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 […]
N.J. Bill Seeking to Abolish Need to Post Legal Notices in Newspapers Scheduled for Vote
1/22/2012 Under a bill that was added to the agenda of the Assembly and Senate late this afternoon, individuals, businesses and governments would no longer be required to put legal in newspapers. The measure, S20272, is set to be voted upon on Monday, the final voting day of the present legislative session. Instead, governments […]
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 […]
New Jersey Internet Gaming Bill Delayed by Legislative Scheduling and Legal Questions
1/21/2012 The drive to get the measure to allow Internet gaming on the desk of the governor hit an obstacle today as its main sponsor shied away from efforts to get the bill passed during the lame duck session. State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, a Democrat from Union, in a statement this evening said, “Speaking […]
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 […]