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Worker Advocate Launches Legal Task Force to Protect Indiana Right to Work FreedomNational Right to Work Foundation (blog)Washington, DC (February 2, 2012) – The National Right to Work Foundation announced today that it is launching a legal task force aimed at protecting Indiana's newly-enacted Right to Work law. Union officials publicly floated the idea of [...]

ESPN NFL settles legal dispute over Who Dat? chantThe AdvocateBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN AP NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NFL and a Louisiana recording company have resolved their legal dispute over merchandising rights to the “Who Dat?” chant, a popular refrain of New Orleans Saints fans. A federal judge agreed Tuesday to …NFL, La. recording company [...]

News One Why author, legal advocate Michelle Alexander thinks Jim Crow still exists in …MLive.comIn an interview with NPR, Alexander said that when young black males are released from prison, they are relegated to a permanent second-class citizen status, stripped of rights like the right to vote, to serve on juries, to be free of [...]

The recent announcement by former Solicitor General Drew Days III that he was retiring from Morrison & Foerster represents the winding down of a significant career of advocacy before the Supreme Court. In an interview, Days offered his thoughts and recollections about the Court and his career. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

USA Today Malloy: CL&P may face legal actionStamford AdvocateDannel P. Malloy, frustrated that Connecticut Light & Power failed to meet its goals for restoring power in the state, blasted the utility in his harshest terms yet Monday and hinted there might be legal recourse following an independent study of the …CT's AG piggybacking storm review [...]

Kevorkian estate plans to auction paintings by assisted-suicide advocate …Washington PostThe estate of Dr. Jack Kevorkian said Thursday it intends to proceed with auction plans for 17 paintings that are being held at a Massachusetts museum despite a legal battle over the ownership of the art. Estate attorney Mayer Morganroth said the …and more » View [...]

Fox News Guns-in-Bars Advocate Busted for Alleged Drunken Driving With Loaded GunABC News (blog)The arrest this week of a Tennessee lawmaker for allegedly driving drunk with a loaded gun bolsters the case of opponents of a law he championed allowing owners of concealed weapons in bars and restaurants where alcohol is served. …Arrested TN lawmaker [...]

Fox News Guns-in-Bars Advocate Busted for Alleged Drunk Driving With Loaded GunABC News (blog)The arrest this week of a Tennessee lawmaker for allegedly driving drunk with a loaded gun bolsters the case of opponents of a law he championed allowing owners of concealed weapons in bars and restaurants where alcohol is served. …Sponsor of Law [...]

News One Derrick Bell, Law Professor and Rights Advocate, Dies at 80New York TimesDerrick Bell, a legal scholar who worked to expose the persistence of racism in America through his books and articles and his provocative career moves — he gave up a Harvard Law School professorship to protest the school's hiring …Legal Scholar Derrick [...]

Derrick Bell, Law Professor and Racial Advocate, Dies at 80New York TimesDerrick Bell, a legal scholar who worked to expose the persistence of racism in America through his books and articles and his provocative career moves — he gave up a Harvard Law School professorship to protest the school's hiring …and more » View full post [...]