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Supreme court will decide healthcare law with politics, Americans believe – The Guardian

Fifty-five percent of those polled said that the supreme court justices will decide the legality of the healthcare law “mainly based on personal or political views”. Just 32% believe the ruling will be based on its legal merits. However, the … Continue reading

IU School of Law offers education studies minor – Indiana Daily Student

Buxbaum, interim dean and John E. Schiller Chair in Legal Ethics, in a press release. “The minor will be useful for law students who hope to practice school law, or to conduct other work in the education policy arena. And … Continue reading

U.S. stiffens opposition to EU law on aviation emissions – comcast.net

That move would raise the diplomatic stakes and introduce sticky legal questions with no outcome guaranteed. “We’re debating that,” LaHood said after Republicans and Democratic members urged the administration to pursue that route. The law took …

The Bogus Threat from Shariah Law – RealClearPolitics

though the Oklahoma law was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. In May, Kansas enacted its version, which doesn’t mention Shariah but prohibits state courts from basing decisions on any foreign laws or other legal codes.

Egyptian supreme court to decide about political isolation law – Presstv

Some legal experts say, the possible disqualification of the … The parliament is supporting the law, known as the political isolation or disenfranchisement law, but is facing stiff opposition from attempts by the country’s interim military rulers.

State voter ID laws encountering pushback in courts – Bangor Daily News

Stricter ID laws and other controversial voting restrictions, passed earlier this year by several Republican-controlled legislatures, are hitting legal roadblocks that … for Justice at NYU School of Law, which opposes the new laws.

Legal claim accuses Arizona AG Horne of cover-up, seeks $10 million – AZCentral.com

In a legal claim filed Thursday … portrays Horne as a man willing to bend the rules — and break the law — in an effort to protect himself and his political allies from prosecution. Horne said Thursday afternoon that … Continue reading

Egypt’s political future tangled in legal web – WJBF.com

The vexing mix of politics and law comes less than two weeks ahead of the presidential … Just over a third of its members would come from parliament, while the rest would be legal experts and representatives of unions, ministries … Continue reading

How the NRA and Its Allies Helped Spread a Radical Gun Law Nationwide – Mother Jones

The three legal concepts that turned a reasonable self-defense … and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a right-wing policy group. And the law’s rapid spread—it now exists in various forms in 25 states—reflects the success …

Egypt’s political future tangled in legal web – RealClearPolitics

The vexing mix of politics and law comes less than two weeks ahead of the presidential … Just over a third of its members would come from parliament, while the rest would be legal experts and representatives of unions, ministries … Continue reading