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Part of Neb. City's Illegal Immigrant Law RejectedABC NewsUS District Judge Laurie Smith Camp found some of the housing provisions in Fremont's ordinance, approved by voters in 2010, are discriminatory in violation of federal law. Both sides in the contentious immigration debate claimed victory after the …Parts of Fremont immigration law tossedOmaha World-Heraldall 254 news [...]

Part of Neb. city's illegal immigrant law rejectedBoston.comUS District Judge Laurie Smith Camp found some of the housing provisions in Fremont's ordinance, approved by voters in 2010, are discriminatory in violation of federal law. Both sides in the contentious immigration debate claimed victory after the …Parts of Fremont immigration law tossedOmaha World-Heraldall 200 news articles » [...]

TPMDC House votes to repeal part of 2010 health care lawThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance. The House vote comes months after the Obama …House votes to repeal part [...]

RICHMOND, Va. – A divided panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 25 said that an accuracy range for a Medtronic Inc. drug pump is not part of federal requirements for approval of the device and that a widow’s overdose lawsuit is preempted because it does not parallel federal requirements (Sherry [...]

Though part-time work is atypical at large law firms, partners are fueling a demand for that option, according to NALP’s latest survey, which notes that male partners in particular are increasingly taking the part-time path. Also: The Careerist looks at the best and worst cities for part-time work.Visit The Careerist View full post on Law.com [...]

MyFox Philadelphia Senior police officials meet at White House as part of effort to combat …Washington PostWASHINGTON — State and local law enforcement officials convened at the White House on Wednesday for a daylong discussion about how police can maintain the trust of their communities while identifying and preventing violent extremism and homegrown …Police chiefs [...]

ST. LOUIS – A U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) for the Eighth Circuit on Jan. 13 reversed a bankruptcy court ruling and said a trustee was not entitled to an ownership interest in a life insurance policy a company had on its president before the filing of the bankruptcy petition (Joseph H. Badami v. Robert [...]

BBC News Sopa: Sites go dark as part of anti-piracy law protestsBBC NewsThousands of internet sites are taking part in a "blackout" protest against anti-piracy laws being discussed by US lawmakers. The Wikipedia encyclopedia and blogging service WordPress are among the highest profile pages to remove material. …Internet blackout against US law fails to enlist [...]

Senior police officials to meet at White House as part of effort to combat …Washington PostWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is providing senior state and local police officials with its analysis of homegrown terrorism incidents, including common signs law enforcement can use to identify violent extremists. The warning signs identified …and more » View full post [...]

CHICAGO – A panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 6 ruled that the proceeds received by a bankruptcy estate related a parcel of property were “reasonable” and that the creditor who contended that more money should have been paid to it and other creditors was mistaken (In Re: Holly Marine [...]