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8 Jan 2016, 6:12 am by Jim Sedor
Bharara’s speech at the Kentucky General Assembly’s annual ethics training was his first before a full state Legislature. [read post]
6 Jan 2016, 6:36 am by Kenneth Vercammen Esq. Edison
My Grandmothers Will was not self- proving, and the witness to Will extorted a $500 fee.The New Jersey Legislature later passed a law to create a type of Will called a Self-Proving Will. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 9:04 am by Rick Pildes
  Until 1947, for example, the President of the United States appointed, with Senate consent, the Governor of Puerto Rico; any law enacted by the Puerto Rico legislature had to be submitted for approval to Congress.But as the democratic movements for self-determination and anti-colonialism took hold in the wake of World War II’s struggle for democracy, the United States joined the United Nations Charter. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 8:59 am by George Ticoras, Esq.
The New Hampshire Legislature begins the New Year addressing campaign finance issues stemming from the U.S. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 7:31 am by Reva Siegel and Linda Greenhouse
In this case, protecting dignity requires judges to ensure that legislatures do not single out abortion for burdensome and unwarranted health restrictions that obstruct a woman’s decision to end a pregnancy. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 7:18 am by Andrew Weber
Finally in December the Congressional Record Index, Quick Search, and the State Legislature page were added. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 6:09 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying “How Obama Failed to Shut Washington’s Revolving Door” by Josh Gerstein for Politico Pennsylvania: “Pennsylvania Legislature Aims at Lobbying Overhaul; Reaction Mixed” by Kate Giammarise and Chris Potter for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Campaign Finance Arizona: “APS Refuses Request to Disclose Political Contributions” by Ryan Randazzo for Arizona Republic California: “Super Bowl Committee Raising Millions, with Little Transparency”… [read post]
3 Jan 2016, 1:40 pm by Douglas A. Berman
 The Legislature has given prosecutors discretion to waive a minimum mandatory in appropriate cases, and State Attorney Angela Corey used this discretion when she concluded it is appropriate, Barnard said. [read post]
31 Dec 2015, 1:47 pm by Shahid Buttar
Congress took action in 2015 to address privacy and transparency, but state legislatures emerged as the nation’s leaders for policy innovation. [read post]
28 Dec 2015, 2:00 pm by Cale
The legislature made a substantial commitment to improving our roadways and rail lines. [read post]
28 Dec 2015, 10:15 am
That was the culmination of years of strategic ACLU litigation and advocacy, including 12 state wins just since our 2013 Supreme Court victory in Windsor. [read post]
28 Dec 2015, 2:51 am by Ben
It is in fact the logical next step for the EU legislature to take in this field" and "a European copyright law would establish a truly unified legal framework, replacing the multitude of often opaque and sometimes conflicting national rules that presently exists. [read post]
25 Dec 2015, 11:05 am by Nancy E. Halpern, DVM, Esq.
” Despite many objections to the continued status of dogs as “property,” courts throughout time have acknowledged their special status as “man’s best friend” which this Court further acknowledged by quoting “Vests Eulogy to the Dog,’ which was delivered during an 1872 closing argument by a Missouri attorney (and, later, senator) named George Graham Vest, who poignantly stated that: [t]he one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can… [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 9:47 am by Michael Lowe
All around the state, people are asking questions and searching for answers on what they can and cannot do once the new Texas Open Carry law goes into effect. [read post]
21 Dec 2015, 4:30 am by Donna Ballman
Senator Franken has introduced legislation to ban noncompetes against low wage workers. [read post]
21 Dec 2015, 4:08 am by SHG
The governor’s unusual effort — potentially granting mass clemency on a level rarely seen — comes as efforts to reform the state’s juvenile justice laws have met resistance in the Legislature; most states have raised the age of criminal responsibility after reviewing studies that showed people are often not psychologically mature until early adulthood. [read post]