A Possible Legal Action May Be Taken by the U.S. Against a Swiss Bank

1/24/2012   Authorities in the U.S. are making steps towards a proper legal action against Swiss bank Wegelin & Co. This could very well lead to an indictment of one of the last pure private banks of Switzerland. Among the charges made was that the bank allowed wealthy Americans to evade taxes. This was according […]

Ambiguity in Colorado Law Highlighted by Drilling Bans

1/24/2012   Governor Bill Ritter in 2009, pushed for sweeping changes to the state regulations on oil and gas. The goal was to provide better protection to public health and the environment from drilling. However, they were not keen at having specified on how much is the authority of the local government in regulating drilling […]

Minnesota’s Heavy Hand Challenged by North Dakota

1/23/2012   Minnesota’s environmental politics have spilled over into North Dakota, violating the latter’s right to conduct business across state lines. It is also starting to hit the pocketbooks of consumers and businesses in North Dakota. The Attorney General of North Dakota, Wayne Stenehjem, opined that a 2007 Minnesota law, which limits the purchase of […]

Nevada Surges Ahead As Other States React to Federal Gambling Ruling

1/23/2012   The online gambling business has been a lucrative one, but federal statutes has barred states from tapping into an approximately $4 billion that Americans spend annually to illegally gamble online. However, that is likely to change soon. The U.S. Department of Justice has just reversed its total ban on Internet gambling and states […]

Comments Made by ABA President Dismays Law Professors

1/22/2012   The suggestion of the American Bar Association president that unemployed graduates of law schools have no one to blame for their dilemma but themselves generated a variety of reactions from law professors and administrators. This happened at an important law-school conference, with a lot of professors expressing their dismay at what they regard […]

Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Filed by Arizona Dismissed by Judge

1/21/2012   The lawsuit filed by the state of Arizona which seeks to clarify whether its voter-approved medical pot law supersedes federal drug laws was junked Wednesday by a U.S. District Court judge. Gov. Jan Brewer, in what can be considered as an odd legal request, asked the court to mediate the inconsistency between federal […]

CA Bill Being Modeled After Utah Immigration Law

1/20/2012   California seems to be following in the footsteps of Utah in its guest worker program. Several ideas from House Bill 116 filed in Utah are being borrowed by legislators in California and putting them into a likely referendum. California has a lot of stake on the matter since its agriculture industry heavily relies […]

Miami Logistics Practice Opened by Law Firm

1/20/2012   The opening of an international logistics and transportation practice has recently been announced by the law firm Arnall Golden Gregory LLP. In a statement, the head of the law firm’s logistics and transportation group and the new office in Miami, Andrew R. Spector, said, “Miami, of course, is an international city, gateway to […]