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Missouri lawmakers, physicians debate eye exam lawKansas City StarBut a Children's Vision Commission, appointed under that law to study the mandate's effectiveness, found that only a third of students were actually getting the required exams and recommended the mandate be eliminated. Now a debate is raging in the …and more » View full post on law [...]

New documents show more was spent on Kansas Bioscience Authority legal feesKansas City StarBy Dion Lefler New documents show that the Kansas Bioscience Authority has spent about $122000 in public funds, nearly twice as much as previously reported, on legal fees for two former executives facing a criminal investigation.and more » View full post on legal [...]

Globe and Mail Legal opinion on killing Transit City buoys foes of Mayor Rob FordToronto StarAs mayor, he is considered simply another member of council and had little authority to make decisions on his own, the legal report suggests. “It was an assumed power. It was something the mayor just decided he could do,” said [...]

Kansas City Star Governor's office: Stop state spending on ex-CEO's legal feesKansas City StarBy Dion Lefler Former Kansas Bioscience Authority CEO Tom Thornton knew he was under criminal investigation and asked the agency for personal legal representation at least two weeks before he electronically shredded documents on his laptop computer, …and more » View full post [...]

Kansas City Star Kansas pays thousands on ex-Bioscience Authority CEO's legal feesKansas City StarBy Dion Lefler Former Kansas Bioscience Authority CEO Tom Thornton knew he was under criminal investigation and asked the agency for personal legal representation at least two weeks before he electronically shredded documents on his laptop computer, …KBA paying ex-CEO Thornton's legal [...]

The Mac Observer Protecting Gadget Jailbreakers and Video Artists from Legal ThreatsKansas City infoZineEFF also asked for legal protections for artists and critics who use excerpts from DVDs or Internet video services to create new, remixed works. Now, the Copyright Office is asking for public comment on the proposed exemptions and EFF is seeking the [...]

Commentary: Taking the 'Red Scare' off the law booksKansas City StarLast week's hearing on Washington state House Bill 2251 didn't take long, a few minutes to explain that it was a simple bill to repeal a law ruled unconstitutional nearly four decades ago. "I think it devalues our criminal code to have laws on the [...]

City officials want legal fees from Occupy AlbanyWall Street JournalAP ALBANY, NY — City officials want a state court to handle Occupy Albany's lawsuit over its park eviction, and are also asking for the protest movement to pay city legal fees. In federal court papers, attorneys for the city say the two-month …and more » View [...]

City Insider City Insider – Sheriff changes his legal counselSan Francisco ChronicleSheriff Ross Mirkarimi has retained new legal counsel to defend him against three misdemeanor charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident involving his wife on New Year's Eve. "I am no longer Mr. Mirkarimi's attorney," was how Robert …and more » View full post [...]

Kansas City Star Federal judge Wesley Brown dies at age 104 in WichitaKansas City Star“There comes a time, and he was just ready,” said Belot, who served as a law clerk early in his career before joining Brown on the federal bench in Wichita. Brown had been appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 [...]