Politics Law

Google Refused Law Enforcement Request To Pull Police Brutality Video – Huffingtonpost.com

A U.S. law enforcement agency petitioned Google to take down … Of the 757 items that Google was asked to remove by the U.S. government in the first half of 2011, eighty percent were motivated by allegations of defamation.

Democrats drive drop in support for healthcare law in new poll – Los Angeles Times

Public support for the new healthcare law dropped significantly in October, a new survey shows, dealing a blow to the Obama administration as Republican presidential candidates keep up their pledges to repeal the president’s signature domestic …

Arizona law enforcement on alert after threatening fliers found – KTAR.com

PHOENIX — Arizona law enforcement officers are on alert Friday after a stack … encourages people to kill “any government agent” who violates their rights. It also claims people have a right to resist police searches at places like airports, … Continue reading

THE POLITICS OF FEAR AND SMEAR – American Reporter

There’s a bigger dynamic at work here that transcends politics. As journalist Adam Serwer explained … The Constitution is the bedrock of our nation’s legal system. Following the rule of law is what really keeps our nation safe. Otherwise, we … Continue reading

House votes to annul law aimed at contractors – msnbc.com

WASHINGTON — The House voted in near lockstep Thursday to repeal a law aimed at compelling government contractors to pay all their taxes, sparking squabbling over which party was doing the most to create jobs but leaving economists …

Employment law: the Conservatives are only Right-wing when no one wants them to be – Daily Telegraph Blogs

Am I only the person who gets a vague but uncomfortable sense that we’re descending into a Paul Verhoeven-style dystopia when reading about the Government’s confidential employment law report in today’s Telegraph: It says that British …

Fountain Hills group challenges political-committee law – AZCentral.com

All Dina Galassini wanted to do was rally her friends and neighbors to oppose an upcoming $29.6 million bond proposal that will go before Fountain Hills voters on Nov. 8. What she didn’t know was that if she involved even … Continue reading

Government contractor tax law will be repealed – Detroit News

Washington— Against a backdrop of thousands of government contractors underpaying their taxes by billions of dollars, Congress decided in 2006 to start withholding 3 percent of the contracted price until taxes owed are paid. It never happened …

House repeals law withholding contractors’ taxes – USA Today

Sander Levin, D-Mich. Obama supports scrapping the withholding law. The government would lose an estimated $11 billion by repealing the law. But accompanying language approved by the House would make up for that loss by making it harder for …

Critics see anti-marriage bias in new health law – Washington Times

They also say the law will encourage women to drop out of the workforce. “I do know people who will get a divorce to make this work,” said Rep. Paul A. Gosar, Arizona Republican, speaking at a House Committee on … Continue reading