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Cabinet shake-up begins in Libya under new lawWashington Times“We are dealing with a law that is going to cause a lot of problems ahead,” Hassan El Amin, former chairman of Libya's parliamentary human rights committee, said in a phone interview from Tunis. “My worry is once this law is activated, how are we going ...and more » […]

Supreme Court: Medical marijuana law offers protection to motoristsMlive Kalamazoo“The immunity from prosecution provided under the MMMA (medical marijuana law) to a registered patient who drives with indications of marijuana in his or her system but is not otherwise under the influence of marijuana inescapably conflicts with the ...and more » […]

CBS NewsMayor of tornado-ravaged town: New law needed to keep people safeCNN(CNN) -- The mayor of tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, will push for a law requiring storm shelters or safe rooms in new homes, he told CNN Wednesday. "We'll try to get it passed as soon as I can," Glenn Lewis said. The ordinance would apply to ...Moore mayor: New law […]

Voice of AmericaMugabe signs constitution into law, paving way for voteReutersHARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for an election later this year. Approved ...Mugabe Signs New Zimbabwe Constitu […]

KING5.comInslee signs undercover fake license lawKING5.comThe measure signed Tuesday by Inslee limits the distribution of the undercover licenses and plates to officers engaged in "law enforcement activities" and Inslee said that the law, which takes effect immediately, gives legislative direction on how the ...Law limits who can use fake driver […]

International Business TimesNYC judge: Man broke law when he rented his apartment to traveler through ...Fox NewsThe judge says he broke the law because he rented it for fewer than 30 days and wasn't home while the tourist occupied it. Rental agreements are legal under state law only if the "host" remains home during the rental period. Airbnb […]

House panel poised to revise military law in attempt to curb sexual assaultsFox NewsWASHINGTON – Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral ...and more » […]

NewsdayHundreds of protesters call to repeal tough New York gun lawFox NewsALBANY, N.Y. – Carrying American flags and signs supporting the Second Amendment, more than 200 people gathered at New York's state capitol building in Albany on Tuesday to press for repeal of the state's tough new gun law. A coalition of conservative ...Protesters at capito […]

San Francisco ChronicleCourt rejects Arizona abortion lawSan Francisco ChronicleSupporters of such laws say a fetus can feel pain after 20 weeks, an assertion that mainstream U.S. medical groups reject. The appeals court said the issue was legally irrelevant because the Supreme Court has made it clear that the defining point is ...US court rejects Arizona la […]

ABC NewsSusan Powell Case Still Open: Police Believe Husband, Brother-in-Law 'Directly ...ABC NewsQuestions still surround the 2009 disappearance of Utah mother Susan Powell ever since the suicides of her husband, Josh Powell, and brother-in-law, Michael Powell, who authorities believe were "directly involved in her disappearance." Although th […]

USA Orders Comedy Pilot From 'Fairly Legal' EP Peter OckoTheWrapThe cable channel has ordered a half-hour comedy pilot written and executive produced by Peter Ocko ("Fairly Legal," "The Office"). Produced by Universal Productions, the pilot follows the travails of two parents raising children who are nearing adulthood.and more » […]

As Legal Fight Over Contraception Reaches Critical Moment, Where Will The ...Huffington PostAs Legal Fight Over Contraception Reaches Critical Moment, Where Will The Courts Stand? Posted: 05/22/2013 12:18 pm. Read more. Politics News. Get Politics Alerts: Sign Up. Nearly 60 lawsuits have been filed across the country challenging the federal ...and more » […]

Seattle Butcher Taking Advantage Of Legal Marijuana By Feeding It To His PigsThe ConsumeristAnd now that marijuana is legal in the state of Washington, pot's going into the trough. “We're able to make anything you can imagine,” the Pike Place Market butcher explains to KOMO News.”Somebody requests something and we make it, and make some ...and more […]

Legal Services Corp. Adds Sidley Pro Bono ChairmanThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times (blog)The head of Sidley Austin's pro bono and public interest law committee is heading to the Legal Services Corp. in Washington, the firm and the federal agency announced Tuesday. The LSC's board of directors yesterday unanimously approved Sidley senior ... […]

Hargrove still dealing with legal issuesESPN (blog)Hargrove still dealing with legal issues. May, 22, 2013. May 22. 10:00. AM CT. By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com. Recommend0 · Tweet0 · Comments0 · Email · Print. IRVING, Texas -- Newly signed defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove missed the 2012 ... […]

FOXSports.comSeifert warns FIFA of legal actionFOXSports.comSeifert says it is "impossible" to play in Qatar in the heat of the summer but foresees legal action from Europe - where leagues would face disruption to three seasons - if it is moved to the winter as the likes of UEFA president Michel Platini have ...and more » […]

New York PostOscar De La Hoya has won another round in his bruising legal battle with...New York PostAngelica Cecora challenged a lower court ruling last year that slapped her with a $12,500 judgment for legal fees and a fine for what Justice Paul Wooten described as an attempt to "harass or maliciously injure" De La Hoya. The appeals court wrote t […]

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim ThompsonChicago TribuneBy Jared S. Hopkins, Chicago Tribune reporter. May 22, 2013. The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by ... […]

San Jose votes to raise pot tax, legal budget for pension reformsSan Jose Mercury Newsvoted 8-3 to increase funding for the legal defense of the city's pension reform efforts that voters approved overwhelmingly in June. The vote raises the contract for the law firm Meyers Nave by $900,000 to a total of $2.1 million. The firm is handling ...and more » […]

AceShowbizKhloe Kardashian Odom yanks T-shirt after Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatens legal ...Fox NewsAndrew Cuomo threatens legal action. Published May 21, 2013. FoxNews.com. Khloe Kardashian Lamar Odom Reuters.JPG. Apparently New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has no patience for copy cats. Cuomo's office issued a cease-and-desist letter to reality ...Khloe Kardas […]

Most law firm leaders admit that recession-driven responses to their pricing practices and their clients' expectations that work be done efficiently are likely here to stay, according to a survey released Tuesday of 238 firms. At the same time, most respondents to the Altman Weil survey acknowledge that they have been slow to alter their long-term strat […]

Lawyers under sanction for fraudulently filing dozens of copyright infringement suits against people accused of downloading pornographic films have filed an appeal, as the attorneys who represented them before the sanctioning judge have disappeared from the case. Prenda Law argues that the judge, who "dropped an anvil on Prenda Law's interests acro […]

Expanding the backlash against companies that aggressively assert standards-essential patents against their rivals, a federal judge in San Francisco has barred the chip designer LSI Corp. from pursuing injunctive relief against RealTek Semiconductor at the U.S. International Trade Commission. […]

A British ad mogul did not defame a Manhattan firm by, among other things, erroneously telling a journalist the firm was based in Florida, not New York, a judge has determined. "There is nothing defamatory about the statement that a law firm is located in Florida as many respected law firms are located in Florida and the statement does not reflect poorl […]

As cyberattacks against U.S. companies continue to rise, the government is asking private industry to share information about incursions. So what can and should companies expect when they ring up the government and report a problem? […]

Eric Turkewitz, of The Turkewitz Law Firm and author of the New York Personal Injury Law Blog, offers dos and don'ts for first-time legal bloggers. […]

Attorney Daniel Cummins and staff reporter Ben Present discuss the emerging issue of social media law. In this installment, the two discuss the differences between Facebook and Twitter, and whether Twitter posts can be discoverable. […]

Steve Fletcher, CIO at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, speaks to issues "bring your own device" policies bring to law firms, such as securing client data. […]

Attorney Daniel Cummins and staff reporter Ben Present discuss the emerging issue of social media law. In this installment, the two discuss whether Facebook pages are discoverable. […]

ILTA launches Legal Technology Future Horizons, a yearlong project led by Fast Future's Rohit Talwar to analyze tech disruption, change, and adaption. […]