posted by PropertySales on Jul 2
[JURIST] Italy’s Senate [official website, in Italian] voted 157-124 Thursday to pass a controversial law making illegal immigration a crime [materials, in Italian], punishable by a fine of between 5000 and 10000 euros. …
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JURIST – Paper Chase: Italy senate passes law criminalizing …
posted by CharmaineSmith on Jun 6
So let’s write letters and send e-mails, WE NEED THAT LAW CERTIFIED AS URGENT!…Such images are evidence of horrific crime against children and that’s why in all civilized countries where the rule of law prevails, child pornography is anathema a…The Anti Child-Pornography Law that Must be Passed (Fr. Shay’s columns are published in The Manila Times, i…The absence of a strong specific law that makes it illegal to make, copy, distribute or possess such materials damages the lives of thousands of children….
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The Anti Child-Pornography Law that Must be Passed
posted by GlennPrialde on Jun 1
The law of politics and the politics of law : election law , campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process. Rick Hasen’s web log …
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Election Law: "Get the Al Franken Show on the Road"
posted by ForbesJ. on May 31
ALBANY – At least two of New York’s nine most dangerous sex offenders freed under a two-year old civil confinement law have faced arrest on sex charges again, including one who this week shot a police officer then killed himself.
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AuburnPub.com – Sex offender law to be examined after shooting
posted by MohammadSarfaraz on May 30
John Corzine has promised to sign medical marijuana legislation into law if it reaches his desk….Lynch and urge him not to stand in the way of medical marijuana law reform….The proposal is the firstmarijuana law reform bill to be before lawmakers in recent memory….Yesterday’s NORML blog post notwithstanding, a number of state legislatures continue to move forward in support of sensible marijuana law reform….
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Norml Weekly Legislative Round Up
posted by EdOpperman on May 26
In 2005, 160 law professors penned a letter to Senators Specter and Leahy stating their opposition to John Roberts’ confirmation. The letter concluded, “On the existing record, we do not believe that Judge Roberts warrants a lifetime …
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The Volokh Conspiracy – Law Professors Opposing Supreme Court …
posted by RichardElkowitz on May 26
With her stellar credentials, she had her pick of law schools to attend and chose to go to Yale Law School, where she…
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posted by FlorinCiobanu on May 19
blockquotepquot;Irsquo;m calling on Congress to take final action to pass a credit card reform bill that protects American consumers so that I can sign it into law by Memorial Day.quot; — a href=â€http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oXZLeKqcnk†target=â€_blankâ€President Obama, 5/10/09/a/p/blockquotepThe Senate took up debate on the Credit Card Bill of Rights yesterday, a bill designed to protect consumers from abusive credit card industry practices. The measure passed overwhelmingly in the House of Re
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Senate Takes Up Credit Card Reform
posted by DennisSommer on May 19
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to protect credit card holders from sudden interest-rate spikes, but consumer groups and card issuers warned that people are still likely to face obstacles in getting and maintaining credit. extra …
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What the new credit card law means to consumers | McClatchy