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Landmark Textbook on Health Care and the U.S. Legal System Released – Newswise

Throughout its major fields of study, the book focuses on how a dramatically changing legal environment … only charts the interaction of law and health care but places this interaction into a broader and international policy context encompassing the …

Fearing legal action, Verona school board to change substance abuse policies – NorthJersey.com

Ramapo Indian Hills has since revised its policy and is currently appealing the court ruling. To avoid any such issues in Verona, the board reviewed its own policies to measure their legal soundness … happen – current case law dictates … Continue reading

Canadian Wheat Board Law: Federal Government Appeals Court Ruling – huffingtonpost.ca

OTTAWA – The Federal Court of Appeal will allow an appeal of a ruling that said the federal government broke the law with its plan to strip the Canadian … It’s the latest legal step in a long and bitter … Continue reading

In Edwards Case, Judge’s Words May Hold Key, Experts Say – 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 …

Expat voters launch legal challenge of ’5-year rule’ – CBC

A law stripping voting rights from more than a million expatriate Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years should be struck down as unconstitutional, according to a legal challenge … are about the domestic political situation.

Pennsylvania Lemon Law Lawyers From Kimmel & Silverman Honored as Super Lawyers for Ninth Year – YAHOO!

For the ninth year in a row, attorneys from the Ambler and Pittsburgh-based lemon law firm of Kimmel & Silverman have been named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in a survey conducted by Law & Politics … with cost-free … Continue reading

Tal c’mtee member: Striking down law was ‘extreme’ – Jerusalem Post

Stern also said that the issue was beyond the jurisdiction of the High Court as it was not a legal question but “a matter of policy,” in comments to the Israel Bar Association in Eilat. The High Court struck down … Continue reading

Philadelphia priest: Not archdiocese’s policy to contact law enforcement with abuse reports – CNN

Philadelphia (CNN)– A priest who assisted Monsignor William Lynn investigate clergy sex abuse claims testified Tuesday that it was not the archdiocese’s policy to contact law enforcement or other victims of abuse. “Our legal counsel said there …

Prisoners could get vote within six months if UK loses last legal battle – Daily Telegraph

The case, now eight years old, has been at the centre of a deepening row in the UK over the influence of European judges on domestic law. Ministers and MPs have insisted the decision on whether prisoners in a country … Continue reading

A judge grants a major legal victory to the school officials demonized by the documentary. – Slate

it’s worth looking at why Judge Murphy absolved school officials of legal responsibility for the tragedy of Tyler Long’s suicide. Forgive me for starting with a bit of lawyer talk, but it’s important: The law understandably makes it …