Politics Law

Odebrecht Sues State of Florida Over Anti-Cuba Law – McGraw Construction

According to Odebrecht’s legal filings to the U.S. District Court … Once promoters of the anti-Cuba law learned of the signing statement, however, a political backlash ensued, and the next day Scott backtracked and stated that Florida would, in fact … Continue reading

Egypt’s political future tangled in legal web – ksl.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

Florida Voter Purge Defiance Sets Up Legal Fight With U.S. – Huffington Post

a conservative research and advocacy organization threatening legal action if 12 states, including Florida, fail to clean up voter rolls. “It’s just extraordinary to have the sitting president attacking states trying to further federal law …

Teachers file state lawsuits challenging Gov. Jindal’s voucher, tenure laws – nola.com

Perhaps the most significant legal … the policy at least indirectly diverted money from public education. But the general fund appropriation was insulated from any constitutional challenge. The challenge to the tenure and personnel law hangs …

Broward commissioners felt wronged by local gas stations; law coming – Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com

There’s no law that forces gas stations to post both prices … said complaints do come in. But the signs are legal in Florida as long as they’re not misleading. “All gas stations are required to post the price per … Continue reading

Public Still Mostly Hates Health Law With Supreme Court Ruling Just Weeks Off – NPR News

… said only the mandate should be overturned and 23 percent wanted the whole law upheld. Of course, the court will render its decision based on the strength of legal arguments and the justices’ interpretation of the Constitution. They wouldn … Continue reading

Florida accuses feds of violating their own laws – RealClearPolitics

starting with whether the Justice Department agreed Homeland Security has a legal obligation to give Florida access to its immigration database. Detzner also asked if the department’s position is that federal law bars Florida from identifying …

Egypt legal panel sides against Islamists before poll – firstpost.com

“The report also concluded that the law of political isolation (affecting Shafiq … Sami said a judicial advisory panel asked to prepare a legal opinion had finished its report, implying a decision was likely. The prospect of two all …

Egypt’s political future tangled in legal web – Tacoma News Tribune

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

Human-trafficking law takes effect – Tacoma News Tribune

Among them is a law letting authorities seize and obtain a forfeiture … Now any group that spends more than $1,000 on a political ad about a ballot measure must list the names of its five largest donors, provided they … Continue reading