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Georgia 'lemon law' fee could increaseAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBy Kristina Torres New car buyers in Georgia would have to shell out an extra $2 for the state's "lemon law" fee under a bill passed Thursday in the Senate. The increase included in Senate Bill 305 would raise the fee from $3 to $5, …Ga. GOP senators [...]

Md. delegate proposing 'Phylicia's Law,' a plan to maximize search resources …Washington Post“Phylicia's Law” is named in memory of North Carolina teen Phylicia Barnes, who disappeared in 2010 while visiting Baltimore and was found dead months later. Carter plans to introduce it this session. The case spurred broader interest in missing …and more » View full [...]

'Kings Dominion law' likely to live on in Va., leaving first day of school …Washington Post (blog)Robert F. McDonnell on Thursday by killing three bills that would have repealed a state law setting the first day of school after Labor Day. Kings Dominion Amusement Park and other tourist destinations had a victory Thursday in the [...]

Va. revives 'Tim Tebow law'; Montgomery County considers rapid bus transit (AM …Washington Post (blog)(Charles Krupa – AP) 'Tim Tebow homeschool law' picks up speed: A law allowing home-schooled children to join their local schools' sports teams is being revived in the Virginia legislature. Another airport smuggler: A New York man has been charged with [...]

'Tim Tebow homeschool law' gains momentumWashington Post (blog)There are three bills in the Virginia legislature that are modeled after a Florida law informally known as the “Tim Tebow law,” which was passed in 1996 and gave the homeschooled Tebow a chance to play for local private and public schools on his way to …and more » [...]

State rightly fixed flaws in original law. | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012-01-23Philadelphia InquirerThe new law addresses a cumbersome process for wastewater treatment planning that was put in place in 2008. It required counties to attempt to precisely predict development and therefore sewer services decades in advance. …and more » View full post on law – Google [...]

'Law And Order: SVU': Meet Olivia Benson's New Love Interest, Harry Connick Jr …Huffington Post"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is finally giving Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) some lovin'. None other than Harry Connick Jr. joins the cast starting Wed., Jan. 18 as Executive ADA David Haden. In this exclusive sneak peek of the [...]

High Court refuses petition against 'Grunis Law'Jerusalem PostBy JOANNA PARASZCZUK Movement for Quality Government asked for law to be annulled, said it was "unconstitutional, personal." The High Court of Justice refused a petition against the "Grunis Law" on Tuesday, saying that the petitioners had not showed …High Court rejects 'Grunis Law' petitionYnetnewsall 3 news articles » [...]

ABC News (blog) 'Caylee's Law' Advances in Florida LegislatureABC News (blog)On Thursday, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee unanimously approved the potential law that would make it a felony to intentionally give police false information about a child who disappears, gets seriously injured or dies, according to the …"Caylee's Law" clears panelKSAT San Antonio'Caylee's Law' that's [...]

Globe and Mail 'Law of domicile' should have no veto on the ConstitutionGlobe and MailIt is an untenable, mechanistic argument – that the “law of domicile,” in effect, defeats the Canadian Constitution. Impossible. And unjust. And it is good to hear Justice Minister Rob Nicholson promise to fix this injustice. The case involves a woman [...]