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Indian Casino Growth Stymied by Supreme Court Ruling
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To stall casino development throughout the country, opponents of American Indian gaming projects are using a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits the number of legal tribes.
Read more...California Adopts Its First Anti-Fracking Law
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California Governor Jerry Brown last week signed a law obligating companies to obtain permits and fulfill other requirements before injecting water, sand and chemicals underground to crack rock formations and free up oil, a practice known as fracking. So Reuters reports.
Read more...N.J. Alimony Laws Unfairly Punish Strapped Ex-Spouses
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The case of an ex-Wall Street portfolio manager, who has been jailed repeatedly for missing extremely high alimony payments as a result of having lost his high paying job, illustrates how New Jersey's tough alimony laws unfairly affect many ex-spouses. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Trayvon Martin Case Prosecutor Is Unethical: Critics
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Angela Corey, the prosecutor who failed to secure a conviction in the highly controversial Trayvon Martin case, has many vocal critics who claim she regularly overcharges defendants and is more interested in making a name for herself than in seeking justice. So reports USA Today.
Read more...California Landmark Environmental-Protection Law Poised for Reform
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Proposals to weaken a landmark law that requires significant review of construction projects' potential negative effects on the environment are being supported by the Democratic constituencies that have historically been that law's strongest supporters. So The New York Times reports.
Read more...Texas Drone Law Tips Scale in Police's Favor
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A Lone Star State law that took effect on Sept. 1 makes Texas the only state other than Idaho to restrict private citizens’ use of unmanned aircraft, a.k.a. drones, to capture images of people or property for surveillance purposes without permission. So reports Fox News.
Read more...Typical Plight of New Lawyer: Three Part-Time Posts
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An article from the Detroit Free Press shows how many newly-admitted attorneys have to take on multiple part-time positions – often outside the legal field – to make ends meet.
Read more...The Death Penalty’s Many Brushes with Death
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Evan Mandery's new book, A Wild Justice, chronicles the many times that the U.S. Supreme Court came close to declaring the death penalty unconstitutional. So reports an article from Slate.
Read more...Man Claims Wal-Mart Purchase Killed His Wife
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A Nebraska widower has filed a wrongful death suit against Wal-Mart and the maker of its plastic bags after his wife allegedly died from complications related to an infection she developed after she cut her big toe on a can of food she had just purchased the retailer. So the Journal Star reports.
Read more...Cory Booker Got $689K from Gov’t-Linked Law Firm
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker's last three tax returns show he was paid $689,000 from 2010 to 2012 by the law firm where he was formerly a partner, the New York Post reports.
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