The Center for Justice and Democracy and New York Law School Forms a Partnership
12/10/2011 The Center for Justice and Democracy (CJ&D) and New York Law School (NYLS) formed a partnership which will begin on the fall of the 2011 semester. While this partnership is ongoing, the CJ&D will be called as Center for Justice and Democracy at New York Law School. Having its new headquarters at the […]
Obama Justice Department Accused of Ignoring Law against Fraudulent Voting
12/9/2011 Former DOJ attorney warns against illegal 2012 votes, Tulane Law professor argues dangers are exaggerated. An election law attorney remarked during a forum at the Tulane Law School that the Justice Department under the Obama Administration is “philosophically opposed” to implement a federal law calling for registration rolls to be rid of ineligible […]
Dismissed Worker Wins Sexual Orientation Harassment Lawsuit
12/9/2011 A former employee has won the harassment case he claimed was based on his sexual orientation which he filed against his employer. His lawyer called the decision the first-ever in the state. In a case that reached the state Appeals Court, the state Labor and Industry Review Commission handed down the ruling on […]
Support for the Legalization of Medical Marijuana in Florida Growing
12/8/2011 There is movement in Florida which could potentially put the question of medical marijuana in the hands of the voters. State Senator Larcenia Bullard, a Democrat from Miami, recently filed a bill that would put on the 2012 ballot the question of whether medical marijuana should be legalized in the state. Observers say […]
Dealer Financing Continue to be Defended by Industry
12/8/2011 In the midst of efforts to highlight the dealer-assisted financing positives to the Federal Trade Commission while regulators consider taking further consumer finance protection measures, the National Automobile Dealers Association, or NADA, seem to have an ally in the legal world. Tom Hudson, a founding partner of the Hudson Cook law firm which […]
Singer Tim McGraw Wants to Leave Curb Records
12/7/2011 The legal battle of Country superstar Tim McGraw against Curb Records, the recording outfit that discovered him is set for a first round in a courtroom in Nashville on Tuesday. The independent record label, which is run by industry giant Mike Curb, filed a lawsuit against McGraw in May, alleging that the singer […]
Health Insurers Challenged by Consumer Advocate Harvey Rosenfield
12/7/2011 Harvey Rosenfield, who used the initiative process in California to regulate auto insurance rates, is going back to the ballot. This time, he is considering taking on health insurers. The consumer advocate and combative attorney who wrote the landmark Proposition 103 of California more than twenty years ago, is now preparing a ballot […]
Vendors of Medical Marijuana Rejected by Zoning Boards in New Jersey
12/6/2011 It took several years for medical marijuana advocates to convince lawmakers in New Jersey on the idea of permitting some patients to legally use pot. Some of these advocates are now discovering that an even larger task exists, and that is convincing towns to approve sites for them to do business. Eight months […]
Egg-Farm Case Eyed by Environmentalists and the Poultry Industry
12/6/2011 The poultry industry and environmental groups are closely monitoring a case in North Carolina that could bar the state from using federal water-quality protection laws to control airborne emissions coming from a livestock operation. Environmental groups contended that the outcome will have national implications. However, the other side asserts that the matter has […]
Immigration Charge Against Mercedez-Benz Executive Dropped by Alabama City
12/5/2011 Authorities from the city of Tuscaloosa in Alabama said that the immigration charge against a Mercedez-Benz executive who traveled to Alabama from Germany on a business trip and found himself trapped in the web of the immigration laws of the state have been dismissed. The Mercedez-Benz executive was arrested after a police officer […]