facing five counts of official misconduct for allegedly giving a TV from a dead man’s house to two of his … Continue reading
New bankruptcy law is the only lifeline for people drowning in debt – Irish Examiner
GOVERNMENT indifference to defaulting debtors is abundantly clear. The composition of the Working Group on Mortgage Arrears excluded external expertise, comprising only civil servants and bankers. Insiders, primarily concerned with bank survival, concluded …
NBA Players’ Union Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit by League on Lockout – Bloomberg
The National Basketball Association players’ union asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit by the league, which seeks a ruling that its lockout of players doesn’t violate antitrust law. The league’s “theoretical, unsubstantiated allegations …
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of Imperial Holdings, Inc. – Yahoo Finance
BENSALEM, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is continuing to investigate potential claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Imperial Holdings, Inc. (“Imperial Holdings” or the “Company”) (NYSE …
