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The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Experts: Legal-ads bill won't help NJ townsThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comBy David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger A bill to eliminate the requirement that governments, business and citizens run legal notices in newspapers has been scheduled for a vote in the Senate and Assembly. …NJ Legislature to vote on bill to allow [...]

Politico New immigration rule to help citizen relativesCBS News(John Moore/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans a rule change to help reduce the time illegal immigrant spouses and children are separated from citizen relatives while they try to win legal status in the United States, …AP source : Obama administration plans change for some [...]

Family: Iran detainee needs better legal helpThe Associated PressDETROIT (AP) — The family of an Iranian-American detained in Iran for four months on espionage charges said Wednesday he's not getting adequate legal representation. The family of Amir Hekmati said in a statement that his "only advocate in Iran is a …and more » View full post [...]

County Exec seeks legal help on Bills' leaseBizjournals.comFollowing through on a campaign promise, newly inaugurated Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz used his first “executive order” to seek outside legal counsel to handle negotiations between the county and the Buffalo Bills . The Bills lease for Ralph …and more » View full post on legal – Google [...]

Law will help keep private health care companies in lineAustin American-StatesmanMost insurance companies are also prohibited from placing limits on the amount that they pay for a patient's illness over a lifetime; and the law raises and then eliminates such limits on annual spending. The law also makes it more difficult for …and more » View [...]

Gail Kerr: Tennessee Supreme Court website helps needy find legal helpThe TennesseanThe Internet site has two sections: how to get legal help, and how individuals and law firms can volunteer to offer help. There are links to understanding legal terms, legal forms, lists of resources county-by-county, how to find an attorney and access …and more » [...]

Fox News Virginia lawyers help Iraq, Afghanistan veterans get benefits, handle other …Washington PostVirginia lawyers are pitching in to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans obtain benefits or resolve other legal issues. Volunteer lawyers are donating their services to veterans through a Virginia Bar Association initiative. They help veterans who have …Virginia lawyers volunteer to help [...]

4 new laws in Puerto Rico aim to reduce crime, help victimsWashington PostSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The governor of Puerto Rico signed four laws on Tuesday that he says will help track suspects and provide aid to crime victims as the island struggles with a record number of killings. One law requires those accused [...]

New medical-legal partnership will help families after autism diagnosisAsbury Park PressDr. Gary McAbee, director of pediatric neurology at the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at the JFK Medical Center in Edison, is heading an effort to create a medical-legal partnership designed to help patients and families sort through the various …and more » View full post on [...]

Zee News Lokpal Bill only offers free legal help to the corrupt, says KejriwalThe HinduAlleging that the proposed Lokpal Bill would do nothing but provide legal help to persons accused of corruption, Arvind Kejriwal, key aide of Anna Hazare, on Sunday said the present draft was a tool to ensure that “nothing ever changes. …Will [...]