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State’s lawsuit over voter ID could cost more than $1 million – The Post and Courier
Some legal and political observers said South Carolina’s suit could rise to the U.S. Supreme Court. S.C. Sen. Tom Davis, an influential Republican from Beaufort, said the law is “worth defending,” adding, “It’s unfortunate we have to go down this … Continue reading
Officials decry rule making health plans cover contraception – Union Leader
HHS said the exemption, part of President Barack Obama’s health care law, would cover churches and might apply to primary and secondary religious schools, according to an HHS spokesman. But it would not apply to most religious universities or …
Burma vows tax incentives – Nation – Thailand
The Burmese government is drafting a tax incentive law which will be the most attractive in the region, as it prepares to achieve a six-per-cent growth target in 2012, according to an economic minister. U Soe Thein, Burma’s Industry Minister, … Continue reading
Okla. lawmakers look to expand ‘Make My Day’ law – RealClearPolitics
Following a series of high-profile shootings deemed justified under the state’s “Make My Day” law, some lawmakers are looking to expand the state’s gun laws to allow citizens to defend themselves beyond just their homes. The law, nicknamed after …
Copyright Extension, Reversion Are Focus of Legal Panel at MIDEM – Billboard Business News
Entertainment attorney Bernard Resnick discusses changes to U.S. copyright law affecting works assigned to publishers in 1978 and thereafter. At right is Lommen Abdo’s Kenneth Abdo. (Photo: Louis Hau) Recent changes in U.S. and European copyright law may …
Immigration dilemma haunts Republicans – Financial Times
But many Republicans fear the party is alienating a generation of Latinos, through strident attacks on immigration and a series of tough laws passed by conservative states targeting illegal workers. “Leadership begins at the top and we just haven’t had … Continue reading
DC gridlock jams up tax reprieve – New York Post
Tax experts’ projected scenario is an investment-friendly Republican House that writes all new tax laws pitted against a populist Democrat president in a general-election year. The president is insisting on higher taxes for the affluent.
Analysis: Christie’s political prowess on display as he trumps Dems on gay marriage, justices – Republic
Checkmate? “The Democrats got the rug pulled out from under them again,” said Brigid Callahan Harrison, a political science and law professor at Montclair State University. “They’ve consistently had to respond to a governor who has been two …
ACTA is worse than SOPA, here’s what you need to know – Natural News.com
Critics say it is much more far-reaching than SOPA, bypassing “the sovereign laws of participating nations” and “forcing … the agreement would crack down things like generic drugs and would make food patents more difficult to obtain “by enforcing a … Continue reading
Brown ordered firing of regulator who took hard line on oil firms – Los Angeles Times
The official balked. Relaxing rules on underground injection, a risky method of oil extraction common in the state, would violate environmental laws, wrote Derek Chernow, then head of the Department of Conservation, in a memo obtained by The Times.
