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Rule of law in China the silent victim at Bo Xilai wife’s trial – Reuters

to play by legal norms.” China has long had an official agenda of enforcing rule of law and its case against Gu has drawn global interest, not only because of the political overtones but because the victim, former Bo family … Continue reading

European Climate Law Poses Problems for U.S. Airlines, Policymakers – YAHOO!

Most countries outside the European Union, including the United States, oppose the EU law based on foreign-policy and legal grounds unrelated to global warming. “The unilateral imposition of the [European cap-and-trade law] is creating huge …

New law requires parent permission for body piercing – Abc Local Web

Under a law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, anyone under 18 years old will have to get written permission from their parents or legal guardians before piercing anything on their bodies. Cuomo and the Legislature overwhelmingly passed the law in … Continue reading

Five ways churches get preferential treatment and benefit from legal loopholes – Salon

Tax Policy Tax exemption is given to a variety of religious … gender or sexual orientation, have no recourse in the law. To many legal observers, this makes a certain amount of sense for clergy. The Catholic Church can’t be … Continue reading

Libertarian legal center joins JobsOhio fight – CBS News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A liberal policy group fighting Gov. John Kasich’s new private job-creation board, JobsOhio, got the backing of an unusual ally on Monday. The libertarian 1851 Center for Constitutional Law filed … didn’t have legal standing.

More Law Schools Haggle on Scholarships – Wall Street Journal

The schools’ new strategies have arisen out of a period of turmoil for the legal academy that dates … the law school,” said a Brooklyn Law School spokeswoman. She said, however, that the school’s official policy on scholarships “does not … Continue reading

Libertarian legal center joins JobsOhio fight – San Francisco Gate

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A liberal policy group fighting Gov. John Kasich’s new private job-creation board, JobsOhio, got the backing of an unusual ally on Monday. The libertarian 1851 Center for Constitutional Law filed … didn’t have legal standing.

Stephen Rainbow: Change the marriage law and they will return – New Zealand Herald

Apart from being the right thing to do, it also ensures that the law keeps up with what is already happening. For removing the legal impediments to gay equality are not necessarily about promoting gay marriage or adoption but ensuring … Continue reading

Judge to let Arizona’s abortion ban take effect – AZCentral.com

A federal judge on Monday upheld Arizona’s pending law banning abortions after 20 weeks … “Today’s decision casts aside decades of legal precedent, ignoring constitutional protections for reproductive rights that have been upheld by the …

Judge says Arizona’s abortion ban can take effect – Town Hall

The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights said it and another group that challenged the law plan to file an emergency appeal of Monday’s decision with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. “Today’s decision casts aside decades of legal … Continue reading