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(Bloomberg) — If the blizzard of lawsuits over voting by mail seems intense now, just wait for the lawyers to get to work on Election Day.
Since the pandemic struck, the U.S. has been awash in litigation over who can use mail-in ballots and how to count them. Now,
One federal lawsuit brought by a Virginia landlord, for example, argues that the Trump administration wrongly halted evictions based on a “flimsy premise” that doing so might prevent displaced Americans from contracting the coronavirus. The case is supported by an anti-regulatory conservative group with documented past financial ties to a
Education funding has, rightfully, dominated Arizona’s political and fiscal attention in recent years. But Proposition 208, the Invest in Education Act, goes way
The Supreme Court has gone a decade without acting on a major case concerning the Second Amendment, an issue that could receive rare attention in the future by the high court should Judge Amy Coney Barrett be confirmed to the bench in the coming weeks.
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There are a lot of Americans who find the act of voting difficult because of learning disabilities and their obstacles are getting new attention as awareness of these disabilities increases.
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A view of I Voted stickers and voting machine on display at the
Cricket South Africa (CSA) said that it does not agree with the resolution taken by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and is taking legal advice after its board and senior executives were instructed to step aside by the SASCOC. According to ESPNcricinfo, CSA members
Three Montana groups will share $1,894,452 in Department of Justice grants to improve services for crime victims in Montana.
U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said Wednesday that Montana Legal Services Association will get $1 million, the Montana Board of Crime
Gartcairn chairman Martin Peacock has confirmed the club will look at their league options if promotion is axed in the West of Scotland League.
It was revealed today that 14 clubs wish to withdraw from the divisions before a ball has been kicked on October 24.
Multiple sources have now
This week, the U.S. government opened the entry period to participate in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program for Fiscal Year 2022 (DV-2022), which ends on Nov. 10, 2020.
Popularly known as the visa lottery, the program will once again give away 55,000 green cards to foreigners. Participation is simple and
Using his platform to once again help those in the Black community, Jay-Z has covered the legal fees for Alvin Cole’s mother and other protesters who are arrested during demonstrations in Wisconsin. The protests began after Milwaukee’s district attorney decided against charging police officer Joseph Mensah in the shooting death
A world-renowned Harvard nanoscientist under federal indictment for allegedly failing to disclose financial ties to the Chinese government’s Thousand Talents Program and for cheating on his federal taxes now wants the university to pay his legal bills.
In a lawsuit and affidavit filed in Middlesex Superior Court, Charles M. Lieber,
SINGAPORE – Young people can better understand their legal rights and get help with legal advice under a new pilot scheme announced on Monday (Sept 28).
The Youth Community and Legal Clinic will bring together volunteer young lawyers and law students to provide free legal online consultation services to youth
Iowans voted in record numbers in the primaries, setting up several competitive races for Congress in November. Here’s who is running.
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A top Dutch legal body said on Friday that it was probably not “legally sustainable” to levy a one-time tax on Unilever
The bill by the opposition Green Left party for an “exit tax” is one
A cart is used to hold and organize laptops to be distributed to students at a Manhattan elementary school in March. | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
The Legal Aid Society is threatening to sue the de Blasio administration for failing to provide internet access to homeless children in shelters, effectively blocking
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Legal advice used to justify a curfew as part of Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown must not be kept secret ahead of a court fight, a judge has ruled. The validity of a curfew, still affecting metropolitan Melbourne, will be tested in a Supreme Court trial next week. Mornington Peninsula
Stormont ministers are to resume debate on a contentious proposal to stall work on new Brexit port checkpoints following fractious exchanges on the issue.
It is understood agriculture minister Edwin Poots is seeking to halt construction of the new Irish Sea infrastructure following the Government’s legislative move to guarantee unfettered
MINISTERS published legal advice yesterday justifying their new Internal Markets Bill despite admitting it breaches international law – and they thumbed their nose at Remainers with it.
The legal document cited ultra-remain campaigner Gina Miller’s successful suing of the Government over Brexit as a precedent.
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Nearly 500 homeless families were supported last year by the Mercy Law Resource Centre, an independent organisation providing free legal advice and representation.
The centre’s clients included people forced to sleep rough or in their cars because local authorities refused them emergency accommodation; families with children forced to find their
Andy Crouppen from Brown & Crouppen has some legal advice on what to do if you get pulled over and receive a speeding ticket.
ST. LOUIS — Even though some businesses and schools have reopened their doors, driving is below pre-pandemic levels. Unfortunately, many people aren’t driving like they used
Voters who have problems or concerns about voting in Montgomery and Greene counties can contact the Miami Valley Voter Protection Coalition, a nonpartisan coalition that operates a voter assistance hotline during the weeks leading up to Election Day.
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Long lines greeted voters at the
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A top Dutch legal body said on Friday that it was probably not “legally sustainable” to levy a one-time tax on Unilever ULVR.L over its plan to unify management in a single London headquarters.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A top Dutch legal body said on Friday that it was probably not “legally sustainable” to levy a one-time tax on Unilever <ULVR.L> over its plan to unify management in a single London headquarters.
The bill by the opposition Green Left party for an “exit tax” is
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