Political and Legal Law

Kentucky to implement key part of Obama¿s healthcare law – Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — As right-leaning states such as Texas and Florida redouble their opposition to President Obama’s healthcare law in the wake of last month’s Supreme Court decision, Kentucky is joining the list of states that will establish its …

Berlusconi Said to Be Plotting a Political Comeback – New York Times

Any future political developments will involve an unknown variable: a new electoral law. Under the current system, party leaders pick members of Parliament to fill the seats apportioned to the parties by a general vote. Parliament is discussing …

Political donors hiding their IDs – Philadelphia Daily News

Hopes that the court might come to its senses were dashed two weeks ago when it overruled a Montana Supreme Court ruling upholding that state’s 1912 law banning corporate political donations. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is calling for a …

Judge blocks Mississippi abortion law – San Francisco Gate

A federal judge on Wednesday continued to block a state law that threatened to shut down Mississippi’s only abortion clinic and make it nearly impossible for a woman to get the procedure in the state. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. … Continue reading

House votes to repeal health care law – San Francisco Gate

In the months since, the GOP has taken repeated further swipes at the law, including votes to deny salaries to any … legislation was a charade and showed the House “cares more about political grandstanding than in getting things done.”

Slap to Obama: GOP House votes to kill health law – Boston Globe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressing an election-year point, Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House on Wednesday to repeal the nation’s two-year-old health care law, a maneuver … ‘‘cares more about political grandstanding than …

Expert tells court that Texas’ voter ID law won’t diminish turnout – Dallas Morning News

He accused Holder of using his office as a “political arm of the Obama administration” by criticizing and using his power to try to block the state law. Holder argued that the time and expense needed to obtain the ID … Continue reading

Political deceit: Big donors use the tax code as campaign cover – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tax-exempt social welfare groups, which advance broad community interests, are barred by law from spending most of their time on political activity. But the Times reported that many use the bulk of their money for issue advertising that ostensibly is … Continue reading

Contempt law to ensure judicial, political restraint: Naek – DAWN Group

ISLAMABAD: The Contempt of Court Law would ensure judicial and political restraint and help strengthening democracy, Minister for Law Farooq H Naek said on Wednesday. Talking to media persons outside the Parliament House, he denied the …

Mississippi Abortion Law Comes Before Federal Judge – Huffington Post

Matt Steffey, a law professor at Mississippi College in Jackson … “I think it’s unfortunate that the Democrats have made a political football out of this thing, which I think is what they keep doing to distract from real problems … Continue reading