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Indiana Passes Religious Freedom Bill
Governor Mike Pence of Indiana has finally signed the controversial religious freedom bill. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed following two days of intense pressure from opponents which include convention organizers and technology company executives. They believe that this step will promote discrimination, especially against gays and lesbians. Gov....
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California Bill May Increase Minimum Smoking Age to 21
State Senator Ed Hernandez, D-Azusa has announced new legislation that would increase the legal smoking age in California from 18 to 21. According to Hernandez, people are more likely to become addicted to smoking if they start at a young age. Tobacco companies know that and they to hook young...
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House Planning to Take Legal Action Against Obama
House speaker John Boehner has stated that House Republicans may seek legal action against President Obama to block his executive actions on immigration. According to Boehner, "we are finalizing a plan to authorize litigation on this issue - one we believe gives us the best chance of success." Recent measures...
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New York Implements New ID Program for Immigrants
A new identification card program is to be introduced that will help thousands of illegal immigrants in New York City to have access to basic services such as housing, bank accounts, legal services and cultural institutions. The new municipal identification card program will be launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio....
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Vatican’s Head Rep in Dominican Republic at center of pedophile scandal
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Monsignor Agripino Nuñez on Tuesday confirmed that Pope Francis recalled papal nuncio Jozef Wesolowski (the nations' head representative in the country) from Dominican Republic, after a report linking him to child abuse. This of course does not come as a surprise since a) the Vatican...
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Congress Grants Unlimited Access To Private Communication Without Any Legal Process
Congress has just passed a bill that grants the government and law enforcement agencies in the US unlimited access to the communications of every American. The legislation was passed yesterday with a 325-100 vote giving the green light for the authorization of provision that authorizes “the acquisition, retention, and dissemination”...
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British Petroleum (BP) has lost its latest US oil spill appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected BP's legal challenge over a compensation deal related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. This means that the oil giant will have to compensate victims that suffered from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. With this decision, almost every business in...
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As immigration law goes too far for Tom Tancredo
Have Immigration Laws Started to Go Too Far? Want to start combat on Facebook? It’s simple. Just two steps. Post something — anything — about immigration, then Set back and wait Within minutes, someone will respond with reasons why you’re wrong in your position, and if...
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Apple May Finally Have To Pay $450 Million
A New York judge has ruled that Apple should pay $450 million over eBooks price-fixing. The amount is to be paid to 20 million consumers. An additional $50 million is to be paid to lawyers involved in the case. Last year, a court had found that Apple had behaved anti-competitively...
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Beyond $$$: What We’ve Lost Because Of Our Lawsuit Culture
Many of us in the legal reform community often become so focused on the actual dollar cost of our out-of-control litigation system we often lose sight of the broader picture of how our lawsuit-happy culture diminishes freedom and undermines the can-do spirit that made America great. While the tremendous costs...
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