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The Associated Press University: Mediation, not police, for protestsThe Associated PressBy JASON DEAREN, AP – 1 minute ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Administrators should consider deploying mediators instead of law enforcement at future campus demonstrations and better train school police, a University of California report issued Friday …and more » View full post on law – [...]

The Associated Press Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struckThe Associated PressBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, AP – 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare's payment system, the unseen but vital network that handles 100 million monthly claims, could freeze up if President Barack Obama's health care law is summarily overturned, …Health Law Strikedown May Disrupt [...]

The Associated Press Court: Ex-Bush aide protected from torture lawsuitThe Associated PressFormer Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo is protected from such lawsuits because the law defining torture and the treatment of enemy combatants was unsettled in the two years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, when the memos were written, …Berkeley law professor cannot [...]

The Associated Press Chen's escape shames officials, but breaks no lawThe Associated PressEven police in Beijing seem to tacitly acknowledge this, with a Chen supporter saying Tuesday that officers have noted in recent days that the activist broke no laws in his surprising escape through the security cordon surrounding his farmhouse in …Dissident's case shines [...]

The Associated Press Friend: Police note blind activist's escape legalThe Associated PressThey did not do anything wrong, they have no legal trouble. We just want to understand the situation and verify it." Beijing police had no immediate response to a faxed request for comment. The police acknowledgment is an indication that Chen's …Supporter: China police [...]

Federal judge stops Texas law on women's healthThe Associated PressUS District Judge Lee Yeakel in Austin ruled there is sufficient evidence that a law banning Planned Parenthood from the program is unconstitutional. He imposed an injunction against enforcing it until he can hear full arguments.and more » View full post on law – Google News

The Associated Press Report: Rebates from health care law will top $1BThe Associated PressBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, AP – 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3 million health insurance policyholders and thousands of employers will share $1.3 billion in rebates this year, thanks to President Barack Obama's health care law, …Report: Health care law [...]

WXYZ Michigan emergency manager law could go to ballotThe Associated Press(AP) — Opponents of Michigan's sweeping emergency manager law have gathered enough signatures to put a repeal measure on the November ballot, state elections officials said Wednesday. The finding outlined in the memo sent by elections staff to the …Repeal of Michigan emergency manager law [...]

The Associated Press US Supreme Court takes up Arizona immigration lawThe Associated PressBy MARK SHERMAN, AP – 6 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Supreme Court is questioning Arizona's tough "show me your papers" law aimed at driving illegal immigrants out of the state, amid objections from the Obama administration that states have a [...]

San Diego Gay & Lesbian News Gov't says transgender people protected under lawThe Associated PressBy SAM HANANEL, AP – 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the agency that enforces the nation's job discrimination laws has ruled that transgender people are protected from bias in the workplace. The decision late last week [...]