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swissinfo.chIsrael court strikes law on ultra-Orthodox army deferralAhram Online"This law is not constitutional and the parliament cannot extend its application in this form when it expires on August 1, 2012," a ruling by the supreme court stated in describing an installed ruling that helped ultra Orthodox jews to postpone their ...Israeli religiou […]

BBC Newscall for new 'presumed dead' lawBBC NewsThe government should change the law to make it easier for families of missing people to deal with their affairs, the Commons Justice Select Committee says. In a report, it calls for legislation based on Scotland's 1977 Presumption of Death Act to ...Law on missing people should be simplified, sa […]

US law panel calls on Harper to reconsider mandatory marijuana penaltiesCanada.comBy Douglas Quan, Postmedia News February 22, 2012 3:13 AM A high-profile group of current and former US law enforcement officials has sent a letter to the Harper government with a surprising message: Take it from us, the war on drugs has been a "costly ...Mandatory-minimum […]

YnetnewsFM: Attempts to extend Tal Law pointlessYnetnewsLieberman notes any variation on Tal Law will be formulated in coordination with yeshiva heads. 'There's no contradiction between Torah, national effort,' he says "Any efforts to extend Tal Law is a waste of time," Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ...Tal Law headed to the tras […]

TPMHigh court health care argument extended to 6 hrsBoston.comThe justices on Tuesday set aside 30 more minutes, 90 minutes overall, for discussion of the effect on the health care case of a federal law intended to make tax collections run smoothly. That law forces people who want to challenge taxes to pay them ...In the NationPhiladelphia InquirerSupreme Co […]

The Associated PressNeb. city's illegal immigration law to be nuisanceThe Associated PressA City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday. The rental permit provisions of the law could take effect as soon as early March, with the employment rules kicking in 60 days later in May. In this July 13, 2010 photo, Greg Casady of Council Bluffs, Iowa,Part of Ne […]

Judge delays ruling on Utah immigration lawSalt Lake TribuneBy david montero A federal judge said Tuesday he will not rule on Utah's enforcement-only immigration law until the US Supreme Court decides on a similar enforcement-only law in Arizona a few months from now. US District Court Judge Clark Waddoups, ...Federal judge delays decision on Utah immig […]

al.comAlabama immigration law target of Comic Cowboys' humor on Mardi Grasal.com(Press-Register/Mike Kittrell) MOBILE, Alabama -- Alabama's new immigration law, House Bill 56, provided an unintended benefit on Fat Tuesday — grist for the humor mill in the Comic Cowboys' Mardi Gras parade. As muscled and hairy Queen Eva led the ...Teens being k […]

USA TODAYMayfield says NASCAR, law enforcement conspiring against himUSA TODAYCATAWBA, NC (AP) – Former race car driver Jeremy Mayfield says the new criminal charges against him are "baseless" and suggests he's the target of a conspiracy involving NASCAR and law enforcement officials. By Mark J. Rebilas, US Presswire Jeremy ...and more » […]

Moneycontrol.comUS corporations beg clarity on anti-bribery lawReutersThe Chamber of Commerce and dozens of other trade groups wrote a letter Tuesday to law enforcement officials laying out the guidance they want regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bars such bribes. The letter comes days after two ...Justice Department gives up on largest pros […]

The Guardian"Occupy" in UK loses legal fight over St Paul's evictionReutersBy Avril Ormsby | LONDON Feb 22 (Reuters) - Anti-capitalism activists lost a legal fight on Wednesday to stay camped outside St Paul's Cathedral in London after three judges rejected their appeal application, heralding the end of their four-month ...Occupy loses le […]

Sydney Morning HeraldClimate Science Legal Defense Fund Flips the Theme of Heartland's LetterPlanetSave.comWell, I think Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund have made that crystal clear by flipping a Heartland press release about the recent scandal and making it about climategate and the Heartland […]

New York TimesFannie, Freddie legal fees: $110 million and countingCNNBy Jennifer Liberto @CNNMoney February 22, 2012: 6:07 AM ET WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- A watchdog agency said Wednesday that the legal tab for former leaders of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is at least $110 million.Legal Fees Mount at Fannie and FreddieNew York TimesWat […]

The TakeawayA New Legal Challenge to Affirmative ActionThe TakeawayAbigail Fisher, a white student from Sugarland, Texas, sued the University of Texas after she failed to receive admission. In "Fisher v. Texas," she claims she was turned down even though her application was just as strong as minority students who got ...High court accepts case over […]

Globe and MailUniversal Gains After Vowing Legal Action on Wynn: Tokyo MoverBusinessWeek22 (Bloomberg) -- Universal Entertainment Corp. climbed the most in more than a year in Tokyo trading after the Japanese pachinko machine maker pledged legal action against Wynn Resorts Ltd. over the forcible redemption of its stake.Wynn Investors Wake Up to Legal Headach […]

Telegraph.co.ukUK court OKs legal claim to be served via FacebookBoston.comFebruary 21, 2012|Raphael Satter, AP Legal authorities said Tuesday that a High Court judge in England has approved the use of Facebook to serve legal claims. Lawyers in a commercial dispute were last week granted permission to serve a suit against a ...Legal claims can be served via […]

msnbc.comFrench far right candidate suffers legal defeatBoston.comFebruary 21, 2012|Thibault Leroux, AP French far right leader Marine Le Pen lost a legal battle Tuesday in her bid to run for president, with the Constitutional Court ruling that her backers' names must be made public. It's an indirect victory for ...French far-right fails to clear l […]

Neb. city's new illegal immigration rules to be nuisance for Fremont ...Washington PostA Nebraska city's attempt to fight illegal immigration with a newly court-approved ordinance appears likely to be more of an inconvenience for legal residents than a deterrent to illegal immigrants. Backers of Fremont's voter-approved measure say ...and more […]

USA TODAYTask force: Keep legal SBC name, but adopt informal name, 'Great Commission ...BP News(BP) -- The task force appointed to study a possible name change of the Southern Baptist Convention is recommending the convention maintain its legal name but adopt an informal, non-legal name for those who want to use it: "Great Commission Baptists.South […]

CTV.caCalifornia gay-marriage opponents launch a legal gambitLos Angeles TimesLegal scholars predicted a close vote within the 9th Circuit on whether to grant such a review, which is relatively rare. If granted, en banc review could delay the case from reaching the US Supreme Court for at least several months, possibly more than ...Gay marriage on hold in Ca […]

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a high-profile foreign bribery prosecution as he questioned the government's litigation tactics and legal theories underpinning the case. "This appears to be the end of a long and sad day in the annals of white-collar enforcement," U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said in court, several hours after prosecut […]

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it would revisit the divisive issue of affirmative action in higher education. But it will do so without Justice Elena Kagan, who recused herself, and without Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who retired in 2006 after rescuing affirmative action from conservative attack three years earlier. […]

Instead of heading straight to the U.S. Supreme Court, backers of the Prop 8 ban on gay marriage are seeking rehearing by an en banc panel of the 9th Circuit, arguing that the court's holding in Perry v. Brown conflicts with the Supreme Court's Baker v. Nelson, which let Minnesota deny same-sex couples the right to marry, and other cases. […]

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected a suit that demanded the government pay damages to the representatives of two Guantanamo Bay detainees who died in custody. The panel did not reach the merits of the case but said the trial judge did not have jurisdiction to hear the dispute in the first place. […]

Companies that collect employee information to comply with U.S. laws may find themselves running afoul of European Union regulations that guard employee privacy even in the case of information stored on company devices. And a new E.U. data protection proposal may make that information even harder to obtain. […]

Littler Mendelson's Paul D. Weiner, national e-discovery counsel, and Michael J. McGuire, chief information security officer, speak to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how the firm manages e-discovery, and compare its efforts to other BigLaw models. […]

Browning Marean, senior counsel at DLA Piper, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about the challenges of fashioning responses to discovery requests that are appropriate -- and proportional -- to a case. […]

D.C. District Judge John Facciola speaks with LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how e-discovery training is at a crossroads, constrained by limited financial resources at the governmental level. He proposes several solutions to address these challenges, particularly when individuals are unable to meet face to face. […]

The Boies, Schiller & Flexner founder explains how he prepared for the key cross-examinations in the Proposition 8 case. […]

The Supreme Court returned from its traditional February recess with a flurry of activity ranging from its grant in a major affirmative action challenge to a decision on Miranda warnings to a proposed bet between a justice and a lawyer. […]