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Judge to rule whether county police bargaining law will go to referendum – Washington Post

A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge will decide on Wednesday whether to strike a county petition to put a local police collective bargaining law to referendum … the board of elections $24,636 for legal services provided until April …

Should Wales’ top legal officer get £5,000 new insignia? – WalesOnline

The priorities of this Welsh Labour Government are quite simply baffling.” A Welsh Government spokesman said: “The Counsel General is our chief legal adviser and is a law officer of equal standing with the UK Government’s Attorney General …

Ariz. law expected to prompt suits from both sides – CBS News

But legal challenges also are expected from the … A little-known section of the law lets anyone sue an agency that has a policy that restricts the enforcement of immigration law. The provision was aimed at holding cities accountable for … Continue reading

Alabama law drives out illegal immigrants, with unexpected consequences – Bangor Daily News

Some parts of the law have been challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice, and President Obama’s announcement Friday of a temporary legal amnesty for more than 1 million undocumented young immigrants nationwide clashes directly with Alabama …

The supremely political court – New York Daily News

The Supreme Court ensures the uniformity of federal law. Because the justices choose … they necessarily wrestle with issues that cannot be resolved by legal materials alone. Personal values and politics inevitably enter.

Institute for Global Law and Policy announces collaboration with Qatar Foundation – Harvard Law School News

The Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School is a collaborative faculty effort to nurture innovative approaches to global policy in the face of a legal and institutional architecture that is manifestly ill-equipped to address …

Supreme Court Health Care Ruling Just The Beginning Of Obamacare Legal Challenges – Huffington Post

The most likely scenario: legal challenges to rules that remain, which could stretch out for years to come, said Jonathan Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law … to set Medicare policy and payment rates as … Continue reading

Jefferson County Board of Education weighed costs of additional legal fees in revising earring ban policy – Everything Alabama Blog

The Southern Poverty Law Center had contended that the policy discriminated on the basis of gender … to meet instructional needs rather than to take on additional legal costs,” Hammonds said in an interview. Hammonds said the board, in …

Foundation Source Hires Outgoing Council on Foundations Legal & Public Policy Leader Andrew Schulz – Business Wire

Mr. Schulz is currently Vice President, Legal and Public Policy at the Washington … Prior to joining the Council in 2000, Mr. Schulz was an associate at the law firm of Dorn & Klamp in Washington, DC, where he specialized … Continue reading

Arizona Immigration Law: Supreme Court Decision Likely To Face Legal Challenges – Huffington Post

But legal challenges also are expected from the … A little-known section of the law lets anyone sue an agency that has a policy that restricts the enforcement of immigration law. The provision was aimed at holding cities accountable for … Continue reading