Politics Law

COMMUNITY COMMENT: Legal community must rise above partisan politics – Evansville Courier-Press

The heated partisanship of an election cycle must cool down between the election and taking the oath of office to uphold the law. The credibility of our system of justice depends upon how well we rise above politics in carrying … Continue reading

Australia Vows to Defeat WTO Challenges on its Anti-Smoking Policy – Int’l Business Times

“We know that the tobacco companies, because they have admitted it, are providing legal advice to … on her anti-smoking policy if tobacco firms and countries that challenge the cigarette plain packaging law score a win before the global …

Reaching political ends through legal steps – Today’s Zaman

Although the investigation was still under way and it was forbidden under the law to disclose information about an … Now, having heard all of these facts, who can say Hashemi’s case is not political, but legal? I do not … Continue reading

Viewpoints: Politics Of The Medicare Debate; Measuring The Impact Of Catholic Bishops’ Legal Challenge – Kaiser Health News

If it wants to engage in political theater, the House GOP would do better to … that require insurance plans to cover contraception under the new health-care law. But the other side of this news was also significant: The vast … Continue reading

Parliament adopts new version of law on insurance at first reading – KPNews.com

Ukraine’s parliament at first reading on Tuesday adopted a bill on amendments to the law “On insurance … and legal provision of the financial services market of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Banking, Tax and Customs Policy, Andriy Pinchuk … Continue reading

Merck Triples-Down on Liberalism, Continues to Support ObamaCare Despite Unpopularity and Legal Uncertainty – The National Center for Public Policy Research

Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier reasserted his company’s support for ObamaCare in response to questions from the National Center for Public Policy Research – despite the law’s unpopularity and possible imminent demise at the hands of the Supreme Court.

Don’t expect a patent offensive from victorious Google – CNET News

aggressively pursuing licensing deals backed by threats of legal action. That’s what Microsoft has been doing for years, first with Linux and now with Android, and it’s what Apple is doing, incensed by iPhone and iPad rivals’ designs.

Controversial Instructions at Core of Edwards Case – New York Times

That interpretation of the law has been controversial … the actions of prominent political figures — a practice that could allow political agendas to trump legal neutrality, and which render the legal landscape so murky that candidates …

A Primer on How to Create A Sound Social Media Policy – Forbes

Unfortunately, there is a dearth of case law to guide policy creation. Most case law focuses on the authenticity of social media content and the importance of being able to prove that collection and preservation efforts are reasonable and defensible.

Anwar’s legal battles with his political foes – mwcnews.net

Everybody is equal in the eyes of the law.” The other question is what effect all this … he won’t be able to contest his parliamentary seat. Anwar will have a legal and a political battle to fight in parallel … Continue reading