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New York Daily News Washington: Foes of Gay Marriage Vow To Fight LawNew York TimesAs supporters of a law to legalize same-sex marriage celebrated Thursday over the State Senate's passing the measure on Wednesday night, a coalition of religious groups promised to start collecting referendum signatures as soon as the measure was …WA gay marriage [...]

Newsday Indiana Governor Signs a Law Creating a 'Right to Work' StateNew York TimesMitch Daniels of Indiana, who had once said that he did not wish to add a “right to work” provision to the state's labor laws, signed a bill on Wednesday doing just that. The legislation, which bars union contracts from requiring non-union [...]

New York Magazine New York, Chicago Law Schools Among Group Sued by Graduates Over Job DataBloombergJohn Marshall Law School in Chicago and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University were among a group of law schools sued over claims they misrepresented employment data, leaving graduates with mounting debt and limited job prospects.A [...]

Newsday Indiana Governor Signs 'Right to Work' LawNew York TimesMitch Daniels of Indiana, who had once said that he did not wish to add a “right to work” provision to the state's labor laws, signed a bill on Wednesday doing just that. The legislation, which bars union contracts from requiring non-union members to …Indiana will [...]

New York Daily News Gross! Florida man legally adopts 42-year-old girlfriendNew York Daily NewsJohn Goodman, the founder of the International Polo Club, filed the paperwork to adopt Heather Laruso Hutchins in October, legally entitling her to a third of the assets in a trust fund he set up for his two biological children.Florida businessman, 48, [...]

New York Daily News Gross! Man legally adopts 42-year-old girlfriendNew York Daily NewsJohn Goodman, the founder of the International Polo Club, filed the paperwork to adopt Heather Laruso Hutchins in October, legally entitling her to a third of the assets in a trust fund he set up for his two biological children.Florida businessman adopts adult [...]

ABC News Turning the 'Buffett Rule' Into LawNew York TimesOn Wednesday, Senate Democrats are expected to create legislation that would require million-dollar earners to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes. Even if the bill faces a brick wall of Republican opposition, which it will, a vote on this …Senators consider pursuing [...]

A Sign Law Spurs Investment in PhiladelphiaNew York TimesPHILADELPHIA — An influx of new residents, stores, restaurants and hotels in Center City has largely bypassed Market East, the blocks of Market Street east of City Hall to Independence Mall. Plans for the area have included shiny glass retail …and more » View full post on law [...]

Sign Law Spurs Investment in PhiladelphiaNew York TimesPHILADELPHIA — An influx of new residents, stores, restaurants and hotels in downtown Center City has largely bypassed Market East, the blocks of Market Street east of City Hall to Independence Mall. Plans for the area have included shiny glass retail …and more » View full post on law [...]

New York Magazine (blog) Megaupload's Legal Users Won't Suffer for Kim Dotcom's Sins Just YetNew York Magazine (blog)Along with pirating music and movies, the service was used for legal "cloud computing," in which the rightful owners of information hosted it via Megaupload. But with the company's funds frozen, its server bills are not being paid, [...]