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Controversial advocacy group takes legal aim at DardenMiddle East North Africa Financial NetworkLaws are complicated, and "the tipping cases right now are very difficult," said Carolyn Richmond, a New York attorney who has given legal advice to restaurants fighting ROC suits. "I imagine there's a number of ways [Darden] can go about fighting this …and [...]

TECH.BLORGE.com What's the controversial site Megaupload.com all about?CNNFormer Megaupload users took to Twitter and other sites to complain that they'd lost legal material because of the crackdown. Megaupload, the file-sharing website shut down Thursday by the US federal government, is a Web hosting tool that now finds …Report: Megaupload founder retains top legal teamMonsters and [...]

AFP Yemen MPs approve controversial Saleh immunity lawAFPSANAA, Yemen — The Yemeni parliament adopted on Saturday a law giving veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution in return for stepping down under a Gulf-brokered transition deal. The law adopted gives Saleh, in power since 1978, …Yemeni Parliament Passes Immunity Law for President SalehBloombergYemeni parliament [...]

AFP Hungary PM likened to Chavez over controversial lawsAFPOrban, in Strasbourg to defend his government's actions, offered to modify deeply controversial laws introduced last year that triggered the launch this week of legal action against Budapest by the European Commission. But he came under fire from …Law versus history: Hungary's political battle [ANALYSIS]New EuropeEU Threatens [...]

Haaretz Israeli high court upholds controversial citizenship lawLos Angeles TimesOn Wednesday night, an expanded panel of 11 high-court jurists rejected a series of petitions against a provision in Israel's decades-old citizenship law that has been decried by many as a violation of the rights of the nation's Arab minority, …'Citizenship law decision a stain on [...]

Haaretz High Court rejects petition against Israel's controversial 'Nakba Law'HaaretzArab, Jewish citizens submit petition against law granting finance minister power to reduce budget of state-funded bodies that reject Israel as Jewish state or mark the Palestinian Nakba. By Jack Khoury Tags: Nakba Palestinians Knesset Israel's High …High Court rejects petition against 'Nakba Law'Jerusalem PostHCJ rejects [...]

WBIR-TV Controversial Immigration Laws Go into Effect Around the CountryFox NewsThis week immigration laws have gone into effect in several states, including Alabama, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Most of the immigration laws being implemented call for employers to make sure their employees are …Immigration law in effect while parts of it on [...]

Bloomberg Hungary passes controversial central bank lawBBC NewsHungary has passed a law that critics say could undermine the independence of its central bank. The ruling Fidesz party, which has a two-thirds majority, has approved the constitutional change in the final session of parliament this year. …Hungarian Lawmakers Approve Central Bank Law in Snub IMF, European [...]

ABC News From Tanning Beds to Immigration Policies, States Set to Enact Controversial LawsABC NewsBy HUMA KHAN (@humaik) A slew of controversial state laws to go into effect Jan. 1. Pictured, protesters carry signs during an immigration reform demonstration March 24, 2010 in San Francisco, California with more than 2000 demonstrators in attendance. …and more » [...]

A judge’s campaign contribution flap in the Madison County, Ill., circuit court has led the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform to urge major changes in how the court handles asbestos cases. View full post on Law.com – Newswire