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The State Change law to put candidates back on ballotThe StateWhat they didn't do was include a copy of that filing with the paperwork they turned in to county party officials, as the state law that predates the online filing clearly requires them to do. That seems like a silly technical distinction, but the law [...]

Rights group urges Libya to revoke law banning insults of state, Gadhafi …Washington PostTRIPOLI, Libya — The New-York based Human Rights Watch has urged the new government in Libya to revoke a law that criminalizes those glorifying the former dictator Moammar Gadhafi or spreading “propaganda” that insults or endangers the state.and more » View full post [...]

Business, Government Legal News from throughout WVEx-CEO of W.Va. hospital …State JournalOhio Valley Medical Center CEO Brian Felici's lawsuit is tentatively set for trial Feb. 11, 2013, in Ohio County Circuit Court in Wheeling. Ohio Valley Medical Center CEO Brian Felici's lawsuit is tentatively set for trial Feb.and more » View full post on legal – [...]

Judge in Penn State abuse case OKs defense legal tacticsChicago TribuneThe judge's ruling came in response to complaints from prosecutors that Sandusky's legal team, headed by Joe Amendola, had embarked on a "fishing expedition" ahead of next month's trial. They asked that the judge rein in Amendola's use of subpoenas.and more » View full post on [...]

State attorney general says LAPD impound policy is legalLos Angeles TimesCalifornia's attorney general says a new impound policy adopted by the Los Angeles Police Department earlier this year is legal. The attorney general's opinion issued this week says that a police department can establish guidelines allowing an …and more » View full post on legal – [...]

New York Times Prairie State Legal Services receives awardRockford Register StarBy Ryan Sweikert Prairie State Legal Services' Rockford office and attorneys David Carter and Brian Hart recently received the Pro Bono and Public Service Award from the Seventh Circuit Bar Association. The two received the award for performing …Top Judge Makes Free Legal Work Mandatory [...]

Syracuse.com Top Judge Makes Free Legal Work Mandatory for Joining State BarNew York TimesHe said the move was intended to provide about a half-million hours of badly needed legal services to those with urgent problems, like foreclosure and domestic violence. The need has exploded in recent years as the economic crisis delivered what …New lawyers [...]

Syracuse.com Top Judge Makes Free Legal Work Mandatory for Joining New York State BarNew York TimesHe said the move was intended to provide about a half-million hours of badly needed legal services to those with urgent problems, like foreclosure and domestic violence. The need has exploded in recent years as the economic crisis delivered what [...]

State law required father, a teacher, to report any suspicion of abuse of girl …msnbc.com (blog)As a teacher, Cody Mothershead would be required by Washington state law to report any suspicion of child abuse – even if it was of his own daughter. Mothershead teaches math at White River High School in Buckley, Wash. Mothershead's [...]

Penn State, insurer spar over costs in Sandusky casePittsburgh Post GazetteBy Ben Present / The Legal Intelligencer A dispute between Penn State University and its insurance company over who should cover the costs of a civil suit stemming from the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal is set to be litigated in the First Judicial …and more » [...]