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Gloucester County Times – NJ.com Local experts weigh in on Affordable Care ActThe Times HeraldEven with six hours of legal debate at the Supreme Court last week about the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, many Americans are still confused about what the law provides and how it improves the health care [...]

CBS News Holmes: Health care reform on trialWicked LocalThere are enough legal issues in the trial of the Affordable Care Act to occupy the Supreme Court for three days of debate and to keep armchair legal analysts spinning for months. I understand there are politics and corporate interests involved, …TEXAS VIEW: Legal questions around health [...]

CBS News Lawmakers, US enforcement agency, favor Hatch Act changes for state, local …Washington PostAll were blindsided by a 1939 law that prohibits federal employees from running in partisan elections but also places the same restriction on state and local government workers whose jobs are connected to federal dollars. Three committee chairmen in …Lawmakers, US [...]

CBS Local Georgetown Law Student Refuses To Accept Limbaugh ApologyCBS LocalSandra Fluke, a third-year law student at Georgetown University, testifies during a hearing before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Feb. 23, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) …McCain: Limbaugh calling law student 'slut' in birth [...]

Local officials decry holes in unemployment benefits lawsBoston.comThe letter termed many of the cases as “questionable,'' and referred to one that “seems to defy the laws of sanity.'' The governor's office referred questions to the Department of Unemployment Assistance, which released a statement by e-mail Wednesday, …and more » View full post on law – Google [...]

National Geographic Legal fight over Pa.'s local drilling rules possible; municipalities angry at …The RepublicBut several townships in heavily drilled southwestern Pennsylvania are exploring a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the new local-zoning rules. Those officials say towns are stripped of their power to keep drilling rigs, waste pits and …Fight possible over Pa. [...]

WINA AM 1070 Legal Victory For Local Man Accused Of RapeWINA AM 1070The State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the University of Virginia on an issue involving the climate change case. The State Supreme Court has ruled that a former Orange County High School student can now work to clear his name.Virginia court [...]

CBS Local Bloomberg Defends 'Legal,' 'Appropriate' NYPD Monitoring Of MuslimsCBS LocalOn his weekly radio show on WOR-AM Friday morning, Bloomberg said the NYPD's actions weren't only legal but necessary, pointing to lessons he said were forgotten after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. “This is not a joke.Bloomberg: NYPD's Monitoring of Muslims Was [...]

Sen. Rand Paul says drug law enforcement is local, state issueMiamiHerald.comOne key reason for Paul's hold is that he believes "enforcement of most drug laws can and should be local and state issues," Bagley said. Bagley also said the federal government has the authority to ban synthetic-drug chemicals without action from …and more » View full [...]

Sen. Rand Paul says drug law enforcement is local, state issueKansas City StarOne key reason for Paul's hold is that he believes "enforcement of most drug laws can and should be local and state issues," Bagley said. Bagley also said the federal government has the authority to ban synthetic-drug chemicals without action from …and more » [...]