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A court battle over rights to the names of two 1950s doo-wop groups has sparked an appeal that could have far-reaching effects in civil rights litigation. The 3rd Circuit has granted en banc rehearing to decide the proper test to determine a plaintiff’s entitlement to attorney fees as the “prevailing party.” The underlying battle started [...]

TEA Party reports another legal victoryOrlando Sentinel (blog)This just in: the Florida TEA Party reports that a Tallahassee circuit judge has affirmed a place on the Nov. 2 ballot for John DeVries, the party's nominee …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

New York Post Party on, Gals – 'Ladies' Night' is Legal: Fed JudgesLeagle.comA federal appeals court yesterday upheld "ladies' night" promotions at the Copacabana and other Manhattan hot spots. …Ladies' Nights Ruled Legal, But Still Sexist?GothamistLawyer Wants to Take 'Ladies' Night' Case to Supreme Court Updated 4 hrs agoDNAinfoall 24 news articles » View full post [...]

Amid legal fight, tea party groups question candidate's legitimacyBattle Creek Enquirer… as the Tea Party candidate for Michigan's 7th Congressional District said his name will be on the November ballot, despite an unsettled legal challenge. …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

Otunnu's Party Withdraws From Ugandan Coalition Over Softened Legal StanceBloombergThe Uganda Peoples Congress pulled out of a coalition seeking to defeat Museveni. …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

The issue of third party observation at defense neuropsychological evaluations continues to be controversial in the neuropsychological field as well as the legal field. Defense neuropsychologists raise the specter that a third party observer may invalidate test results while plaintiffs attorneys argue defense neuropsychological evaluations are not independent, but adversarial, necessitating the presence of a [...]

Stuff.co.nz Kiwi Party: Proposed Alcohol Law Changes "as Useless As Teats On A Bull!"VoxyThis ignores the reality that things have been out of balance since Parliament, under a National lead government in 1999, liberalised our alcohol laws by …Govt: Law changes will make a differenceTVNZKiwi liquor laws get a shake-upSydney Morning HeraldLiquor law reforms draw [...]

New York Daily News Republican legislator arrested for serving alcohol to minors at a party – a …New York Daily NewsAn upstate county legislator was busted for breaking a law he helped create – serving alcohol to minors on private property. …Police: NY legislator served alcohol to minorsWCAXGreene legislative leader, wife served alcohol to minors, [...]

When a worker is injured on the job, he is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The injured employee is entitled to these “benefits” regardless of fault. In other words, even if the worker was not paying attention or otherwise did not take the appropriate steps to safeguard himself from injury, workers’ compensation benefits are still [...]

The issue of being a third party observer at a defense neuropsychological evaluation continues to be a hot topic both in the neuropsychological field as well as the legal field. Defense neuropsychologist raise the specter that having a third party observer present during the neuropsychological evaluation will invalidate the testing while plaintiff attorneys argue defense [...]