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11 Apr 2018, 11:07 pm
Confederate forces had begun the Civil War when they fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, only five weeks after inauguration day. [read post]
9 Apr 2018, 2:01 pm
Civil-liberties advocates and human rights groups vehemently oppose Haspel’s nomination due to her connection to the CIA’s enhanced-interrogation program under the Bush administration. [read post]
6 Apr 2018, 4:00 am
“In summary,” they claim, “the binding law of this Circuit remains that enemy combatants detained at Guantanamo Bay may not claim rights under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. [read post]
5 Apr 2018, 9:01 pm
Under state law, individual donors are limited to making no more than a $5,600 contribution to a single campaign. [read post]
5 Apr 2018, 3:54 pm
As James Beck notes in a post on his Drug and Device Law Blog (here), the Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure has introduced a change to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that would provide for mandatory initial disclosure of “any agreement under which any person, other than an attorney permitted to charge a contingent fee representing a party, has a right to receive compensation that is contingent on, and sourced from, any… [read post]
2 Apr 2018, 7:12 am
Fonseca, a Mexican National residing in Mexico, in Miami and Mexico under the Convention on Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters (the “Hague Convention” or the “Hague”). [read post]
30 Mar 2018, 11:46 am
A wide comparative legal analysis is conducted, which regarding universal civil jurisdiction encompasses the work of the Institute of International Law on the topic in 2015, and the report theretoby A. [read post]
29 Mar 2018, 5:27 am
Geist’s claim is contradicted by the Guideline published by the Council of Europe related to the use of blocking to protect freedom of expression in the EU under the European Convention on Human Rights. [read post]
22 Mar 2018, 9:30 pm
” The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the National Women’s Law Center sued to get OMB to turn over documents relating to OMB’s decision to withdraw an Obama-era rule that would have required businesses to report pay data information. [read post]
22 Mar 2018, 9:01 pm
Sexual harassment is illegal under the New Mexico Human Rights Act, which defines it as a subset of sexual discrimination and often forms the basis of harassment-related civil lawsuits. [read post]
16 Mar 2018, 3:24 pm
In September 2017, officials from public security bureaus, justice bureaus, lawyers associations, and politics and law committees conducted lengthy and intrusive on-site “inspections” of at least seven law firms that have engaged in rights defense work. [read post]
14 Mar 2018, 8:12 am
., the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will host a panel entitled, “Voting Rights & the Supreme Court: What’s at Stake This Term. [read post]
12 Mar 2018, 1:37 pm
In civil law states that discipline arises from the constraining principles of the legal codes themselves. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 10:51 am
He also derides laws that permit civil rights lawyers to be paid. [read post]
28 Feb 2018, 3:00 am
Under prior law, Section 162(f) of the Internal Revenue Code allowed deductions for a fairly broad category of payments. [read post]
27 Feb 2018, 4:47 pm
Dr Judith Townend is lecturer in media and information law at the University of Sussex and a member of the Queen’s Bench Division Media and Communications List User Group Committee This is an edited version of an article which first appeared in Communications Law journal, volume 23, issue 1 (Bloomsbury Professional) and PA Media Lawyer, and the Transparency Project Blog and is re-published here with permission and thanks. [read post]
19 Feb 2018, 12:00 am
Significantly, the court said that “The question is not what a lawyer would learn or intuit from researching case law, but what a reasonable person in [the official’s] position should know about the constitutionality of the conduct. [read post]
15 Feb 2018, 4:41 pm
In addition to these potential civil liability exposures, Covered Entities, their business associates and other individuals or organizations that wrongfully use, access or disclose electronic or other protected health information also can face civil liability under various circumstances. [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 8:57 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to settle potential liability for potentially much higher Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) to OCR for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules violation charges under a voluntary resolution agreement illustrates the need for group health plans and their employer and other sponsors, fiduciaries, and vendors to make HIPAA compliance… [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 10:52 am
In America, for example, several claims have been brought under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), which gives federal courts power to hear civil cases brought by foreign citizens for injuries caused by actions “in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States. [read post]
