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Area law schools developing in-house counsel classes to prep students for …Washington PostLast spring, Bruno Bich — chairman of Bic, the maker of pens and disposable razors — spoke for the first time in front of a class of law students at Catholic University's Columbus School of Law. Bich, whose father founded the Clichy, France-based [...]

Mitt Romney's Pranks And Jewish LawHuffington Post (blog)Are practical jokes or pranks on an unsuspecting person permitted according to Jewish law? What about teasing someone or calling them by a nickname? While they might be funny and get a few momentary laughs, the clear answer is that they are not …and more » View full post [...]

Free and legal music downloads, when 99 cents is just too muchCharleston Post CourierFree is better, and there are legal ways that people can download songs at no cost from public and private institutions they already may be patronizing. Libraries from New York to Charleston recently have been signing up for a service that lets [...]

al.com (blog) Alabama Gets Strict Immigration Law as Governor RelentsPittsburgh Post GazetteBy CAMPBELL ROBERTSON / The New York Times Only a day after calling a special session and urging the Alabama Legislature to make more changes to the state's immigration enforcement law than the modest ones they had passed, Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday …Alabama [...]

Critics hit mandatory-minimum law after woman gets 20 years in prison for …Washington PostCritics of mandatory-minimum sentencing laws are upset over a 20-year prison term imposed on a Florida woman for firing a warning shot to try to scare off her threatening husband. Civil rights groups and other advocates say the sentencing of …and more » [...]

13WMAZ Federal appeals court upholds key provision in landmark voting rights lawWashington PostWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law. The provision requires state, county and local governments with a history of …Voting Law's 'Preclearance' [...]

UK Surveillance Law: Proposed Bill Would Put Mass Of Personal Data At …Huffington PostBy RAPHAEL SATTER 05/18/12 08:45 AM ET But experts say that its proposed new surveillance program, unveiled last week as part of the government's annual legislative program, will gather so much data that spooks won't have to read your messages to guess [...]

The Associated Press Emergency law faces vote in Quebec as thousands of students protest tuitionWashington PostMONTREAL — Quebec's provincial government was expected to vote Friday night on emergency legislation that would shut some universities and impose harsh fines on protesters blocking students from attending classes as the government looks to end weeks …Emergency law faces [...]

Banks Law Office Represents Meridian Mortgage Investors In "Clawback" Claims …Seattle Post IntelligencerMeridian Mortgage investors were unpleasantly surprised to receive a letter from the K&L Gates law firm demanding that they repay interest and dividends they may have received from their Meridian Mortgage investments (Seattle Times on the web 29 April …and more » View full [...]

Citizens chief says it's legal to jack up rates for new policiesPalm Beach PostBy Charles Elmore Consumer advocates warned Citizens executives are "making new laws" as the president of the state's insurer of last resort maintained Thursday it has the legal authority to raise rates for new customers beyond a 10 percent annual cap.and more » [...]