Political and Legal Law

The constitutional court fired back Tuesday, ruling that Morsi’s decision had no legal grounding. For the moment … chamber’s members were elected illegally by allowing candidates from political parties to contest seats set aside for …

Watching the Coalition’s slow-motion car-crash over Lords reform, I’m reminded of Sayre’s Law, which states … It’s also very good tactical politics. For one thing, Labour has publicly embarrassed Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg, at almost …

“We call these poll taxes,” Holder said. He also said the Texas law hurts minorities and that politics is the driving force behind the issue. Holder called Texas the “center of our national debate” on voting rights issues and vowed … Continue reading →

Washington (CNN)– House Republicans launched an all-out assault Tuesday against President Barack Obama’s signature health care reform law, holding a series of committee hearings and other events ahead of a planned vote Wednesday on repealing the measure.

After the United States Supreme Court upheld the federal health care law on June 28, Republican officials in Texas suggested that they would fight the expansion of Medicaid and the exchanges, online marketplaces in which people shop for health insurance.

WASHINGTON — A law requiring Texas voters to present photo identification at the polls is needed to combat a culture of election fraud plaguing the state, lawyers representing Texas argued in a landmark federal court case on Monday.

A ruling is expected by next month. The state argued the law represents the will of the people and does not run afoul of the Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965 to ensure minorities’ right to vote. “Texas Democrats, like … Continue reading →

“They are a human force in the political process, but a lot of that falls outside the kind of spending that needs to be disclosed to the FEC.”  Laurence E. Gold, counsel to the AFL-CIO, said the Labor Department reports … Continue reading →

A controversial Indiana law that would keep low-income women from using federal Medicaid benefits to receive any kind of reproductive medical care from Planned Parenthood is unacceptable because it denies women the freedom to choose their health care …

Law Firm Launches Newest ‘Law and Learning Guidebook Series’ to Encourage Community Associations to Become Active in Florida’s Political Process Katzman Garfinkel & Berger, the leader in community association law in the state of Florida …