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2012 brings more than 200 new laws to stateChicago Sun-TimesThe new law now in effect makes seat belts mandatory for all passengers in vehicles and allows police to stop any car with an unbelted rider. | Sun-Times Media File More than 200 new laws take effect in Illinois on New Year's Day, dealing with …Illinois [...]

Newly legal fireworks use, sales not exactly explodingLewiston Sun JournalBy Andrew Cullen, Staff Writer LEWISTON — For those expecting Maine to come booming into 2012 as it becomes legal to buy and use fireworks in the state Jan. 1, the new year might come with a flicker of disappointment. Despite a new state law allowing [...]

Newsday Cuccinelli calls for emergency law to open up Virginia ballotWashington ExaminerVirginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is calling for state legislators to amend the state's ballot-access laws to resolve a dispute over which Republican presidential candidates will be on the state's primary ballot in March, but the odds are long …Virginia AG Wants Law Changed [...]

USA TODAY Chief Justice Defends Peers' Hearing Case on Health LawNew York TimesIn the face of a growing controversy over whether two Supreme Court justices should disqualify themselves from the challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Saturday defended the court's ethical standards. …Roberts defends Supreme Court [...]

Thomson Reuters News & Insight Four Republicans to Join Perry's VA ChallengeBloombergIn a joint letter today to Virginia's Board of Elections and Republican Party, lawyers for Bachmann, Gingrich, Huntsman and Santorum said they will file a motion to intervene in Perry's legal challenge in Richmond federal court. On Dec. …Legal brief: Perry sues to get [...]

Twin Cities Planet New laws crack down on distracted driversSacramento BeeBy STEPHEN CEASAR LOS ANGELES — With the New Year comes a slew of new automotive laws across the country, many attempting to curb distracted driving. Beginning Jan. 3, all commercial drivers – including truck and bus drivers – are banned from using …Cell phone [...]

Scotland on Sunday Legal change 'will rob thousands of their inheritance'Scotland on SundayLegal experts say children whose parents have remarried and who subsequently die without making a will could have their rights “removed by the back door” under the new legislation. The change, announced last month by the Scottish Government, …and more » View full post [...]

USA TODAY Chief Justice Defends Peers' Hearing of Case on Health LawNew York TimesIn the face of a growing controversy over whether two Supreme Court justices should disqualify themselves from the challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Saturday defended the court's ethical standards. …Roberts defends Supreme [...]

JDJournal.com Court OKs immunity for telecoms in wiretap caseBusinessWeekBy JASON DEAREN A federal appeals court on Thursday said a 2008 law granting telecommunications companies legal immunity for helping the National Security Agency with an email and telephone eavesdropping program is constitutional. …Fed Court Grants Legal Immunity to Telecoms in Wiretapping CaseTheBlaze.comCourt OKs Immunity for Telecoms [...]

USA TODAY Chief Justice Defends Peers on Health LawNew York TimesIn the face of a growing controversy over whether two Supreme Court justices should disqualify themselves from the challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Saturday defended the court's ethical standards. …Roberts defends Supreme Court colleagues on [...]