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24 Nov 2017, 6:44 am by Cannabis Law Group
  According to a recent news article by USA Today, a wealthy cannabis company has just purchased a remote California town to create what they are calling a “marijuana mecca” as part of the growing pot tourism industry. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 11:00 am by Karen Young
Four are in the works: King Abdullah Economic City lies between Mecca and Medina and serves as a seaport; Knowledge Economic City, in Medina, is an information technology hub with a plan to create 20,000 jobs; Prince Abdulaziz bin Mousaed Economic City, in Hail, is slated to become a land transport hub; Jazan Economic City, south of Jeddah, will be an industrial center with plans for its own dedicated desalination and electricity plants. [read post]
10 Nov 2017, 7:02 am by Terry Hart
In a Surprise Verdict, Jury Says Developer Broke the Law by Whitewashing 5Pointz Graffiti Mecca — A very rare jury verdict finding a VARA violation. [read post]
8 Nov 2017, 1:42 pm by Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento
The six-person jury found that real estate developer Gerald Wolkoff and his related companies broke the law when, in 2014, he whitewashed the 5Pointz graffiti mecca in Long Island City in the middle of the night. [read post]
8 Nov 2017, 6:01 am by Naomi Shatz
As a mecca for higher education, with over 100 colleges and universities, Massachusetts could have been a leader in tackling campus sexual assault in a way that both protects the educational rights of victims of assault, and provides fair procedures to both victims and the accused. [read post]
5 Nov 2017, 3:40 pm by centerforartlaw
Richardson*   5Pointz, the world renowned “graffiti mecca” as it was once known, has become the subject of a legal battle which has culminated in a jury trial in the Eastern District of New York. [read post]
29 Aug 2017, 9:45 am by J. Dana Stuster
This is because Saudi Arabia—which oversees and manages Islam's two holiest sites in Mecca and Medina—has made it impossible for them to go,” reads the lede of one typical article from Qatar’s Al-Jazeera, under the provocative headline, “No Hajj for Qataris this year amid Saudi dispute. [read post]
25 Aug 2017, 12:04 pm by Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman
  Some cities in Germany are considered “bike meccas” and even they have much lower rates of bike crashes per capital. [read post]
14 Aug 2017, 3:30 am by Margareth Etienne
Harlem became a mecca of artistic, cultural and intellectual engagement during this period. [read post]
1 Aug 2017, 8:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
It’s a particularly sensitive subject for the Saudi monarchy, which considers its governance of Mecca and management of the hajj as a cornerstone of its legitimacy; the phrase “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques” (in Mecca and Medina) is the choice honorific for the king. [read post]
21 Jul 2017, 5:06 pm by Howard Friedman
The court said in part:He argues that many First Amendment freedoms, such as the free exercise of religion, cannot be fully enjoyed without recognizing the right to travel internationally, such as by traveling to Mecca to fulfill the Islamic duty of hajj.... [read post]
28 May 2017, 7:00 am by Dina Esfandiary, Ariane Tabatabai
Earlier this year, Iran and Saudi Arabia held a first round of talks on resolving outstanding issues preventing Iranian pilgrims from attending the Hajj this year, and a few weeks ago they reached a compromise allowing Iranian pilgrims to return to Mecca. [read post]
19 May 2017, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
During a pilgrimage to Mecca in April 1964 Malcolm reported that seeing Muslims of all colors worshiping together caused him to reject the view that all whites were devils. [read post]
1 May 2017, 9:30 am by brooks
  He’s been to summer camps in California and Maine, and this year, he and I are going on a 10 day backpacking trip at the Scout mecca, Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. [read post]
28 Apr 2017, 4:00 am by Mark Walsh
“The court really is a mecca for judiciaries around the world. [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 4:15 am by Howard Friedman
 According to Radio Free Asia last week:Islam, Quran, Mecca, Jihad, Imam, Saddam, Hajj, and Medina are among dozens of baby names banned under ruling Chinese Communist Party's "Naming Rules For Ethnic Minorities," an official confirmed on Thursday.An employee who answered the phone at a police station in the regional capital Urumqi confirmed that "overly religious" names are banned, and that any babies registered with such names would be barred from the… [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 6:30 am by Michael Busby
Michael Busby Jr. 2909 Hillcroft Suite 350 Houston, Texas 77057 (713) 974-1151 Visit me on the web at www.busby-lee.com The post Judge Mecca Walker Appointed to 311th appeared first on . [read post]