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Child Martyred in Explosive Device Blast in Damascus, Law Enforcement Member …
Syrian Arab News Agency PROVINCES, (SANA)- 10-year old Ibrahim al-Mabrouk was martyred and a number of citizens and law enforcement members were injured on Friday as a result of an explosive device blast and shooting by an armed terrorist groups in al-Qa'eh neighborhood in … |
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Anti-bully law in N.J. must change or go, panel rules | Philadelphia Inquirer …
Philadelphia Inquirer Christie last January, said lawmakers could make changes quickly to keep the law in force. TRENTON – A little-known state government council ruled Friday that New Jersey's tough new anti-bullying law was an unfunded mandate for local school districts … N.J. will need money to fund new anti-bullying law, council rules |
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NEW YORK – A New York federal judge on Jan. 24 granted a marine logistics service provider’s motion to dismiss a petition to enforce an arbitration award that was issued against it in favor of an Indian vessel owner in a charterparty dispute, finding that the logistics company did not have sufficient contacts to New York to establish jurisdiction (Greatship [India] Limited v. Marine Logistics Solutions [Marsol] LLC, No. 11-420, S.D. N.Y.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8231).
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California Law Dissolving Redevelopment Agencies Won't Be Blocked by Judge
Bloomberg California's law dissolving redevelopment agencies as of Feb. 1 and redirecting more than $1 billion of their funds to the state to fill a budget gap won't be blocked by a judge in Sacramento. State court Judge Lloyd Connelly, ruling yesterday in a … |
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California Cities Lose Bid to Stop Law Redirecting $1 Billion
BusinessWeek 28 (Bloomberg) — California's law dissolving redevelopment agencies as of Feb. 1 and redirecting more than $1 billion of their funds to the state to fill a budget gap won't be blocked by a judge in Sacramento. State court Judge Lloyd Connelly, … |
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Paterno's death complicates legal case
Pittsburgh Post Gazette By Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The prosecution of at least two of the defendants in the Penn State University scandal becomes significantly more difficult with Joe Paterno's death, legal experts agree. Although the state attorney general's … |
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WILMINGTON, Del. – The bankruptcy judge presiding over the Chapter 11 proceeding of Filene’s Basement in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Jan. 24 ruled that creditor access to confidential and privileged information was limited (In Re: Filene’s Basement LLC, No. 11-13511, Chapter 11, D. Del. Bkcy.).
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Vatican revises its financial law
The Press Association The Vatican has rewritten its 2010 anti-money laundering law after European inspectors found that it did not fully meet their tough standards to combat the financing of terrorism. The new law requires the Vatican to create a list of terror … AP Exclusive: Vatican rewrites anti-money laundering, terror finance law to comply AP Exclusive: Vatican rewrites money launder law |
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NEW YORK – A union representing employees of bankrupt grocer A&P on Jan. 24 filed its objection to the reorganization plan on grounds that it violates several sections of federal bankruptcy law (In Re: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, No. 10-24549, Chapter 11, S.D. N.Y. Bkcy.).
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PHILADELPHIA – Finding that shareholders bringing a derivative lawsuit against a pair of corporations and certain of their directors and officers failed to rebut evidence demonstrating that no substantial part of the acts or omissions giving rise to the suit occurred in Pennsylvania, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 23 affirmed that a Pennsylvania federal court was not a proper venue for the suit (Paul Bockman, et al. v. First American Marketing Corporation, doing business as Kaehall Estate Planning Coordinators, No. 11-2408, 3rd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 1293).
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France's proposed genocide law fuels Turkey's anger
Los Angeles Times Sarkozy has 15 days from the bill's Senate approval to sign it into law. Turkish officials have launched a diplomatic push for the legislation to instead be referred to a court to rule on whether it is constitutional. Turkey has its own stiff rules … Turkey's Erdogan attacks France on genocide law Clinton Sidesteps Dispute Over French Genocide Law French 'genocide' law infuriates Turkey |
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MIAMI – The Third District Florida Court of Appeal on Jan. 25 affirmed a trial court reduction of home health care hours for an autistic child, saying the services are not “medically necessary” under the state’s Medicaid rules (Virginia Cabello v. Agency for Health Care Administration, et al., No. 3D11-1084, Fla. App., 3rd Dist.; 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 971).
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Florida's election law draws scrutiny
MiamiHerald.com A US Senate committee raised questions over Florida's new election law at a field hearing in Tampa. By Steve Bousquet TAMPA — Election experts and Democratic voting advocates told US senators Friday that a Republican-backed overhaul of Florida … Florida's election laws undergoing changes |
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Seized Pirates in High-Seas Legal Limbo, With No Formula for Trials
New York Times Behold a seam in international law enforcement, and a case of high-seas legal limbo. The many navies involved in counterpiracy patrols off Africa's northeastern shore have learned the pirates' habits and sharpened interdiction efforts. |
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WILMINGTON, Del. – A federal judge in Delaware on Jan. 24 preliminarily approved a proposed settlement agreement that provides corporate governance changes in a shareholder’s derivative lawsuit (Martha Woodford v. Larry A. Mizel, et al., No. 11-0879, D. Del.).
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Denver appeals court upholds military impostor law
Fox News DENVER – The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a federal law making it illegal to lie about being a war hero is constitutional and making false statements is not always protected free speech. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the … |
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Demi Moore 911 call is public information, for better or worse
Entertainment Weekly by Lanford Beard When the dramatic recording of the 911 call leading to Demi Moore's Monday night hospitalization was released to the public today, it begged the question: Does Moore have any legal right to her privacy in this situation? Bath Salts, Poppers, Salvia, and 4 Other Legal Drugs That Get You High Were Demi Moore's Convulsions a Bad Reaction to Smoking Salvia? Doctor Weighs In… Demi Moore Believed To Have Been Smoking K2 Spice Before The Seizure! |
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NEW YORK – Digital music company Beyond Oblivion, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Jan. 24, citing liabilities in excess of $ 101 million, moved on the same day for an order of the Bankruptcy Court approving bidding procedures and the sale of all of its assets (In Re: Beyond Oblivion Inc., No. 12-10282, Chapter 11, S.D. N.Y. Bkcy.).
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California Judge Refuses to Block Redevelopment Law
BusinessWeek 27 (Bloomberg) — A California law dissolving redevelopment agencies as of Feb. 1 and redirecting more than $1 billion of their funds to the state to fill a budget gap won't be stopped by a judge in Sacramento. State court Judge Lloyd Connelly, … |
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Commentary: Taking the ‘Red Scare’ off the law books – Kansas City Star
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Last week's hearing on Washington state House Bill 2251 didn't take long, a few minutes to explain that it was a simple bill to repeal a law ruled unconstitutional nearly four decades ago. "I think it devalues our criminal code to have laws on the …
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