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

admin — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:12:24 +0000

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!

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:02:39 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:41:10 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:22:02 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 02:01:36 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:26:45 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:33:46 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:26:36 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:19:27 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:39:14 +0000

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 →

Ted Cruz touts his legal record, while opponent David Dewhurst criticizes it – Dallas Morning News

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:01:30 +0000

It touts legal briefs he’s written … Career: Partner, national law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 2008-present; solicitor general, Texas attorney general’s office, 2003-08; policy planning office director, Federal Trade Commission …

Voter ID laws could swing states – Philadelphia Daily News

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:24:16 +0000

Swing states that have passed voter legislation have seen strong legal pushback from Democrats and … Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman Jim Burn said the new law “smacks of backroom politics and a Republican political agenda in an attempt …

Booster seats, bibles in schools among new Arizona laws – East Valley Tribune

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:55:38 +0000

That paves the way for a legal challenge if some student with a medical marijuana card is busted with pot in a dorm room. There was less controversy over another law which will now … Allowing property owners to remove … Continue reading →

The Morning Plum: A window into Mitt Romney’s foreign policy instincts – Washington Post

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:48:28 +0000

Screwing up a visit to the United Kingdom, the underhand toss of foreign policy pitches … rate and broken the law, but tax experts think one reason he doesn’t want to release the returns is that there are plenty of … Continue reading →

Spain angers feminists with plan to tighten abortion law – ca.news.yahoo.com

admin — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:40:49 +0000

The 2010 law also allowed women the legal right to abort up to the 22nd week of pregnancy … previous Socialist government who now acts as the party’s secretary for social policy, called the planned abortion law changes a “counter-reform”.

Qatar to establish graduate law school – Gulf News

admin — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:20:23 +0000

a world-class graduate legal institute. IGLP will offer advice in the development of the law school’s academic programme, admissions policy, and exchange of academic and administrative know-how, the foundation said in a statement. At present, IGLP runs a …

Spain angers feminists with plan to tighten abortion law – YAHOO!

admin — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 01:06:43 +0000

Drug driving law will hit medicine users – The Independent

admin — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:23:31 +0000

Motorists using prescribed painkillers such as morphine and codeine could be charged with “drug driving” under a new law designed to keep dangerous … after taking medication could “meet considerable legal challenge unless there is clear evidence that …

SD taxpayers’ legal bill for abortion law: $380K – NECN

admin — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:30:25 +0000

The sum, which does not include private donations made to support the law’s legal defense, is much less than some of the law’s opponents predicted when the South Dakota Legislature approved the so-called “informed consent” law seven years ago. At … Continue reading →

Torturing Children: Official Israeli Policy – Bay Area Indymedia

admin — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 06:55:40 +0000

It states parents should be told and legal counsel provided … FCO’s report documents grievous international law breaches. Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment is policy. So is institutionalized racism. Council for Arab-British Understanding …