Casino Industry Executives to Lobby Congress for Online Poker
5/21/2011 With millions of people playing online poker for money, the casino industry is asking Congress to intervene and regulate the betting. American Gaming Association members said Tuesday that around 1,000 offshore websites are aiming for the U.S. market. They said that the players would be better served if the companies operating the websites will […]
U.S. Immigration Law Overhaul is an ‘Economic Imperative’ According to President Obama
05/21/2011 A debate over revamping the immigration laws of the country is once again being sought by U.S. President Barack Obama. He argued that innovation from immigrants was essential to job growth and that the underground economy being fueled by illegal immigration is weakening the U.S. middle class. Making his first trip as president to […]
Appellate Panel to Hear Suits Filed by the State of Virginia Over Federal Health-Care Law
5/20/2011 Oral arguments over the constitutionality of the country’s health-care overhaul will be heard by a three-judge appellate court panel Tuesday morning. This developed after lawsuits challenging the federal law climbed up the legal ladder and will likely end up at the U.S. Supreme Court. Over 30 lawsuits challenging the federal law’s constitutionality have been […]
Homeowners to Avail of Loan Modifications From Banks Only if They Waive their Legal Rights
5/20/ 2011 The year has been fairly dramatic for the lending industry with requirements being changed, news that fifty percent of the housing market is now distressed, and continuous infighting over how to resolve the robo-signing fiasco where banks wrongfully foreclosed on homes. A number of homeowners have stood up against the banks by launching […]
Debate Stirred By Idea of Moving Legal Ads from Newspapers to Websites
5/19/2011 Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are considering measures that could revolutionize the way people get official information concerning government actions. Their plan has ignited a debate over whether online-only advertisement of public notices would be less costly or easier for taxpayers. Although no state has done so, a number of legislators are pushing to transfer […]
Illegal Immigration Crackdown Looms Before Georgia Tourism and Convention Boosters
05/19/2011 Worried that the state will suffer the same economic blows that were felt in Arizona last year after it enacted the toughest immigration enforcement law in America, tourism and convention boosters in Georgia are, at this time, bracing for any eventuality. As a similar immigration measure, House Bill 87, is about to be […]
Tech Startups Finds a Friend in Fenwick and West law firm
5/18/ 2011 Silicon Valley’s top counsel is Gordon “Gordy” Davidson. In a legal career that has spanned nearly 40 years, the lawyer has helped in raising venture capital for Cisco, as well as guided eBay and Intuit through their initial public offerings. He has also helped with the $17 billion acquisition of Network […]